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Word Meaning Cage sandals A type of sandal with a lot of thin straps. Captcha Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart. A distorted image of letters and numbers used to ensure that a response is not generated by a computer, in order to prevent spamming. Carjacking Blend of 'car' and 'hijacking'. When a car driver is forced to give up his vehicle or drive to a destination designated by the attacker. Carnapper A person who steals a car. Catfish  A person who sets up a false profile on a social networking site in order to deceive others or for fraudulent purposes. Charticle Blend of ‘chart’ and ‘article’. A news article that is composed primarily of a chart, image or graphics with just a brief text for additional information. Chatroom Areas on the internet where people can communicate by exchanging typed messages Chick lit Books, usually featuring female character...

Word Meaning Baggravation Blend of the words 'bag' and 'aggravation'. A feeling of annoyance and frustration at the airport when your baggage has not arrived but the other passengers' bags have. Bashtag A  bashtag  is a hashtag (#) that is used to make critical or abusive comments on social networking services such as Twitter. Binge drinking Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol in a short space of time, or drinking to get drunk. Binge thinking Thinking excessively about a problem in a short period of time. Binge-watch Watch multiple episodes of a TV programme in rapid succession. Bitcoin Digital currency which allows payments to be sent from one party to another without going through a financial institution. Black Swan An extremely rare and unexpected event of large magnitude and consequence. Bloatware/fatware Pre-installed software that occupies a lot of space, leaving little memory for storing personal data. Blook A blend of 'book' and 'blog' :  a...

Word Meaning Acrobranching An adventure sport involving acrobatics in trees using zip lines and climbing harnesses. Affluenza A blend of 'affluence' and 'influenza'. A social disease resulting from extreme materialism and excessive consumerism: earning more money and consuming more, which can lead to overwork, debt, stress, anxiety, etc. Agritourism A form of tourism in which tourists stay on farms or in agricultural villages, and often participate in farm activities. Alcopop Fruit drinks fortified with alcohol, designed and marketed to appeal to young people. Amazeballs Used to say that you find something extremely good, very enjoyable, impressive, etc. Analysis paralysis The total inability to reach a decision due to over-analysis of a situation. Anklington Blend of the words 'ankle' and 'wellington'. A short wellington boot. Anonymouse  Anonymice People who wish to remain anonymous when they give information, essentially because they are afraid of sca...