Here are some of 2008 wonder-words that got inserted into our vocabulary:
FLEXTING: Flirting through mobile phone texts.
MOBISODE: A clip of a full-length TV show or film made for watching on a mobile phone or MP4 player.
WOOF: Stands for Well Off Old Fogey : the sort a gold-digger goes for.
CHINDIA: The combination of China and India as a major economic force.
OH-NO-SECOND: That minuscule fraction of time when you realise you’ve just made a huge mistake.
NONEBRITY: Someone who ends up a minor celebrity despite having no obvious talent.
SWIPEOUT: The moment your debit card is swiped at a till and you find you’ve run out of cash. Also used to describe the magnetic strip on a card becoming worn out through overuse.
SINBAD: Stands for Single Income, No Boyfriend And Desperate.
MOUSE POTATO: A modern version of a couch potato. Someone who spends all their time at home surfing the internet.
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