Beijing Feb.17 -- The Oscar for Hollywood's word of the year goes to "pinot," as in pinot noir, the wine variety of choice in "Sideways," one the five films nominated this year for a best picture Academy Award.

    The Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group that monitors word use, said "pinot" tops its annual list of show business words that influenced the English language last year. The winner for 2003 was "wardrobe malfunction."

    While "Mo Chuisle" the name engraved on Hilary Swank's dressing gown in boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby" is translated in the film as meaning "My darling," Payack said the phrase in Gaelic is a shortened form of "pulse of my heart."

    The word "Gipper" finished on the list in tribute to Ronald Reagan, who died last year and won fame long before he became president for such roles as dying football star George Gipp in "The Knute Rockne Story."

    Also included on the list was a name that former Hollywood action hero and now California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pinned on those who oppose him: "Girliemen."

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com/Agencies)