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.
Ancestry tourism involves travelling to the land of your ancestors and seeing what you can find out to add to information for your family history.
ZG: 7
The popularity of researching family histories aided by a sudden wealth of resources that can be made available to the general public means that ancestry tourism will be increasingly popular.
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