New English Words and Phrases, No.2

No.	New words/phrases of words	Meaning
1	hug it out	new word coined by Hillary Clinton to describe her solution to  misunderstandings created between her and President Obama over comments made by her criticizing actions he is taking in the Middle East;  the meaning of the phrase is to resolve differences among friends by giving each other a big hug, instead of angry words.
2	Cyberboss	the head of any organization or group charged with maintaining any computer based system
3	Bro	slang term used by younger people primarily, to describe a close male friend
4	broga	yoga classes for males only (some men are intimidated by mixed sex classes with more limber, pretzel-like women students so they have classes by themselves)
5	GI janes	women in the military in the US; GI refers to men and women in the military services who were given “government issue” (GI) clothing , weapons and other equipment; janes is a slang term for women.  In WW2 and subsequent wars, soldiers were called GIs
6	softpower	the power of women; not always manifest or exhibited directly or overtly, but always there to influence people or situations
7	PS	an abbreviation for “post scriptum”, a Latin phrase meaning “after the writing”, used to describe additional words or written thoughts added to a letter of note
8	Xoxo	an acronym used by some people  in signing off on a note or letter; it means “kisses”, or “love you”
9	Ambiance	the environment caused by a happy occasion/party with friends; it is a warm and pleasant mood one finds themselves in
10	alma mater	a Latin phrase which means “nourishing mother”, used to describe the college or university a person is graduated from