Fashion and Media Vocabulary: Clothing & Media Terms

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Fashion and Media Vocabulary

Useful terms for clothing, journalism and media contexts. Each entry shows a term and its corrected definition or equivalent.

Clothing and Media Terms

Terms and Definitions
TermDefinition
A blazerA type of formal jacket.
A hoodieA sweatshirt with a hood to cover the head.
A hostThe person who invites guests.
AccuracyThe ability to do something without making any mistakes.
ActuallyIn fact.
An eventDon't forget tomorrow's concert; it's an important event for the artist.
AverageA standard or level that is considered usual.
BaggyToo big.
BroadsheetsSerious newspapers.
BudgetThe amount of money you can spend on something.
Can't affordYou can't pay for it.
Channel hopThe action of changing the channel you are tuned to.
CheckedWith a pattern of squares arranged side by side.
CostumeSpecial dress or clothes you wear for a party or for filming.
Current affairsThe most recent events or issues.
DocumentaryA TV programme about history or nature.
FlashyToo bright and attention-grabbing.
Foreign correspondentA journalist who reports from another country.
GadgetsDevices.
HeadlinesThe title of a news report.
InquiryInvestigation.
JournalistA person whose profession is to write reports for newspapers.
Do researchInvestigate.
MissingAbsent or lost.
Mud-splatteredCovered in dirt.
NowadaysToday.
On bailReleased from custody while awaiting trial.
OutrageousWith an unusual or strange appearance.
PatternedNot plain.
Phone tappingSecretly listening to other people's conversations on their phones.
Ripped clothesTorn clothes.
ScruffyNot elegant.
SizeClothes will fit you if they are the right size.
SkimpyRefers to clothes that show a lot of your body.
SmartElegant.
StripedWith stripes running along the material.
StuntmenA double of an actor who performs risky scenes.
TabloidsPopular newspapers with many pictures and brief reports.
Tight-fittingSkinny.
To broadcastTo send out a programme on television or radio.
To browseTo look for information on the internet.
To denyTo not allow; to not accept; to say something is not true.
To releaseLast Friday this singer-songwriter released a new album.
To skimTo read quickly.
To sweatTo secrete water from your skin when you feel hot or nervous.
To throw awayTo put into the bin.
To wonderTo ask yourself.
To wrapI'll wrap the present with a dot-patterned material.
TrendyFashionable.
Tune inTo watch or listen to a specific radio or television programme.

Phrasal Verbs and Actions

Common Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal VerbMeaning
Do upFasten.
Dress upTo wear an outfit.
Go withMatch.
Put onTo wear.
Take offOpposite of put on.
Try onTo wear something you are aiming to buy.

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