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OxfordEnglishDictionary

NewWords–Feb2011

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agflation

risingfoodpricescausedbyincreaseddemandforagriculturalcommodities:

in2007agflationhiteverythingfromcerealandbakedproductstomeat,poultry,fish,andeggs

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alternativevote

anelectoralsystemwherebyvotersrankcandidatesinorderofpreference.Intheeventthatonecandidatefailstoachieveasufficientmajority,thecandidatewiththefewestnumberoffirst-preferencerankingsiseliminatedandthesevotesredistributed,theprocessbeingrepeateduntilonecandidateachievestherequiredmajority:

supportforthealternativevoteisnowverystrong[asmodifier]:

thealternativevotesystem

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andragogy

themethodandpracticeofteachingadultlearners;adulteducation:

muchhasbeenwrittenaboutandragogyingeneraleducationcirclesoverthepastfiftyyears

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avoision

thearrangementofone'sfinancialaffairssoastoavoidorminimizetaxliabilityinsuchawaythatitisnotclearwhetherthisconstituteslawfulavoidanceoftaxorillegaltaxevasion:

taxavoisionisaconsequenceoftheweboftaxrulesthathasunderminedcompliance[asmodifier]:

thehigherthetaxrate,themorepopulartheavoisionschemes

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babycino

adrinkofhotmilkthathasbeenfrothedupwithpressurizedsteam,intendedforchildren:

naturally,allthekidsenjoyedtheirbabycinos

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backlink

anincominghyperlinkfromonewebpagetoanotherwebsite:

themorebacklinksyouhavepointingbacktoyoursite,themorepopularitwillbeonesinglearticlecanresultinhundredsofqualitybacklinks

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bajillion

anextremelylargenumber（usedforemphasis）:

I'vestillgotabajillionthingstodo

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banhmi

aVietnamesesnackconsistingofabaguette（traditionallybakedwithbothriceandwheatflour）filledwithavarietyofingredients,typicallyincludingmeat,pickledvegetables,andchilli:

alongwithclassicbanhmi,therearerefreshingcoldnoodlesandexceptionalbowlsofsoup

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behaviouraleconomics

amethodofeconomicanalysisthatappliespsychologicalinsightsintohumanbehaviourtoexplaineconomicdecision-making:

behaviouraleconomicshelpsexplainwhypeopleunder-saveforretirement

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bigsociety

aconceptwherebyasignificantamountofresponsibilityfortherunningofasocietyisdevolvedtolocalcommunitiesandvolunteers

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birther

apersonwhodoubtsthelegitimacyofBarackObama'spresidencybecauseofaconspiracytheorythatObamaisnotanatural-bornUScitizen

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bloggable

suitableorsufficientlyinterestingasatopicforablog:

Istartedsubscribingtothejournalinthehopeoffindingbloggablematerialinthere

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boo-yah

usedtoexpressjoy,especiallyoverawell-playedorvictoriousmomentinsports

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bouncerate

thepercentageofvisitorstoaparticularwebsitewhonavigateawayfromthesiteafterviewingonlyonepage:

arisingbouncerateisasuresignthatyourhomepageisboringoroff-putting

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budgiesmugglers

men'sbrief,tight-fittingswimmingtrunks

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calligram

awordorpieceoftextinwhichthedesignandlayoutoftheletterscreatesavisualimagerelatedtothemeaningofthewordsthemselves:

ananonymousartisthastransformedDione'simageintoacalligram

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chermoula

（inNorthAfricancookery）asauceormarinadeforfishormeat,typicallycontainingoliveoil,lemonjuice,garlic,andcoriander

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clickjacking

themaliciouspracticeofmanipulatingawebsiteuser'sactivitybyconcealinghyperlinksbeneathlegitimateclickablecontent,therebycausingtheusertoperformactionsofwhichtheyareunaware:

Microsofthasdevelopedatechniquetocombatacommonformofclickjacking

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copernicium

thechemicalelementofatomicnumber112,ahighlyunstablesubstancethatisproducedartificially（Symbol:

Cn）

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cyberbullying

theuseofelectroniccommunicationtobullyaperson,typicallybysendingmessagesofanintimidatingorthreateningnature:

childrenmaybereluctanttoadmittobeingthevictimsofcyberbullying

diabesity

usedtorefertoaformofdiabeteswhichtypicallydevelopsinlaterlifeandisassociatedwithbeingobese:

regularexercisehelpspreventdiabesity

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domesticgoddess

awomanwithexceptionaldomesticskills,especiallyonewhoexcelsatcookeryandpreparingmeals

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Etonmess

adessertconsistingofaroughmixtureofwhippedcream,piecesofmeringue,andfruit,typicallystrawberries

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flatwhite

atypeofcoffeemadewithespressoandhotsteamedmilk,butwithoutthefrothcharacteristicofacappuccino:

Istumbledintooneofthosetrendybookshopswithcafesandorderedalargeflatwhite

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fnarrfnarr

usedtorepresentsniggering,typicallyatasexualinnuendo:

That'ssomepackage!

（Saidthebishoptotheactress,fnarrfnarr）

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folktronica

astyleofpopularmusicincorporatingelementsoffolkandelectronicmusic:

thisisasperfectanexampleofmelodicfolktronicaasonemighthopetofind[asmodifier]:

afolktronicaband

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gazillionaire

anextremelyrichperson:

it‘sreallynothardtolookfabulouswhenyou’reagazillionaireinyourearly20sI'veneverclaimedtobeagazillionaire—thepresslabelledmeone

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giclee

adigitalprintingprocessinwhichanink-jetprinterisusedtoproduceahigh-qualityartprint:

gicleeistheonlyprintingtechniquethatcapturestheessenceofmywatercolors[asmodifier]:

limited-editiongicleeprints

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glamping

aformofcampinginvolvingaccommodationandfacilitiesmoreluxuriousthanthoseassociatedwithtraditionalcamping:

glampingislikelytosatisfyanycityslickerseekingalittlerefugeinnature—withoutforegoinganyoflife'sluxuries

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gremolata

adressingorgarnishmadewithchoppedparsley,garlic,andgratedlemonzest,servedasanaccompanimenttomeatorfish

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jazzhands

agestureoriginatinginmusicaltheatre,inwhichthehandsarewavedrapidlytoandfrowiththepalmsfacingforwardandthefingerssplayed,usedtypicallytoexpressorindicateexcitementortriumph

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kleftiko

aGreekdishconsistingoflambmarinatedwithlemonjuiceandherbsandcookedslowlyinasealedcontainer

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longtail

（inretailandmarketing）usedtorefertothelargenumberofproductsthatsellinsmallquantities,ascontrastedwiththesmallnumberofbest-sellingproducts

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looky-loo

apersonwho,outofcuriosity,lingersaroundthesceneofanaccident,etc.,orstrivestogetalookintotheprivatepropertyofothers,especiallycelebrities:

thetrespassinglooky-looscausedhertobuildafencearoundthefrontyard

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luchador

apersonwhocompetesinluchalibrewrestling:

kidsjumpedintotheringandsurroundedtheluchadorestogettheirautographs

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luchalibre

atypeofprofessionalwrestlingoriginatinginMexico,inwhichthecontestantswearmasksanduserapid,acrobatictechniques:

wrestlersandfansdiscussthemaintenetsofluchalibreandhowthesearereflectedintheirownlives

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mac1

macaroni:

hisdailyyearningformacandcheese

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mankini

abriefone-piecebathinggarmentformen,withaT-back:

hewandereddownthebeachinhismankini,totheamazementofonlookers

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mixedmartialarts

anextremecombatsportinwhichcontestantsarepermittedtousethefightingtechniquesofwrestlingandboxingbutalsothoseofmartialartssuchaskickboxing,judo,andkarate

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momo

（inTibetancooking）asteameddumplingfilledwithmeatorvegetables

nomnom

usedtoexpresspleasureateating,orattheprospectofeating,deliciousfood:

chiliandcornbreadfordinner,nomnom!

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nurdle

averysmallpelletofplasticwhichservesasrawmaterialinthemanufactureofplasticproducts

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peeps

people（oftenusedtorefertoaperson'sfriendsorassociates）:

thanksforthefeedback,peeps!

she'sbackhomewithherpeepsinMilwaukee

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pulledpork

tender,slow-cookedporkthatispulledapartintopiecesandoftenprep