a) An idea or thought which makes people feel sick or nauseous
b) A catchy song which immediately gets stuck in the listeners head
c) Becoming very popular by circulating quickly through social media
d) A synonym of the word disgusting or awful
4. ‘Spam’ only used to be ‘a type of processed ham in a can’. But these days it has taken on a different meaning. What is it?
a) A slang term referring to a person’s larger than usual forehead
b) A new type of jam made with strawberries and spinach
c) The digital equivalent of junk mail, such as advertising emails sent to your inbox
d) An object use to kill insects
5. ‘Stream’ only used to mean ‘a flow of liquid air or gas’. But these days it has taken on another meaning. What is it?
a) A type of spread like butter which is put on hot toast
b) A popular spoken expression meaning ‘amazing’
c) A type of scream which is involuntarily spoken when a person is using all their strength to move a heavy object
d) A continuous flow of video or audio material to a computer
6. A ‘catfish’ used to be ‘a type of freshwater fish with whiskers’. But these days it has taken on a new meaning. What is it?
a) A person who loves to find abandoned cats and take them home in order to look after them
b) A person who fakes their identity in order to trick someone else into giving away their personal details, such as their bank account
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