Language is NOT static! New Dictionary entries in 21st C
Across
- 4. (Of a man) to explain something to someone, typically a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronising.
- 5. A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam, and shared via social media.
- 6. The practice of funding a project or venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.
- 7. Dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.
- 11. A small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication.
- 12. To watch multiple episodes of a television series or program consecutively.
Down
- 1. Anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on social media.
- 2. To remove (someone) from a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website.
- 3. A form of camping involving accommodation and facilities more luxurious than those associated with traditional camping.
- 6. A digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralised system
- 8. To spoil a photograph by unexpectedly appearing in the camera’s field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke.
- 9. The sending of sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone.
- 10. Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger.