Owling – noun, the practice of posting pictures of oneself crouching in unlikely places: an Internet craze. Affixation (owl + -ing)
Milking – noun, the pouring of milk over one’s head in a public place. Affixation (milk + -ing)
Bi-balling – verb, when playing a mono-ball sport with two balls. Composition ( bi + balling), affixation (-ing)
Bpab – noun, Acronym for “Boring people are boring”.
Cooler – noun, a person who is a nark, or negative person particulary in relation to gambling or punting. Change of the meaning, affixation (- er)
Flexivore – noun, a person who combines a mostly meat diet with the occasional vegetarian meal. Also: flexi-vore. —adj. Blending (flexible + carnivore).
Twintern – noun, an intern hired to monitor and post messages to a company's social media accounts. Blending (twitter + intern)
Nanofacture – verb, to manufacture something at the molecular level using nanotechnology. Blending ( nano- +manufacture).
Crime-as-a-service – noun, web-based software that enables or enhances online criminal activity. Also: cybercrime-as-a-service, crimeware-as-a- service, CaaS. Composition
BYOD – noun, the use of a personally owned mobile device, such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet, to access a workplace network. Alphabetism ( from the phrase bring your own device).
Proem – noun, a prose poem; a work written in prose but incorporating poetic imagery and rhythms. Blending (prose + poem)
Mini-job – noun, a part-time job which attracts tax concessions. Composition/ Clipping ( minimum + job)
MOOC – noun, an online course that anyone can do and that is geared towards large numbers of students. Abbreviation (a massive open online course)
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