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'administrivia'
means
Boring Administrative Details
'affluenza'
means
Feelings of Isolation and Guilt Supposedly Affecting Young Wealthy People
Recorded from the US in 1988; appeared in the UK in 1993 and is in several British dictionaries
'agritourism'
means
The Practice of Touring Agricultural Areas to See Farms and Participate in Farm Activities
'arm Candy'
means
A Young Attractive Person Who Accompanies an Older Person at Social Events
'biodiesel'
means
A Fuel Usually Derived from Vegetable Sources
Similar to diesel fuel
'bling'
means
Flashy Jewellery Worn to Indicate Wealth
Sometimes 'bling-bling'
A 'bodyboard'
means
A Short Surfboard on Which a Rider Rides Face Down
'cybersecurity'
means
Measures Taken to Protect a Computer System Against Unauthorized Access
A 'digilante'
means
Someone Who Publicises Security Vulnerabilities
"digital vigilante"
A 'drama Queen'
means
A Person Given to Excessive Emotional Reaction
A 'dreamscape'
means
A Dreamlike, Usually Surrealistic Scene
An 'empty Suit'
means
An Ineffective Executive
A 'himbo'
means
An Attractive but Vacuous Man
'intelligent Design'
means
The Theory That Our Universe Was Created by a Designing Intelligence
'manga'
means
A Japanese Comic Book or Graphic Novel
A 'metrosexual'
means
A Usually Urban Heterosexual Male Given to Enhancing His Personal Appearance by Fastidious Grooming, Beauty Treatments and Fashionable Clothing
A 'micropolitan'
means
Someone from a City Region With 10,000 to 50,000 Residents
A 'mouse Potato'
means
A Person Who Spends a Lot of Time on a Computer
'phishing'
means
A Scam in Which an E-mail User is Duped Into Revealing Personal or Confidential Information
Then used illicitly by the scammer
'ponzu'
means
A Tangy Sauce Mostly Used on Seafood
Made with citrus juice, rice wine vinegar, and soy sauce
A 'ringtone'
means
The Sound Made by a Cell Phone to Signal an Incoming Call
'road Rage'
means
Aggressive Driving Habits
'senioritis'
means
An Ebbing of Effort by School Seniors As Evidenced by Tardiness, Absences and Lower Grades
A 'slurb'
means
A Suburb of Wearisomely Uniform and Usually Poorly Constructed Houses
A 'soul Patch'
means
A Small Growth of Beard Under a Man's Lower Lip
Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie had a soul patch
'spyware'
means
Software That is Installed in a Computer Without the User's Knowledge
Typically transmits information about the user's activity over the Internet
A 'technopreneur'
means
A Hi-tech Entrepreneur
A 'unibrow'
means
A Single Continuous Eyebrow
Results from the growing together of eyebrows. Also referred to as a 'monobrow'.
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