Speakout Advanced p 75. Black Friday and the 'Net Generation'. Extra Listening

Retailers hope for hordes of shoppers on Black Friday, the traditional day of buying fever after Thanksgiving. On Forum, they focused on what appeals to tweens and teens and why and how they buy.

horde: a large crowd of people. E.g. There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. Football fans turned up in hordes.

tween (also tweener): a child between the ages of about 10 and 12. Pre-teen.