Eng 7 prov

affluenza a social disease resulting from extreme materialism and excessive consumerism

alcopop fruit drinks fortified with alcohol

app software that performs a specific task

applepick steal someones phone

audiophile person who loves and collects high-quality audio equipment

baggravation feeling of annoyance and frustration at the airport when your baggage has not arrived but the other passengers’ have

black swan an extremely rare and unexpected event of large magnitude and consequence

blook 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 the website

bromance a close non-sexual relationship between two men

burkini a swimsuit worn by muslim women

busking performing on the streets and other public places, while soliciting donations

buzz excited interest or attention surrounding, ex. thing that was become fashionable

buzzword a new word or expression that is commonly used in specialized work environments or age-groups, and has become fashionable

captcha completely automated public turing test to tell computers and humans apart

carjacking 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 written by women on contemporary themes and issues that appeal more to women than to men

chillaxing taking a break from stressful activities to rest or relax

citizen journalism news collected and reported by ordinary people

clickbate 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 over the internet, users can access tools or applications without having to install them

content farm a website that publishes large amounts of low-quality content in order to attract visitors and improve its search engine rankings

copyleft eliminates restrictions and allows freedom of use for all

cot potato very young child who spends a lot of time watching television

couch commerce buying goods online from one’s house

crowdfunding rasing 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 etc 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 is suffering from an illness after reading about the symptoms on the internet

cyberloaf spend time on the internet at work doing personal things

cyberlacking using one’s employer’s internet and email facilities for personal purposes during work hours

daycation a short trip or vacation which lasts only one day

decruitment euphemism for laying-off staff or downsizing a company

docusoap a reality television programme in style of a documentary

dramedy film or tv that mixes drama with 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 employers

elancer a professional person who works from home and provides services on the internet

emoticon 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

e-quaintance a person you know only thought online networks

e-stalk to stalk someone using internet searches and email

ev electric vehicle

e-waste electronic material and devices that have been thrown away

face time app which enables people to video phone calls

fashionista person who dresses according to the latest trends

favicon favourite icon: a tiny little graphic that appears when you bookmark a site

flame war a period during which angry rude email messages are exchanged

flash mob a crowd that gathers in a predetermined place, performs an action then disperses very quickly

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 unpleasant air travel experience

foodoir an account of someone's life with a strong emphasis on food, often including recipes and cookery advice

funemployed 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 offers gastronomic cuisine

gastrosexuals a new generation of men who see cooking more as a hobby than a household chore and uses their cooking skills to impress friends and potential partners

glad rags your best clothes or dressy clothes you wear on special occasions

glamping luxury camping

glass cliff refers to a situation where women are selected for positions when there is a strong likelihood of failure

gran-lit books that appeal more to older people

greycation going on holiday of vacation with grandparents to reduce the cost

guesstimate a rough estimate without any claim of accuracy

henry abbreviation of high earner not rich yet

hoody a person, especially a youth, wearing a hooded top

hotspot location in which wireless internet access is available

infomania constantly checking and responding to email and text messages

infotainment online services connected to information and leisure activities

it bag a much have item (bag)

it girl a girl who becomes a celebrity more through intense media coverage than through any personal achievements

jigsaw family family which includes the children from each partner’s previous relationship

jumbrella very large umbrella set above tables outdoors

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 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 7-10 inch screen

netiquette set of rules governing appropriate behaviour and courtesy online

netizen a person who spends 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

newbi a new member of any group etc

nonliner someone who rarely or never uses the internet

noogler ner google employee

notspot an area where there is slow internet access or no connection at all

noughties the years between 2000-2009

offshoreable 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 devices

quintastic an informal way of referring to a person who is aged fifty or over but remains sexy, smart, energetic and successful

recessionista a person who succeeds in dressing stylish on a tight budget

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 their elderly parents

screenager a young person or teenager who spends a lot of time in front of the computer screen

slumdog very poor person who lives in the slum

smirt smokers getting to know each other when outside on the pavement

snail mail standarn mail

sofalize stay home and use the internet/phone rather than going out and meeting people face to face

spinnish language used by spin doctors, spokespersons, campaign managers etc when trying to present information in a favourable light

staycation 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

trashion fashionable items created from old, used and recycled elements

trekkie a fan of star trek

tribal marketing marketing strategy which consists in using the social behaviour of certain groups of consumers to prompt a product or service

tweeps users who follow you on twitter

tweetheart a user of Twitter who is very popular or admired, or with whom other users communicate a lot

tweet seats seats in a theater or concert hall given to people who wish to tweet during the performance

twittion a twitter petition

upskill teach an employee new or additional skills

ux 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 so that marketing messages spread 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 web

weblish a form of english that is used on the web

widget a small app or tool that can be installed and executed within a web page

winterval 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

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