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.

Comments

How Old is Grandpa? Can you Guess?

The age might just take you by surprise. It did me. Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away. One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events. The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.. The Grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before : * television, penicillin, polio, shots, frozen, foods, Xerox, contact, lenses, Frisbees and the pill There were no: * credit cards, laser beams or ball-point pens Man had not invented: * pantyhose * air conditioners * dishwashers * clothes dryers the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man hadn't yet walked on the moon Your Grandmother and I got married first, .. ... ... and then lived toge...

Halloween Fun Facts and Cartoons.

What do you really know about HALLOWEEN? Well... beside the fact that we get to dress up, call out our inner child, hidden fantasy, get to eat all the candies we want. (Adios diet and Hello tooth fairy ....) and we also have another reason to paaartyyy! Not much. I did some homework and this blog shares my discovery. Read on and you will be surprise. I also invite you to email me pictures of your or any family member's favorite costume from past Halloweens. I will post them on a slide show on my blog, you never know it might help someone who are still undecided... go...go! to your computer... there is little time left. ...I will tweet the participant's link to its blog every hours until Halloween to thank you for your participation. Thanks. Halloween History: - Halloween, referred to as All Hallows Eve, was originally a pagan holiday in which they honored the dead. It was celebrated on October 31 since this was the last day of the Celtic...

Who is George Bernard Shaw? Genius or Mad Man?

George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright. he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care and class privilege. Shaw wrote five unsuccessful novels at the start of his career between 1879 and 1883. Eventually all were published. Shaw was pro-Islam , Socialist-Marxist and defended Hitler mass murder finally was the Nobel Prize Recipient in 1925. Some of his most famous quotes. A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. George Bernard Shaw A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw A lifetime of ...

Inspiration And Information

Search This Blog