[parrotocracy由 parrot (鹦鹉)和后缀-cracy(表示政体、统治)合成
3. reply-gall noun the perceived impudence of an individual who sends an email response to everyone addressed in the original message: “His reply-gall became infamous after he sent an 1800-word response to a company-wide announcement.”
[from reply + gall after reply-all]
reply-gall(名词):某个人回复工作邮件时,错点了回复全部,给原始邮件所有关联人回复的冒失行为。“那份通知是针对全公司的,他偏偏要写近两千字的回复,还不小心发给了整个公司——这种鲁莽可真够呛。”
[reply-gall由reply(回复)和gall(鲁莽行为)合成,灵感来自reply-all(回复全部) ]
4. Instayam noun a Thanksgiving photograph shared on social media: “Before we ate, we had to send an Instayam.”
[blend of Instagram and yam]
Instayam(名词):感恩节时,在社交媒体上分享的美食照片。“开吃之前,我还得先晒个照片。”
[Instayam是 Instagram(图片分享网站)和yam(山芋,感恩节传统食物)的结合]
5. Leo verb to achieve something after years of trying: “I feel like I’ve Leoed this morning; I finally passed my driving test.”
[from the name of Leonardo DiCaprio, with allusion to his winning the 2016 Academy Award for Best Actor after five unsuccessful nominations.]
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