These are new words or phrases that have caught my eye. My definition of a new word is one which is not in the Macquarie Dictionary online.
Some words seem to have more significance than others in terms of reflecting changes in the Australian culture, so I will give each word a Zeitgeist rating (ZG) within a range of 1-10.
If you disagree with the rating that I give, please argue your case in the comment field provided.
I would love you to contact me if you have made any new word discoveries of your own.
This is a coinage to describe the activities of DJs who are live streaming. It has been observed that they commonly choose to have in the background a plant and a lava lamp. Thus the blend plamp.
ZG: 5
This is limited to those who are enjoying the various livestream offerings but they will certainly need a special word like this as a marker of their participation in a new iso way of enjoying music.
Read MoreThere has been a revival of twee pop more recently. Its followers, now mostly in the U.S., are seemingly unaware of the derogatory overtones of twee in the 1980s, unaware that you always said it with a slight sneer.
ZG: 5
The most interesting feature of twee pop is the shift in meaning of twee. It remains to be seen if this is true of its mainstream use as well.
Read MoreThe aesthetic of hopepunk is resistance to the disastrous future, both environmental and political, that seems to be looming.
ZG: 5
Hopepunk is trending in popular culture at the moment but not a term that has widespread currency.
Read MoreThis is a genre of electronic music made using the programmable sound chips of vintage video games, found in the machinery of game arcades, in computers and in video game consoles.
ZG: 3
This is very much a niche genre although its followers are rapt in it. When the next James Bond movie is done to chip music, it may take off.
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