Collins Dictionaries is out with its top 10 words of the year, with first place going to "Binge-watch": "To watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession". Also included, the term shaming: "The act or practice of attempting to embarrassa person or group by drawing attention to their perceived offence, esp on social media", and ghosting, described as "the act or an instance of ending a romantic relationship by not responding to attempts to communicate by the other party" and swipe - "to move a finger across a touchscreen on an electronic device". Full list here...
Is this the best plea for help ever?
More awkward moments
1. Anne writes: "Many years ago I was telling a colleague that a priest would be returning to collect some paperwork only to look up from the counter to see him standing in front of me. 'Talk of the devil,' I said ... oops!"
2. Colleen Coyle, of Tairua, recalls the time she walked into a craft shop and asked the man behind the counter if he had polystyrene balls.
3. My co-worker asked what I was eating for lunch. I said placenta, but meant polenta.
4. Passed gas in the copier room at work. Co-worker walked in. I blamed the radiator. Co-worker called maintenance.
5. I was leading a conference call with more than 100 people. I referred to them as "super losers" rather than "super users".
6. Back in the 80s when water beds became popular, the one my parents had bought developed a leak in the sac that holds the water (called a bladder). My mother calls up the furniture store, and with no other introduction or context, tells them "Hi, this is Mrs Graham, and I have a leaky bladder." I'm not sure she could hear his reply, because my dad and all of us kids were laughing so hard in the background. (Source: Sideswipe readers/Twitter @Thebloggess/Buzzfeed)
Now that's ironic...
"The ultimate irony?" writes Roy Lilley, of Orewa. "Officially licensed All Black gear is actually made in Australia. For sale at The Warehouse.
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