Word Spy

There is no denying that internet has changed the way we communicate, share knowledge and access information. However in a more general way, the web revolution has made sweeping changes in our day to day lingo, introducing words that are both nuts and witty at the same time.Word listings includes definitions, background, earliest citations and list of related, words and teams.

Welcome to world of wordspy a website dedicated to “recently coined words and phrases old words that are being used in new ways and exciting words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance.”

According to the promoters the site is devoted to lixpionage, the sleuthing of new words and phrases. These aren’t “stunt words” or “singlets”, but new terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, web sites and other. recorded sources. for instance spam mean flooding a newsgroup with irrelevant or inappropriate messages which in turn has derived from from the overuse of the word “spam” in a sketch by Monty Pythons Flying circus.

It is indeed fun to go through the words and more to enjoy the origin.

Ever wondered what to call a person who has a fear of Friday the 13th–paraskvidekatria phopbia(This tongue torture is derived from the geek word paraskevi Friday and dekatria is 13. or egoboo or…well visit the site for better result