iUniverse Publishing presents New Words in English –Part 1

Languages are always changing. New words and expressions are always being created. This is usually because something new has been invented, partially due to new internet terms, but sometimes it’s just for fun. English is a language that is very quick to adapt to the changing world. New words a re often borrowed from other languages or coined by necessity. In this article, iUniverse presents recently coined words and their meanings.

• Affluenza – a combination of “affluence” and “influenza”, a social disease resulting from excessive materialism and extreme consumerism = earning more money and consuming more
• Agritourism – a type of tourism where tourists stay on farms or in agricultural areas and participate in farming activities
• Alcopop - fruit drinks with alcohol added which are designed for and marketed to young people
• Baggravation – a mixture of “bag” and “aggravation”, annoyance and aggravation ay the airport when your luggage has not arrive, but other passengers’ baggage has
• Blook – a fusion of “book” and “blog”, a book written by a blogger
• Breadcrumbing – an internet navigating technique which helps users by displaying a list of links to web pages they have visited while exploring a website

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