Today’s English
July 26th, 2017
Here are some new words that may interest you a great deal. They have found their entries into Oxford dictionary and therefore you needn’t hesitate to use them in your day-to-day speech and writing.
1. Bromance
Meaning: a close but not sexual relationship between two men
Usage:
A.The bromance of Ganesh and Sundar is known to everyone.
B. I hope, it’s only bromance and nothing more between them.
2. Truthiness (coined by American comedian Stephen Colbert)
Meaning: sounding true based on your intuition but may not necessarily be true.
Usage:
A. Is it true that they are going to get married soon? It’s truthiness, rather than truth.
B. I like the truthiness in his statement but I can’t completely rely on it.
3. La-la land
Meaning: in a dream world
Usage:
A. She talked / behaved as if she is in a la-la land.
B. If you are always in a la-la land, how will you come up in life?
4. Mini-me
Meaning: Someone looking / resembling the younger version of another person
Usage:
A. Your little daughter is exactly your mini-me and speaks as brilliantly as you.
B. He’s my mini-me and in him I find the same spirit I had when I was young.
5. Screenager
Meaning: a person in teens or in twenties and has an aptitude for computer and the internet
Usage:
A. He, a typical screenager, is always online and busy in chatting.
B. Whatever the doubt you have, you can ask Rahul, the best screenager in our group.
(Husband: See there! That boy is looking like my mini-me!
Wife: yes. That’s what I’m thinking over for a long time. Something is wrong. Tell me the truth.
Husband: …………..?!)
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