. . . new, and/or/but old. . .
(with thanks to Tom Chatfield theguardian.com and Betsy Towner, from: AARP Bulletin)
geek - socially awkward children obsessed with new technological devices.
spam - unwanted email.
LOL - "laughing out loud" in digital communication.
hashtag - formerly shorthand for weight in pounds, now on Twitter to denote popularity.
meh - an flexible contemporary species of digital indifference or "OK, whatever".
big media - Primary mass communication sources, e.g., TV and the press.
bromance - close platonic male friendship.
chillax - to calm down and relax.
cougar - older woman who dates younger men.
flash mob - brief gathering for a common purpose, announced by e-mail or text.
frenemy - friend with whom one has frequent conflict.
gal pal - female friend.f
heart - to like very much; love.
matchy-matchy - excessively color-coordinated.
megachurch - huge church congregation, typically evangelical Christian.
pimp - pimp to make something more showy or impressive.
riff - to expound on a particular subject.
social media - websites and applications used for social networking.
staycation - vacation spent at home.
nakation - nude vacation.
unfriend - to remove from a list of personal associates on a website.
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