New Year: New Words

Happy New Year! The fresh new year of 2014 dawns and I trust that you, dear reader, had a couple of weeks of festive fun with friends and family, full of the wealth of good cheer and the warmth of great conversation.

However, it has come to my notice that certain words are being overused. The BBC has helpfully put together a list of said words here. So I thought it was time to offer you some replacement and additional words to use in the coming year.

2013	Optional historic word	The 2014 word?
Twerk	Jitterbug	Shiffle
Selfie	Daguerreotype	Look
Passion	Commitment	Promise
Look	Focus	See
Robust	Strong	Bendy
So	Therefore	Here
Delivery	Outcome	Difference
Project	Initiative	Action
Hashtag	Meme	Connection
Amazeballs	Amazing	Shining
Doing	Having	Making
Absolutely	Surely	Yes
Fail	Incorrect	No
Responsible	Accountable	Serious
Anyway	Okay	…
Yeah-no	Possibly	Yes/No/Maybe
Legacy	Consequence	Change
Hipster	Hipster	Follower
Geek	Nerd	Technologist
Iconic	Totemic	Unique

And half a dozen new words for 2014:

• Tecknowledgist: someone who uses technology to build knowledge for all in an accessible and inclusive way
• Wickivist: someone who takes action to address 'wicked' social problems (rather than just analyse, moan or sign online petitions about them)
• Honetitian: a politician who answers question honestly, personally and authentically, unshackled by dogma, being 'on message' or fudgey finagling 
• Vervacious: having the quality of intense life affirming confidence that makes others feel confident too (Beyoncé is vervacious)
• Paxic: an approach to change & disturbance which looks for common ground first (second, third...) and finds points of agreement on which to build peace and community integration
• Frission: the power, warmth and energy that happens when friends come together face to face and talk (rather than just remotely text/gram/chat)

What is your new word for 2014?