Word | Meaning |
Copyleft | Opposite of copyright. Whereas copyright imposes restrictions on the distribution of a work or publication, copyleft eliminates restrictions and allows freedom of use for all. |
Cosmeceutical | A pharmaceutical product with beneficial effects on the skin e.g. anti-ageing creams containing a product that changes the cell biology. |
Cot potato | Very young child who spends a lot of time watching television. (cot = a baby's bed) |
Couch commerce | Buying goods online from one's home. |
Couch potato | A person who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the television. |
Cronut | A ring-shaped pastry that is a cross between a croissant and a doughnut. |
Crowdfunding | Raising money for a project by getting a large number of people to make a small financial contribution, particularly by using a website. |
Cyberbully | A person who uses the Internet, electronic communication or social networks to harm, harass or intimidate another person. |
Cyber cafe | A place which provides internet access to the public. |
Cyberchondriac | A person who imagines that he/she is suffering from an illness after reading about the symptoms on the Internet! |
Cyberloaf | Spend time on the Internet at work doing personal things. |
Cyberslacking | Using one's employer's Internet and email facilities for personal purposes during working hours. |
Daycation | A trip or short vacation which lasts only one day - daycationers do not stay away overnight. |
Decruitment | Euphemism for laying-off staff or downsizing a company. |
Demitarian | A person who reduces by half their consumption of meat and animal products in order to reduce the environmental impact of their diet. |
Dench | Extremely attractive, fashionable, impressive, etc |
Docusoap | Blend of 'documentary' and 'soap'. (soap opera: sentimental TV serial) A 'docusoap' is a reality television programme in the style of a documentary. |
Dramedy | Combination of 'drama' and 'comedy'. A film, play or TV programme that mixes drama and comedy. |
Droolworthy | Something so attractive or exciting that it makes you want to have it e.g. a droolworthy dress, a droolworthy cake, etc. |
Drug driving | Driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. |
Dwell time | The length of time spent on a website. |
Earworm | A tune that keeps repeating itself over and over again in our heads. |
E-cruitment | Online recruitment of employees, including online submission of resumes and cover letters |
Elancer | A professional person who works from home and provides services on the internet. |
Emoji | Icon used in electronic messages and webpages. |
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. |
E-piracy | Electronic piracy Illegal downloading of material found on the internet (films, music, etc.) |
E-quaintance | A person you know only through online networks. |
E-stalk | To stalk (follow) someone using Internet searches and email. |
EV | Electric vehicle, a vehicle which runs entirely on electricity stored in rechargeable batteries. |
E-waste | Electronic material and devices that have been thrown away. |
Face Time | Application which enables people to make video phone calls. They can speak and see each other at the same time. |
Fandom | Blend of’ fan’ and the suffix ‘-dom’, (as in 'kingdom'). The fans of a particular person, team, etc. regarded collectively as a community. |
Fashionista | Person who dresses according to the latest fashion trends. |
Favicon | Favourite icon: a tiny little graphic that appears when you bookmark a site. |
Finlit / fin lit | Financial literacy Knowledge and understanding of financial language and issues related to finance. |
Flame war | A period during which angry or rude email messages are exchanged. |
Flash mob | A crowd that gathers in a pre-determined place, performs an action then disperses very quickly. The mob is not told exactly what to do until just before the event. |
Flexitarian | A vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish. |
Freemale | A woman who is happy to stay single and independent so that she can do what she wants when she wants. |
Flightmare | Blend of 'flight' and 'nightmare'. Unpleasant air travel experience (lost luggage, missed connections, etc.) |
Flog | A fake blog. A blog (online journal) which appears to have been written by an independent person but has in fact been created by a company or business in order to advertise a product or service. |
Floordrobe | Blend of 'floor' and 'wardrobe'. A pile of clothes dropped on the floor. |
Foodoir | A blend of 'food' and 'memoir'. An account of someone's life or personal experiences, with a strong emphasis on food, often including recipes and cookery advice. |
Fracking | A method of extracting oil or natural gas from rock formations deep below the earth's surface, by drilling and creating cracks. |
Frape | Blend of ‘Facebook’ and ‘rape’. Making changes to someone’s Facebook pages without their knowledge or permission. |
Frenemy | An enemy who pretends to be your friend. |
Frostjack Frostjacking | A blend of the words 'frost' and 'hijack'. Stealing a car on a cold day when the owner leaves the engine running to defrost the windows. |
Funemployed Funemployment | A blend of 'fun' and 'unemployed'. Someone who enjoys not having a job because they have more time for leisure and fun activities. |
Funkinetics | A form of energetic step aerobics that mixes exercise and soul music. |