Birdie Boy
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- Jun 17, 2011
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I binge-watched 4 out if 6 episodes of The Jinx last night (very good if you haven't seen it). Just done whole series of The Middle in a few days as well.
I can cover 5 of the top ten words (1,2 (trying),3 (my work is heavy into this),5
& 9), how many do you fit into?
Collins' Words of the Year, plus definitions
1) binge-watch (verb): to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
2) clean eating (noun): following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
3) contactless (adjective): referring to payments, smart cards, etc that utilize RFID (radio-frequency identity) technology and do not require a PIN or signature from the customer
4) Corbynomics (noun): the economic policies advocated by the UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
5) dadbod (noun): an untoned and slightly plump male physique, especially one considered attractive
6) ghosting (noun): ending a relationship by ignoring all communication from the other person
7) manspreading (noun): the act or an instance of a male passenger in a bus or train splaying his legs in a way that denies space to the passenger sitting next to him
8) shaming (noun): attempting to embarrass a person or group by drawing attention to their perceived offence, especially on social media
9) swipe (verb): to move a finger across a touchscreen on a mobile phone in order to approve (swipe right) or dismiss (swipe left) an image
10) transgender (adjective): of or relating to a person whose gender identity does not fully correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth
I binge-watched 4 out if 6 episodes of The Jinx last night (very good if you haven't seen it). Just done whole series of The Middle in a few days as well.
I can cover 5 of the top ten words (1,2 (trying),3 (my work is heavy into this),5
& 9), how many do you fit into?Collins' Words of the Year, plus definitions
1) binge-watch (verb): to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
2) clean eating (noun): following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
3) contactless (adjective): referring to payments, smart cards, etc that utilize RFID (radio-frequency identity) technology and do not require a PIN or signature from the customer
4) Corbynomics (noun): the economic policies advocated by the UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
5) dadbod (noun): an untoned and slightly plump male physique, especially one considered attractive
6) ghosting (noun): ending a relationship by ignoring all communication from the other person
7) manspreading (noun): the act or an instance of a male passenger in a bus or train splaying his legs in a way that denies space to the passenger sitting next to him
8) shaming (noun): attempting to embarrass a person or group by drawing attention to their perceived offence, especially on social media
9) swipe (verb): to move a finger across a touchscreen on a mobile phone in order to approve (swipe right) or dismiss (swipe left) an image
10) transgender (adjective): of or relating to a person whose gender identity does not fully correspond to the sex assigned to them at birth
