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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, stress, anxiety, etc.

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 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.

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 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 age-groups, and has become fashionable. Terms used in advertising can often convert into buzzwords and become widely used

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.

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'.

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 A computing service which enables access to a shared pool of resources (servers, data storage, applications, etc.) over the Internet. Users can access and use tools or applications through a web browser without having to install them on their computers.

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.

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.

Cyberchondriac A person who imagines that he/she is suffering 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.

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.

E-piracy Electronic piracy Illegal downloading of material found on the internet (films, music, etc.)

E-quaintance A person you know only through online networks.

E-stalk To stalk (follow) someone using Internet searches and email.

EV Electric vehicle, a vehicle which runs entirely on electricity stored in rechargeable batteries.

E-waste Electronic material and devices that have been thrown away.

Face Time Application which enables people to make video phone calls. They can speak and see each other at the same time.

Fashionista Person who dresses according to the latest fashion trends.

Favicon Favourite icon: a tiny little graphic that appears when you bookmark a site.

Flame war A period during which angry or rude email messages are exchanged.

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.

Flexitarian A vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish.

Freemale A woman who is happy to stay single and independent so that she can do what she wants when she wants.

Flightmare Blend of 'flight' and 'nightmare'. Unpleasant air travel experience (lost luggage, missed connections, etc.)

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.

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.

Funkinetics A form of energetic step aerobics that mixes exercise and soul music

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

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.

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 Refers to a situation where women are selected for positions when there is a strong likelihood of failure.

Gran-lit Blend of 'granny' and 'literature'. Books that appeal more to older people.

Greycation Going on holiday or vacation with grandparents in order to reduce the cost.

Guesstimate Blend of 'guess' and 'estimate'. A rough estimate without any claim of accuracy.

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).

Jigsaw family A family which includes the children from each partner's previous relationship(s), in addition to any children they may have together.

Jumbrella Blend of 'jumbo' and 'umbrella'. Very large umbrella set above tables outdoors at a coffee shop, pub or restaurant.

Landline A telephone connected to wires in a fixed location as opposed to a mobile or cell phone.

Locavore A person who only eats food produced locally.

Mailbomb To deliberately try to disrupt another computer system by sending massive amounts of email to it.

Meritocracy The idea that merit and individual effort determine one's success rather than wealth or birth.

Mocktail Non-alcoholic drink that looks like a cocktail.

Nail tat A temporary tattoo applied to the nails.

Nano break A one-night holiday, or going away from home for one night.

Netbook Small laptop computer which weighs less than 3 pounds and has a 7 to 10 inch screen.

Netiquette Blend of 'network' and 'etiquette'. Set of rules governing appropriate behaviour and courtesy on the internet.

Netizen Blend of 'internet' and 'citizen'. A person who spends an excessive amount of time on the internet.

Netpicker A person who surfs the internet looking for information in order to impress others with their knowledge of current events.

Nevertiree A person who continues to work after they have reached the age of retirement.

Newbie A new member of any group, community, or activity.

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.

Password fatigue Being tired of having to remember a large number of passwords for different electronic devises.

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 became a quintastic.

Recessionista Popular new term for a person who succeeds in dressing stylishly on a tight budget.

Ringtone The sound made by a mobile or cell phone to indicate an incoming call.

Road rage Aggressive habits often resulting in violence against Mother drivers.

Robocall Commercial telemarketing call which plays a recorded message.

Sandwich generation A generation of people who care for the needs of their children as well as those of their own elderly parents.

Screenager A young person or teenager who spends a lot of time in front of the computer screen.

Sitcom Blend of 'situation' and 'comedy'. A drama, on television, based on humorous everyday situations.

Slumdog Very poor, underprivileged person who lives in an overcrowded squalid area of a city called a slum

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.

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

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.

Spinnish The language used by spin doctors, spokes-persons, 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.

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.

Tribal marketing Marketing strategy which consists in using the social behaviour of certain groups ('tribes') of 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.

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.

Vook A combination of video, text, images and social streams in an electronic book.

Web rage Anger or frustration as a result of difficulties or problems encountered when using the Internet.

Webinar Presentation or seminar conducted over the web.

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.

Widget Blend of 'window' and 'gadget'. A small application or tool that can be installed and executed within a web page.

Winterval Blend of 'winter' and 'festival'. A festival that takes place in winter.

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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