3G – short for Third Generation, an ITU specification for the third generation of mobile communications technology
Actorvist – a celebrity / film-star who engages in public policy debates
Ad – a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television
Al-Hayat – one of the leading daily pan-Arab newspapers
Al-Queda – a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy
Anti-church – opposed to or hostile toward the Christian church
App – a program, or group of programs, that is designed for the end user
ASH – short for Action on Smoking and Health, a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco
Aussie – an Australian, the citizen of Australia
Babelicious – a conspicuously good-looking and attractive girl or woman
Bennifer – the relationship of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Bitcoin – a digital or virtual currency that uses peer-to-peer technology to facilitate instant payments
Bitcom – a short, sitcom-style video available over the Internet
Bling-bling – synonym for expensive, often flashy jewelry sported mostly by African American hip-hop artists and, consequently, the sarcastic way of referring to these people
Blog – a website containing a writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc., and often having images and links to other websites
Blook – a printed compendium of a blog, available in book form
Brangelina – the relationship of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Cam – a short version for Cameron Diaz, American actress
Camera-goer – a person who prefers to view a live musical performance through the screen of his or her camera/phone, thus blocking the view of the concertgoers behind the camera
CARE – short for Cooperation for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, a major international humanitarian agency delivering broad-spectrum emergency relief and long-term international development projects
Celebaby – the baby of a celebrity
Celebs – a celebrity, a person, who is famous due to his/her job
Charticle – an article based around a chart or informative graphic
Chindia – China and India considered together in economic and strategic terms
CK – short for Calvin Klein company
Coca-colanization – a term that refers to globalization or cultural colonization
Co-op – a business or organization that is owned and operated by the people who work there or the people who use its services
Corp – a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
Corpocracy – a society dominated politically and economically by large corporations
Couponer – a person who often uses coupons to buy sth
Crowdfunding – a way to raise money for a business venture or a cause by asking people to contribute money, usually online.
crowdsourcing – the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community
DAB – short for digital audio broadcasting, used for broadcasting radio stations in several countries, particularly in Europe
DG – short for Dolce and Gabbana company
Dianamania – excessive fanaticism concerning Diana, Princess of Wales
Divorcer – the person that produces or effects a divorce
DL – short for down-low, which basically means to keep things under-wraps, to keep a secret or lay low
Docusoap – a television documentary series in which the lives of the people filmed are presented as entertainment or drama
Dramality – a genre of television programming that blends reality TV with elements of drama
Dramedy – a television or film drama in which there are important elements of comedy
Dream team – a team or group whose members are among the most qualified or talented in their particular fields
DVD – short for digital video disk, a high-density optical disk for storing large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio-visual material
Earworm – a song that sticks in your mind, and will not leave no matter how much you try
Egosurfing – the practice of searching for your own name on the internet
E-lancer – a freelance worker who carries out the work via electronics
E-recruitment – the process of personnel recruitment using electronic resources
EU – short for European Union, a group of European countries that participates in the world economy as one economic unit and operates under one official currency, the euro
Eurocrat – the leader of the EU who makes bureaucratic laws that affect people mostly not in favour of the European Union
Ex-first lady – an unofficial title used for the wife of an ex-head of state
Ex-forces – military men who used to serve in the army, navy or air force
Ex-MP – a politician who has been a Member of Parliament
Faitheist – an atheist who is "soft" on religious belief, and tolerant of even the worst intellectual and moral excesses of religion
Fashionista – a person who designs, sells, or is very interested in clothing fashions
Feminazi – a feminist to whom the most important thing in life is ensuring that as many abortions as possible occur
Foodie – a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food
Freemium – a game or program that is avaiable for free but offers extra premium features for money
Frenchie – a French person
Fuzzy wuzzy – an insulting way to refer to the Afro-Americans
Galactico – a famous and highly paid footballer
Georgeous – looking gorgeous, like Prince George
Gig-goer – the same as concert-goer, a person who likes to attend concerts
Guardianista – an insulting term used by the right-wing commentators to describe middle class left/liberals and their perceived liberal agenda
Hate-watch – the process of watching a TV show, movie, or actor that one vigorously dislikes
Homophobia – hatred or fear of homosexuals
HTML – short for Hyper-Text Markup Language, a standard text based computer language for creating electronic (hypertext) documents
Idiocracy – a form of government in which a country or territory is run by fools
IMW – short for International Monetary Fund, an organization set up to lower trade barriers between countries and to stabilize currencies
Infobesity – information overload produced by media
Infoganda – the process of designing a fake or misleading news story in order to further a hidden agenda
Informercial – a relatively long commercial in the format of a television program
Infotainment – television programs that present information (such as news) in a way that is meant to be entertaining
Interventionist – a person who supports the government policy or practice of doing things to directly influence the country's economy or the political affairs of another country
Islamphobia – hatred or fear of Muslims or of their politics or culture
It-girl – a rich, usually attractive, young woman who spends most of her time shopping or socializing
JIP – to join an audio broadcast in progress
Jira – a proprietary issue tracking product, developed by Atlassian
Jobseeker – a person looking for a job (especially for a long time)
Kidelicious – the same, used to refer to a good-looking, attractive girl or woman
Like – the Internet sign used to express approval
Listicle – an article structured in the form of a list, typically having some additional content relating to each item
Lovefest – the ultimate expression of deep, true love and respect for each other, usually manifested by an outburst of love expressions
Megafest – a grand festival attended by a lot of people
Mercozy – the alliance of Angela Merkel and Nicola Sarkozy
Microblogging – blogging done with severe space or size constraints typically by posting frequent brief messages about personal activities
Minimoon – a short and inexpensive honeymoon
Miniskirt – a very short skirt
M-intrusion – illegal, offensive, or unauthorized entry into somebody’s social page, especially those that provide personal information about the user
M-learning – the process of learning sth using personal electronic devices
Mob – a phone that can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link
Monoculture – agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop or plant species over a wide area and for a large number of consecutive years
Mortainment – an entertaining musical program
Mousepotato – a person who spends too much time on the Internet
Movieoke – an entertainment in which people take it in turns to comment on the movies silently shown in the background
MP3 – short for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, a computer format for creating sound files (such as songs) that are much smaller than standard sound files
MTV – short for Music Television, an American basic cable and satellite television owned by the MTV Networks Music & Logo Group
Muffin-choker (coffee-spitter, marmalade-dropper) – a bizarre, sensational, or unbelievable news story
Multiracial – made up of, involving, or acting on behalf of various races
Musicassette – a compact cassette, a magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback.
NATO – short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an organization formed in Washington, comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Neocon – a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of democracy and United States national interest in international affairs including through military means
Netiquette – the rules of etiquette that apply when communicating over computer networks, especially the Internet
Netizen – a person who is a frequent or habitual user of the Internet
Newsfasting – the deliberate avoidance of all forms of news media, particularly to relieve stress and relax the mind
Newsgrazing – getting news from a number of different sources
Obamacare – a federal law providing for a fundamental reform of the U.S. healthcare and health insurance system, signed by President Barack Obama in 2010
Obamazation – a change in the characteristics of a person or an entity, which is transformed by the spirit of the Obama Era, and strives to equality, diversity, liberalism and environmental conscientiousness.
Omnishambles – a situation, especially in politics, in which poor
judgement results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous
consequences
Oprahization – the increased tendency for people to publicly describe their private feelings and emotions and confess their past indiscretions
Outernet – real life, that is, external reality, unlike the Internet which is the internal reality
Paperazzi – the same as paparazzi, but working necessarily for a newspaper or tabloid
PC – short for a personal computer, a microcomputer designed for use by one person at a time
Phisher/ fisher – a fraudulent e-mail or copy of a legitimate website used to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft
Phone – an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device
Playback – the act of causing recorded sounds or pictures to be heard or seen again
Playlistist – a person who carries out discrimination based not on race, gender, or religion, but rather on a disturbingly horrible music library discovered through a network
Politainer – a politician who is or was an entertainer; a politician who makes extensive use of entertainment media, particularly during a campaign
Pre-Xmas – of or relating to the period prior to Christmas
Pro – of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession
Rep – one that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification or group
Republicrat – a portmanteau referring to the three main political parties (the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party, and the Conservative Party), suggesting that there are no real differences between the three and that the UK is effectively a single-party system
ROM – short for Read-only memory, computer memory on which data has been prerecorded
Romcom – a film or television comedy based around the romantic relationships of the characters
Rumourazzi – column writers, whose articles are mostly based on gossips about famous people
Sarko – a short version for Nikola Sarkozy, ex-president of France
Screenager – a teenager who is dully conversant with and skilled in the use of computers and other electronic devices
Selfie – a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone
Showbiz – show business, defined as all aspects of the entertainment industry
Sitcom – a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life
Skort – a pair of shorts having a flap or panel across the front and sometimes the back to resemble a skirt
SMS – short for Short Messaging Service, often referred to as texting, sending text messages or text messaging.
Snailpaper – a newspaper delivered physically and so more slowly compared to online news; the print edition of a newspaper
Spamlike – resembling or characteristic of spam (junk electronic mail)
Superdrug – a British shop which sells medicines, soaps, shampoos, razors
Swimathon – an event during which people swim in order to raise money for charity
Tabloidification – the popularization of tabloids throughout the world
Taliban – a fundamentalist Muslim group that controlled much of Afghanistan from 1995 until U.S. military intervention in 2001
Tech – technical, that is, related to the practical use of machines or science in industry, medicine, etc
Thanksgivukkah – a holiday name given to the convergence of the American holiday of Thanksgiving and the first day (and second night) of the Jewish of Hanukkah
The Becks – a short version for the Beckhams family
Theatre-goer – a person who goes to the theater, especially often or habitually
To (co-)author – to write a book, article, report, etc. together with another person
To (de)friend – to cancel from the friends list (especially on a social web-page)
To applepick – to steal an Apple phone from sb
To be fashion-mad – to care too much about clothes and appearance
To be funemployed – to have no job and money, but enjoying yourself
To blacklist – to put someone on a list of banned or undesirable people
To blog – to maintain or add content to a blog
To compute – to determine by using a computer or calculator
To deadvertise – to advertise and promote political causes by death
To disconnect – to sever or interrupt the connection of or between sth
To drink-drive – to operate a motor vehicle while one's blood alcohol content is above the legal limit
To greenwash (people) – to make people believe that you are doing more to protect the environment than it really is
To job-share – to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees
To leaflet – to produce and spread leaflets around
To monetize (oneself) – to convert an asset into or establish something as money or legal tender
To multitask – to do more than one thing at once
To netmeet – to get acquainted via the Internet
To pen – to write, especially using a pen
To polygraph (sb) – to use an instrument that simultaneously records changes in physiological processes such as heartbeat, blood pressure, and respiration
To re-love – to fall in love again
To sofalize – to communicate via the Internet as opposed to communicating in reality
To televise – to broadcast or be broadcast by television
To textese – to transmit the message to the fewest number of letters, esp. using electronic devices
Ultrabook – a mini notebook computer designed to provide similar or superior computing functionality as that of a standard laptop but with less size, weight and an extended battery life
Unbuyable – unlikely to be bought
UNESCO – short for United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, an agency of the United Nations that sponsors programs to promote education, communication, the arts, etc
Unmarriable – seen as unsuitable or inappropriate for marrying
USB – short for Universal Serial Bus, a standard type of connection for many different kinds of devices
Usie – the same as selfie, but taken by a group of people
VCR – short for a videocassette recorder, an electromechanical device for recording and playing back full-motion audio-visual programming on cassettes
Videocracy – the power of visual images in shaping contemporary societies
Viewser – a user-viewer of the Internet or other broadcast media
Walkie-talkie – a combined transmitter and receiver light enough to be carried by one person
Wantrepreneur – someone who thinks about being an entrepreneur or starting a business but never gets started
Warmedy – а comedy that features warm-hearted, family oriented content
Wi-Fi – short for Wireless Fidelity, a popular wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed Internet and network connections
WTO – short for World Trade Organization, an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade
Wunderbar – marvellous, wonderful, terrific
Www – short for World Wide Web, a computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
Zero-hero – the main character of a movie who behaves in no way like a hero
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