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 more formal name is side impact collision or broadside accident.
ZG:4
I have encountered people who thought that if we took the word cancer out of the dictionary, the disease would stop in its tracks. Perhaps, on those lines, if we don’t put this one in, we will have fewer such accidents.
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