Words and things you wouldn't have understood 20 years ago.

Cyberchondria: "The unfounded anxiety 're the state of one's health brought about by visiting medical websites".

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Just discovered yet another one

Cyberchondria

I don't know or understand most of the word/phrases in this thread

Never realised I was so uninformed.

Sick!!

Meaning- Jolly Good.

Jings, I'm much more out of date than I thought!

Can't believe I missed the obvious " I'll Google it"!

In my day I just asked my pals ( each of whom had their specialist subject)

Troll, but not the one in Billy Goats Gruff

[Rosiebee I'm shaking hands with people as my own personal form of rebellion.]
Pdf
Adobe (other than Mexico)

People who want to kiss you hello or goodbye when you don't know them that well. It just feels false. Even when you do know them, is it always appropriate? Kissing all and sundry at family gatherings just feels like everyone is going through the motions and putting on a show. Where did this fashion come from?

Other words today are LED coming common in light bulbs , any form traffic signalling road or rail.
loyalty points such as Nectar have replaced Green Shield stamps.
Mick

Does the restaurant have Wifi?

I'm just going upstairs to fetch my Tablet.

Croissants? (They may have been around.)

samie I get it now!

metroman

Granyknot I wasn't referring to your remark - I was having a poor attempt at a joke - meaning 20 years ago I hadn't heard of forgetfulness

Buffering
Clean food
Dirty food

Suger Rush

Baby joggers (type of buggy).

Webinar

(During a webinar the organisers can tell if you touch your mouse. There's a graph thingy that shows how engaged people are).

E-learning.
Presio.

There's fubbing and there's nonversation (when you tap away with one hand or Google during a telephone conversation).

sallyswin an Americano is a watered down espresso. The Italians call it an Americano because it's the way Americans want their coffee. (Actually the Italians really call it Aqua Sporca which means dirty water- shows what they think of it )

I wouldn't have believed that I would be carrying a phone that would let me take photographs and send them all over the world, instantly check the drug the doctor has just prescribed, and put in a last minute bid on an auction site. Occasionally I even make phone calls!

Bakeoff
Kardashian
Wag
Emoji
Legal high
Death metal
Hover board ( or was it in Back to the Future?)
Ecard
Cougar
LGBT
NHS never events

Fubbing- I think it means when people text/ play with phones in company.

Babydaddy
Friends with benefits
Loft conversions

samie what do you mean? I was replying to the question about treggings.

init blud
na wat ar min
When you said you were going to buy spice-now it means a legal high!

Maggie - so that's where pulled pork came from, I was wondering!

I happened to come across mindfulness in Buddhism around 1980. I certainly wasn't intending to imply that anyone was 'a bit of a thicko'. I'm amused and slightly cynical that it has suddenly become a buzz word and people are making money from it.

Sure there are loads of things that have been around centuries that I still don't understand! I remember the day my daughter told me what the washing instruction symbols meant, I still don't always get them right, plus I wasn't sure which was the go button on the microwave. As for my phone, I won't even go there, the phone is clearly a lot smarter than I am ...