List of 100 New English Words and Meanings

New English Word Meaning

A-game One’s highest level of performance
ambigue An ambiguous statement or expression.
English-speaking countries considered collectively (the United Kingdom,
Anglosphere
the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Ireland).
Opposition to the extension of the right to vote in political elections to
anti-suffragism
women; the political movement dedicated to this.
A proprietary name for  an orange-coloured Italian aperitif flavoured
Aperol
with gentian, rhubarb, and a variety of herbs and roots.
April Fool’s Day (1 April), a day on which tricks or hoaxes are
April Fool’s
traditionally perpetrated
Used to express a range of emotions or responses, esp. affirmation,
ar
assent, or agreement.
In humorous representations of the speech of pirates expressing
arr
approval, triumph, warning, etc.
A weapon designed for use in a large-scale military assault, esp. one
assault weapon
used to attack a fortified or well-defended location.
Casual, comfortable clothing or footwear designed to be suitable for both
athleisure
exercise and everyday wear
Aucklander A native or inhabitant of city or region of Auckland, New Zealand.
awedde Overcome with anger, madness, or distress; insane, mentally disturbed.
awe-inspiringly So impressively, spectacularly, or formidably as to arouse or inspire awe.
awesomesauce Extremely good; excellent.
awfulize To class as awful or terrible
awfy Terrible, dreadful; remarkable or notable.
awfy As simple intensive; very, exceedingly, extremely.
A person who lives with his or her partner in a non-marital relationship;
bidie-in
a cohabiting partner.
Having an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance; arrogant,
bigsie
pretentious, conceited.
bok A South African
broigus Angry; irritated
 A roadside restaurant or street stall with a seating area, selling cooked
bukateria
food at low prices.
by-catch A catch of unwanted fish
cab sav Red wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape
Call for the withdrawal of support from a public figure, usually in
cancel culture
response to an accusation of a socially unacceptable action or comment.
A narrow strip of chicken meat, esp. from the breast, coated in
chicken finger
breadcrumbs or batter and deep-fried.
A soup made with chicken and noodles, sometimes popularly regarded as
chicken noodle soup
a remedy for all ailments or valued for its restorative properties
chickie Used as a term of endearment, especially for a child or woman
Resembling or characteristic of a chipmunk, typically with reference to a
chipmunky
person having prominent cheeks or a perky, mischievous character.
chuddies Short trousers, shorts. Now it usually means underwear; underpants.
The practice of identifying and monitoring individuals who may have
contact tracing
had contact with an infectious person
Not involving contact (physical and technological meanings
contactless
of contactless are being used much more frequently).
coulrophobia Extreme or irrational fear of clowns
An acute respiratory illness in humans caused by a coronavirus, which is
Covid-19
capable of producing severe symptoms and death, esp. in the elderly
An image or recording that has been convincingly altered to misrepresent
deepfake
someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said
The (proposed or imagined) revival of an extinct species, typically by
de-extinction
cloning or selective breeding.
deleter A person who or thing which deletes something.
To deprive (a person, business, vehicle, etc.) of a license providing
delicense
official permission to operate
The policy or stance of denying the existence or reality of something,
denialism
esp. something which is supported by the majority of scientific evidence.
A person who denies the existence or reality of something, esp.
denialist something which is supported by the majority of scientific or historical
evidence
The action or process of removing the negative connotation or social
destigmatizing
stigma associated with something
dof Stupid, dim-witted; uninformed, clueless.
The action of using a military drone or a similar commercially available
droning
device
e-bike An electric bike
eco-anxiety A state of stress caused by concern for the earth’s environment
enoughness The quality or fact of being enough; sufficiency, adequacy.
A visual representation in the form of a graph or chart depicting the onset
Epidemic curve
and progression of an outbreak of disease in a particular population
e-waste Worthless or inferior electronic text or content
Fancy, showy, flashy; stylish, sophisticated; fashionable, exotic. Often
fantoosh
used disparagingly, implying ostentation or pretentiousness.
A thermometer that is placed on, passed over, or pointed at the forehead
forehead thermometer
to measure a person’s body temperature.
franger A condom.
A doughnut-shaped sponge or similar material used as the support for a
hair doughnut
doughnut bun or similar updo
hench Of a person having a powerful, muscular physique; fit, strong.
Used as a gender-neutral possessive adjective (his/her/hir watch). In later
hir use often corresponding to the subjective pronoun ze (he/she/ze wears a
watch).
A Danish word for a quality of cosiness that comes from doing simple
hygge things such as lighting candles, baking, or spending time at home with
your family
influencer Someone who affects or changes the way that other people behave:
An obnoxious, detestable, or stupid person (esp. a male). Often as a
jerkweed
contemptuous form of address.
kvell Meaning to talk admiringly, enthusiastically, or proudly about something
Given to or characterized by complaining or criticizing; ill-tempered,
kvetchy
irritable.
LOL To laugh out loud; to be amused.
A confection consisting of two small, round (usually colourful) biscuits
macaron
with a meringue-like consistency
To construct, fix, or modify (something) in an improvised or inventive
MacGyver
way, typically by making use of whatever items are at hand
mama put A street vendor, typically a woman, selling cooked food at low prices
 from a handcart or stall. Also a street stall or roadside restaurant.
A tendency towards repeatedly or habitually mentioning something (esp.
mentionitis the name of a person one is infatuated with), regardless of its relevance
to the topic of conversation
To direct tailored advertisements, political messages, etc., at (people)
microtarget
based on detailed information about them
The action or fact of mistaking or misstating a person’s gender, esp. of
misgendering addressing or referring to a transgender person in terms that do not
reflect…
next tomorrow The day after tomorrow.
oat milk A milky liquid prepared from oats, used as a drink and in cooking
The action or process of integrating a new employee into an
onboarding
organisation, team, etc
Is defined as a person identified as the first to become infected with an
patient zero
illness or disease in an outbreak
A person who is convinced of the goodwill of others towards himself or
pronoid
herself
puggle A young or baby echidna or platypus.
A dog cross-bred from a pug and a beagle; such dogs considered
puggle
collectively as a breed.
The action or practice of bribing electors in order to gain their votes,
quilling
especially by providing free alcohol
rat tamer Colloquial meaning for a psychologist or psychiatrist
report An employee accountable to a particular manager
Colloquial the practice adopted by some people, especially on social
sadfishing media, of exaggerating claims about their emotional problems to
generate sympathy
The restriction of a piece of software or code to a specific environment in
sandboxing
a computer system in which it can be run securely
schnitty Colloquial a schnitzel, especially a chicken schnitzel
Segway A proprietary name for a two-wheeled motorised personal vehicle
To isolate oneself from others deliberately; to undertake self-imposed
self-isolate
isolation for a period of time
shero A female hero; a heroine.
single-use Designed to be used once and then disposed of or destroyed
skunked Drunk, intoxicated. In later use also under the influence of marijuana
To delay or prevent the progress of (something) by acting in a
slow-walk
deliberately slow manner
The action of practice of maintaining a specified physical distance from
social distancing
other people, or of limiting access to and contact between people
stepmonster Colloquial (humorous) (sometimes derogatory) a stepmother
A non-contact, simplified form of rugby in which the removal of a tag
tag rugby
attached to the ball carrier constitutes a tackle
theonomous Ruled, governed by, or subject to the authority of God
thirstry Showing a strong desire for attention, approval, or publicity.
A horizontal bar at the top of a program window, used to display
title bar information such as the name of the program in use, the file or web page
that is active.
Love of, or emotional connection to, a particular place or physical
topophilia
environment
truthiness A seemingly truthful quality not supported by facts or evidence
UnFinished Object: In knitting, sewing, quilting, etc.: an unfinished
UFO
piece of work
To come to understand (something mysterious, puzzling, or
unfathom
complicated); to solve (a mystery, etc.)
weak sauce That lacks power, substance, or credibility; pathetic, worthless; stupid.
WFH An abbreviation for “working from home.”
WIP Work in progress
zoodle A spiralised strand of zucchini, sometimes used as a substitute for pasta