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It's buzzing

Prakriti Roy

Bae and lOl will be out this year and these are the words that will rule:

FlEEK (meaning nice or sweet) is being replaced by SNATCHED (a word from the gay community referring to something good).

  • Calling all your friends and acquaintances bro will become passé this year and SIS will be the word.

Politics will continue to give us some of the most popular buzzwords.

  • You can’t really think that ODD-EVEN will go into the shadows after January 15! Think again, sis. It is here to stay for a while.

FlIP-FlOPPER (noun): A politician who changes his or her mind or position often.

MENTUM (suffix): Added to the name of a politician to suggest he is gaining popularity or attention as a presidential candidate.

THE DONAlD (noun): Nickname for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

POP CUlTURE

KIDS’ TABlE (noun, slang): A (pejorative) name for a event, group or issue which is not paid as much attention as competing people or things.

GHAZI (suffix): Added to a word to suggest an actual or alleged controversy, sometimes used ironically to suggest that the scandalous nature of an event is being overblown, like emailghazi

BIGlY (adverb): With great force; violently; boastfully.

ANCHOR BABY (noun): Used offensively  for a child born to a non-citizen mother in a country which has birthright citizenship, to provide advantage in citizenship.