This document presents a selection of trending words from 2014 that were featured as BuzzWords by Macmillan Dictionary. It provides visual clues for guessing the meanings of six BuzzWords - sandwich generation, food rave, chick noir, tech creche, iceberg home, and zonkey. The answers to their actual meanings are given at the end.

1. BuzzWords 2014
of the year
Below is a selection of trending words that featured as Macmillan Dictionary BuzzWords this year.
Using the visual clues, can you guess what they mean? Beware: some of these clues may be misleading …!
1. sandwich generation
a) Middle-aged people caring for
their teenage children and elderly
parents
b) Teenagers addicted to eating
sandwiches
c) A TV show about a sandwich shop
2. food rave
a) A dance craze started by chefs
b) A big outdoor party where people
share and eat lots of different
types of food
c) A song about a food fight in a
supermarket
3. chick noir
a) A genre of books written for women
with a crime or serious theme
b) A genre of films about chickens
and ducks
c) A new winter fashion trend
4. tech creche
a) A metal safe where people can
leave mobile phones and other
electronic devices when doing
outdoor activities
b) A playschool where babies learn
to send text messages
c) A technological disaster
5. iceberg home
a) Where eskimos live
b) A house with no central heating
c) A house in which most of the
living space is underground
6. zonkey
a) A tired donkey
b) A cross between a zebra and
a donkey
c) A slang term for lazy
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Answers: 1) A 2) B 3) A 4) A 5) C 6) B