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Parkour<\/strong> \u2013 the sport of traversing environmental obstacles by running, climbing, or leaping rapidly and efficiently<\/p>\n\n\n\n Norovirus<\/strong> \u2013 any genus of small, round, single-stranded RNA viruses that include single species (species Norwalk virus) with various strains causing gastroenteritis in people and animals (such as cows, pigs, and dogs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selfie<\/strong> \u2013 an image that includes oneself (often with another person or as part of a group) and is taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dubstep<\/strong> \u2013 a type of electronic dance music having prominent base lines and syncopated drum patterns<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vlog<\/strong> \u2013 a blog that contains video material<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thumb drive<\/strong> \u2013 a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data<\/p>\n\n\n\n Airplane mode<\/strong> \u2013 an operating mode for an electronic device (such as a mobile phone) in which the device does not connect to wireless networks and cannot send or receive communications (such as calls or text messages) or access the Internet but remains usable for other functions<\/p>\n\n\n\n Borked<\/strong> \u2013 not working properly<\/p>\n\n\n\n TL;DR<\/strong> \u2013 too long; didn\u2019t read \u2013 used to say that something would require too much time to read<\/p>\n\n\n\n Goji berry<\/strong> \u2013 the dark red, mildly tart berry of a thorny, chiefly Asian shrub (Lycium barbarum and L. Chinese) that typically dried and used in beverages<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anti-cultural <\/strong>\u2013 attacking or opposing the culture of a particular ethnic group<\/p>\n\n\n\n Net neutrality <\/strong>\u2013 the idea, principle, or requirement that Internet service providers should or must treat all Internet data as the same regardless of its kind, source, or destination<\/p>\n\n\n\n Physical distance<\/strong> \u2013 a greater than usual physical separation between people during the outbreak or contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection<\/p>\n\n\n\n Skype<\/strong> \u2013 to use the Skype service to make phone calls with enabled video support<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfriend<\/strong> \u2013 to remove (someone) from a list of designated friends on a person\u2019s social networking website<\/p>\n\n\n\n Social distancing<\/strong> \u2013 the practice of maintaining greater than usual distance physical distance (such as six feet or more) from other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or of objects in public places during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce transmission of infection<\/p>\n\n\n\n Electronic cigarette<\/strong> \u2013 a battery-operated device that is typically designed to resemble a traditional cigarette and is used to inhale a usually nicotine-containing vapor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Binge-watch<\/strong> \u2013 to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bottle episode<\/strong> \u2013 an inexpensively produced episode of a television series that is typically confined to one setting<\/p>\n\n\n\n Climate change denier<\/strong> \u2013 one who denies that changes in Earth\u2019s climate or weather patterns are caused by human activity<\/p>\n\n\n\n Social media<\/strong> \u2013 forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, 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desire or attraction<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tocilizumab<\/strong> \u2013 an immunosuppressive drug that is a monoclonal antibody which binds to cell receptors and blocks the action of interleukin-6 and that is administered by injection to treat various inflammatory conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis<\/p>\n\n\n\n Roentgenium<\/strong> \u2013 a short-lived radioactive element produced artificially<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sapiosexual<\/strong> \u2013 of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to highly intelligent people<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vodcast<\/strong> \u2013 a video podcast<\/p>\n\n\n\n Debbie Downer<\/strong> \u2013 a negative or pessimistic person: a person who speaks only of the bad or depressing aspects of something and lessens the enthusiasm or pleasure of others<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sexting<\/strong> \u2013 the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ransomware<\/strong> \u2013 malware that requires the victim to pay a ransom access encrypted 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