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What do the words selfie, photobomb and trolling mean? Help us update your language!

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Hello
,
welcome
to
Six
Minute
Vocabulary
.
I'm
Rob
.
And
I'm
Catherine
.
And
today
we're
talking
about
new
words
.
Yes
,
new
words
in
English
.
We'll
look
at
where
they
come
from
,
why
we
need
them
and
who
uses
them
.
We'll
have
a
quiz
and
we'll
also
bring
you
a
top
tip
for
learning
vocabulary
.
But
first
,
here's
Eiris
talking
about
a
photograph
she
took
.
And
here's
a
question
.
Is
Iris
happy
with
her
photo
?
OK
.
So
here's
a
selfie
from
a
flash
mob
,
I
went
to
everyone
dancing
and
stuff
,
and
that's
my
idiot
boyfriend
at
the
back
,
he
decided
to
photobomb
me
.
It's
quite
funny
,
though
.
I
put
it
on
my
social
networks
,
but
the
trolls
said
,
we
look
stupid
.
I
don't
care
,
though
.
I
like
it
.
So
that's
Iris
,
and
she
said
she
liked
the
photo
good
.
Now
,
there
were
a
few
words
there
that
are
quite
new
in
English
.
Let's
have
a
look
at
some
of
them
.
Listen
again
to
Iris
to
questions
this
time
.
One
,
what
type
of
photo
did
she
take
and
to
where
was
she
?
So
he's
a
selfie
from
a
flash
mob
.
I
went
to
.
So
I
just
took
a
selfie
and
she
was
at
a
flashmob
,
let's
take
those
words
one
at
a
time
.
Yes
,
first
of
all
,
a
very
popular
word
.
Now
,
selfie
,
that's
a
photograph
you
take
of
yourself
by
holding
your
camera
or
phone
out
in
front
of
you
at
arm's
length
.
Selfie
.
Take
many
selfies
,
Rob
.
Absolutely
not
.
No
,
not
at
all
.
Don't
look
at
myself
.
Thank
you
.
But
where
does
the
word
selfie
come
from
?
Well
,
the
word
self-portrait
has
been
around
for
a
long
time
.
It
means
a
picture
you
draw
or
paint
of
yourself
.
So
selfie
probably
comes
from
that
.
Yes
.
And
that's
one
way
words
come
into
English
,
get
an
old
word
,
change
it
to
fit
a
new
situation
.
And
you've
got
a
new
word
like
selfie
.
And
that's
one
reason
why
we
need
new
words
to
talk
about
new
situations
like
all
these
self
portraits
that
everyone's
taking
.
Yeah
,
good
.
Now
,
another
way
to
make
a
new
word
for
a
new
situation
is
to
get
to
old
words
and
put
them
together
.
Iris
,
was
that
a
flash
mob
?
Now
a
flash
mob
is
a
crowd
of
people
who
gather
together
quickly
and
suddenly
.
It's
often
organized
through
social
media
.
Now
the
word
flash
can
mean
something
that
happens
very
quickly
.
And
a
mob
is
a
crowd
of
people
.
So
when
you
put
them
together
,
you've
got
the
perfect
new
word
for
the
situation
.
Ever
been
on
a
flash
mob
,
Rob
?
I'm
afraid
not
.
Nobody's
invited
me
and
really
to
the
next
one
.
I
go
on
.
Thank
you
.
Anyway
,
you've
probably
noticed
that
these
words
are
mostly
made
by
people
on
social
media
.
It's
not
the
only
place
that
new
words
come
from
,
but
a
lot
of
new
words
are
coming
from
social
media
at
the
moment
.
Next
example
,
Iris's
boyfriend
jumped
into
her
selfie
at
the
last
minute
is
actually
in
the
photo
,
even
though
she
wasn't
expecting
him
to
be
.
And
here's
a
word
for
it
.
And
that's
my
idiot
boyfriend
at
the
back
,
he
decided
to
photobomb
me
.
So
photobomb
,
that's
a
new
word
made
from
two
old
words
,
photo
,
obviously
,
and
bomb
,
the
thing
that
suddenly
explodes
and
we've
got
similar
new
words
like
weather
bomb
.
That's
a
sudden
period
of
extreme
weather
.
And
then
the
thought
bomb
where
people
get
together
and
basically
think
,
yes
,
that's
a
new
word
for
what
we
used
to
call
brainstorm
.
It
is
.
Yeah
,
very
similar
.
Right
.
OK
,
well
,
now
,
Eiris
used
another
new
word
to
describe
people
who
post
horrible
comments
on
social
media
.
Listen
carefully
to
this
.
I
put
it
on
my
social
networks
,
but
the
trolls
said
,
we
look
stupid
.
A
person
who
posts
negative
comments
on
social
media
is
called
a
troll
and
troll
is
actually
an
old
words
for
an
imaginary
creature
,
a
kind
of
monster
.
You
find
lots
of
trolls
in
old
Scandinavian
stories
and
the
word's
been
around
in
English
for
a
long
time
.
So
an
old
word
with
a
new
meaning
.
But
there's
a
link
there
to
the
original
meaning
,
isn't
there
?
Yes
,
that's
right
.
Because
both
kinds
of
troll
are
quite
ugly
in
their
own
way
,
either
in
their
looks
or
behavior
.
Six
minutes
from
BBC
Learning
English
.
And
we're
talking
about
new
words
,
so
,
Catherine
,
have
you
ever
been
trolled
and
thankfully
I
haven't
,
Rob
,
I
choose
my
friends
very
carefully
on
social
media
.
Right
.
It's
quiz
time
.
Question
one
,
what's
the
word
for
a
group
of
people
who
gather
together
suddenly
and
it's
normally
organized
on
social
media
?
And
the
idea
is
the
word
is
flashmob
question
to
what
word
means
jump
into
someone
else's
photograph
.
That
photobomb
.
Finally
,
what's
the
word
for
people
who
write
nasty
negative
comments
online
?
They
are
trolls
.
OK
,
well
done
.
If
you
got
those
right
at
home
.
Well
done
indeed
.
And
now
here's
a
vocabulary
tip
to
keep
your
English
right
up
to
date
.
Join
some
social
media
groups
where
people
use
English
.
Social
media
is
a
great
place
to
pick
up
words
and
expressions
of
,
even
though
they're
not
in
the
dictionary
.
Yes
,
a
new
words
are
being
invented
all
the
time
.
And
they
they
are
.
Yes
.
OK
,
well
,
there's
more
about
this
at
BBC
Learning
English
dot
com
.
You
can
also
find
us
on
Twitter
,
Facebook
and
many
other
social
networks
,
but
don't
.
Yes
,
OK
.
Join
us
again
soon
for
more
six
minute
vocabulary
.
.
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See below for the full transcript

This is the BBC . This podcast is supported by advertising outside the . This is a download from BBC Learning English to find out more . Visit our website . Six minutes from BBC Learning English dot com Hello , welcome to Six Minute Vocabulary . I'm Rob . And I'm Catherine . And today we're talking about new words . Yes , new words in English . We'll look at where they come from , why we need them and who uses them . We'll have a quiz and we'll also bring you a top tip for learning vocabulary . But first , here's Eiris talking about a photograph she took . And here's a question . Is Iris happy with her photo ? OK . So here's a selfie from a flash mob , I went to everyone dancing and stuff , and that's my idiot boyfriend at the back , he decided to photobomb me . It's quite funny , though . I put it on my social networks , but the trolls said , we look stupid . I don't care , though . I like it . So that's Iris , and she said she liked the photo good . Now , there were a few words there that are quite new in English . Let's have a look at some of them . Listen again to Iris to questions this time . One , what type of photo did she take and to where was she ? So he's a selfie from a flash mob . I went to . So I just took a selfie and she was at a flashmob , let's take those words one at a time . Yes , first of all , a very popular word . Now , selfie , that's a photograph you take of yourself by holding your camera or phone out in front of you at arm's length . Selfie . Take many selfies , Rob . Absolutely not . No , not at all . Don't look at myself . Thank you . But where does the word selfie come from ? Well , the word self-portrait has been around for a long time . It means a picture you draw or paint of yourself . So selfie probably comes from that . Yes . And that's one way words come into English , get an old word , change it to fit a new situation . And you've got a new word like selfie . And that's one reason why we need new words to talk about new situations like all these self portraits that everyone's taking . Yeah , good . Now , another way to make a new word for a new situation is to get to old words and put them together . Iris , was that a flash mob ? Now a flash mob is a crowd of people who gather together quickly and suddenly . It's often organized through social media . Now the word flash can mean something that happens very quickly . And a mob is a crowd of people . So when you put them together , you've got the perfect new word for the situation . Ever been on a flash mob , Rob ? I'm afraid not . Nobody's invited me and really to the next one . I go on . Thank you . Anyway , you've probably noticed that these words are mostly made by people on social media . It's not the only place that new words come from , but a lot of new words are coming from social media at the moment . Next example , Iris's boyfriend jumped into her selfie at the last minute is actually in the photo , even though she wasn't expecting him to be . And here's a word for it . And that's my idiot boyfriend at the back , he decided to photobomb me . So photobomb , that's a new word made from two old words , photo , obviously , and bomb , the thing that suddenly explodes and we've got similar new words like weather bomb . That's a sudden period of extreme weather . And then the thought bomb where people get together and basically think , yes , that's a new word for what we used to call brainstorm . It is . Yeah , very similar . Right . OK , well , now , Eiris used another new word to describe people who post horrible comments on social media . Listen carefully to this . I put it on my social networks , but the trolls said , we look stupid . A person who posts negative comments on social media is called a troll and troll is actually an old words for an imaginary creature , a kind of monster . You find lots of trolls in old Scandinavian stories and the word's been around in English for a long time . So an old word with a new meaning . But there's a link there to the original meaning , isn't there ? Yes , that's right . Because both kinds of troll are quite ugly in their own way , either in their looks or behavior . Six minutes from BBC Learning English . And we're talking about new words , so , Catherine , have you ever been trolled and thankfully I haven't , Rob , I choose my friends very carefully on social media . Right . It's quiz time . Question one , what's the word for a group of people who gather together suddenly and it's normally organized on social media ? And the idea is the word is flashmob question to what word means jump into someone else's photograph . That photobomb . Finally , what's the word for people who write nasty negative comments online ? They are trolls . OK , well done . If you got those right at home . Well done indeed . And now here's a vocabulary tip to keep your English right up to date . Join some social media groups where people use English . Social media is a great place to pick up words and expressions of , even though they're not in the dictionary . Yes , a new words are being invented all the time . And they they are . Yes . OK , well , there's more about this at BBC Learning English dot com . You can also find us on Twitter , Facebook and many other social networks , but don't . Yes , OK . Join us again soon for more six minute vocabulary . .

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