infobesity noun information overload

The ‘follow’ feature has obvious benefits: engagement, notifications and, in the days of ‘infobesity,’ it’s a great way to tailor one’s experience to their needs and interests

[http://techcrunch.com 06 July 2013]

lifelogging noun the recording on video of one’s daily activities, usually with the use of wearable technology

Love Lifelogging? Storica App Takes To Kickstarter To Fund Desktop Expansion

[http://techcrunch.com 12 Aug 2013]

oversharer noun someone who gives away too much information about themselves, in a way that is embarrassing or boring

Try not to tell the world your house will be empty if you’re the sort of oversharer who tweets the view from your bedroom window or similar.

[www.theguardian.com 31 July 2013]

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carbicide noun humorous the act of eating too many carbs

Newsflash! Cheryl Cole commits carbicide just like we do: ‘I allow myself one cheat day and love cupcakes, doughnuts… basically anything that’s really bad for you’, star says.

[www.dailymail.co.uk 11 Sept 2013]

Pre-event day was filled with preparations and last minute shopping (I ran out of chamois balm) as well as the essential carb-loading (lots of rice, I’m guilty of carbicide!).

[www.madegood.org 05 Sept 2013]

fatberg noun a huge lump of cooking fat mixed with other non-food waste, discovered in the sewers of London

He warned of the dangers of ‘fatbergs,’ saying that Thames Water was trying to spread the message of ‘bin it and don’t block it’.

[www.bbc.co.uk 06 Aug 2013]

haloodie noun informal a foodie who only eats halal food

Welcome to the world of the haloodie.

[The Guardian (UK broadsheet: headline) 28 Sept 2013]

slam nom verb slang to eat something quickly and greedily

They’re gonna make sure we don’t get in to a whole righting the Wright wrong ‘who invented flying’ situation again where you let some brothers gang up on a guy because his name is ‘Dick’ Pearse. Most likely, they’ll be the people who slam nom the most BurgerFuel over the next few weeks.

[www.burgerfuel.com 04 July 2013]

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Chipster noun a Chicano hipster

Next door is Eastside Luv, a sleek bar that attracts younger patrons whom some call Chipsters, for Chicano hipsters,

[New York Times (US broadsheet) 18 Aug. 2013]

Cubanization noun a situation where cars are kept for many years and people rarely purchase a new one

If we push too hard, we risk Cubanization of the fleet, where it is better to keep old cars than buy expensive new ones.

[Car and Driver (US automotive magazine) Aug. 2013]

nuts to butts idiom informal in a way that is very crowded

I understand the tenets of capitalism and the desire to make money. I get that more money can be made by packing people into these places ‘nuts to butts’.

[famonthelam.com 23 July 2013]

Such a mix of product, and when a container combusts, no one seems to know what’s in it or what class fire it is. Since they’re stacked nuts to butts, you’d be hard pressed to open one, let alone get to it.

[http://gcaptain.com/ 15 July 2013]

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MPL abbreviation Modular Prosthetic Limb: an artificial hand and arm with 26 joints and 17 tiny motors that is controlled by the user’s muscles

But the MPL’s sophisticated movements are limited to the level of technology available for interfacing with the body’s nervous system.

[Smithsonian (US science and society magazine) September 2013]

novel coronavirus noun a virus that causes a severe respiratory illness known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

A hospital statement said: ‘Guy’s and St Thomas’ can confirm that the patient with severe respiratory illness due to novel coronavirus (MERS-nCV) sadly died on Friday 28 June, after his condition deteriorated despite every effort and full supportive treatment.

[www.bbc.co.uk 04 July 2013]

second impact syndrome noun death as a result of two instances of concussion sustained in a short space of time

Parents’ agony as rugby player son, 14, dies from ‘second impact syndrome’ after playing on for 25 minutes following heavy collision

[www.dailymail.co.uk (title of article) 03 September 2012]

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