zomburbia
n.— «The massive migrations from suburban America (dubbed zomburbia) is now leading to such levels of social crisis the language is changing.» —“McMansion mortgage meltdown fosters a new breed of equity strippers” by David Hirst The Age (Melbourne, Australia) Aug. 31, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A hundred years ago, suffragists lobbied to win women the right to vote. Linguistically speaking, though, suffrage isn’t about “suffering.” It’s from a Latin word that involves voting. Plus: military cadences often include...
Language from inside a monastery. A Benedictine monk shares terms from his world: For example, corporate prayer refers to praying as a group, not urging shares to return dividends. And did you know there’s a term of art for those annoying add...