New Words for 2021: M,N,O, P, S

It’s been a while since we talked about some of the new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in fall 2021. Wow, it’s almost 2022, so we need to finish this up. We left off at L, so here are some words that begin with M, N, O P, and S:

 

mamaguy –  (n) Deception; insincere flattery. (v) to try to deceive or mislead, especially by use of flattery.

meet-cute –  (n) I just learned this word because I am writing my first romance novel. It is an amusing or cute way that two people meet that generally  leads to romance.

mukbang – (n) A  video, especially one that is livestreamed, that features a person eating a large quantity of food and talking to the audience. 

noona –  (n) Korean-speaking context,  a boy’s or man’s elder sister.  Also a term of endearment.

oppa – (n) In Korean-speaking contexts: a girl’s or woman’s elder brother. Also a term of endearment.

PC bang – (n) In South Korea, an establishment with multiple computer terminals providing access to the internet for a fee, usually for gaming.

powerbomb – (n) In wrestling, a throw in which a wrestler is lifted up, so as to be sitting on an opponent’s shoulders, then slammed down back first on to the mat; (v) to perform such a throw in a match.

sheg – (v) To provoke, vex, or annoy (a person).

suedine – (n) A fabric finished to resemble the slightly rough napped texture of suede; in other words fake suede?

susu – (n) An informal cooperative savings club in which each participant contributes the same fixed weekly amount, and the whole sum is taken by one participant on a rotating basis.

And now we know . . .