New Vocabulary

Such is the rapid pace of change in contemporary society, that new words are constantly being invented to reflect changing social mores. Here are three that have been used, in context, by myself this week alone.

Smirting - this activity has not started in England yet. It began two weeks ago in N.I. and has been happening in the Republic for the last two years. Smirting is what happens when you go outside of the pub/ club/ restaurant for a smoke, as you are no longer allowed to smoke inside, and strike up a flirtatious conversation with a fellow ostracised smoker. E.g. "Where did you meet him?" "Oh, we were smirting outside Radio K on Saturday night."

Lunner - the lazy person's equivalent of brunch. Meeting, hungover, for a very late lunch with your female friends, so late in fact that it segways into dinner, especially when you decide to get that extra round of cocktails in. E.g. "We were out until 7 in the morning, so we decided to meet for lunner".

Saysbian - a straight girl who has had her heart broken by a man, and therefore claims to be a lesbian. She isn't gay, but oh God she wishes she was. E.g. "I really liked her and we had a snog but then it turned out she was only a saysbian".