Sunday, March 8, 2020

Series 15

New English Word of 2018

1. Automagically adv. Automatically in a way that seems magical.
Ex _ He is magician , he starts car Auto magically

2. Bargainous adj. Costing less than expected.
Ex _ Are you Bargainous buyer?

3. Big media n. Primary mass communication sources, e.g., TV and the press.
Ex _ Would you like to explain about Big media ?

4. Bromance n. (yaari) Close platonic male friendship.
Ex _ Have you broken all the Bromance?

5. Buzzkill n. Person or thing that has a depressing effect.

6. Carbon credit n. Permit allowing a certain amount of carbon dioxide emissions.

7. Carbon offsetting n. Counteraction of CO2 emissions with a corresponding reduction.

8. Catastrophize v. To present a situation as worse than it is.

9. Cheeseball adj. Lacking taste or style.
Ex _ Was the dinner cheeseball?

10. Chillax v. To calm down and relax.
Ex _ Do you chillax at afternoon?

11. Cool hunter n. One who predicts new styles and trends.
Ex _ Umair trying to be cool hunter.

12. Cougar n. Older woman who dates younger men.

13. Eggcorn n. Logical swap of words with similar sounds (from "egg corn" for "acorn").

14. Exit strategy n. Planned means of extricating oneself from a situation.

15. Flash mob n. Brief gathering for a common purpose, announced by e-mail or text.
Ex _ These days Flash mob is very common in every family.

16. Flyover states n. [derogatory] Central regions of the U.S.
Ex _ Have you ever visited Flyover states during job time.

17. Frenemy n. Friend with whom one has frequent conflict.
Ex _ America and China are Frenemy.

18. Friend v. To add to a list of personal associates on a website.
Ex _ How many friend do you have on your Fb List?

19. Gal pal n. Female friend.
Ex _ Do you miss your Gal pal?

20. Green audit n. Analysis of a business' environmental impact.
Ex _ Who go through the Green Audit of Gio?

21. Green-collar adj. Of or relating to workers in the environmentalist business sector.

22. Hater n. Negative person.
Ex _ Are you Hater?

23. Heart v. To like very much; love.
I heart my Shitu.

24. Homeshoring n. Moving jobs to employees' homes (from "offshoring").
Ex _ How many homeshoring do you make in one month?

25. Hypermiling n. Altering a car to maximize its fuel economy.
Ex _ Is your Car hypermiling?

26. LBD n. Little black dress.
Ex _ Does LBD dress suits on you?

27. Locavore n. One who primarily eats locally grown food.
Ex _ Our ancestors were Locavore.

28. Matchy-matchy adj. Excessively color-coordinated.
Ex _ New generation don't like matchy matchy dresses.

29. Megachurch n. Huge church congregation, typically evangelical Christian.
Ex _ She Got married in a megachurch.

30. Meme n. Image, video or phrase passed electronically on the Internet.
Ex _ Do you waste your time to watch meme?

31. Microblog v. To post very short entries on a blog.
Ex _ I have to Microblog all my learning because I forget very quickly.

32. Overleveraged adj. Having taken on too much debt.
Ex _ Once Amitab Bachchan was overleveraged .

33. Own v. To utterly defeat or humiliate.
Ex _ Ever you tried to Own your enemy?

34. Paywall n. Arrangement whereby website access is restricted to paying users only.
Ex _ Was the Amount Received by Payball?

35. Pimp v. To make something more showy or impressive.
Ex _ I love to Pimp my English speaking.

36. Riff v. To expound on a particular subject.
Ex _ We try to Riff our communication skill.

37. Rock v. To do something in a confident, flamboyant way.
Ex _ We will Rock one day InshaAllah.

38. Sheeple n. Unquestioning followers (from "sheep" + "people").
Ex _ There are many Sheeple of Dr. Zakir naik.

39. Social media n. Websites and applications used for social networking.
Ex _ Why we are habbitual of Social Media.

40. Soft skills n. Attributes that enable someone to interact harmoniously with others.
Ex _ I have joint MMC to improve my Soft skill.

41. Staycation n. Vacation spent at home.
Ex _ I enjoy most of the Staycation at kakarahta.

42. Toxic debt n. Debt that has a high risk of default.
Ex _ Toxic debt made depressed.

43. Truthiness n. Quality of seeming true.
Ex _ There was Truthiness in his statement.

44. Turducken n. Roast of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey.
Ex _ We took Turducken at dinner.

45. Tweet n. Posting made on the social networking site Twitter.
Ex I personally read most of the twit of PM Modi.

46. Unfriend v. To remove from a list of personal associates on a website.
Ex _ Do you unfriend if you are cheated.

47. Viral adj. Circulating rapidly on the Internet.
Ex _ The video was Viral where Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah made the conspiracy of pulwama attack.

48. Vuvuzela n. Long horn blown by fans at soccer matches.
Ex _ She was enjoing Vuvuzela .

49. Webisode n. Episode or short film made for viewing online.
Ex Have you seen Webisode of Mirza pur?

50. Zombie bank n. Insolvent bank that survives through government support.
Ex _ Is there any Zombie bank In India?

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Series 14

Distinguish _ (verb) अंतर करना  tell the difference
Ex _ distinguish the matter as soon as possible.
Extricate _ (verb) अलग करना get out of a situation
Ex _ she was trying to extricate herself from official duties.

Entangle _ (verb) उल्झाना involve
Ex _ don’t entangle those people in your project as they are not trustworthy.

Dumbfound _ (verb) हक्का बक्का कर देना  astonish
Ex _ Anas did his best to dumbfound his parents.

Forecast _ (noun )पुर्व अनुमान  prediction
Ex _ you are not a God that your forecast is going to be happened.

Rig _ (verb) पहेन्ना  dress up
Ex _ The children return from school and get ready to go for tuition.

Concede _ (verb) स्विकार करना  accept
Ex _ I had to concede that I had overreacted.

Encroach _ (verb) अधिकर्मद  violate
Ex _ rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room.

Persecute _ (verb) सताना harass
Ex _ The major kept on persecuting the soldiers.

Rampage _ (noun) हंगामा violence
Ex _ Sabrimala temple created rampage in Kerela

Aghast _ (adj) स्वाधीन horrified
Ex _ dinner tastes aghast. 

Amicable _ (adjective) शुशील  friendly

Ex _ he is an amicable person altogether.

Altercation _ (noun) विवाद  wordy quarrel

Ex _ two neighbors were involved in the altercation.

Ail _ (verb) सताना  to hurt

Ex _ he was ailed by my remark.

Dappled _ (adjective) चित्कबरा 

Ex _ She was wearing a dappled coat.

Advert _ (verb) ध्यान देना address

Ex _ one should advert the opinion of others.

Aspersion _ (noun) कलंक  verbal exhibition of bad temper.

Ex _ one should avoid aspersion.

Castigate _ (verb) सज़ा देना  to punish

Ex _ the teacher castigated him for his incomplete homework.

Coerce _ (verb) विवश करना to force a person into doing something.

Ex _ she was never coerced by her husband into bringing money from her parents.

Deteriorate _ ( verb) बिगद जाना  get worse
Ex _ the condition of her sister has deteriorated

Demure _ (adj) संकोची  shy
Ex _ I was thinking that she was demure by nature but I was wrong.

Debacle _ (noun) पतन downfall
Ex _ the poor batting performance resulted in the debacle of team.

Devout _ (adjective) धर्म निस्थ religious  
Ex _ no doubt my mother is a devout lady.