But if they'd dug a little deeper, they'd have found that twerk was not, in fact, added to the Oxford English Dictionary, which is a historical text and has a high bar for entry, but to Oxford Dictionaries Online, which serves as a reference for slang and trendy phrases that may or may not stand the test of time.
And don't get her started on those newly trendy captcha phrases, the squiggly lines of random text that are designed to block spammers but drive real, live customers batty.
Nor does an existing term for an idea or concept rule out the adoption of trendy new phrases: running amok and going berserk, for instance, did not preclude the introduction of "going postal" in the 1990's.
Tony Blair's just been elected Prime Minister; the Union Jack is trendy and the phrase "Cool Britannia" isn't just something you'd see on a shit mug marketed at Spanish tourists.
Tony Blair's just been elected prime minister; the Union Jack is trendy, and the phrase "Cool Britannia" isn't just something you'd see on a shit mug marketed at Spanish tourists.
It's trendy to apply the phrase to women who make a difference, like strong mothers, C-suite females, altruists with a cause and women who have beaten the odds.
Buy now 4. Muck Boots Kid's Hale: £49, Muck Boots These aren't walking boots in the traditional sense of the phrase, but these trendy wellies are super for getting outdoors.They're 100 per cent waterproof, so no wet feet here, and the stretchy tops keep the heat in and the cold out, helped by the 4mm neoprene.
Apple's iWeb initiative is brilliant use of interacting with web resources as a "citizen journalist" (I struggle to use the phrase without feeling trendy).
But some skeptics argue that the phrase "green jobs" is little more than a trendy term for politicians and others to bandy about.
It may sound like a California beach; but this is Rhythm, a warehouse-turned-club on Chicago's trendy near-West Side that shows the growing popularity of group drumming.If the phrase makes you think of Grateful Dead concerts and drug-induced states of mind, think again.
