Instagram (Verb)

Meaning: The act of putting up a picture via the smartphone application Instagram.

Usage: I’ll instagram a pix from the concert.

Makes you a: Wannabe photographer.

Celebs to follow: Harry Styles, Zooey Deschanel, Taylor Swift, Beyonce.

 

Phubbing (Verb)

Meaning: Ignoring the person you are with in favour of your phone, or using your phone to snub someone.

Usage: Phubbing is the most irritating social practice.

Makes you a: Rude child.

Caught phubbing: Mark Zuckerberg,Vin Diesel, the Kardashians, will.i.am.

 

Photobomb (Verb)

Meaning: To hop into a photo right when it is being taken.

Usage: Don’t you hate people photobombing your selfies?

Makes you look: Stupid.

Celeb photobombers: Nicole Kidman, Zach Braff, Cory Monteith, George Clooney, Tina Fey, Aaron Paul.

 

Twerk (Verb)

Meaning: Dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.

Usage: You can’t help but twerk to this song.

Smacks of: Bottoms up.

Famous twerkers: Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj.

 

 

 

Sexting (Verb)

Meaning: The act of sending sexually explicit messages or pictures over phones.

Usage: Sexting is the go-to in long-distance relationships.

Makes you: Horny.

 

Hashtag (Noun)

Meaning: Numerically depicted by # and used primarily on Twitter, it is just an easy way to search for tweets with a common theme.

Usage: I am so glad NH7 came to Calcutta #NH7MakesMeHappy

Makes you look: Cool.

Top hashtags: #epic, #win, #fail, #wtf, #idontknow.

 

Selfie (Noun)

Meaning: A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded on a social media website.

Usage: I just posted a selfie on Facebook.

Makes you a: Show-off.

Selfie stars: Rihanna, Sonam Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra.

Selfie boo: Barack Obama at the Mandela funeral.