澳大利亚2015年度热词
Captain's call - a phrase "plucked" from the cricket pitch and politicised by former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott - has become the Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2015.
“拍脑袋决定（原意：队长的决定）”一词源于板球运动，后因被用来戏谑澳大利亚前总理托尼·阿博特而变成政治术语。现在，该词已被麦夸里辞典列为“2015年度热词”。
Mr Abbott's controversial choice to award Prince Philip a knighthood was one of his many "captain's calls".
The noun is defined as "a decision made by a political or business leader without consultation with colleagues".
The dictionary said the word "perfectly encapsulates" Australia in 2015.
Coming in second was the word "lumbersexual" - a portmanteau of lumberjack and metrosexual - referring to urban men who adopt the style of an outdoorsman as a fashion statement.
Other contenders for Australia's best word in 2015
1. deso: Colloquially refers to a designated driver, who refrains from drinking alcohol in order to drive others safely home. Also, deso driver.
2. open kimono: A business policy of sharing information freely with an outside party.
3. keyboard warrior: a person who adopts an excessively aggressive style in online discussions which they would not normally adopt in person-to-person communication, often in support of a cause, theory, world view, etc.
4. ghost plate: a clear plastic numberplate cover which becomes opaque when viewed from certain angles, thereby obscuring the registration number; designed to circumvent identification by speed cameras.
5. athleisure: clothing, shoes, etc., designed for both exercise and general casual wear.
6. tri-tip: a cut of beef, taken from the bottom of the sirloin.
7. digital disruption: Commerce the impact of digital technology in making various established industries and products obsolete.
8. abandoned porn: a genre of photography which romanticises abandoned buildings and urban areas in a state of decay. Also, ruin porn.
9. wombat gate: a swing gate installed in a ditch going underneath a fence, so that wombats, who follow very predictable patterns at night, can come and go without destroying the fence.