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| 'affluenza' | | 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' | | The Practice of Touring Agricultural Areas to See Farms and Participate in Farm Activities |
| 'biodiesel' | | A Fuel Usually Derived from Vegetable Sources |
Similar to diesel fuel
| 'bling' | | Flashy Jewellery Worn to Indicate Wealth |
Sometimes 'bling-bling'
| A 'digilante' | | Someone Who Publicises Security Vulnerabilities |
"digital vigilante"
| A 'metrosexual' | | A Usually Urban Heterosexual Male Given to Enhancing His Personal Appearance by Fastidious Grooming, Beauty Treatments and Fashionable Clothing |
| 'phishing' | | A Scam in Which an E-mail User is Duped Into Revealing Personal or Confidential Information |
Then used illicitly by the scammer
| 'ponzu' | | A Tangy Sauce Mostly Used on Seafood |
Made with citrus juice, rice wine vinegar, and soy sauce
| 'senioritis' | | An Ebbing of Effort by School Seniors As Evidenced by Tardiness, Absences and Lower Grades |
| A 'soul Patch' | | A Small Growth of Beard Under a Man's Lower Lip |
Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie had a soul patch
| 'spyware' | | Software That is Installed in a Computer Without the User's Knowledge |
Typically transmits information about the user's activity over the Internet
| A 'unibrow' | | A Single Continuous Eyebrow |
Results from the growing together of eyebrows. Also referred to as a 'monobrow'.
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