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I love English

I've always been a sucker for trendy-speak.

From "Clockwork Orange"'s "tolchock" and "yarbles" to the 80's "gag me with a spoon" to Buffy's "I'm whelmed" - I love talking trendy. I think it's the ability of a pop culture word or phrase to invoke more meaning than the sum of its parts. "Totally" is so much more than an adverb when paired with "bitchin'". (SIDENOTE: Mixing languages is fun and educational, too. My french friends loved it when it was time to leave and "On y va" became "Let's va!" or "On y go"...)

So I always enjoy the release of the "new" word list for each year's updated addition of the "Oxford Dictionary for English". The following words are now "official"!

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lush - very good

scopophilia - sexual pleasure derived chiefly from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity

phishing - fraudulently sending e-mails purporting to be from reputable firms to get individuals to reveal personal details

chugger - someone who approaches passers-by in the street asking for donations for a charity (a "charity" "mugger")

labradoodle - a cross between a Labrador retriever and a poodle

rock up - to arrive

cockapoo - is a mix between a cocker spaniel dog and a poodle

hoover - to eat something quickly

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So...with today's vocabulary lesson over...I'm outta here...

...and off to that "lush" restaurant to "hoover up" the plat du jour. I'm starved after a morning on the internet ditching "phishers" and I want to "rock up" before the "chugger" in front of my building sees me. He is so not "scopophilic".

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