2008 neologisms

cohort succeeding Generation Z

acronym of trans-exclusionary radical feminism

society that allows and encourages derivative works by combining or editing existing materials to produce a new product

right|thumb|Relaxing in a home swimming pool is a typical staycation pursuit. right|thumb|In Hong Kong, the term may refer to a domestic tourism vacation at a hotel or accommodation elsewhere in the territory. A staycation (a portmanteau of "stay" and "vacation") is a recreational break spent at home or within a both-ways day's trip distance of it, requiring no overnight accommodation. In the UK, Ireland and Hong Kong, the term has increasingly come to encompass domestic tourism, or taking a holiday in one's resident country or territory as opposed to traveling abroad. In Hong Kong, the term

Chinese Internet slang

thumb|A pair of cosplayers who respectively cosplaying as Robin and Stelle from [[Honkai: Star Rail simulating the Kabedon scenario]] ' or ' (; , "wall", and , "bang") refers to the action of slapping a wall fiercely, which produces a loud sound, "don". One use of this phrase is to describe the action of slapping a wall as a protest in collective housing, such as condominiums, when the neighboring unit makes too much noise. Another use often appears in shōjo manga or anime when one character forces another against the wall with one hand or leans against the wall, making the "don" sound. This h

thumb|Afghanistan and Pakistan AfPak (also spelled Af-Pak) was a neologism used within United States foreign policy circles to designate Afghanistan and Pakistan as a single theater of operations. Introduced in 2008, the neologism reflected the policy approach that was introduced by the Obama administration, which regarded the region comprising the Asian countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan as having a singular dominant political and military situation that required a joint policy in their global war on terrorism.