LARPers and Shroomers

Larpers and Shroomers: The Language Report, by Susie Dent covers all aspects of contemporary English as an evolving and mutating language. As a gimmick, it selects a single word born in each year of the 20th century and the opening years of the 21st.
The selection for 2004 is the disappointing Chav, apparently some form of variation on חובת”ים (specifically, loutish young people exhibiting council estate chic).
For a spot of fun, the BBC is running a short story contest in which you’re supposed to use all the 101 words in the list.
And the only reason I post this, is that the book’s title describes two of the hobbies of a sizable portion of my readership…