Jasmine Revolution

Referred to the popular uprising in Tunisia that toppled the regime of President Ben Ali.

In January 2011, a new term was added to the lexicon of politics and insurrection: Jasmine Revolution, referring to the popular uprising in Tunisia that toppled the regime of President Ben Ali. This is the most recent example of what have since 2005 been referred to as colour revolutions, which originally referred specifically to the changes of government in authoritarian former Soviet-bloc countries.

Source: World Wide Words

Cheapuccino

An inexpensive, low-quality cappuccino, particularly one from a vending machine; a cappuccino made from brewed or instant coffee. Also: cheappuccino. [Blend of "cheap" and "cappuccino"]

Notes: The word "cappuccino" comes from the Capuchin monks, who were noted for wearing a robe that included a sharp-pointed hood, called a capuche. Legend has it that a monk named Marco d'Aviano invented the cappuccino in Vienna when the Turkish army broke of its siege of that city and left behind sacks of coffee so bitter that the monks had to cut it with milk to drink it. The resulting beverage was about the same color as the monk's brown robes, too, so that may also have had something to do with the name.

Source: Word Spy

Spousonomics

The application of economics to explore and improve relationships.

Writing for The Daily Beast, Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson offered the following advice for improving one’s sex life – “Make it affordable”:

"Let’s explain. All that stuff about foreplay and romance? That stuff takes time and energy. And if it’s one thing today’s couples don’t have in excess it’s time and energy. We just wrote a book about this very topic. It’s called Spousonomics, and it looks at ways economics can help people improve their
relationships."

Source:

"How Can Economics Improve a Marriage? Ask the Authors of Spousonomics", by Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics, NYTimes

The Daily Beast

Schott's Vocab

Googleganger

A person who has the same name as you, and whose online references are mixed in with yours when you run a Google search on your name. Blend of: Google-ganger. [Google + doppelgänger]

Example Citations:
The point is, when you Google yourself, it's a bit of a blow to your ego when you discover that: A) your name isn't unique, and B) other people have done more with it than you. These are your so-called Googlegangers, from the German "doppelgänger."
—Casey Phillips, "Reflections in an online mirror," Chattanooga Times Free Press, April 16, 2010

Source: WordSpy

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E-cquaintance

A person known to another through online communication only (as via email or Internet social networking)

Source: Merriam Webster

Terminology in the changing world of translation

After the success of the first conference in 2010, this year TermCoord has decided to start the series of conferences with one that will give to the translators the opportunity to acquire a clear knowledge of the role that terminology can play in the EU’s legislative procedure. For this first conference entitled “Terminology in Legislative Procedures”, two professors will deal with two aspects: terminology as part of multilingualism and terminology on the web. This conference will take place on Monday, 28th of March in the Schuman Hemicycle, European Parliament, Luxembourg.

Programme of the Legal Conference

Terminology Coordination European Parliament