THESE WORDS ARE YOUNGER THAN YOU ARE
(These are recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary.)
(These are recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary.)
This type of camping for the pampered dates to 2005
Glamping
They're the 3 flavors in Neapolitan ice cream
vanilla, chocolate & strawberry
Joaquin Phoenix was troubled comedian Arthur Fleck
Joker
Geography Awareness Week & National Stuffing Day
November
The original of this series that featured Blake Lively & Leighton Meester as privileged teens in New York City
Gossip Girl
The act of ending a relationship by abruptly cutting off all communication has had this name since 2012
Ghosting
Lobster & filet mignon are often paired as this rhyming combo
surf & turf
Emma Stone, in a live-action prequel to "101 Dalmatians"
Cruella
The kickoff of the 2021 NFL regular season & Arrrr! Talk Like a Pirate Day
September
This series, first with Ruby Rose & then with Javicia Leslie as the Caped Crusader & defender of Gotham City
Batwoman
2012 gave us this alliterative term for the device that lets you take a turnaround photo from a better angle
Selfie Stick
An iconic Southern pairing is shrimp & this side dish made from ground corn & boiled
grits
Jordan Peele film in which a family is terrorized by its doppelgangers
Us
Star Wars Day, which led to Revenge of the Fifth
May
This limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy about a chess prodigy
The Queen's Gambit
This gendered word for condescendingly expounding has only been around since 2008
mansplaining
These 2 ingredients are popularly paired on a bagel in a deli & in a Philadelphia roll at a sushi bar
salmon & cream cheese
The impoverished Kims put one over on the wealthy Parks
Parasite
Daylight Saving Time starts (turn 'em forward) & National Puppy Day, so much more enjoyable
March
This series on which Walter White & Jesse Pinkman were involved in a whole different type of cooking show
Breaking Bad
Folks have been making these catalogs of things to do before they die since 2006
bucket list
This food paring combines a breakfast staple and a crispy bird
chicken and waffles
James McAvoy struggles with 23 personalities
Split
The traditional federal income tax filing deadline & the U.K.'s National Tea Day
April
This comedy on which Joel McHale played a disbarred lawyer who goes back to college & buddies up with a bunch of misfits
Community