牛津网络辞典最新收录的10个表达

1. autocorreck verb (of software) cause (text) to contain mistakes by means of an autocorrect or autocomplete function: “I wrote a great text to her, but ‘love’ was autocorrecked to ‘move’.”

[Blend of autocorrect and wreck]

 

2. parrotocracy noun a hypothetical society governed by people selected according to their ability to repeat slogans and soundbites mechanically, or to repeat or steal the policies and ideas of others: "Heaven help us if we end up with a parrotocracy."

[from parrot and -cracy]

 

3. reply-gall¹ noun the perceived impudence² of an individual who sends an email response to everyone addressed in the original message: "His reply-gall became infamous³ after he sent an 1800-word response to a company-wide announcement."

[from reply + gall after reply-all]

 

4. Instayam noun a Thanksgiving photograph shared on social media: "Before we ate, we had to send an Instayam."

[blend of Instagram and yam]

 

5. Leo verb to achieve something after years of trying: "I feel like I’ve Leoed this morning; I finally passed my driving test."

[from the name of Leonardo DiCaprio, with allusion⁴ to his winning the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor after five unsuccessful nominations⁵.]

 

6. fanishment noun the state of being blocked by a celebrity⁶ on social media: "Steve’s fanishment was inevitable⁷ after he tweeted at the star footballer 1000 times in a single day."

[blend of fan and banishment]

 

7. Obamacar noun (humorous) a hypothetical scheme under which current President of the United States Barack Obama would provide free cars for every citizen in America: "Republican commentators⁸ cracked wise about the so-called Obamacar."

[from Obama + car, after Obamacare]

 

8. otter⁹ café noun a café or similar establishment where people pay to interact with otters¹⁰ housed on the premises¹¹: "Locals are already excited by the prospect¹² of the area’s first otter café."

 

9. LOYO abbreviation laughing on your own (used online in reply to a joke that others have not found amusing): "A better joke next time, please. LOYO."

 

10. social fleedia noun a situation in which one or more social media users choose to close their accounts: "Commentators are seeing a huge rise in millennials encouraging social fleedia."

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