64242 most popular words of the year 2013
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Fueled by the Internet, 'hashtag, twerking, and selfie,' named
most popular
A. What does this headline mean?
new words of 2013. (December 28, 2013)
Have you heard about it?
B. Discussion:
__________________________?
1. Are new words/terms often coined in your language?
2. What are some trendy words/phrases in your language?
Which ones do you love/hate?
3. Do you speak your own language in a traditional style or
more modernly?
4. How do you learn new vocabulary?
C. Here is a list of the newest and most popular English words/phrases, discuss each and
match the word halves:
A
And match the definitions:
B
pocalypse
•
a self-portrait photo, usually taken with a digital camera/phone.
tag
•
“you only live once”, an excuse for something doing something stupid.
care
•
the worst case scenario of the ongoing euro crisis.
ie
•
a large about of snowfall in a short period of time.
geddon
•
postings made on a social networking site: Twitter.
•
to watch a lot of episodes of a TV program in a short period of time.
•
a situation that has been completely mismanaged.
•
a word or phrase preceded by a hash or pound sign (#) and used to
identify messages on a specific topic on social media websites.
•
a type of dancing in which the dancer, usually a woman, shakes her
hips in an up-and-down bouncing motion, causing the dancer's butt to
shake, "wobble" and "jiggle."
1
Self
2
Twerk
3
YO
4
Euro
5
Obama
6
Hash
ing
7
Snow
LO
8
9
Binge
shambles
10 Omni
watch
sphere
D. Which of these past new words do you use? What do they mean?
credit crunch
soccer mom
carbon footprint
ground zero
podcast
cloud computing
information superhighway
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
