Etymology

Newly Added Dictionary Words

· date night, n.: a prearranged occasion on which an
established couple, esp. one with children, go for a night out
together.
· dirty martini, n.: a cocktail made with gin (or vodka), dry
vermouth, and a small amount of olive brine, typically garnished with
a green olive.
· dog food, v. [new sense, chiefly computing]: (of a company’s
staff) use a product or service developed by that company so as to
test it before it is made available to customers.
· douche, n. [new sense]: an obnoxious or contemptible person.
Also douchey, adj.
· Dunbar’s number, n.: a theoretical limit to the number of
people with whom any individual is able to sustain a stable or
meaningful social relationship (usually considered to be roughly 150).
· e-cigarette, n.: another term for electronic cigarette.
· e-learning, n.: learning conducted via electronic media,
typically on the Internet.
· ethical hacker, n.: a person who hacks into a computer
network in order to test or evaluate its security, rather than with
malicious or criminal intent.
· manage expectations, phr.: seek to prevent disappointment by
establishing in advance what can realistically be achieved or
delivered by a project, undertaking, course of action, etc.
· genius, adj. [new sense]: very clever or ingenious.
· group hug, n.: a number of people gathering together to hug
each other, typically to provide support or express solidarity.
· guilty pleasure, n.: something, such as a film, television
programme, or piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it
is not generally held in high regard.
· hackathon, n.: an event, typically lasting several days, in
which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative
computer programming.
· hat tip, n.: (in online contexts) used as an acknowledgement
that someone has brought a piece of information to the writer’s
attention, or provided the inspiration for a piece of writing.
· hosepipe ban, n.: an official restriction on the use of
hosepipes, imposed by a particular water company on its customers
during a water shortage.
· inbox, v.: send a private message or an email to (someone,
typically another member of a social networking site or Internet
message board).
· lifecasting, n.: the practice of broadcasting a continuous
live flow of video material on the Internet which documents one’s
day-to-day activities.
· lolz, pl. n.: fun, laughter, or amusement.
· mansion tax, n.: a tax levied on residential properties
worth more than a certain amount.
· micro pig, n.: a pig of a very small, docile, hairless
variety, sometimes kept as a pet.
· mood disorder, n.: a psychological disorder characterized by
the elevation or lowering of a person’s mood, such as depression or
bipolar disorder.
· mwahahaha, exclamation: used to represent laughter, esp.
manic or cackling laughter such as that uttered by a villainous
character in a cartoon or comic strip.
· NFC, abbrev.: near field communication, a technology
allowing the short-range wireless intercommunication of mobile phones
and other devices for purposes such as making payments.
· OH, n.: a person’s wife, husband, or partner (used in
electronic communication).
· photobomb, v.: spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by
suddenly appearing in the camera’s field of view as the picture is
taken, typically as a prank or practical joke (n.: photobombing).
· ridic, adj.: ridiculous (abbrev.).
· ripped, adj. [new sense]: having well-defined or
well-developed muscles; muscular.
· soul patch, n.: a small tuft of facial hair directly below a
man’s lower lip.
· takeaway, n. [new sense]: a key fact, point, or idea to be
remembered, typically one emerging from a discussion or meeting.
· tweeps, pl. n.: a person’s followers on the social
networking site Twitter.
· UI, n.: short for ‘user interface’.
· user experience, n.: the overall experience of a person
using a product such as a website or a computer application, esp. in
terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use (also UX, n.).
· vajazzle, v.: adorn the pubic area (of a woman) with
crystals, glitter, or other decoration.
· video chat, n.: a face-to-face conversation held over the
Internet by means of webcams and dedicated software.
· vote, v. [new sense: vote someone/thing off the island]:
dismiss or reject someone or something as unsatisfactory [with
reference to the reality television Survivor).
· Wikipedian, n.: a person who contributes to the
collaboratively written online encyclopedia Wikipedia, esp. on a
regular basis.
· 3D printing, n.: a process for making a physical object from
a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many
successive thin layers of a material.

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