We apply the Crossword Test to see whether terms like ‘romantasy’ have entered general usage

Do you, when you encounter dictionary compilers’ lists of words of the year, wonder: does anyone actually use these phrases?

And are your suspicions heightened as more of the words must be offered with explanations: “to LAMEFARM is to feign being out of touch as a means of seeking attention, from a viral animation about a sassy talking nappy”? (That’s made up, by the way.)

26a Naughty child is on the loo (but only half) somewhere in Slovakia (10)
[ wordplay: BRAT + IS + half of LAVATORY ]
[ definition: somewhere in Slovakia ]

2d Banger from Charli xcx album practised in auditorium (9)
[ wordplay: title of a Charli xcx album + soundalike (‘in auditorium’) of ‘versed’ (‘practised’) ]
[ definition: banger ]

21a Sky boss’s remarkable supermajority sees Roy and Sam sadly losing out (7)
[ wordplay: anagram (‘remarkable’) of SUPERMAJORITY without the letters of ROY and SAM ]
[ definition: sky boss ]