IELTS HOPECO Vocabulary: The Newest Words in English 3

New words enter English from every area of life where they represent and describe the changes and developments that take place from day to day.

• Charticle: Blend of ‘chart’ and ‘article’. A news article that is composed primarily of a chart, image or graphics with just a brief text for additional information.
   
• Chatroom: Areas on the internet where people can communicate by exchanging typed messages.
   
• Chick lit: Books, usually featuring female characters, written by women on contemporary themes and issues that appeal more to women than to men.
   
• Chillaxing: Blend of 'chilling' and relaxing'. Taking a break from stressful activities to rest or relax.
   
• Citizen journalism: News collected and reported by ordinary people, especially through the use of blog software.
   
• Click and collect: A shopping facility which enables customers to order and pay for goods online, then collect them from a local branch of the store.
   
• Click bait: Put something on a website that will encourage visitors to click on a link.
   
• Clickjack/Clickjacking: Tricking Internet users into clicking on hidden links.
   
• Cloud computing: A computing service which enables access to a shared pool of resources (servers, data storage, applications, etc.) over the Internet. Users can access and use tools or applications through a web browser without having to install them on their computers.
   
• Coatigan: Blend of 'coat' and 'cardigan'. A long cardigan or knitted jacket which from a distance looks more like a coat. Designed as transitional wear for autumn weather before a heavier coat is necessary.
   
• Content farm: A website that publishes large amounts of low-quality content, or content copied from elsewhere, in order to attract visitors and improve its search-engine rankings.
   
• Copyleft: Opposite of copyright. Whereas copyright imposes restrictions on the distribution of a work or publication, copyleft eliminates restrictions and allows freedom of use for all.
   
• Cosmeceutical: A pharmaceutical product with beneficial effects on the skin e.g. anti-ageing creams containing a product that changes the cell biology.
   
• Cot potato: Very young child who spends a lot of time watching television. (cot = a baby's bed)
   
• Couch commerce: Buying goods online from one's home.
   
• Couch potato: A person who spends a lot of time sitting in front of the television.

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