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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNew Terms and words..say in the last 10 years or so.....
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"binge watch" I guess it means watching a whole season of shows...like 20 to 26 at one sitting..but I am not sure..I have never done that.. yes..there are new terms and words.
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New Terms and words..say in the last 10 years or so..... (Original Post)
Stuart G
Apr 2017
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safeinOhio
(32,674 posts)1. Hashtag
10 years ago, we called it the pound sign.
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)2. stream
It does not mean a body of water anymore. Just as to many people Apple (and blackberry for that matter) don't mean fruit.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)3. great point....an old word, has picked up a "new meaning"
And that has happened over and over. just one old example..the word channel ..a river channel, but also a tv channel. We used to say that so and so was on Channel 5.
Stuart G
(38,421 posts)4. sext.. a very old word, but brand new meaning...and that is the meaning today.
sext-
send (someone) sexually explicit photographs or messages via mobile phone.
"older teens are more likely to engage in sexting than their younger counterparts"