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| Affluenza | 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, waste, stress, anxiety, etc. |
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| Agritourism | A form of tourism in which tourists stay on farms or in agricultural
villages, and often participate in farm activities. |
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| Alcopop | Fruit drinks fortified with alcohol, designed and marketed to appeal
to young people. |
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| Audiophile | Person who loves and collects high-quality audio equipment. |
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| 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. |
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| Breadcrumbing | A navigation technique which helps users by displaying a list of links
to the pages they have visited when exploring a website
e.g. home >>vocabulary>>transport. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Buzz | Excited interest or attention surrounding, for example, a new invention,
a recent event or something that has become fashionable. |
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| Buzzword | A new word or expression that is commonly used in specialized
work environments or age-groups, and has become fashionable.
Terms used in advertising can often convert into buzzwords and
become widely used. |
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| Captcha | Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and
Humans Apart.
A distorted image of letters and numbers used to ensure that a
response is not generated by a computer, in order to prevent
spamming. |
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| Carjacking | Blend of 'car' and 'hijacking'
When a car driver is forced to give up his vehicle or drive to a
destination designated by the attacker. |
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| Chatroom | Areas on the internet where people can communicate by exchanging
typed messages. |
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| Chick lit | Books, usually featuring female characters, written by women on
contemporary themes and issues that appeal more to women than
to men. |
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| Citizen journalism | News collected and reported by ordinary people, especially
through the use of blog software. |
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| Content farm | A website that publishes large amounts of low-quality content, or
content copied from elsewhere, in order to attract visitors and
improve its search-engine rankings. |
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| 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. |
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| Cot potato | Very young child who spends a lot of time watching television.
(cot = a baby's bed) |
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| Couch potato | A person who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the television. |
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| Daycation | A trip or short vacation which lasts only one day -
daycationers do not stay away overnight. |
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| Decruitment | Euphemism for laying-off staff or downsizing a company. |
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| Docusoap | Blend of <documentary< font="">'documentary' and 'soap'.
(soap opera: sentimental TV serial)
A 'docusoap' is a reality television programme in the style of a
documentary.</documentary<> |
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| Dramedy | Combination of 'drama' and 'comedy'.
A film, play or TV programme that mixes drama and comedy. |
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| Earworm | A tune that keeps repeating itself over and over again in our heads. |
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| E-cruitment | Online recruitment of employees, including online submission of
resumes and cover letters. |
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| Elancer | A professional person who works from home and provides services on
the internet. |
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| Emoticon | A blend of 'emotion' and 'icon'.
A symbol, used in email messages, which is made out of
punctuation marks and resembles a human face. |
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| E-piracy | Electronic piracy
Illegal downloading of material found on the internet (films, music, etc.) |
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| E-stalk | To stalk (follow) someone using Internet searches and email. |
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| E-waste | Electronic material and devices that have been thrown away. |
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| Fashionista | Person who dresses according to the latest fashion trends. |
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| Flame war | A period during which angry or rude email messages are exchanged. |
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| Flash mob | A crowd that gathers in a pre-determined place, performs an action
then disperses very quickly. The mob is not told exactly what to do
until just before the event. |
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| Flexitarian | A vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish |
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| Freemale | A woman who is happy to stay single and independent so that she
can do what she wants when she wants. |
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| Flightmare | Blend of 'flight' and 'nightmare'.
Unpleasant air travel experience (lost luggage, missed connections, etc.) |
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| Foodoir | A blend of 'food' and 'memoir'.
An account of someone's life or personal experiences, with a strong
emphasis on food, often including recipes and cookery advice. |
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| Funemployed/
Funemployment | A blend of 'fun' and 'unemployed'.
Someone who enjoys not having a job because they have more
time for leisure and fun activities. |
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| Funkinetics | A form of energetic step aerobics that mixes exercise and soul music. |
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| Gastropub | A pub which, in addition to beer and alcoholic drinks, offers
gastronomic cuisine. |
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| Gastrosexuals | A new generation of men who see cooking more as a hobby than
a household chore, and use their cooking skills to impress friends
and potential partners. |
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| Glamping | Blend of 'glamour' and 'camping'.
Luxury camping : sleeping in the open but with every comfort
including cooking equipment. |
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| Greycation | Going on holiday or vacation with grandparents in order to
reduce the cost. |
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| Guesstimate | Blend of 'guess' and 'estimate'.
A rough estimate without any claim of accuracy. |
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| Hacktivist | A person who manipulates information on the internet in order
to transmit a message, usually political. |
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| Hoody or hoodie | A person, especially a youth, wearing a hooded top. |
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| Hotspot | Location in which wireless Internet access is available
for example airports, hotels, train stations, etc. |
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| Infomania | Constantly checking and responding to email and text messages. |
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| Infotainment | Blend of 'information' and 'entertainment'.
Online services connected to information and leisure activities. |
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| It bag | High-priced designer handbag that is the bag "of the moment", or
a "must-have" item. |
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| It girl | A girl who has become a celebrity more through intense media coverage
than through any personal achievements (e.g. Paris Hilton). |
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| Jumbrella | Blend of 'jumbo' and 'umbrella'.
Very large umbrella set above tables outdoors at a coffee shop,
pub or restaurant. |
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| Landline | A telephone connected to wires in a fixed location as opposed
to a mobile or cell phone. |
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| Locavore | A person who only eats food produced locally. |
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| Mailbomb | To deliberately try to disrupt another computer system by sending
massive amounts of email to it. |
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| Meritocracy | The idea that merit and individual effort determine one’s success
rather than wealth or birth. |
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| Mocktail | Non-alcoholic drink that looks like a cocktail. |
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| Nail tat | A temporary tattoo applied to the nails. |
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| Netbook | Small laptop computer which weighs less than 3 pounds and has
a 7 to 10 inch screen. |
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| Netiquette | Blend of 'network' and 'etiquette'.
Set of rules governing appropriate behaviour and courtesy on the
internet. |
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| Netizen | Blend of 'internet' and 'citizen'.
A person who spends an excessive amount of time on the internet. |
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| Nevertiree | A person who continues to work after they have reached the age
of retirement. |
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| Newbie | A new member of any group, community, or activity. |
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| Nonliner | Someone who rarely or never uses the Internet, usually because
they cannot access it. |
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| Noogler | New Google employee. |
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| Notspot | An area where there is slow Internet access or no connection at all. |
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| 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 . |
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| Offshorable | Something that can be done or produced in another country, especially
at reduced costs. |
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| Optics | The way a situation appears to the general public, or the impression
it gives. |
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| Outernet | Traditional media (newpapers, magazines, radio, television) as opposed
to the internet. |
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| Overparenting | Being excessively protective of one's children in order to guarantee
their safety and ensure their success in life. |
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| Oversharing | Providing too much information on the Internet (credit card details,
personal information, etc.) especially through social network sites. |
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| Overworking class | A segment of today's working population where there is a desire or need
to work long hours. |
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| Password fatigue | Being tired of having to remember a large number of passwords for
different electronic devises. |
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| Quintastic | 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
someone famous.
In August 2011 President Barack Obama will become a quintastic. |
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| Recessionista | Popular new term for a person who succeeds in dressing stylishly
on a tight budget. |
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| Road rage | Aggressive habits often resulting in violence against other drivers. |
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| Sandwich generation | A generation of people who care for the needs of their children
as well as those of their own elderly parents. |
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| Screenager | A young person or teenager who spends a lot of time in front of
the computer screen. |
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| Sitcom | Blend of 'situation' and 'comedy'.
A drama, on television, based on humorous everyday situations. |
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| Slumdog | Very poor, underprivileged person who lives in an overcrowded
squalid area of a city called a slum. |
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| Smirt | Blend of 'smoke' and 'flirt'
Smoking prohibition laws have led to a new sort of social pastime :
'smirting', smokers getting to know each other when outside on
the pavement. |
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| Snail mail | The standard system of delivering mail which is very slow in contrast
to electronic mail. |
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| Sofalise/sofalize | Stay home and use the internet, phone or other electronic device to
communicate with people (social networking, chatting, tweeting, etc.),
rather than go out and meet them face to face. |
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| Spinnish | The language used by spin doctors, spokes-persons, campaign
managers, etc. when trying to present information in a favourable
light. |
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| Staycation | A vacation in which you stay at home and relax or visit places
close to where you live. |
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| Textual harassment | Sending text messages to mobile phones which insult or abuse
people. |
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| Tombstoning | Jumping or diving into water from a dangerously high place such as
a hotel balcony, a cliff, bridge, wall, roof, etc. |
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| Trashion | Blend of 'trash' and 'fashion'.
Fashionable items created from old, used and recycled elements. |
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| Trekkie | A fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek. |
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| Tweet | People who 'tweet' send short messages via the microblogging
service Twitter. |
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| Tweetheart | A user of the Twitter service who is very popular or admired, or with
whom other users communicate a lot. |
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| Upskill | Teach an employee new or additional skills. |
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| Videophile | Person who is very interested in watching videos and making
recordings, and values high-quality results. |
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| Viral marketing | Marketing strategy that consists in encouraging people to pass along
information to friends, family and colleagues through e-mail messages,
blogs, video-sharing, etc., so that the marketing message spreads
like a virus. |
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| Vook | A combination of video, text, images and social streams in an
electronic book. |
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| Web rage | Anger or frustration as a result of difficulties or problems encountered
when using the Internet. |
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| Webinar | Presentation or seminar conducted over the web. |
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| Weblish | A form of English that is used on the web (use of abbreviations,
acronyms, small letters, absence of punctuation and hyphens etc.)
Also known as : webspeak, netspeak, internetese. |
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| Widget | Blend of 'window' and 'gadget'.
A small application or tool that can be installed and executed
within a web page. |
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| Winterval | Blend of 'winter' and 'festival'.
A festival that takes place in winter. |
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| Wordle | The words of a piece of text arranged into a sort of graphic.
The more frequent a particular word appears in the text, the bigger
its size in the wordle.
(Also called 'word cloud' or 'text cloud'.) |
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