English Story

牛津网络辞典最新收录的10个表达

1. autocorreck verb (of software) cause (text) to contain mistakes by means of an autocorrect or autocomplete function: “I wrote a great text to her, but ‘love’ was autocorrecked to ‘move’.”
[Blend of autocorrect and wreck]
 
2. parrotocracy noun a hypothetical society governed by people selected according to their ability to repeat slogans and soundbites mechanically, or to repeat or steal the policies and ideas of others: "Heaven help us if we end up with a parrotocracy."
[from parrot and -cracy]
 
3. reply-gall noun the perceived impudence of an individual who sends an email response to everyone addressed in the original message: "His reply-gall became infamous after he sent an 1800-word response to a company-wide announcement."
[from reply + gall after reply-all]
 
4. Instayam noun a Thanksgiving photograph shared on social media: "Before we ate, we had to send an Instayam."
[blend of Instagram and yam]
 
5. Leo verb to achieve something after years of trying: "I feel like I’ve Leoed this morning; I finally passed my driving test."
[from the name of Leonardo DiCaprio, with allusion to his winning the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor after five unsuccessful nominations.]
 
6. fanishment noun the state of being blocked by a celebrity on social media: "Steve’s fanishment was inevitable after he tweeted at the star footballer 1000 times in a single day."
[blend of fan and banishment]
 
7. Obamacar noun (humorous) a hypothetical scheme under which current President of the United States Barack Obama would provide free cars for every citizen in America: "Republican commentators cracked wise about the so-called Obamacar."
[from Obama + car, after Obamacare]
 
8. otter café noun a café or similar establishment where people pay to interact with otters housed on the premises: "Locals are already excited by the prospect of the area’s first otter café."
 
9. LOYO abbreviation laughing on your own (used online in reply to a joke that others have not found amusing): "A better joke next time, please. LOYO."
 
10. social fleedia noun a situation in which one or more social media users choose to close their accounts: "Commentators are seeing a huge rise in millennials encouraging social fleedia."