Bangin Britain - What does our language reveal about us?
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- Sex, drugs, rock and roll? What’s new in the ‘noughties’? How is Britain today? What does our language reveal about us?
The new edition of the Collins English Dictionary reveals all with 5,500 new words that reflect life in the new millennium.
Sex seems to be swinging: whether you’re into ‘bi sex’ or just ‘bi-curious’ we seem to be having a ’shagtastic’ time between the sheets. With all the ‘bootylicious’ babes around it is no wonder there have been so many ‘booty calls’ arranged on ‘heterosocial’ occasions. Even the ‘yummy mummies’ are joining in.
Drugs are getting into every nook and cranny with ‘body-packers’ finding ever more inventive ways to smuggle them to those of us that like a ‘bifter’. In the world of alcohol you can go on a ‘drunkathon’, but with a ‘mixologist’ at the bar you need to be ready for a long night. In fact, people seem to have been drinking so much that it is now possible to be ‘dry drunk’ without touching a drop. No wonder we have found a need for sobriety coaches.
Rock’n'roll is making a come back. ‘Dad rock’, ‘cock rock’, ‘post-rock’ and ‘alt. Rock’ are all in the new edition of the Collins English Dictionary. We also like our music louder as ‘noiseniks’ call for ‘electroclash’ and ‘nu-metal’. Whatever your taste it is clear there are some ‘bangin” new ‘mashups’ by the ‘big beat’ performers that you’re sure to enjoy.
New to the ‘noughties’ is ‘middle youth’ and time for some ‘adventure tourism’. The ‘been-there done-that’ arrogance of the times is driving us all to new extremes. Going down hill fast seems to be the idea behind ’snowtubing’ and ’street luge’ - be careful you don’t hit ’sudden adult death syndrome’ at the bottom. Harry Potter’s ‘Quidditch’ is in but only possible for the Wizards among us. It seems that even those who once happily mowed the lawn are turning to ‘lawn mower racing’ for a new kind of fun. Television is leading the search for novelty with ‘event television’ and ‘car-crash TV’. Is sexism rearing its ugly head? The words ‘autocutie’, and ‘anchorette’ seem to have made an appearance.
Britain Today seems to be a nation that has more sex and demands loud music and stimulants. Is this because the citizens are burdened with ‘congestion charging’ and ’stealth tax’? ‘SARS’ has been headline news - fortunately the word rather than the infection has had a big impact in the UK. We know what an ‘asylum shopper’ is and recognise the work of a ’spin machine’ when we see it. ‘CMIIW’ but are all these text message abbreviations just a bit of a ‘mindf!!k’?
Collins English Dictionary is published on the 4th of July 2003 priced ?Ú?·30.00.
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