I couldn’t come up with a V word to encompass my childhood. I asked a few friends but that led to nothing. I turned to Google and it gave me a link to the Urban Dictionary. I clicked the link and realised most of the words were not a part of my childhood. I felt ancient.

Honouring the words and voices that didn’t exist in my childhood, a haiku

Let’s start loud and clear

Vuvuzela – noisy torture

Words that didn’t exist

 

Voldemort, noun and verb

Unheard till Rowling entered

Lightening bolt scars

 

Vegan – What? Who? Where?

Setting fashion trend like paleo

A word that grew wild

 

Vine meant creeper

Seeing, sharing in motion

Not the current version

 

Voices travel fast

Viber, Vonage never existed

Care is digital

 

Selfies, emojis

Staycations, space tourism

FOMO, FML and twerks

 

Vocable changes

Vampires rule books and posters

Vortex of change

Almost there! Another 4 letters to go. Come back on Monday for W: Wednesday