New words for the term

Every week, the Macmillan dictionary team search the media to find out the newest and most interesting words being used in the English language. You can find their latest BuzzWord on the www.macmillandictionary.com website. Each term we'll feature two new BuzzWords. The words for this term are:

noughties (n plural):

If you'd never heard of the noughties , well, bad luck because they've just finished! The noughties came after the seventies, eighties and nineties and refer to the years 2000 to 2009, ie the years where a nought follows the first two digits of the year. Click here to read more. 

transliterate (adj): 

Are you able to read, write and communicate using a range of different media, including printed, electronic and online media? If so you are transliterate! Click here to read more.