10 New Buzzwords And The Companies That Inspired Them

Britain's Oxford University Press is adding a

to its online Oxford Dictionaries. Many of the words sound -- such as

("extremely good or impressive") and

("a growth of hair on a man's neck") -- sound like the names of rock bands.

("the side part of a woman's breast, as exposed by a revealing item of clothing") has already been used as the name of a fictional band in the

series

. Some of the words, such as

, are merely abbreviations ("you only live once"). Others, like

("the hybrid offspring of a donkey and a zebra"), were inevitable words inspired by nature. There were some, however, that were created by the influence of various companies and industries:

Popularized by startup sites and tech blogs like TechCrunch,

refers to the "act or instance of buying out a company primarily for the skills and expertise of its staff, rather than for the products or services it supplies." When

acquired

, for example, it was

as an acquihire.

cannot be tied to

alone, but with a plethora of TV shows (including new originals), the company is heavily responsible for its inclusion in the Oxford Dictionaries. For those who are unaware, binge-watch is defined as viewing "multiple episodes of (a television program) in rapid succession, typically by means of DVDs or digital streaming."

The word

(to "lure (someone) into a relationship by adopting a fictional online persona") has been around for a few years, thanks to a documentary by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. In 2012,

launched

on MTV, adding to the word's popularity and proliferation.

is defined as "content, especially that of a sensational or provocative nature, whose main purpose is to attract attention and draw visitors to a particular web page." Researchers have

a large number of big publications -- including

-- to examine the words they use to attract readers. The results were fairly eye-opening.

and Netflix are definitely responsible for

inclusion in the Oxford Dictionaries. They may not have coined the two-word combo, but these companies are the ones that made it possible for consumers to cut the cord. The dictionary defines a cord cutter as someone who "cancels or forgoes a pay television subscription or landline phone connection in favor of an alternative Internet-based or wireless service."

Everyone knows what "brick" means, but this

is very specific: "Cause (a smartphone or other electronic device) to become completely unable to function, typically on a permanent basis."

,

and

, the leaders in this field, can be credited with

popularizing this definition. After all, no manufacturer would want to promote the fact that its phones could be bricked.

Can any one company be linked to

("an article on the Internet presented in the form of a numbered or bullet-pointed list")? That's hard to say, but lists are quite popular these days. Any number of publications could be credited with the spread of this word. Interestingly, BuzzFeed is used in the Oxford Dictionaries' example.

(where individuals "post comments about (an event) on Twitter while the event is taking place") may not sound like a real word, but its popularity did not go unnoticed this week. Its definition can now be found on the various sites from Oxford Dictionaries.

Another win for Twitter,

is defined as "a post that refers to a particular user without directly mentioning them, typically as a form of furtive mockery or criticism."

The origins of

("an automatic notification sent when a link has been created to a person's blog post from an external website, allowing a reciprocal link to that website to be created") are hard to trace. However, it is safe to assume that the word's use may have been directly or indirectly popularized by any of the companies in this list. Disclosure: