Fueled by the Internet, 'hashtag, twerking, and selfie,' named most popular A What does this headline mean? new words of 2013 (December 28, 2013) Have you heard about it? B Discussion: ? Are new words/terms often coined in your language? What are some trendy words/phrases in your language? Which ones you love/hate? Do you speak your own language in a traditional style or more modernly? How you learn new vocabulary? C Here is a list of the newest and most popular English words/phrases, discuss each and match the word halves: A And match the definitions: B pocalypse • a self-portrait photo, usually taken with a digital camera/phone tag • “you only live once”, an excuse for something doing something stupid care • the worst case scenario of the ongoing euro crisis ie • a large about of snowfall in a short period of time geddon • postings made on a social networking site: Twitter • to watch a lot of episodes of a TV program in a short period of time • a situation that has been completely mismanaged • a word or phrase preceded by a hash or pound sign (#) and used to identify messages on a specific topic on social media websites • a type of dancing in which the dancer, usually a woman, shakes her hips in an up-and-down bouncing motion, causing the dancer's butt to shake, "wobble" and "jiggle." Self Twerk YO Euro Obama Hash ing Snow LO Twitter Binge shambles 10 Omni watch sphere D Which of these past new words you use? What they mean? credit crunch soccer mom carbon footprint ground zero podcast cloud computing information superhighway Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)