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New words – 29 August 2011

glampsite noun a campsite where luxurious camping takes place

Children will love the chance to help out on the farm while parents will appreciate the home comforts of their cosy canvas cottages at this new ‘glampsite’.
[The Guardian (UK broadsheet) 18 June 2011]

haycation noun a holiday on a farm

10 great places for a rural ‘haycation’.
[http://travel.usatoday.com (headline) 16 May 2011]

gap yah noun humorous a gap year as experienced by an upper-class young person

Kate Middleton had a classic Gap Yah, as the Grand Tours by the public-school educated are now lampooned.
[www.bbc.co.uk 26 Apr 2011]

globalista noun a very cosmopolitan and well-travelled person

Not only is the art on the walls his own, but the interior, designed by GQ contributing editor Tara Bernerd, brings a globalista’s vision to informal dining in an upscale environment.
[GQ (UK men’s magazine) April 2011]

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