Text-killer is the final text, usually a one word reply, such as "yeah" and "haha ok", used to designate the end of the conversation. Unless you have a desperate texter on the other end.
No Collar refers to the new, exponentially emerging class rising up in America consisting of often over-qualified but unemployed persons.
“无领”人士指的是美国新兴且迅速壮大的一个阶层，通常是资历过高但却没有工作的人。
Phubbing refers to the activity of being impolite in a social situation by looking at your phone instead of paying attention to the person you are with.
Phubbing指在社交场合不关注身边的人，而是一个劲看手机的不礼貌行为，我们可称之为“低头症”。
TV face is a condition in which a person's face becomes too relaxed from starting the same thing too long (watching TV).
电视脸是一个人看同一个电视节目看太久而变得太过松弛的脸部表情。
Cheappuccino refers to any of the wide variety of flavored coffee drinks offered at convenience stores such as Circle K or 7 Eleven that can be purchased for less than half the price of a Starbucks cappuccino.
Fast food opinion is a blatantly regurgitated, prepackaged opinion. An opinion that requires no research, independent thought, wit, or creativity of one's own. It is generally political, or theological in nature.
Flipped classroom (or flip teaching) is a form of blended learning in which students learn new content online by watching video lectures, usually at home, and what used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class with teacher offering more personalized guidance and interaction with students, instead of lecturing. This is also known as backwards classroom, reverse instruction.
Laborhood refers to the neighborhood in which you work, if different from the neighborhood in which you live.
“上班街区”指的是你工作场所附近的街区，区别于你居所附近的街区。
Eye broccoli refers to an unattractive person. This is the physical antithesis of eye candy, a phrase that first starting appearing in print in the mid-1980s and refers to visually appealing persons or effects used to draw mass attention. (Source: Word Spy)
Lightweight reader refers to someone who gets sleepy or passes out shortly after starting to read.
“轻量级读者”指的是那些一开始看书就犯困或者看没多久就睡着的人。
If someone have skinny look but is all flabby underneath, you can call him a skinny fat. When you touch skinny fat, your touching hand sinks into fat before reaching muscle.
Brand name-dropping describes the situation where someone attempts to impress others by frequently mentioning the brand names of goods that one owns, it is usually regarded negatively.
Ego waffles are "waffles made out of ego" which are usually consumed by narcissistic people in order to sustain a delicate ego. Everybody enjoy ego waffles.
Sleep tattoo refers to the markings on the body from sleeping for an extended period of time, caused by blankets, clothing, or any other thing one would sleep on. Commonly found on the chest, face, and arms. (Source: urbandictionary.com)
workjack occurs when you complete an assignment, project, or other accomplishment and a co-worker, supervisor, executive or other employee either
a. claims the credit for the work accomplished
b. discredits the work accomplished for no apparent reason
c. requests a lot of useless modifications or asks a lot of pointless questions to make the work seem inadequate作者: 罗汉小果1 时间: 2015-4-3 08:55
工作劫持发生的情况有以下三种：当你完成了一项任务或一个项目，这时候一个同事或主管——
情况一：将功劳占为己有；
情况二：毫无道理地质疑工作成果；
情况三：要求做许多毫无用处的修改，或是问许多没有意义的问题，完全是为了挑刺。
Media meshing is the activity of using hand-held electronic devices (e.g. mobile phones, tablet computers) to make comments or read about a TV program at the same time as watching it.
Media meshing指拿着手机或平板电脑等掌中设备，一边看电视节目，一边在这些设备上对节目发表评论或查看相关花絮，即“媒体结合”。
When a woman ends a heartbreaking relationship, she may give up dating with the opposite sex for a temporary period in an attempt to enhance her overall well-being, including her mental health and her physical appearance. This is called “boytox period”.
Subway salmons refers to the one or two people who insist on going up a stairway or down a stairway (usually after a train arrives at a subway stop) while all the people leaving the train are going in the opposite direction.
地铁三文鱼指的是地铁站里（经常是地铁到站后人大量涌出时）坚持逆着人流上下楼梯的一两个人。
Holiday package anxiety refers to freaking-out over that special online purchase that's supposed to be delivered before Christmas.
“节日包裹焦虑症”指的是因为没收到本该在圣诞节前送到的某件网购物品而感到焦虑不安的心理。
The eleventh hour is used to describe the final moments of a given event, or situation where change is still a possibility.
“第十一个小时”用来形容某件事的最后一刻，不过扭转局势依然是有可能的。
Muffin-choker refers to a bizarre, sensational, or unbelievable news story.
Muffin-choker指离奇的、耸人听闻的或令人难以置信的新闻。
Transition friend is a person that brings together two or more people that would otherwise not actually hang out. Sometimes people get to know each other through the “transition friend”.
An Internet meme, is some kind of idea or piece of information that spreads very rapidly across a large number of Internet users. It's a bit like the online equivalent of an inside joke, a fashionable, attention-grabbing concept that a large number of Internet users become aware of. A meme often takes the form of a hyperlink, propagated via e-mail, blogs, social networking, instant messaging, etc.
Coffee face refers to the ugly face people have in the morning before they drink their coffee. They will be much better once they have a cup of coffee.
“咖啡脸”指的是人早晨还没喝咖啡前摆出的一张臭脸。只需喝一杯咖啡他们就会好得多。
Egyptian Days, also called Dismal Days, refer to days of the year that signify bad luck or ill omen.
Office rage refers to a fit of violent anger by an office worker due to nonperformance by equipment. It is normally directed at printers, computers, phones, etc.
It's referred to by some as "the stupid line," the line one crosses from taking a smart risk to taking a stupid risk. It's the difference between, say, learning to mountain climb with the proper gear or just setting out on your own. Or maybe choosing to leave your 10-year-old alone in a room with a lit fireplace, compared to leaving your one-year-old. The consequences of one choice are much different than the other.
YOLO is an acronym for "you only live once". Similar to carpe diem or memento mori, it implies that one should enjoy life, even if that entails taking risks.
Fat wife strategy refers to men's preference to marry a fat woman because they believe fat women can make better wives.
“胖妻心理”指的是男人更愿意娶胖女人做老婆，因为他们认为胖女人更适合做老婆。
404 is used to describe someone who is clueless. This usage derives from the WWW error message, “404 Not Found”, meaning the requested document could not be located.
404被用来描述愚笨、无用之人。这一用法来源于网络上无法找到搜索页面时出现的“404 Not Found”错误提示信息。
Driveway effect describes a special quality exhibited by a radio program that causes listeners to stay in their cars s in their driveways long after they have arrived home so they can hear the end of the program.
Just when a pregnant woman might need to multitask, research has confirmed that the long-suspected "baby brain" effect kicks in, as suspected, and may impair memory for up to a year after birth.
Girl crush refers to the admiration or adoration that one girl has for another girl. It could be to do with hair, body, make-up, car, clothes, career, talents etc.
Obligation trips are the trips that people make to witness other people's milestones like weddings, college graduations, or various kinds of reunions. They are not supposed to say no to these invitations and these trips are filling up their travel calendars and invading their savings.
Cockroach problem is a problem that is bigger than it initially appears.
蟑螂问题指的是比原先看起来还要严重的问题。
Just-in-time lifestyle is a modern lifestyle in which people expend only the minimum effort to complete a task and rush from one appointment to another.
Jigsaw family is a household that includes two or more sets of children from the parents‘ previous relationships, in addition to any children they have together.
Dessert personality refers to the finding that people who like dessert are more likely to be kind and warmhearted. This word comes from an American research report, which revealed that people's dessert preferences have something to do with their dispositions. Girls with charming smiles or easygoing personalities are often described as "sweethearts."
Vertical sprawl refers to the unplanned addition of a large number of high-rise buildings in a relatively small area, leading to problems with traffic, parking, and infrastructure, as well as lessening culture and quality of life.