Hey, out of that New Year hangover? Well, probably not, But don't worry.
All you need to do is just relax on the couch and learn some of the new words
that are trending on social media like twitter and Instagram.
And you are going to simply love these words. You know why?
Because some of them are brand new and you've possibly not even heard them.
So I am Ceema, your English teacher. And if you are new to this channel,
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this one. The first word is
clofficewear Now, let me tell you when the work from home culture began, I was very confused.
I did not know if I was at work or I was at home. And therefore, this new word that really
comes about is clofficewear, which means that you're talking about clothes
that you wear in the home and also in the office.
This word is a combination of closet, which means your wardrobe
and the word wear, which obviously refers to the clothes that you're wearing.
So I could say the whole year I had been in my clofficewear
Attending online zoom meetings.
Alright, So Have you been in your clofficewear Lately?
If you have let me know in the comments and try writing a sentence in the comments
below with these new words, I'm sure the more sentences you make,
the better it will become for you to remember them.
Okay, the next word. A really nice one.
It's called Mahskne or maskne. Well, I'm sure you've heard of acne.
I get a lot of acne and I'm sure all of you do. So what is acne or maskne? when you wear a
mask which we all do these days, which we all HAVE to these days
we sometimes get a lot of acne because the cloth on the mask can really irritate the
skin and cause various skin problems.
So a lot of people these days are complaining of maskne
acne caused because of the mask or the cloth which rubs against your
skin. So I can say. I don't know how long we have put on our masks.
My cheeks are filled with maskne. Okay, so if you're getting maskne,
put your comments below and let me know for how long you've
been having maskne or maaskne. Alright, then our next word is tech lash.
So what is Tech Lash? Have you heard of backlash?
Backlash is when you are going against something when you are speaking
against something. So the tech lash
is basically speaking against or giving a negative reaction against large tech companies.
Many tech companies like Google, all of those companies.
So this word tech lash is really a combination of tech, which is short for
technology, as you all know, and the word backlash, which is, like I said, a
strong negative reaction where you're really coming against something.
So in a sentence I could say. Nowadays, there is a
huge tech lash against social media sites on their own platform, which is really true.
So you can use this new word. Go ahead and use it.
Our next word is a freegan. Okay, now everybody is talking about a new trend.
It's not really a trend, but it's basically a new lifestyle called veganism.
So this word freegan comes from the word vegan. But what is a freegan or who is a freegan?
Really? This is the person
who tries to buy as little as possible. So they normally use discarded items
and especially food, so that they can recycle or use things
that other people do not use because they are environmentally conscious and they're
obviously environmentally friendly, and they want to make sure that they don't waste too much.
Okay, so there are many people like that, and I think it's a great initiative to take.
And in a sentence, I could say more and more people are turning freegan these days
because of the increase in the awareness for climate change.
Okay, I've got another very nice word for you, but I'm going to call it an awesome word.
You know why? Because the word is called awesome sauce.
Okay, so you take two words awesome. And you take sauce like ketchup that you have,
and you bring them together and you get awesome sauce.
So basically, it means that you're referring to something really good.
Really amazing. Okay, so I can say
something like the new Web series Decoupled is just awesome sauce.
Or I could say the last and final season of money heist is awesome sauce.
Our next word and a really nice word is cringe. Well, the word is nice, but the feeling of
cringing is not very good. I'll tell you why.
Because this word means that you are feeling embarrassed and probably ashamed
about what someone else is doing or saying. It's actually called secondhand embarrassment
like you're embarrassed for somebody else. Of course, you can even cringe for yourself
or cringe at yourself. But let's be honest here.
We normally cringe at other people, right? So in a sentence, I could say, you know,
when my drunk brother started dancing, it really made me cringe like I wasn't embarrassed
for myself, but I was embarrassed for him because everyone was looking at him.
Okay, so that's cringe for you. Our next word is
stan or "to stan" as the verb goes. It basically means that you are idolizing
or you were loving somebody obsessively.
You could be like an overzealous fan of a celebrity or any
any company, for example. But it basically means that you
idolize or love obsessively so I can say something like I was
overwhelmed when I met Shahrukh Khan. I have always been stanned by him.
Okay, so I've been overzealously in love with him. Okay.
All right. The next word is Beardo.
Oh, okay. So a lot of people have a beard.
So that's a beard. Which, which is the
facial hair on your face that men have? But then some people look weird in a beard, right?
Kind of seems to be rhyming right. It's fun.
But the word beardo basically is a person with a beard and who looks
weird in the beard. Okay, so maybe that beard
does not suit him, I guess. I guess that's why the word
came into came into existence. But I could say in a sentence.
Look at that beardo who seems a bit weird. Or, well, he's got a weird beardo.
Could we say that? I don't know, But
this is a new word that has weaved its way into the dictionary, and I think you
can use it. It's kind of fun.
Alright, The next word is man spread. Okay.
The word man obviously refers to men. We're talking about men here.
Okay? So women don't have to worry here.
So what is a man spread? Um, it is the action of how men
sit with your legs wide apart.
Okay, Like some men, only some of them.
Okay, all of you are good. But there are a few of you
who really sit with their legs wide apart in public places,
and they take up more than one seat. I mean, that's not good behavior.
And I've noticed that this happens mostly in public transportation, like trains and
Busses and many public public waiting areas. And this act is called man spreading.
Because you're like spreading your legs and not allowing people like me to sit and the other women
and the other people. So don't do that.
That's called man spreading. Okay, so I can say some people
should really stop man spreading. So here's the next one.
Now, to understand this, I would like to ask you a question.
How many of you have taken vacation days from work and you have nowhere to
go. like That's literally me. I get holidays, and I don't
know what to do with them. I don't have anywhere to go.
Really. Now.
Well, if you have no travel plans like me, then what do we do?
People like us, we spend our vacation at home and we have what we call as a staycation,
which is really a combination of staying at home and being on a vacation with nowhere to go.
Okay, so in a sentence, I could say, "Oh, no, another lockdown.
It's time for another staycation." Believe me.
During the lockdown, a lot of people had their own little staycations.
Or you could say, If you are tight on funds, consider taking a
staycation instead of visiting a local water park or something like that.
Stay at home. Have a nice little vacation at home.
Well, these lessons, fun words, and I think you should really start using them in your
conversation. It's a new year, and these are new words,
and you should really sound like a really nice updated English speaker.
So go ahead, use them, have fun with it. And please put your comments below telling
me how you are going to use each of these words in your sentence so that
I know whether you've learned or not. I'll be back with some more lessons.
But until then, this is me saying, Have a great day, keep learning, stay safe
and have a great staycation. Bye bye