Gaelic has had a revamp with many 21st century terms being added into the language.

It is hoped that by introducing new Gaelic words for skinny jeans, piercings, high heels, thongs and rock stars will help keep the language relevant to future generations.

The new words are being introduced by a Scottish Government-funded project which included creating a social networking site for young Gaelic speakers, as well as those interested in learning the language.

The aim of the project is to dispel the idea that Gaelic is an old language and show it as modern and dynamic.

Posters advertising Mygaelic.com show the new phrases "Sàilean Àrda" are high heels, "Dinichean Teann" are skinny jeans, tattoo is "Wuss" and a new hairdo is "Staidhle Ùr".

Another pictures a "Rionnag PopPop," or rock star, lying on a "Leabaidh-ghrèine," or sunbed, at their villa, or "Taigh Mòr".

New sporting phases have also being agreed, with some from football being "Cluicheadair" for player, "Spot Peanais" for penalty spot, and "Neach-gleidhidh", which means goalkeeper.

Mygaelic.com spokesman, Hugh Dan MacLennan, told Scotland on Sunday: "Part of the role of the website is to help develop new vocabulary. One stereotype that we are particularly keen to challenge is the idea that Gaelic is a language of the past.

"The reality is that it is a modern, constantly evolving language. Our hope is that these phrases will be adopted by the younger generation who log on to the site."

Mr MacLennan also wants to encourage the use of the new phrases on television and radio.

He said: "People won't use these words if they don't know they exist.

"Once people hear them being used on the TV and the radio they will pick them up and start using them as second nature."

A spokesman for the Mygaelic.com site said: "Some of the terminology has just been created, but in most cases there you can resurrect and adapt existing phrases which may have fallen out of use. In many cases it is a case of using traditional vocabulary, but giving it a bit of a modern-day twist."

Rosemary Ward of Bord na Gaidhlig, the government body responsible for Scotland's Gaelic speakers, said: "You can set up your own social networking profile, have a group of friends, send messages and add comments.

"It's the year of Homecoming Scotland and we thought it would be the perfect time to start pushing the language more.

"Many people will have Gaelic connections, but they won't know about it."