Glossary for the 90s: A Cultural Primer

by David Rowan (Author)

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  1998

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  Neologisms (new words) are a barometer of the course our increasingly accelerated culture is taking. They spring from scientific techno babble, media jargon, sexual politics, cyberculture, netspeak, political doubletalk, street slang and marketing spiel. From affirmative shopping (looting) to negative gross profit (a loss), this is a cultural guide for even the most neologistically bereft.