VOCABULARY BUILDING WITH STEPHANIE
Hey TTB followers and welcome to Vocabulary Building with ME(Stephanie).
Here we explore words from weird, to archaic, to long and short, simple and complex, to even slang words.
This week and for the next few weeks, we'll be delving into new words or new additions to the dictionary.
WORDS OF THE WEEK
Noob: a person who is inexperienced in a particular activity, especially use of the Internet or computer.
Example sentence
Some gaming forums are crawling with annoying noobs, who have little contribution.
Normie: an ordinary or normal person, who believes in popular opinion.
Example sentence
Tom is a normie because he is a regular Facebook user.
Prosopagnosia: inability to recognize faces, face blindness.
Example sentence
Wear that red hat when you get off train, she is sort of prosopagnosia.
Rage-quit: angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating, especially the playing of a video game.
Example sentence
Every time I play Flappy Bird, I rage-quit after a couple of levels, this bird drives me crazy!
Rando: a person regarded as odd, suspicious, or engaging in socially inappropriate behaviour.
Example sentence
Some rando sat on our favorite bench in the park and yelled at everyone who walked by.
Screenager: a person in teens or twenties who has an aptitude for computers and the Internet.
Example sentence
It's a race to win the minds of the screenager , Sony, Sega and Nintendo have been given a huge head start.
Selfiegenic: someone who looks attractive in selfies.
Example sentence
I don't take selfies but I know a lot of you watching are definitely selfiegenic.
Sheeple: unquestioning followers, who are easily to be led.
Example sentence
By the time the sheeple wake up and try to change things, it will be too late.
Shruggie: an emoticon denoting a shrug.
Example sentence
I texted a shruggie to my mother who asked me what I wanted for lunch.
Smober: a person who gives up smoking or nicotine use.
Example sentence
I have always been smober ; I would encourage everyone out there to do the same.
Snackable: suitable to be eaten as a snack.
Example sentence
The key to your marketing strategy is snackable content that people can consume quickly.
Soft skills: attributes that enable someone to interact harmoniously with other.
Example sentence
Find out the top 10 soft skills and learn how to demonstrate them effectively.
Staycation: vacation spent at home or location, not abroad.
Example sentence
Many people changed their vacation plans because it's much cheaper to take a staycation and remain at home.
Telationship: a relationship that only exists through electronic media.
Example sentence
How many of you are in an telationship with the girl next door?
Textspeak:
the kind of text messages, containing short forms of word
Example sentence
It was all in textspeak, saying things like "I am sorry 4 U."
Just come around next week and learn some more.
Happy Eid holiday people
Post by: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa
Facebook: Stephanie Aiseosa Osaruyi
Instagram: stephanieonette_
Twitter: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa
Here we explore words from weird, to archaic, to long and short, simple and complex, to even slang words.
This week and for the next few weeks, we'll be delving into new words or new additions to the dictionary.
WORDS OF THE WEEK
Noob: a person who is inexperienced in a particular activity, especially use of the Internet or computer.
Example sentence
Some gaming forums are crawling with annoying noobs, who have little contribution.
Normie: an ordinary or normal person, who believes in popular opinion.
Example sentence
Tom is a normie because he is a regular Facebook user.
Prosopagnosia: inability to recognize faces, face blindness.
Example sentence
Wear that red hat when you get off train, she is sort of prosopagnosia.
Rage-quit: angrily abandon an activity or pursuit that has become frustrating, especially the playing of a video game.
Example sentence
Every time I play Flappy Bird, I rage-quit after a couple of levels, this bird drives me crazy!
Rando: a person regarded as odd, suspicious, or engaging in socially inappropriate behaviour.
Example sentence
Some rando sat on our favorite bench in the park and yelled at everyone who walked by.
Screenager: a person in teens or twenties who has an aptitude for computers and the Internet.
Example sentence
It's a race to win the minds of the screenager , Sony, Sega and Nintendo have been given a huge head start.
Selfiegenic: someone who looks attractive in selfies.
Example sentence
I don't take selfies but I know a lot of you watching are definitely selfiegenic.
Sheeple: unquestioning followers, who are easily to be led.
Example sentence
By the time the sheeple wake up and try to change things, it will be too late.
Shruggie: an emoticon denoting a shrug.
Example sentence
I texted a shruggie to my mother who asked me what I wanted for lunch.
Smober: a person who gives up smoking or nicotine use.
Example sentence
I have always been smober ; I would encourage everyone out there to do the same.
Snackable: suitable to be eaten as a snack.
Example sentence
The key to your marketing strategy is snackable content that people can consume quickly.
Soft skills: attributes that enable someone to interact harmoniously with other.
Example sentence
Find out the top 10 soft skills and learn how to demonstrate them effectively.
Staycation: vacation spent at home or location, not abroad.
Example sentence
Many people changed their vacation plans because it's much cheaper to take a staycation and remain at home.
Telationship: a relationship that only exists through electronic media.
Example sentence
How many of you are in an telationship with the girl next door?
Textspeak:
the kind of text messages, containing short forms of word
Example sentence
It was all in textspeak, saying things like "I am sorry 4 U."
Just come around next week and learn some more.
Happy Eid holiday people
Post by: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa
Facebook: Stephanie Aiseosa Osaruyi
Instagram: stephanieonette_
Twitter: Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa
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