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Terms Coined Since 1970

Enter these neologisms of the last ~50 years
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A person who compulsively works hard and long hours
Workaholic
Decontamination workers wear one of these suits when cleaning up toxic spills
Hazmat
Initialism to measure UV ray protection, most commonly found on sunscreen bottles
SPF
"Barrier" to advancement that prevents minority groups, especially women, from obtaining upper-level positions
Glass Ceiling
People that develop positive feelings towards their captors or abusers over time
Stockholm Syndrome
Place where restaurants are grouped together in a mall
Food Court
1980 NYC transit strike helps bring this term to life following unprecedented car traffic in Manhattan
Gridlock
Flattening of areas in farmer's fields to form patterns, often done as hoaxes
Crop Circles
Dressing up in costumes, often for comic expositions
Cosplay
Puzzle game where one solves the locations of digits 1-9
Sudoku
Human being passed overhead from person to person in a large group, typically seen at concerts
Crowd-Surfing
A man's hairstyle in which the hair is cut short at the front and sides and left long at the back
Mullet
A gesture in which two people connect their clenched hand together momentarily
Fist Bump
Flashy jewellery worn as an indication of wealth or status, often by rappers
Bling
Quasi-ambiguous writing in a text box seen online for human verification
CAPTCHA
Viewing multiple episodes of a television series in rapid succession, often in one sitting
Binge Watching
Temporarily drowning someone with water as a form of torture, oftentimes blindfolded
Waterboarding
Accidentally exposing an intimate part of your body as a result of an article of clothing slipping out of position
Wardrobe Malfunction
Objectives to complete before death
Bucket List
Raising capital by obtaining small amounts of money from a large number of people
Crowdfunding
Purposely (often spontaneously) putting oneself into the view of another's photo
Photobomb
Using a fake online identity in order to obtain trust and deceive someone
Catfishing
When a man adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart
Manspreading
Video of a person in which their face or body has been convincingly altered
Deepfake
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12 Comments
Xabi
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Level 54
Oct 22, 2024
Check out the other two quizzes in the series: Terms Coined 1900-1930 and Terms Coined 1931-1969
Thisisreal
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Level 90
Sep 29, 2024
Nice quiz! Can you accept the answers without -ing in the end as type-ins?
Xabi
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Level 54
Sep 29, 2024
Thx for the feedback! Updated most answers containing ing to be accepted without it.
idontkn1
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Level 94
Oct 21, 2024
This was a lot harder than the ones that spanned the earlier time periods.
PitifulExcuse
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Level 65
Oct 22, 2024
good quiz.

for the suspension of positivity question, 'downer', 'mood killer' or even 'party pooper' seem like they would be good answers.

The actual answer i think, applies to something beyond mere positivity and more like euphoria.

Xabi
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Level 54
Oct 22, 2024
Thx for the feedback! I eliminated that question from the quiz
HyddenRizz
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Level 67
Oct 23, 2024
Wouldn't the much more common "Nip slip" work as an answer for the rather dated "Wardrobe malfunction"?

One of the dictionary sites says that Nip slip was first used in 2002 and fits the definition perfectly.

Really liked the first two quizzes in this series.

toolers
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Level 61
Oct 24, 2024
i would agree with you-i tried nipslip first as it fits the clue better-

the "Wardrobe malfunction" phrase was very specific to the Janet Jackson superbowl incident.

Xabi
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Level 54
Oct 25, 2024
ok
DruCoates
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Level 81
Oct 30, 2024
You might consider "crowdsourcing" as an answer for "crowdfunding"
Sifhraven
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Level 76
Jun 14, 2025
Nice selection of questions!

I took to long to think of crowdfunding, right when the time was up... was stuck in other things, kickstarter, micro investing and microfunding, thought it was something quite similar to that one, but could think what it was exactly

Also had no idea where to start with the wardrobe malfunction, tried nipplegate first then mooning, then I was out of ideas, could not think of anything closer to the hint. Seeing it now, I have heard it before, but not sure I had fully registered the meaning. If you had asked me the definition I could have very well answered with something like, uhm when your zipper is stuck or something?

mjthedinarwhal
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Level 66
Feb 26, 2026
mullets definitely aren't exclusive to men. also not sure why "barrier" is in quotation marks.
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