Word

Affluenza

Agritourism

Meaning
A blend of 'affluence' and 'influenza'.
A social disease resulting from extreme
materialism and excessive consumerism:
earning more money and consuming more,
which can lead to overwork, debt, stress,
anxiety, etc.
A form of tourism in which tourists stay on
farms or in agricultural villages, and often
participate in farm activities.

Alcopop

Fruit drinks fortified with alcohol, designed and

marketed to appeal to young people.

App

Abbreviation of 'application', software that

performs a specific task.

Applepick

Steal someone's iPhone.

Audiophile

Person who loves and collects high-quality

audio equipment.

Baggravation

Blend of the words 'bag' and 'aggravation'. A

feeling of annoyance and frustration at the
airport when your baggage has not arrived but
the other passengers' bags have.

Black Swan

An extremely rare and unexpected event of

large magnitude and consequence.

Blook

A blend of 'book' and 'blog' : a book written by

a blogger.

A navigation technique which helps users by

displaying a list of links to the pages they have
Breadcrumbing
visited when exploring a website,
for example: home >>vocabulary>>transport.
Bromance

Blend of 'brother' and 'romance'.

A close non-sexual relationship between two
men.

Burkini or
Burquini

Blend of 'burqa' and 'bikini' A swimsuit worn by

Muslim women which covers the whole body
i.e. the arms to the wrist, the legs to the ankle,
with a hood to cover the hair and neck.

Busking

Performing on the streets and other public

places, while soliciting donations. Busy urban
areas will attract street performers (buskers)
who sing, play, juggle, etc

Buzz

Excited interest or attention surrounding, for

example, a new invention, a recent event or
something that has become fashionable.

Buzzword

A new word or expression that is commonly

used in specialized work environments or agegroups, and has become fashionable. Terms
used in advertising can often convert into
buzzwords and become widely used
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meaning.
The English language is notoriously fast in adapting to the changing world.
New words enter English from every area of life where they represent and
describe the changes and developments that take place from day to day.
Here are some words and expressions that have been coined in recent years.

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Meaning

Copyleft

Opposite of copyright. Whereas copyright

imposes restrictions on the distribution of a
work or publication, copyleft eliminates
restrictions and allows freedom of use for all.

Cot potato

Very young child who spends a lot of time

watching television.
(cot = a baby's bed)

Couch
commerce

Buying goods online from one's home.

Couch potato

A person who spends a lot of time sitting in

front of the television.

Crowdfunding

Raising money for a project by getting a large

number of people to contribute financially,
particularly by using a website.

Cyberbully

A person who uses the Internet, electronic

communication or social networks to harm,
harass or intimidate another person.

Cyber cafe

A place which provides internet access to the

public.

A person who imagines that he/she is suffering

Cyberchondriac from an illness after reading about the
symptoms on the Internet!
Cyberloaf

Spend time on the Internet at work doing

personal things.

Cyberslacking

Using one's employer's Internet and email

facilities for personal purposes during working
hours.

Daycation

A trip or short vacation which lasts only one

day - daycationers
do not stay away overnight.

Decruitment

Euphemism for laying-off staff or downsizing a

company.

Docusoap

Blend of 'documentary' and 'soap'. (soap

opera: sentimental TV serial) A 'docusoap' is a
reality television programme in the style
of a documentary.

Dramedy

Combination of 'drama' and 'comedy'. A film,

play or TV programme that mixes drama and
comedy.

Dwell time

The length of time spent on a website.

Earworm

A tune that keeps repeating itself over and over

again in our heads.

E-cruitment

Online recruitment of employees, including

online submission
of resumes and cover letters

Elancer

A professional person who works from home

and provides services on the internet.
A blend of 'emotion' and 'icon'. A symbol, used
in email messages, which is made out of

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describe the changes and developments that take place from day to day.
Here are some words and expressions that have been coined in recent years.

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Gastropub

Meaning
A pub which, in addition to beer and alcoholic
drinks, offers gastronomic cuisine.

A new generation of men who see cooking more

as a hobby than
Gastrosexuals
a household chore, and use their cooking skills
to impress friends and potential partners.
A new generation of men who see cooking more
as a hobby than
Gastrosexuals
a household chore, and use their cooking skills
to impress friends and potential partners.
Glad rags

Your best clothes or dressy clothes you wear on

special occasions.

Glamping

Blend of 'glamour' and 'camping'. Luxury

camping : sleeping in the open but with every
comfort including cooking equipment.

Glass cliff
Gran-lit
Greycation
Guesstimate
Hacktivist

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is notoriously fast in
adapting to the
changing world.
Refers to a situation where women are selected
New
words enter
for positions when there is a strong likelihood of
English from every
failure.
area of life where they
Blend of 'granny' and 'literature'.
represent and
Books that appeal more to older people.
describe the changes
Going on holiday or vacation with grandparents and developments that
in order to reduce the cost.
take place from day to
day.
Blend of 'guess' and 'estimate'. A rough estimate
Here
are
some words
without any claim of accuracy.
and expressions that
A person who manipulates information on the
have been coined in
internet in order to transmit a message, usually
recent years.

political.
Haycation

A holiday or vacation spent on a farm.

HENRY

Abbreviation of high earner not rich yet; refers

to a person with an income between $100,000
and $250,000.

Hoody or
hoodie

A person, especially a youth, wearing a hooded

top.

Hotspot

Location in which wireless Internet access is

available for example airports, hotels, train
stations, etc.

Infomania

Constantly checking and responding to email

and text messages.

Infotainment

Blend of 'information' and 'entertainment'. Online

services connected to information and leisure
activities.

It bag

High-priced designer handbag that is the bag "of

the moment", or
a "must-have" item.

It girl

A girl who has become a celebrity more through

intense media coverage than through any
personal achievements (e.g. Paris Hilton).

A family which includes the children from each

Jigsaw family partner's previous relationship(s), in addition to

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Meaning

Nonliner

Someone who rarely or never uses the Internet,

usually because they cannot access it.

Noogler

New Google employee

Notspot

An area where there is slow Internet access or

no connection at all.

Noughties

The years between 2000 and 2009 which

contain a 'nought' (zero), in the same way as
other decades are called the 'thirties', 'sixties',
etc .

Offshorable

Something that can be done or produced in

another country, especially at reduced costs.

OH

Abbreviation of 'other half', a person's wife,

husband or partner.

Onesie

A one-piece garment for adults, rather like a

babys sleeping suit, usually made of soft
material and worn for relaxing or sleeping.

Optics

The way a situation appears to the general

public, or the impression it gives.

Outernet

Traditional media (newspapers, magazines,

radio, television) as opposed to the internet.

Being excessively protective of one's children in

Overparenting order to guarantee their safety and ensure their
success in life.

Oversharing

Providing too much information on the Internet

(credit card details, personal information, etc.)
especially through social network sites.

Overworking
class

A segment of today's working population where

there is a desire or need to work long hours.

Password
fatigue

Being tired of having to remember a large

number of passwords for different electronic
devises.

Podcast

Quintastic

Derived from 'pod' (from Ipod) and 'broadcast'.

A digital file (radio, audio etc.) available on the
Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile
device.
A blend of the adjective 'fantastic' and the prefix
'quin'. An informal way of referring to a person
who is aged fifty or over but remains sexy,
smart, energetic and successful, especially

Here are some words and

expressions that have
been coined in recent
years.

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Snail mail

Meaning
The standard system of delivering mail which is
very slow in contrast to electronic mail.

Stay home and use the internet, phone or other

electronic device to communicate with people
Sofalise/sofalize
(social networking, chatting, tweeting, etc.), rather
than go out and meet them face to face.
Spinnish

The language used by spin doctors, spokespersons, campaign managers, etc. when trying to
present information in a favourable light.

Staycation

A vacation in which you stay at home and relax or

visit places close to where you live.

Sudoku

A number placement puzzle consisting of a grid of

nine 3-by-3 squares. Each row, column and square
must contain only one instance of the numbers 1 to
9.

Textonym

A word produced by predictive text software when

you press a combination of numbers on the keypad
of a mobile phone.

Textual
harassment

Sending text messages to mobile phones which

insult or abuse people.

Tombstoning

Jumping or diving into water from a dangerously

high place such as a hotel balcony, a cliff, bridge,
wall, roof, etc

Trashion

Blend of 'trash' and 'fashion'. Fashionable items

created from old, used and recycled elements.

Trekkie

A fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek.

Marketing strategy which consists in using the

social behaviour of certain groups ('tribes') of
Tribal marketing consumers (e.g. surfers, rappers) to promote a
product or service. Very often used by clothing and
accessory brands.
Tweeps

Blend of 'Twitter' and 'peeps' (people).

Users who follow you on Twitter.

Tweet

People who 'tweet' send short messages via the

microblogging service Twitter.

Tweetheart

A user of the Twitter service who is very popular or

admired, or with whom other users communicate a
lot.

Tweet seats

Seats in a theatre or concert hall given to people

who wish to
tweet during the performance.

Twittion

Blend of 'Twitter' and 'petition', a Twitter petition.

Upskill

Teach an employee new or additional skills.

UX

Short for 'user experience'.

Videophile

Person who is very interested in watching videos

and making recordings, and values high-quality
results.
Marketing strategy that consists in encouraging