This year, the Hollywood word of the year is "Brokeback." How very strange and clever — not to mention helpful for the secret language of the hidden gay subtext in the media industry.

The nonprofit group Global Language Monitor placed "Brokeback" — as in the film title "Brokeback Mountain" — at the top of its list of Hollywood words and phrases that captured attention this year.

Paul JJ Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor, said the movie became a cultural phenomenon that generated a million jokes, according to Google.

Like three Blenders to a Cargo, a million jokes about gay people = 1st Place in the word of the year awards.

The rest of the lucky proverbial prize winners (complete with our commentary) after the jump.

Second Place: Brangelina

They beat out "TomKat," bestowed on Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and "Vincifer," a hardly used term referring to Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.

Hellooo, the proper Jen/Vince name-mash is Vaugniston. Duh!

Third Place: Petronoia (Inspired by the film Syriana, meaning "irrational fear of the collapse of the oil industry followed by global economic crisis." (a.k.a Islamophobia.)

Fourth Place: Tuxedo (Supposedly a reference to March of the Penguins , but more likely refers to, "damn Jake Gyllenhaal looks hot in that tuxedo." Oh, and PS, we prefer the term "tuxed.")

Fifth Place: Pimping (Again, supposedly thanks to Hustle & Flow but more likely refers to Adam Levine's latest job venture.

"Brokeback" named Hollywood word of the year [Reuters via Defamer]