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.
The first of these was the laser gun but, now that we have other kinds of weapons that rely on directed energy, we need an all-encompassing term for all weapons that damage or destroy a target using highly focused energy alone.
ZG: 2
A bit of military jargon.
Read MoreThis is often shortened to drone gun. The device is new so it may take some time for the name to become established. It is a handheld electromagnetic pulse weapon which jams the communication signals of a targeted drone and can bring it down or force it to return to base or make an emergency landing.
ZG: 3
The situation in Ukraine has created a market for these.
Read MoreThe idea of the double tap is that the shooter takes aim and fires the gun, and then immediately takes aim again, and fires again.
ZG: 4
Sadly we are picking up more and more of this kind of military jargon.
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