"Tebowing" exemplified the thrill of victory. Will Tom Brady's agony of defeat follow a similar path into American lexicon?
The image of Brady sitting in anguish after throwing a fourth-quarter interception in the Super Bowl is trending through social media.
Call it "Bradying."
But unlike the parody of Tim Tebow's prayerful pose, the Brady hunch is trending more as a pile-on, a mocking after he failed to rally his New England Patriots past the New York Giants on Sunday.
After Tebow, a devout Christian, was seen praying on the sidelines this season, "Tebowing" proliferated until the Global Language Monitor, recognized as the Webster's of the Internet, gave the term status as an English word.
"Bradying" is sitting on the ground with your legs extended while hanging your head.
Many pundits and fans have been quick to blame the 21-17 loss on Brady, a former two-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player who has lost his last two appearances in the championship game to the Giants.
The criticism has gotten personal, despite Patriots receivers dropping key passes on a last-minute failed drive. So much that Brady's wife, model Gisele Bundchen, was overheard defending him - using profanity - after being publicly taunted.
Like his wife, others aren't taking the ridicule sitting down.
Shaking my head "at the hypocrisy of people that were Tebowing (because they liked his faith/sportsmanship) and now are Bradying," reads a tweet from @andersonpg.
After all, Brady threw for more than 5,000 yards this season. He's set multiple NFL passing records and is a three-time Super Bowl champion.
But by Tuesday morning, "Bradying" was the word, according to @thedoctor303, who tweeted:
"Tebowing. ... That's sooooo 2011."
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