NEW WORDS AND MAGICAL WORDS IN ENGLISH

1. A blend of 'affluence' and 'influenza'.

A social disease resulting from extreme materialism and excess
Affluenza consumerism: earning more money and consuming more, whic
can lead to overwork, debt, waste, stress, anxiety, etc.

2. Agritourism A form of tourism in which tourists stay on farms or in agricult

villages, and often participate in farm activities.

3. Alcopop Fruit drinks fortified with alcohol, designed and marketed to a

to young people.

4. AURA The field of Spiritual energy around the body

5. AMULETS An Amulet is a magical charm which is made for a specific purp

6. ATHAME The Magical Knife, or Athame (or Arthame), is an ancient tool o

for many purposes including casting the magic circle, and the pr
various magical items or ingredients.

7. AS ABOVE SO BELOW The ancient maxim As Above, So Below is attributed to the Egyp
Master Hermes Trismagistus, whose Emerald Tablet and other
the standard of traditional Hermetic teaching. What is meant by
that all of creation, whether great or small, reflects the same Div
plan

8. Audiophile Person who loves and collects high-quality audio equipment.

9. Baggravation Blend of the words 'bag' and 'aggravation'.

A feeling of annoyance and frustration at the airport when you
baggage has not arrived but the other passengers' bags have.

10. BOLEEN At one time there were a number of variations on the idea of the
knife, most of which are no longer in general use
11. Burkini or Burquini Blend of 'burqa' and 'bikini'
A swimsuit worn by Muslim women which covers the whole bo
i.e. the arms to the wrist, the legs to the ankle, with a hood to
cover the hair and neck.

12. Busking Performing on the streets and other public places, while soliciti
donations.
Busy urban areas will attract street performers (buskers) who
play, juggle, etc

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13. Buzz Excited interest or attention surrounding, for example, a new in
a recent event or something that has become fashionable.

14. Buzzword A new word or expression that is commonly used in specialized

work environments or age-groups, and has become fashionable
Terms used in advertising can often convert into buzzwords an
become widely used.

15. Captcha Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers

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.

16. CHALICE The ritual cup used in Wiccan ritual, said to be cognate to the H
Magical cauldron of ancient mythology.

17. 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.

18. Citizen journalism News collected and reported by ordinary people, especially
through the use of blog software.

19. Cot potato Very young child who spends a lot of time watching television.
(cot = a baby's bed)

20. Couch potato A person who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the televisio

21. DEVOTEE A devotee is a person who is attached, or devoted, to a particular

22. DEOSIL This term is used to indicate clockwise movement

23. Daycation A trip or short vacation which lasts only one day -
daycationers do not stay away overnight.

24. Decruitment Euphemism for laying-off staff or downsizing a company.

25. Docusoap Blend of 'documentary' and 'soap'.

(soap opera: sentimental TV serial)
A 'docusoap' is a reality television programme in the style of a
documentary.

26. Dramedy Combination of 'drama' and 'comedy'.

A film, play or TV programme that mixes drama and comedy.

27. Earworm A tune that keeps repeating itself over and over again in our he
28. E-cruitment Online recruitment of employees, including online submission o
resumes and cover letters.

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29. Emoticon A blend of 'emotion' and 'icon'.
A symbol, used in email messages, which is made out of
punctuation marks and resembles a human face.
30. E-stalk To stalk (follow) someone using Internet searches and email.
31. Fashionista Person who dresses according to the latest fashion trends.

32. Flame war A period during which angry or rude email messages are excha
33. Flash mob A crowd that gathers in a pre-determined place, performs an a
then disperses very quickly. The mob is not told exactly what to
until just before the event.

34. Flexitarian A vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish

35. Freemale A woman who is happy to stay single and independent so that s
can do what she wants when she wants.

36. Flightmare Blend of 'flight' and 'nightmare'.

Unpleasant air travel experience (lost luggage, missed connectio

37. Funkinetics A form of energetic step aerobics that mixes exercise and soul m

38. Gastropub A pub which, in addition to beer and alcoholic drinks, offers
gastronomic cuisine.

39. Gastrosexuals A new generation of men who see cooking more as a hobby tha
a household chore, and use their cooking skills to impress frien
and potential partners.

40. Greycation Going on holiday or vacation with grandparents in order to

reduce the cost.

41. Guesstimate Blend of 'guess' and 'estimate'.

A rough estimate without any claim of accuracy.

42. Hacktivist A person who manipulates information on the internet in order

to transmit a message, usually political.

43. Hoody or hoodie A person, especially a youth, wearing a hooded top.

44. Hotspot Location in which wireless Internet access is available
for example airports, hotels, train stations, etc.

45. Infomania Constantly checking and responding to email and text message

46. Infotainment Blend of 'information' and 'entertainment'.

Online services connected to information and leisure activities.

47. It bag High-priced designer handbag that is the bag "of the moment"
a "must-have" item.

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48. It girl A girl who has become a celebrity more through intense media
than through any personal achievements (e.g. Paris Hilton).

49. Jumbrella Blend of 'jumbo' and 'umbrella'.

Very large umbrella set above tables outdoors at a coffee shop,
pub or restaurant.

50. KARMA Divine justice, or balance

51. Landline A telephone connected to wires in a fixed location as opposed

to a mobile or cell phone.

52. Mailbomb To deliberately try to disrupt another computer system by send

massive amounts of email to it.

53. Meritocracy The idea that merit and individual effort determine one’s succe
rather than wealth or birth.

54. Mocktail Non-alcoholic drink that looks like a cocktail.

55. Netbook Small laptop computer which weighs less than 3 pounds and ha
a 7 to 10 inch screen.

56. Netiquette Blend of 'network' and 'etiquette'.

Set of rules governing appropriate behaviour and courtesy on t
internet.

57. Netizen Blend of 'internet' and 'citizen'.

A person who spends an excessive amount of time on the intern

58. Newbie A new member of any group, community, or activity.

59. Nonliner Someone who rarely or never uses the Internet, usually because
they cannot access it.

60. Noogler New Google employee.

61. Notspot An area where there is slow Internet access or no connection at

62. Noughties The years between 2000 and 2009 which contain a 'nought' (zer
in the same way as other decades are called the 'thirties', 'sixtie
etc .

63. Offshorable Something that can be done or produced in another country, es

at reduced costs.

64. OMENS Omens are messages from Spirit delivered in symbolic terms

65. Oversharing Providing too much information on the Internet (credit card de
personal information, etc.) especially through social network si

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66. Overworking class A segment of today's working population where there is a desir
to work long hours.

67. PATRON A Patron Deity is the particular Goddess or God that one feels m
with
68. PRIMEVAL DEITY God/dess before creation, being both feminine and masculine, bo
and physical, resolving all opposites and polarities and containin
all things

69. PSYCHISM Magic is the art of actively using the powers of the soul

70. Password fatigue Being tired of having to remember a large number of password
different electronic devises.

71. Recessionista Popular new term for a person who succeeds in dressing stylish
on a tight budget.
72. Road rage Aggressive habits often resulting in violence against other drive
73. SACRED SPACE Sacred Space is space which is used for magical work or worship

74. Sandwich generation A generation of people who care for the needs of their children
as well as those of their own elderly parents.

75. Screenager A young person or teenager who spends a lot of time in front of
the computer screen.

76. Sitcom Blend of 'situation' and 'comedy'.

A drama, on television, based on humorous everyday situations

77. Slumdog Very poor, underprivileged person who lives in an overcrowded

squalid area of a city called a slum.

78. Smirt Blend of 'smoke' and 'flirt'

Smoking prohibition laws have led to a new sort of social pastim
'smirting', smokers getting to know each other when outside on
the pavement.

79. Snail mail The standard system of delivering mail which is very slow in co
electronic mail.

80. Spinnish The language used by spin doctors, spokes-persons, campaign

managers, etc. when trying to present information in a favoura
light.

81. Staycation A vacation in which you stay at home and relax or visit places
close to where you live.
82. Textual harassment Sending text messages to mobile phones which insult or abuse
people.

83. TRIPLE GODDESS The three forms of the Triple Goddess reflect the three phases o

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84. TALISMANS When a natural object, such as a stone or plant, is used in its nat
with minor augmentation with the intention of producing a meta
effect on or for the user, it is called a Talisman

85. TUATHAIL This term is used to indicate counter-clockwise movement.

86. Tombstoning Jumping or diving into water from a dangerously high place su
a hotel balcony, a cliff, bridge, wall, roof, etc.

87. Trekkie A fan of the TV science fiction series Star Trek.

88. Tweet People who 'tweet' send short messages via the microblogging
service Twitter.

89. Tweetheart A user of the Twitter service who is very popular or admired, o
whom other users communicate a lot.

90. UNIVERSAL DEITY The different faces of Deity are ways of understanding Universa

91. Upskill Teach an employee new or additional skills.

92. VEIL A term describing the inability of the ordinary conscious mind to
the powers or memories of the Soul

93. Videophile Person who is very interested in watching videos and making
recordings, and values high-quality results.

94. Viral marketing Marketing strategy that consists in encouraging people to pass
information to friends, family and colleagues through e-mail m
blogs, video-sharing, etc., so that the marketing message spread
like a virus.

95. Vook A combination of video, text, images and social streams in an

electronic book.

96. WHEEL OF THE YEAR The Wheel of the Year refers to the yearly cycle of the Seasons, a
sacred festivals which celebrate them

97. WAND Everybody knows about the Witches magic wand, right? The W
used in Wiccan ritual for a variety of purposes related to the foc
energy.

98. Web rage Anger or frustration as a result of difficulties or problems enco

when using the Internet.

99. Webinar Presentation or seminar conducted over the web.

10 Widget Blend of 'window' and 'gadget'.

0. A small application or tool that can be installed and executed
within a web page.

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10 Winterval Blend of 'winter' and 'festival'.
1. A festival that takes place in winter.

10 Wordle The words of a piece of text arranged into a sort of graphic.

2. The more frequent a particular word appears in the text, the bi
its size in the wordle.