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1. Sriracha
If you love spicy food, you’ve probably heard of sriracha. It’s a Thai-inspired sauce made from a blend of hot chili peppers, garlic and spices that’s commonly used in cooking or as a dipping sauce.
Sriracha really adds a kick to your hamburger, but be sure you have a glass of water nearby!

2. Ghost
The meaning of the word ghost (noun) that most of us are familiar with is the spirit of a dead person, like the kind we often see appearing and disappearing in movies. Now the word ghost has a new, informal meaning that has to do with disappearing.
Used as a verb, ghost means to suddenly cut off contact completely with someone (usually a romantic partner) by not answering their phone calls and text messages.
You’ll often hear it used in the past tense (ghosted)… since you don’t know you’ve been ghosted until it’s too late!
I haven’t heard from her in more than a week. She totally ghosted me.

3. EVOO
Try saying “extra virgin olive oil” a few times. This is a type of high-quality oil that makes Italian food so very delicious, and it’s quite a mouthful to say, isn’t it?
But no worries, now we can shorten it to EVOO with the first letters of those words. Ah there, isn’t that easier to say?
Remember to grab a bottle of EVOO on your way home. I’m making pasta tonight.

4. Manspread
Ever notice how some men sit with their legs so wide apart in public places that they take up more than one seat?
This behavior, commonly observed on public transportation such as trains and buses and in public waiting areas, is known as manspreading (man + spreading).
Wouldn’t it be nice if people would be more considerate about manspreading during busy times of the day?

5. Facepalm
Facepalm (you’ll also see it spelled as two words: face palm) is a new word that describes the act of covering your face with your hand when you’re in difficult or uncomfortable situations. It’s a pretty natural thing to do when we’re feeling embarrassed, frustrated or very disappointed.
He had to facepalm when his boss pointed out typos in his report after he’d checked it three times.

6. Froyo
Here’s another new word that has to do with food: froyo. That’s right, it’s not hard to figure out that froyo is short for frozen yogurt, a cold dessert that’s similar to ice cream and a bit healthier.
On a hot day, you can call me up for a froyo any time.

7. Hangry
Have you ever been hangry? I know I have. Hangry (hungry + angry) is when you’re in a bad mood and feeling frustrated because you need to eat right now.
I haven’t eaten anything since breakfast. I’m hangry and you’re not going to like me very much.

You can see a great example of how English speakers use the word hangry in this comedy video on FluentU. Sign up for a free FluentU trial to watch with all the learning features and explore the rest of the video library.
8. Photobomb
Remember the time you posed for that perfect photo (or so you thought!) only to find that someone spoiled it by appearing in view when the photo was taken?
That’s a photobomb. The unintended person is a photobomber. They could be either a random stranger just walking by, or a prankster deliberately photobombing you.
You wouldn’t believe how hard it was to avoid photobombs when we were taking pictures at the beach.

9. Binge Watch
To binge watch is to watch many episodes of a TV series one after another without stopping. The word binge by itself means to overdo something.
I spent the whole weekend binge watching the TV series “Billions” with my roommate.

10. Fitspiration
Every end of the year, we take time out to plan our goals for the new year. What can we do? Eat healthier? Work out more? Get more fit? Yes, but we need inspiration!
So we look around and, yes, we have a new word for that.
Fitspiration (fitness + inspiration) refers to the people, pictures and social media posts that inspire us to keep pushing ourselves and staying committed to our fitness goals.
I was pretty impressed that my co-worker had stuck a picture of Chris Hemsworth on his office wall for fitspiration.

11. Mansplain
Similar to manspreading, the word mansplain (man + explain) refers to how some men explain things to a woman in an condescending (superior-seeming) way that sounds like he’s either better than her or he knows more than her.
Whenever he starts mansplaining, all the women in the room roll their eyes and stop paying attention.

12. Glamping
Those who don’t fancy camping in the outdoors with no proper facilities like toilets, etc. will be happy to know that there’s now a thing called glamping.
Glamping (glamorous + camping) refers to camping that comes with all of the modern facilities that you can think of like nice bathrooms, etc.
No, I won’t go camping with you. But if it’s glamping, I’m in.

13. Side-eye
Have you ever given someone a disapproving look with sideways glances of your eyes? This is called giving someone the side-eye to show you’re annoyed and don’t approve of them or their behavior.
I had good reason to give him the side-eye. He just kept yawning in front of me with his mouth open.

14. Fast Fashion
In the ever-changing world of fashion, the term fast fashion refers to the concept of big-name designers and manufacturers such as H&M, Esprit and Levi’s introducing the latest fashion trends to stores at affordable prices.
It seems she’s on a tight budget and can’t afford anything but fast fashion.

15. Staycation
Ever taken vacation days from work and have nowhere to go? Well, if you have no travel plans, then spend your vacation at home and have a
staycation (stay + vacation).
I go see the world every chance I get. So everyone was surprised that I’m having a staycation this holiday.

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