With FIFA world cup rocking the world, summits on climate change, the economic downturn and the current trendz in the internet, so called the social media, people of the world have given birth to many more english worlds.
I have made an attempt to compile few of them here, these are picked from sources like Guardian, trak.in and wiktionary among others.
If you find any more interesting please put in the comment ll be glad to add it up here
vuvuzela – A trumpet-shaped horn, now usually plastic, that produces a loud buzzing sound.
staycation – A holiday spent in one’s home country
bargainous – Costing less than usual , reflets the hot topic of bet-tighting among consumers during downturn
defriend – Remove from a list of friends or contacts on social networking stire
tweetup – Meeting organised via posts on twitter
bromance – Close but not sexual relationship between two men.
buzzkill – 1.Something or someone that spoils an otherwise enjoyable event.
2.A person who attends a social event and occupies his or her time with other activities than those offered at the event
cheeseball – Someone or something lacking taste, style or originality
chillax – Blend of chill out and relax
frenemy – Someone who pretends to be your friend, but is really your enemy.
interweb – Blend of internet and web
wardrobe malfunction – 1. (euphemism) An accidental instance of indecent exposure caused by a fault in someone’s clothing (especially that of a performer) or by an error made while changing this costume.
climate change – the process of trapping and storing carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels
toxic-debt – a debt that has a high default risk, and the rather less snappy quantitative easing: the introduction of new money into the national supply by a central bank.
dictionary attack – An attempt to gain illicit access to a computer system by using an enormous set of words to generate potential passwords
national treasure – someone or something regarded as emblematic of a nation’s cultural heritage
hikikomori – The Japanese word for the acute social withdrawal that occurs in some teenage boys.
paywall – Something that blocks access to a website so that restricted content can be viewed only by paid-up subscribers.
furgling – Act of fumbling in your pocket for key
wurfing – Surfing the web at work
earworm – a catchy tune that frequently gets stuck in your head
nonversation – A worthless conversation among millions of other words.
