AuLomaglcally

SomeLhlng has happened LhaL ls unexplalned or seems almosL maglcal l Lrled Lo puL
LhaL plece ln Lwlce buL on Lhe Lhlrd Lry lL auLomaglcally flL


SLeampunk

Cne of Lhe new words ln Lngllsh 2010 LhaL ls acLually an old concepL sLeampunk ls
a sclence flcLlon genre wlLh sLeampowered machlnery people ln vlcLorlan cloLhlng
wlLh plenLy of gears and goggles 1he 1lme Machlne 20000 Leagues under Lhe
Sea and lrankensLeln are sLeampunk novels



L8u

LlLLle black dressLyplcally shorL on boLh Lop and boLLom wlLh llLLle decoraLlon
and useful for nearly any occaslon lL ls mlnlmal Lo call aLLenLlon Lo Lhe wearer
wlLhouL dlsLracLlng



neLbook

A compuLer of 23 pounds smaller and cheaper Lhan a lapLop 8ugged cheap and
very porLable Lhey are ldeal for young sLudenLs



uefrlend

8lrLhed by slLes such as lacebook Lhls means Lo remove someone from a frlends llsL
1here was qulLe a sLlr ln 2009 Cxford added Lhe word unfrlend buL many LhoughL
Lhls lncorrecL ulscusslons popped up all over Lhe lnLerwebssome more heaLed Lhan
oLhersso Lhe followlng year Cxford added uefrlend anoLher Lerm for unfrlend
(remove someone from a llsL of frlends or conLacLs on a soclal neLworklng slLe



vuvuzela

Anyone who waLched SouLh Afrlcas 2010 World Cup knows LhaL a vuvuzela ls a 2
plasLlc horn wlLh a parLlcularly loud noLe Crlglnally carved from anLelope horn and
used Lo call vlllagers LogeLher vuvuzelas are vlewed by many as symbols of SouLh
Afrlca Lhough noL everyone llkes Lhem Accordlng Lo physlclans Lhe lncredlble dln of
counLless vuvuzelas causes permanenL hearlng loss Lven Lhose waLchlng from home
could barely hear Lhe commenLaLors over Lhe horns AfLerward vuvuzelas were
banned from places llke ?ankee SLadlum Wlmbledon and Lhe nlL new words ln
Lngllsh dlcLlonary usage Leaches many lmporLanL Lhlngswhen aLLendlng a ackers
game donL brlng your vuvuzela



SLaycaLlon

A vacaLlon/hollday spenL aL home Some use Lhelr sLaycaLlon as Lherapyrelaxlng
around Lhe house or fuLzlng ln Lhe gardenwhlle oLhers may use Lhe Llme for
pro[ecLs or home repalrs



CaLasLrophlzlng

1he rooL ls caLasLrophe and lL means Lo blow someLhlng ouL of proporLlon l have
Lhls rash on my handl [usL know my arm wlll fall off!



lrenemy

A comblnaLlon of frlend and enemy Lhls ls an enemy wlLh whom one ls
courLeous lL ls vaguely slmllar Lo Lwofaced where one person only preLends Lo
llke anoLher



Chlllax

1hough a hybrld of chlll and relax Cxford says calm down and relax Wlklpedla
llsLs Lhree uses Lhe mosL amuslng chlllax dude or Lhey are golng Lo know you are
Lrlpplng



8argalnous

Cxford says cosLlng less Lhan ls usual or Lhan mlghL be expecLed cheap or relaLlvely
cheap Shopplng aL LhrlfL sLores ls bargalnous and a palr of shorLs ls more
bargalnous Lhan a Luxedo



LxlL sLraLegy

A plan Lo leave a slLuaLlon afLer an ob[ecLlve ls compleLed ln mlllLary Lerms an exlL
sLraLegy ls ldeally lncorporaLed lnLo Lhe orlglnal plan Cnce we Lake Lhe clLy of 8olse
and Lhe sLaLe of ldaho falls well make a LacLlcal movemenL Lo orLland lL can also
refer Lo an emergency reLreaL 1he Chlcagoans held us offwe reLreaLed and wlll
now declare war on lndlana lnsLead
ln buslness an exlL sLraLegy ls a sLraLeglc wlLhdrawal 8uslness owners may Lransfer
Lhe company Lo someone else and aLLempL Lo regaln some of Lhe money Lhey
lnvesLed Speclal companles exlsL Lo ald ln LhlsLranslLlon companlesand offer
LranslLlon managemenL servlces

gen
blrLh ggrace /klnd )splrlL produce g

genre
gen klnd + re er Lhlng
v )((genus sorL Lype sLyle)

genlus
gen(l) splrlL + us ns
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lngenlous
ln ln + gen(l) blrLh produce+ous as
a@(clever))(sklllful)J|
lngenuous a(arLless lnnocenL)


congenlLal
con wlLh + gen(lL) blrLh born + al as
a9gjg](lnborn lnnaLe) acqulred a@9j@

progenlLor
pro forLh forward + gen(lL) blrLh begeL + or person
n@Q(forefaLher precursor)




genulne
gen(u) blrLh born + lne as
a(real Lrue slncere auLhenLlc)|
spurlous a