MA3C0201 郭于甄 Janet
05/05/2015
Teaching & Assessing Vocabulary
Assignment 4
The Buzz Words in English:
1. selfie or selfy (n.)
Definition:
a photograph of you taken by yourself, usually for use in social media (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Suffixation (self + ie / y)
 the use of suffix -ie/-y to form diminutive nouns and pet names
 similar examples: kid > kiddie, television > telly, Bill > Billy, laptop > lappy
Make a sentence:
I have learned some tips for taking perfect selfies from my students.
2. 24/7/365 or 24-7-365 (adv. / adj.)
Definition:
something happens or is available all day and every day of the year, with no pauses for evenings, weekends
or holidays (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Acronym (24 hours a day/ 7 days a week/ 365 days a year)
 interesting numbers: (Attolino, P. (2012). Iconicity in Rap Music: The challenge of an anti-language.)
187 (refers to homicide, origin: Californian penal code number for this crime)
411 (refers to I need information, origin: the telephone number for local directory assistance in the
United States and Canada)
Make a sentence:
Sometimes, teachers are required to offer 24/7/365 “customer support” for either their students or the
parents.
3. Common Era (n.)
Definition:
a method of numbering years which refers to the period of time that began after the birth of Jesus Christ
(Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
Make a sentence:
Common Era is a religiously neutral term for expressing the concept denoted by AD alternatively.
4. Noughties (n.)
Definition:
the years from 2000 to 2009 (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Suffixation (nought => noughty => noughties)
Make a sentence:
The birth of social networking was a key event in the noughties.
MA3C0201 郭于甄 Janet
05/05/2015
Teaching & Assessing Vocabulary
Assignment 4
5. Subtweet (n. / v.)
Definition:
(On Twitter) a post that refers to a particular user without directly mentioning them, typically as a form of
furtive mockery or criticism (Oxford Dictionaries)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Blend (subliminal + tweet = subtweet)
Make a sentence:
I wish she would stop subtweeting and talk to me directly.
6. Likebait or like-bait (n.)
Definition:
web content which is specifically intended to make Facebook users click the 'Like' button associated with it
(Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
 similar words: clickbait, linkbait, sharebait
 related words: likejacking(Analogy), clickjacking (Analogy)
Make a sentence:
Sometimes, a perfect selfie can serve as a likebait.
7. SOLE (n.)
Definition:
a method of education in which group of children learn independently using computers connected to the
net (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Acronym (self-organized learning environment)
Make a sentence:
SOLE can be used at the start of a topic to generate learners’ interest in any subject.
8. Bae (n.)
Definition:
a term of endearment used to refer to your boyfriend, girlfriend (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Clipping (babe, baby)
Make a sentence:
Dear Olivia, you are my bae and I love you so much.
MA3C0201 郭于甄 Janet
05/05/2015
Teaching & Assessing Vocabulary
Assignment 4
9. text neck (n.)
Definition:
damage to the neck muscles and spine caused by frequently bending over a smartphone, tablet device, etc
for long periods of time (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
 similar words: Nintendo thumb, BlackBerry thumb, Wii elbow, qwerty tummy, e-thrombosis
Make a sentence:
I suffered from text neck after a 2-hour LINE chatting with my friend.
10. free-from (adj.)
Definition:
used to describe foods which don't contain ingredients such as wheat, dairy products etc, and so are safe
for people who have allergies to these ingredients (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
Make a sentence:
The appearance of free-from food is good news for allergy sufferers.
11. half-birthday (n.)
Definition:
a day which is exactly six months before or six months after the actual day a person was born
(Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
Make a sentence:
Young children whose real birthdays do not fall within the school year like to celebrate their half-birthday
instead.
12. garbage patch
Definition:
a very large area of the sea where natural currents cause rubbish to collect (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
 related words: white pollution
Make a sentence:
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is estimated to be as big as the US state of Texas.
MA3C0201 郭于甄 Janet
05/05/2015
Teaching & Assessing Vocabulary
Assignment 4
13. paleo diet or paleolithic diet (n.)
Definition:
a diet based on food eaten in the Stone Age era, which consists of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables, and
does not include grains, dairy products or processed foods (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
Make a sentence:
Paleo Diet would be a good way to keep away from the recent food safety crisis.
14. JOMO
Definition:
a feeling of pleasure you get from spending time doing what you want and not worrying about what other
people are doing or saying (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Acronym (joy of missing out)
 similar words: FOMO (fear of missing out)
 related words: ringxiety (Analogy), phubbing (Blend: phone + snub), tech-life balance (Compound),
infobesity (Blend: information + obesity)
Make a sentence:
Having a coffee alone at a comfortable café is my way to embrace my JOMO.
15. Mx. (n.)
Definition:
the gender-neutral honorific to represent transgender people and people who don't want to be identified
by gender
Type of Word-Formation Process: Analogy
Make a sentence:
The gender neutral title “Mx.” is going to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary alongside Mr., Ms.
and Mrs. and Miss.
16. showrooming (n.) / showroom (v.) / showroomer (n.)
Definition:
the practice of going to a conventional store to look at a product and then buying it online for a cheaper
price (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: conversion
 related words: dark store
Make a sentence:
Showrooming is a smart way to buy what you want at the best price.
MA3C0201 郭于甄 Janet
05/05/2015
Teaching & Assessing Vocabulary
Assignment 4
17. staycation (n.) / staycation (v.) / staycationer (n.)
Definition:
a holiday in which you stay at home and visit places near to where you live
Type of Word-Formation Process: Blend (stay + vocation = staycation)
 similar words: mancation, microvacation
Make a sentence:
After having two kids, I really prefer staycation to a long faraway trip.
(Macmillan Dictionary)
18. sharent (n.) / sharenting (n.)
Definition:
a parent who regularly uses social media to communicate a lot of detailed information about their child
(Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Blend (share + parent = sharent)
 related words: overshare (Prefixation), oversharent
Make a sentence:
I think it is quite natural to become a sharents after having kids, but we still have to avoid oversharenting.
19. hatewatching (n.) / hatewatch (v.) / hatewatcher (n.) / hate-watched (adj.)
Definition:
the activity of watching a television programme that you think is bad because you get enjoyment from
criticizing it (Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Compound
Make a sentence:
My dad is a typical hatewatcher of political panel shows.
20. clicktivism (n.) / clicktivist (n.)
Definition:
the use of the Internet as a tool for influencing public opinions or achieving political or social aims
(Macmillan Dictionary)
Type of Word-Formation Process: Blend (click + activism = clicktivism)
 similar words: slacktivism (Blend: slack + activism), hacktivist (Blend: hack + activism)
 related words: click fraud, clickprint (Analogy: fingerprint), clickjacking (Analogy)
Make a sentence:
Clickitivism is often criticized for lacking real action and engagement.
MA3C0201 郭于甄 Janet
05/05/2015
Teaching & Assessing Vocabulary
Assignment 4
Reference:
1. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/selfie.html
2.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/24-7-365.html
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/common-era.html
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/noughties.html
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/subtweet
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/likebait
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/sole_1
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/bae
9. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/text-neck.html
10. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/free-from.html
11. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/half-birthday.html
12. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/garbage-patch.html
13. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/paleo-diet.html
14. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/jomo.html
15. http://www.ibtimes.com/mr-mrs-or-mx-oxford-english-dictionary-adopts-gender-neutral-honorific-190
7977
16. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/showrooming.html
17. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/staycation.html
18. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/sharent.html
19. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/hate-watching.html
20. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/buzzword/entries/clicktivism.html