Unit 2. Vocabulary 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

apologize. to express regret for something done or said : to make an apology

verb. Sincerely, I cannot apologize enough...

rhythm: marked by or moving in pronounced rhythm

adjective. The rhythm of economic growth accelerated, the international financial crisis notwithstanding.

poetry: metrical writing

noun. It's urban poetry, sir.

turned off: a place where one turns off

noun. I'm guessing you've got your phone turned off.

turned on: keenly aware of and responsive to what is new and fashionable

adjective. I need you to leave your phone turned on at all times.

take off: a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket

noun. Whoever it is, must take off his shoes and socks.

Look Up: an act, process, or instance of looking something up (as in a reference work or listing)

Noun. Software dictionaries let you look up words very quickly.

Check out: the action or an instance of checking out

Noun. Educators receive new library card privileges, including 100 simultaneous checkouts …

Tweet: a post made on the Twitter online message service

Noun. Damon Lindelof favorited my tweet once.

trend: a prevailing tendency or inclination

noun. The international trend encouraged adoption through special agencies.

Staycation: staycation

Noun. Staycation

Photobomb: to move into the frame of a photograph as it is being taken as a joke or prank

verb. to move into the frame of a photograph as it is being taken as a joke or prank

Meme: an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media

Noun. the band encouraged fans to make memes to advertise the U.S. release of their EP

Google: to use the Google search engine to obtain information about (someone or something) on the World Wide Web.

Verb. Could you google symptoms of labor?

Earworm: a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind.

Noun. Dear Crazy Future Sheldon, you were driven mad by an earworm.

Downvote/upvote: to click (= choose) a symbol to show that you dislike or disagree with something you have read or seen on the internet

Verb. Do not hesitate to upvote or downvote the Pokémon around you.

Crowdfunding: the practice of obtaining needed funding (as for a new business) by soliciting contributions from a large number of people especially from the online community

Noun. It's similar to crowdfunding but with digital money

Clickbait: something (such as a headline) designed to make readers want to click on a hyperlink especially when the link leads to content of dubious value or interest

Noun. A typical example of using fear is clickbait titles.

Bling: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status broadly : expensive and ostentatious possessions

Noun. Without the ring, you don't get the bling, and the girl has the bling, but you got to give her the ring.

Binge-watch: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession.

Verb. I'm going to binge-watch TV.