Life goes fast and words are born and die almost at the same speed. This glossary is a quick guide and, above all alive, to understand what is being talked about in today's world. Spoiler (another neologism): maybe for tomorrow it won't work anymore.
Cryptobro Male subject, enthusiast of the world of cryptocurrencies. Condescending pseudo-expert with a penchant for mansplaining and command of an incomprehensible jargon filled with Anglo-Saxon terms related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. He boasts of his opaque investments and laments that there are no people in the world to match his IQ. By the definition of the Urban Dictionary he is "a nerd with too much free time."
Clean The literal translation into Spanish is clean, but in Tik Tok it alludes to careful, delicate and well-produced content.
Cringe On TikTok, action or content that is embarrassing, embarrassing. It can be self-derogatory or refer to another person.
Crush Crush object, platonic love, falling in love at first sight. "Having a crush" on someone is a one-sided emotional state of indeterminate duration. The object of desire will probably never find out that it is. The crush can be from a close environment, someone accessible, a friend of a friend, an acquaintance, and it can also be someone from the Internet or social networks. A crush will never devirtualize or materialize. If this were to happen, I would stop being a crush.
Gobling It is the word of the year 2022 according to the Oxford dictionary, even above metaverse. Going into Gobling mode means letting go, being self-indulgent, lazy, careless, giving up hyper-productivity and social norms. Snuggle up on the couch and watch life go by.
Nepobabies Daddy's children. Contraction of the Anglo-Saxon terms Nepotism (nepotism) and babies (babies). He frequently alludes to members of Generation Z who are the children of Hollywood stars. According to Vulture magazine, "an ecosystem that has vandalized the (film) industry by taking it by force from the lineage." They are especially hated and vilified on the Internet. Some illustrious nepobabies are Zoe Krävitz (daughter of actress Lisa Bonet and singer Lenny Kravitz), Margaret Qualley (daughter of Andie MacDowell), Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny Deep and Vanessa Paradise), Timotheé Chalamet (son of Nicole Flender , a Broadway singer and actor and, above all, the grandson of producer Harold Flender.
Ningufoneo Contraction of the words ninguneo and telephone. It consists of ignoring another person and the entire environment that is close to you because you are concentrating on the phone. It is not accepted even in the most lax of the manuals of good practices of the modern world.
Overtalking Talking more than necessary, hyperactivity on social networks. The most obvious consequence is to recount each of the acts of your life, without discriminating between taking the dog out, winning an international award or buying sourdough bread.
Real estate porn A practice with a masochistic tendency that consists of making virtual visits, and to a lesser extent also analogical ones, to spectacular flats, houses and real estate properties, totally out of reach of the visitor. Houses that exceed up to ten times the rental budget that the person in question can afford. According to the Idealista real estate portal, 80% of its users get hooked on seeing ads for million-dollar mansions without their budget being even close to those figures. Curiosity, curiosity and fantasy drive this behavior.
Pink washing Face washing operation that some companies launch in relation to breast cancer. They spend millions of dollars to hire celebrities, design and launch marketing campaigns and spend much less money to support the cause in question. Rather than supporting research or treatment of the disease, they invest in a very expensive image campaign. (similar to greenwashing which refers to sustainability and environmental campaigns).
Red flag Literally, red flag. Alert, alarm signal that should not be ignored. It is a popular term at the beginning of a relationship when you have to be attentive to those first signs and look for them proactively. Emotional abuse, alcohol problems or talking too much about an ex are usually classic red flags. The red flag indicates danger in any field, but on the Internet the term has become popular in reference to romantic and sexual relationships.
Rizz On TikTok refers to charisma. People who flirt and know it, who master the laws of seduction. In Tiktok lingo, W-Rizz refers to having good pick-up technique, and L-Rizz refers to being bad at it.
Situationship Usually refers to a relationship between two people who feel some mutual attraction, but do not dare to label their relationship so as not to interfere with its natural development. The Oxford dictionary records the term as "a romantic or sexual relationship that is neither defined nor established." A skilful way of escaping the difficulty of naming what still doesn't have one.
Scroll From the English word scroll. It refers to the action of moving the contents displayed on a screen with your fingers, often on a phone or tablet. Scrolling is an activity that can be compulsive when you lose track of time and jump from one content to another without order or concert. Fundéu recommends its Hispanicized version, escrolear.
Stalkear From the English word stalk. It alludes to the action of spying on or harassing another person through their social networks. It can be a solitary practice or shared with friends, although many times the spied on is not aware of their condition. The stalker (this is what the spy is called) does it out of curiosity or jealousy, although it has also been linked to crimes of theft, and can lead to harassment in the real world.
Tindstagraming Going directly from the Tinder profile to the Instagram account without warning and without a match being involved. It is considered, to say the least, rare. A breach of trust. As if someone opens the fridge at home. It is a form of passive aggressive bullying.
Wokism Related to the woke culture (awake in English). A movement that becomes aware, awakens to social inequalities. He denounces white supremacism, racism, machismo and the lack of opportunities for disadvantaged groups. Some define it as a dogmatic reaction to liberalism. Cancel culture and the Black Lives Matter movement are two central components of this ideology.
