ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 16 (UPI) -- The recession has produced a new set of words to describe U.S. life, including "furcation," "staycation" and "frugalista," pundits say.

The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times described "furcation" as "going someplace while on furlough or combining paid vacation days with unpaid days," while it said "staycation" means "staying at home because you can't afford to travel during your days off."


Other words making the Times' list of "recession-speak" language were "frugalista," which is someone who makes the necessities of being frugal into a fashion statement, and "Obamanomics," which the newspaper said usually refers to U.S. President Barack Obama's belief in replacing "trickle-down" economics with bottom-up prosperity but which in the pejorative sense can also mean "redistribution of wealth."