chicklet

n.

A small icon to indicate the availability of an RSS feed on a web page.

dormcest

n.

A romantic relationship with a person who lives in the same dormitory or student residence. (dormcestuous adj.)

Also hallcest, floorcest.

gayborhood

n. Blend of gay and neighborhood.

A neighborhood that is significantly or predominantly gay.

Also: gaybourhood.

ewaste

n.

Electronic waste. Discarded computers, monitors, mobile phones and other electronic equipment.

Also: eWaste, e-waste or Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Ewaste is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical or electronic appliance. It is a point of concern considering that many components of such equipment are considered toxic and are not biodegradable.

metrosexual

n.

An urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.

David Beckham has been called a "metrosexual icon" and is often coupled with the term.

The origin of the term traces to an article titled "Here come the mirror men" dissecting the new urbane man by Mark Simpson, published on November 15, 1994 in The Independent, a major British daily.

Retrosexual, sort of the opposite of a metrosexual, refers to a man who rejects focus on physical appearance.

funemployment

n.

The condition of a person who takes advantage of being out of a job to have the time of their life. It refers to a happy time in one's life when one is not employed and is not wanting to be employed.

eg.

I spent all day Tuesday at the pool. Funemployment rocks!

truthiness

n.

1 : "truth that comes from the gut, not books" (Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," October 2005)

2 : "the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true" (American Dialect Society, January 2006)

Truthiness is a satirical term popularized by Stephen Colbert in reference to the quality by which a person claims to know something intuitively, instinctively, or "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or actual facts.