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- Flightmare - Blend of 'flight' and 'nightmare'. Unpleasant air travel experience (lost luggage, missed connections, etc.)
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Freemale - A woman who is happy to stay single and independent, ordinarily to avoid the traditionally perceived constrains of a relationship. |
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Geezer - Sometimes used by young people to mean, not just a man, but someone who is admired for breaking the rules or having his or her own unorthodox style of behaviour. |
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Guesstimate - Blend of 'guess' and 'estimate'; a rough estimate without any claim of accuracy. |
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Infomania - Constantly checking and responding to email and text messages. |
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Infotainment - Blend of 'information' and 'entertainment'. Online services connected to information and leisure activities. |
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- Jumbrella - Blend of 'jumbo' and 'umbrella'. Very large umbrella set above tables outdoors at a coffee shop, pub or restaurant.
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Mocktail - Non-alcoholic drink that looks like a cocktail. |
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Netiquette - Blend of 'network' and 'etiquette'. A set of rules governing commonly accepted appropriate behaviour or courtesy while on the internet. The absence of physical presence resulted in a distinct idea of 'appropriate behaviour' among 'netizens'. |
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Netizen - A blend of 'internet' and 'citizen'; a person who spends an excessive amount of time on the internet. |
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Nonversation - A conversation that seems meaningless or ridiculous |
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Outernet - Traditional media (newpapers, magazines, radio, television) as opposed to the internet. |
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Screenager - A young person or teenager who spends a lot of time in front of the computer screen. |
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Staycation - A vacation in which you stay at home and relax, perhaps visiting places close to where you live. |
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Sunbrella - A sun umbrella; a great word that we should all begin using immediately Emotion: smile |
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Threequel - The third film, book, event, etc. in a series; a second sequel. |
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Weblish - A form of English that is used on the web (use of abbreviations, acronyms, small letters, absence of punctuation and hyphens etc.) Also known as: webspeak, netspeak, internetese. |
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"Turn up"
Definition: Want to get this party started? Then you better turn up. After all, there is nothing teens love more than #parties (except maybe #selfies). Also can be used ironically.
Used in a sentence: "Did you hear Tracy is hosting an open house rager tonight? TURN UP!" |
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"TBT" (When it isn't Thursday)
Definition: It's like the "Throwback Thursday" that is common vernacular for the rest of the Instagram-using world, except teens are edgy and use it on other days of the week. Throwback Thursday on a Monday? Now that is some hardcore stuff.
Used in a sentence: "TBT to dat time we were listening to Drake and drinking vodka from a water bottle in your parents' basement!" |
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"Grind"
Definition: Used to express you are in the process of doing something difficult. You have to be "on" a grind; it modifies the preexisting process you are discussing. After all, nothing is easy when you are a teen.
Used in a sentence: "I'm on that midterms grind, I have to study at the library this weekend!" |
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Category: Belia & Informasi
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Post time 18-6-2017 11:04 PM
