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The Word Lover’s Guide to New Words.

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Sexting

pp. Sending a salacious text message. [Blend of sex and texting.]
—sext v., n.
—sexter n.

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Twitterverse

n. The Twitter social networking service and the people who use it. Also: twitterverse, Twitter-verse. [Blend of Twitter and universe.]

Technosexual

(tek.noh.SEK.shoo.ul) n. A male with a strong aesthetic sense and a love of technology.
—technosexuality n.

Blackberry Thumb

n. A repetitive stress injury characterized by swelling and pain at the base of the thumb and caused by prolonged use of the thumb while operating a BlackBerry or other personal digital assistant.

Spim

n. Unsolicited commercial messages sent via an instant messaging system. Also: spIM.
—spimming pp.
—spimmer n.
—antispim adj.

Tweetup

n. A real world meeting between two or more people who know each other through the online Twitter service.

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Smexting

pp. Sending text messages while standing outside on a smoking break. [Blend of smoking and texting.]

Thumb Culture

THUM kul.chur; th as in thin) n. People who are skilled at using their thumbs to manipulate objects such as cell phone keys, small joysticks, and notebook computer pointers.

Streamies

n. People who listen to Internet-based (i.e., streamed) radio or music broadcasts.

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DWT (Driving While Texting)

abbr. Driving while texting; driving a car while reading or sending text messages.
—DWTer n.

Social Not-working

pp. Surfing a social networking site instead of working. Also: social not-working.
—social notworker n.

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