brushing

A scam tactic used by some sellers of Amazon, where it involves setting up fake accounts under a stranger's name and then posting out random items to allow them to create favorable "verified purchase" reviews on them.

Out of the blue, I received an odd package that is 300g worth of polystyerene balls, and then another of coloured straws days later. I believe I've been a victim of brushing.

2020

Nothing happened

2020 was going to be a year of excitement and anticipation, until Covid-19 stole our dreams and hopes.

zombie government

A non or partly-functioning government usually with several vacant ministerial posts and a caretaker Prime Minister, who can only do certain things until a successor is elected. Usually, this is seen as a reason that a general election must be called.

“We have a zombie government and a prime minister missing in action. The country deserves better during this time of national crisis.” - Christine Jardine, Liberal Democrat MP

vaccine nationalism

Coined by the World Health Organisation, where it means that if richer countries get a potential vaccine, especially for Covid-19, they won't give it to poorer countries that would need it most and therefore leaving them exposed to more danger.

"Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us. For the world to recover faster, it has to recover together, because it’s a globalised world: the economies are intertwined. Part of the world or a few countries cannot be a safe haven and recover." - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

1997

One of the darkest years of modern British history.

Diana, Princess of Wales, died on 31st August 1997, following a car crash in Paris.

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during lockdown

The period of time where you're forced to change your lifestyle or be left to suffer alone, because your government told you to.

During lockdown, I found myself playing video games most of the time, when I should've started college this year.

chica ferdy

Liverpool slang for "fuck off", once used by children there. Also used within the lyrics of The Beatles' "Sun King".

Among the English and schoolboy-Spanish lyrics on the song Sun King is the phrase “chica ferdy.”