VB 1

blank

to ignore someone who you would usually greet or speak to

cyberbullying

the activity of sending internet or text messages that threaten or insult (someone)

flame

to send (someone) an angry or rude message in an email or on a bulletin board

rant

to talk or complain in a loud, excited and rather confused way because you feel strongly about something

troll

to leave offensive or upsetting messages on the internet, just in order to get a reaction

bookmark

to save the address of a page on the internet so that you can find it again easily

feed

an internet page which is frequently updated

navigation

when you click on words, pictures etc. in order to move between documents that are connected on the internet

meme

a piece of video, a joke or something else that spreads quickly on the internet

portal

a website that helps you find other websites

stream

if you stream sound or video, you play it on your computer while it is being downloaded from the internet, rather than saving it as a file and then playing it

bandwidth

the amount of information that can be carried through a telephone wire, computer connection etc. at one time

hashtag

a word in a Twitter message with # in front of it, which indicates what the message is about. People can search for hashtags in order to find messages about a particular subject.

feed

if an internet page is feeding, it is being updated

browse

to search for information on a computer or on the internet

trend

if a subject is trending on the internet, a lot of people are searching for it or sending messages about it

site

a website; a place on the internet where you can find information about something, especially a particular organisation

not-so-subtle

direct; easily noticed or understood

paid-for

used to describe something you have given money to buy

better-than-expected

not as bad as you thought it was going to be

take-it-or-leave-it

used to show that someone doesn’t care about the outcome

all-you-can-eat

used by restaurants to describe a meal with a fixed price, and with no limit on how much food you eat

once-in-a-lifetime

used to say that something is very rare

business-as-usual

used to describe when someone or something is still working or operating normally when you think they might not be

poorly-thought-out

badly planned

middle-of-the-road

ordinary and not new, different or exciting

larger-than-life

someone who is larger than life is very amusing or exciting in an attractive way

off-the-cuff

an off-the-cuff remark, reply etc. is one that you make without thinking about it first

odds-on

used to describe the person, horse etc. that is most likely to win a race or other competition

state-of-the-art

using the most modern and recently developed methods, materials or knowledge

run-of-the-mill

not special or interesting in any way

ever-dwindling

gradually becoming less and less or smaller and smaller

across-the-board

affecting everyone or everything in a situation or organisation

well-to-do

rich and with a high social position

unheard-of

something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before