Word
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Meaning
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Affluenza
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Agritourism
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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.
|
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.
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Baggravation
|
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Blook
|
A blend of 'book'
and 'blog' : a book written by a blogger.
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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,
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.
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Busking
|
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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
|
Captcha
|
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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.
|
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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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.
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Click bait
|
Put something on a
website that will encourage visitors to click on a link.
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Cloud computing
|
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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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Wednesday, 11 March 2015
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