Code vibing; turning natural language into computer code.
“Hey, let’s do some code vibing.”
Clanker; derogatory term for computers, robots and AI.
“Wow, you’re such a clanker.”
Glaze; flattering someone undeservedly.
“You think you’ve got glaze, don’t you.”
Aura farmer; deliberate cultivation of a charismatic persona.
“Well at least I’m not an aura farmer.”
Henry; high earner, not rich yet.
“And you’re no Henry either.”
Biohacker; altering the natural processes of your body to improve health.
“Being a biohacker won’t save you.”
Broligarchy; the collective of big tech leaders.
“And you’ll never be part of the broligarchy.”
Coolcation; a holiday in a cool climate.
“I’m off on a coolcation this year.”
Micro-retirement; a break between jobs to pursue personal interests.
“Well, I’m having on a micro-retirement.”
Taskmasking; giving the impression of productivity.
“God, you’re such a taskmasker.”
Not a lost script from Philip K Dick.
Not a deleted scene from Blade Runner.
Not an upgrade of Orwell’s Newspeak.
All words from this year’s Collins Dictionary Words of the Year.
All words I’d never written down or said, until today.
Language evolves faster than we do.
New words appear overnight, shaped by tech, memes, and headlines.
But communication hasn’t changed.
If your message doesn’t connect, it confuses.
And no amount of clever wording will save it.
Not even if you’re a broligarch with a trillion-dollar bonus.
Enjoy your Quick PINT.
Nigel
Read the full article in The Guardian here
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/06/vibe-coding-collins-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2025
