mardi 18 novembre 2014

Which newly recognized Oxford words are you guilty of?

Here's the list:



vape (v.): to inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device



bae (n.): a term of endearment for one’s romantic partner, likely a shortening of baby or babe, though some theorize that it is an acronym for “before anyone else.”



budtender (n.): someone who works at a medical marijuana dispensary or retail marijuana shop.



contactless (adj.): describing technologies that allow a smart card, etc., to connect wirelessly to an electronic reader, typically in order to make a payment.



indyref (n.): an abbreviated form of Scotland’s failed referendum to declare independence from the United Kingdom.



normcore (n.): a fashion movement in which ordinary, unfashionable clothing is worn as a deliberate statement.



slacktivist (n.): one who engages in digital activism on the Web which is regarded as requiring little time or involvement. Also slacktivism



anti-vax (adj.): describing someone who is opposed to vaccination.



Brexit (n.): reference to the proposed exit of Britain from the E.U.



brogrammer (n.): a portmanteau of bro and programmer, which can describe a computer programmer with typically macho characteristics.



clickbait (n.): content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.



cybernat (n.): a term used to pejoratively refer to supporters of Scottish independence, especially those who express opinions online.



dronie (n.): a selfie taken from a camera attached to a flying drone.



duck face (n.): a (pejorative) term for a facial expression made by pressing one’s lips together into the shape of a duck’s bill, often performed in selfies.



Euromaidan (n.): a word attached to protests in Ukraine, often used to describe anti-government demonstrators.



frost quake (n.): a sudden, rapid freezing of ground in which frozen water can crack surrounding rock and soil, causing loud sounds.



hangry (adj): to experience both hunger and anger, often to be easily angered because of hunger or so hungry that one becomes angry.



mansplain (v.): to explain something to someone, typically a man to woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing.



microaggression (n.): brief and commonplace behaviors, intentional or unintentional, that convey hostility or insults toward another individual or group, particularly an ethnic group.



neuromorphic (adj): describing computing systems that mimic the human nervous system (and more complicated things).



polar vortex (n.): though many experts have debated the use of the term in the media, it describes a system of winds that circle one of the earth’s poles, the state of which can contribute to very cold temperatures.



poor door (n.): a separate door to a building meant to be used by people of a lower economic class, as in a luxury apartment building with a block of affordable units.



Columbusing (n.): the act of appropriating, without acknowledgment, a cultural attribute associated with an ethnic group other than one’s own.



conscious uncoupling (n.): an approach to ending a marriage or romantic relationship which emphasizes acceptance of mutual responsibility.



ice bucket challenge (n.): a stunt in which a person films the act of dumping ice water on their head and uploads the video to social media, challenging a friend to do the same or donate to charity.



parcelcopter (n.): an unmanned aircraft used to deliver goods.



smugshrug (n.): an emoticon representing the face and arms of smiling person with hands raised in a shrugging gesture.



spornosexual (n.): a man who is extremely conscious of his appearance and devoted to cultivating a sexually attractive physique.



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