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20 Words Which Did Not Exist 20 Years Ago

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Last updated: 2017/10/16 at 12:35 PM
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Just like technology and other world make up transforms, so does the English wording too.

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1.Eco-tourism2.Wannabe3.Shopaholic5.FAQ6.Road Rage7.Hoddie8. Shout-Out9.Millenial10.Game changer

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Below are some of the words which never existed or if they did, they totally meant something different from what we know today.

1.Eco-tourism

This is a word which came in light in 1980 , it simply means environmental friendly tours

2.Wannabe

This can be thanked to the 1980s rise of pop culture which helped to coin this new word to English, it was actually a slung tag

3.Shopaholic

Ok, the suffix -holic became more profound after the invitation of this word Shopaholic from the word shopping and alcoholism. Today the suffix has been used and added to various words to denote addiction

5.FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions gives the idea of corporate and internet in the late 1980s, when they actually started making entrance into technology

It gives the illusion of addressing the needs of a consumer or client while sticking to a corporate’s vision, making it uniquely suited for the modern era.

6.Road Rage

It expresses the anger one suffers from the road traffic, but ideally the words used to refer to shear crimes

7.Hoddie

Came into light in 1990, when gym lovers would say they are putting on hooded sweaters to absorb sweats

8. Shout-Out

In 1990 when radios became more of social stations than just news, listeners called in and started greeting on their friends, this widely became to be known as shout out

9.Millenial

It sprung up on the eve of 1999 when it downed to many the actual meaning of millennium and gave them first exoerience, today it refers to anyone who was born around 2000

10.Game changer

A business term, which comes into mind by 1993, it actually means the one who does better in business

Others are.

11.Bling 1999

12.Unfrined 2003

13.Speed dating 2000

14.SODUKU 2000

15.Selfie 2002

16.Baby Bump 2002

17.Tweet 2005

18.Follow 2000

19.Bae 2005

20.Humblebrag 2002

 

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