Wednesday 11 March 2015


Word
Meaning
Affluenza
Agritourism
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
Blook
A blend of 'book' and 'blog' :  a book written by a blogger.
Breadcrumbing
A navigation technique which helps users by displaying a list of links to the pages they have 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
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 age-groups, and has become fashionable. Terms used in advertising can often convert into buzzwords and become widely used
Captcha
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.
Chatroom
Areas on the internet where people can communicate by exchanging typed messages
Chick lit
Books, usually featuring female characters, written by women on contemporary themes and issues that appeal more to women than to men.
Chillaxing
Blend of 'chilling' and relaxing'.
Taking a break from stressful activities to rest or relax.
Citizen journalism
News collected and reported by ordinary people, especially through the use of blog software.
Click bait
Put something on a website that will encourage visitors to click on a link.
Cloud computing
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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