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apologize: to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something that has caused problems or unhappiness for them

verb: I must apologize to Isobel for my lateness

rhythm: a strong pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that is used in music, poetry, and dancing

noun: He beat out a jazz rhythm on the drums

poetry: poems in general as a form of literature

noun: She started writing poetry at a young age

turned off: to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually

verb: I would think the smell of her breath would turn anyone off

turned on: to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly

verb: Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her

take off: If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly

verb: The plane take off at 8.30 a.m

check out: establish the truth or inform oneself about someone or something

noun: We checked out (of/from our hotel) at 5 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. flight.

tweet: a post made on the social media application Twitter

verb and noun: I posted a tweet today

trend: a general direction in which something is developing or changing

verb and noun: Surveys show a trend away from home-ownership and toward rented accommodation

staycation: a vacation spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions

noun: It's easy to have a staycation in a place like NYC.

photobomb: spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera's field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke

noun and verb: We were photobombed by a guy dressed in a gorilla suit

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: I saw a vey good meme

Google: The term google itself is a creative spelling of googol

verb and noun: today i have to use google for a homework

earworn: a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind

noun: An earworm is a piece of music that sticks in your mind.

downvote/upvote: Downvote is the opposite of upvote, which represents support for something.

verb and noun: when one of my comments gets downvoted I don´t take it personally

crowdfunding: the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet

noun: Crowdfunding provides locally sourced finance for renewable energy projects around the country

clickbait: (on the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page

noun: these recent reports of the show´s imminet demise are hyperbolic

bling: expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewelry, or the wearing of them

noun: the necklace is bling

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

verb: today are a binge-watch of my series