25. Brexit
> Monthly google searches 1.0 million
> Introduced: December 2016
Oxford dictionary definition: The withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Origin: 2012: blend of British (or Britain) and exit, probably on the pattern of Grexit (coined earlier in the same year).
24. SMS
> Monthly google searches 1.1 million
> Introduced: December 2009
Oxford dictionary definition: Short Message (or Messaging) Service, a system that enables mobile phone users to send and receive text messages.
As noun: A text message that is sent or received using SMS.
As verb: Send someone a text message using SMS.
24/7 Wall St.
23. cosplay
> Monthly google searches 1.1 million
> Introduced: December 2008
Oxford dictionary definition: The practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book, or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres of manga or anime.
As verb: Engage in cosplay.
Origin: 1990s: blend of costume and play after Japanese kosupure, ultimately from English costume play.
22. CD
> Monthly google searches 1.1 million
> Introduced: March 2012
Oxford dictionary definitions:
A compact disc.
Civil defence
Corps diplomatique (diplomatic corps)
21. Astro
> Monthly google searches 1.2 million
> Introduced: March 2012
Oxford dictionary definition: Relating to the stars or celestial objects.
Origin: From Greek astron ‘star’.