4 December
15:33:28
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telcon - telephone conversation |
13 September
15:39:04
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super SUV - a new segment in the luxury motor vehicle market above existing top end SUVs like the Range Rover and Porsche Cayenne
Totally Motor |
19 August
15:21:13
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Webminster - umbrella term for the UK political blogging scene (from 'web' + Westminster) Evening Standard |
8 June
15:19:26
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jel - abbreviation for "jealous", popularised by the TV reality show 'The Only Way Is Essex' (TOWIE), which has given rise to the phrase "well jel" meaning "very jealous"
The Only Way Is Essex |
8 June
15:03:33
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carb coma - "tired feeling you get mid-afternoon when you've had a big lunch"
Evening Standard |
7 June
16:23:25
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NCH - New College of The Humanities (UK private university) New College of The Humanities |
4 June
11:55:25
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junderpants - jean underpants College Candy |
28 May
11:03:33
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JLR - Jaguar Land Rover, motor vehicle manufacturing group which owns the Jaguar and Land Rover brands
Jaguar Land Rover |
25 May
15:37:39
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cankles - "Cankles occur when the calf meets the foot in one unapologetic union. It’s a fusion of calf and ankle." (MailOnline)
MailOnline |
23 May
15:58:50
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PIGS - Portugal, Irish Republic, Greece and Spain (the most financially troubled and debt-laden countries of the eurozone)
BBC News |
23 May
15:25:14
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CoCo - contingent convertible bond (financial market jargon)
Bankopedia |
23 May
15:22:18
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CoCos - contingent convertible bonds (financial market jargon)
Bankopedia |
23 May
15:13:35
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CIVETS - Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa (financial market jargon)
DailyMarkets |
15 May
16:41:28
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TOWIE - The Only Way Is Essex (TV reality show)
The Only Way Is Essex |
15 May
16:36:18
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reem - hot, attractive, gorgeous (popularised by Joey Essex by TV reality show 'The Only Way Is Essex' as in "I'm looking reem")
Joey Essex |
15 May
16:19:26
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DSK - Dominique Strauss-Kahn Reuters |
9 May
11:37:37
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Super injunction - "Some celebrities’ identities have been protected by injunctions giving them anonymity, while so-called super-injunctions even forbid news organisations from reporting the existence of the orders." More at The Telegraph. The Telegraph |
2 May
11:17:01
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ScarJo - Scarlet Johansson (American actress and singer - more at Wikipedia)
Wikipedia |
2 May
11:06:30
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WombTube - the term for posting pregnancy test results online in video format (more at Slate)
Slate |
28 April
15:18:12
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curate - now being used to describe doing anything vaguely creative, as in "I curated the playlist for my sister's engagement party." |
14 April
11:42:21
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MOTB - mother of the bride
Royal Wedding 2011 |
7 April
12:04:53
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peng - attractive, UK teen slang as in "well peng" or "proper peng"
Yahoo Answers |
8 March
12:13:40
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HTB - Holy Trinity Brompton (large Anglican church in central London which is home to the Alpha course)
Holy Trinity Brompton |
17 February
14:51:03
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AV - alternative voting
BBC News |
3 February
11:42:08
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Nomophobia - 'No Mobile Phone' phobia
Evening Standard |
3 February
11:41:33
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FOMO - fear of missing out
Evening Standard |
2 February
11:39:40
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drunch - drunken lunch, when more alcohol than food consumed
Evening Standard |
2 February
11:39:11
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drunkfast - drunken breakfast, when more alcohol than food consumed
Evening Standard |
2 February
11:38:41
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drunner - drunken dinner, when more alcohol than food consumed
Evening Standard |
18 January
11:39:15
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PDT - photodynamic therapy (a treatment for some cancers, and for some conditions that may develop into a cancer)
MacMillan Cancer Support |
15 January
16:27:48
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FTB - first time buyer (property market jargon) |
15 January
16:27:45
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FTBs - first time buyers (property market jargon) |
12 January
15:10:25
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SMH - shaking my head |
12 January
11:15:46
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ev - shortened form of 'whatever' |
12 January
11:15:37
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EVs - electric vehicles |
12 January
11:15:18
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EV - electric vehicle |
12 January
11:15:06
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pow - shortened form of 'powder snow' |
28 August
10:14:11
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MAMIL - middle aged man in Lycra. More at BBC News.
BBC News |
14 August
12:06:44
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sodcasting - playing music through the speaker on a mobile phone in public to the annoyance of others (from 'sod' + 'podcasting'). More in The Guardian.
The Guardian |
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