We need new words to explain these curious times. How about ‘coffused’ or ‘procrastinetflix’? | Arwa Mahdawi
Troubled by conflicting advice over how much coffee to drink, or putting off a deadline with a quick Stranger Things binge? Don’t worry I’ve got the neologisms for you. And plenty more where those came from
by Arwa Mahdawi
Nov 26, 2017
3 minutes
These days, the world can be very confusing. Technology keeps disrupting everything and politics has become a fast-paced drama full of plot twists. It is no surprise, then, that this brave new world has spawned a bevy of brave new words. From Brexit to Regrexit, from mansplaining to humblebrag … the past few years have been a fruitful time for neologisms.
However, it can be hard for language to keep up with everything that’s happening and we’re still missing a lot of words to describe modern phenomena. Here, I helpfully
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