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Top 10 new words in the engish language.

Language is a living thing, words die if they are not used and new ones are born because of novelties we come across such as the advancements in technologies, fashions, new things we need to name.  Linguistic Society of America Do you know the meaning of: Voluntourism.












Answer:  People who volunteer and sightsee.
FoMo:







Answer: Fearing to miss out on something
MoFo:












Answer: Acronym for Mother Fuker.
Freegan:











Answer: recycling throwaway foods.
Uber:








Answer: Ride-sharing Taxi App
Photobomb:












Answere: Insert yourself into someone's photo.
Stanky:











Answer: Smelling unpleasant.
Handsy:












Answer: tending to touch other people that is inappropriate or unwanted.
Manspreading:

Answer: Man seating legs apart taking too much space on a seat. Awesomesauce:









Answer: Something excellent, great, spectacular.

Do you know some words or phrase already obsolete in the English language? "Adjust the TV Antenna", "Balance Your Checkbook", "Dial Tone" ... are the few I come up with. Add in the comment your favorite millennium words or old expressions you missed, I loved to hear from you.

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