When languages evolve, it’s important that scholars and dictionaries keep up. The internet has spawned a new crop of words for stuff, and while you may not like all of them, some of them are really clever combos that seem like they might actually be useful!
Many of these words come from urbandictionary.com, which is basically a dictionary of modern slang. Their site is probably the most complete dictionary of modern slang, but it’s also full chock-full of nonsense.
Most of these words are portmanteaus, which are what you get when you mash both the sounds and meanings of two words together to get a new one. Did you know, for example, that the word ‘smog’ is a portmanteau (smoke and fog)? ‘Brunch’ (breakfast and lunch) is another one that is becoming more and more popular, although it’s been around for a while. And if you’re eating your brunch with a spork, then that’s a portmanteau double-whammy.
Can you think of any fun new words that real modern dictionaries should adopt? If so, add them to this list!
More info: urbandictionary (h/t: demilked)
1. Askhole
2. Bedgasm
3. Masturdating
4. Chairdrobe
5. Textpectation
6. Cellfish
7. Nonversation
8. Destinesia
9. Errorist
10. Carcolepsy
11. Hiberdating
12. Ambitchous
13. Youniverse
14. Internesting
15. Columbusing
16. Afterclap
17. Unkeyboardinated
18. Dudevorce
19. Beerboarding
20. Epiphanot
21. Unlightening
22. Nerdjacking
23. Doppelbanger
24. Nomonym
25. #33 – Irrightional
26. Cupidity-stupid Things You Do ,when In Love
27. #asstag
28. Chiptease
29. Typerventilating
30. Sexcident (n) The Situation In Which You Accidently Find Yourself In Someone Else’s Bed
31. Juggersnot
32. Paddict – One Who Spends An Inordinate Amount Of Time Attached To Their Tablet…
33. Eglaf
34. Unbarrassed
35. Amazome (adj) Amazing And Awesome Combined
36. Passfusion – (n.) When You Experience Password Confusion Especially When You Have Many Accounts
37. Onlineness
38. Masturwait
39. Sloading (v) Loading So Slowly That It Puts You To Sleep – And Hasn’t Finished When You Wake Up
40. Metox: When You Need A Break From Yourself
41. Stupitch
42. Chillock – (n) A Person Who Gives You Really Positive Vibes. Observe Here, A Group Of Chillocks
43. #57. Cosmonism — The Universe As A Living Organism
44. Presstitute
45. Fantabulous >fantastic & >fabulous
46. Factivist
47. Possibility Rush
48. Extralineaphobia
49. Slave-at-home Mom
50. Punditritus
51. Punsizement (n) Act/ State Of Often Playing With Words, Making Fun And (invariably) Poor Rhymes
52. Mysteriopgraphy
53. Play Design
54. Planophobic: Adjective 1. (of A Person) Suffering From Yearly Planned Events.
55. Worderful : Word + Wonderful – A Word That Should Exist Because It Is So Amazing
56. Gaddiction
57. Sacredfice- An Act Of Climbing A Trail Of Stairs Believing That Your Wish Will Be Granted.
59. Outlarious Outrageous + Hilarious = Outlarious
60. Lucklight
61. Restofficonation
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