Foodie is no longer an acceptable word and is among the "banished" slangs included in the 40th annual Banished List released by Lake Superior State University for 2015. Because language evolves relatively quickly and colloquialism is a highly effective currency for communication, new adoptable food slangs are always interesting to watch out for. Josh Friedland, who authored 'Eatymology: The Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy' says: "We need new words and labels to give voice to our food obsessions and anxieties. And we especially need more words to describe gastronomic emoting, like 'hangry'."
A few of these sprang up throughout the year, added into the online Oxford English Dictionary, and are likely to be carried into 2016. Here are some of these words:
#1 Cat cafe: Asian in origin as a concept, this word refers to dining places and bars, which are usually high-end and have cats that roam free.
#2 Climatarian: This slang refers to diets and dietary practices that aim at helping in lessening climate change and its effects. Examples are choosing local produce, food that require low gas emissions, and limiting food waste.
#3 Hangry: This new word refers to a state of hunger-induced irritability, putting together hungry and angry.
#4 Piecaken: This coinage is used for cooking food, which is inside food that is inside food. Confusing? Imagine pies baked inside bigger-sized cakes and then served stacked. It usually uses cherry pies, apple pies and pumpkin pies.
#5 Zarf: This Arabic word used to refer to coffee cup holders that protect bare hands from the heat. This replaces the previously used cup sleeve.
#6 Cookie butter: This is a delicious term for an equally delicious concoction of ground cookies, condensed milk, butter and one other soft ingredient such as peanut butter or marshmallows.
So, before you go hangry and scream for cookie butter, head to your favorite restaurants or even just your kitchen to satisfy your cravings.
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