 Some of the new words: wardrobe malfunction: exposing an intimate part of one's body after clothing slips; chill pill: a notional pill to make someone feel calmer; bromance: a close but non-sexual relationship between two men; LBD (little black dress). a simple evening or cocktail dress that, "should be part of every womans wardrobe" frenemy: a person that one is friendly with despite a basic dislike; tweetup: a meeting arranged through Twitter; cheeseball: a person lacking taste or style; turducken: roast dish consisting of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey; paywall: device which restricts website access to subscribers; microblogging: posting short entries on a blog; deleveraging: reducing debt by quickly selling assets; staycation: a holiday spent in your home country. |