👜 Handbag emoji
The handbag emoji depicts a rectangular handbag with short handles and comes in different colors on different platforms, including brown, purple, and pink. Its use relates mostly to shopping and fashion and is often used…
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Yeet, Payola, And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
Rapper feuds. Football celebrations. There’s a lot going on in the trending word list from September 7–14, 2108. Payola A feud between rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B ballooned to new heights this week, with Cardi allegedly throwing a shoe at Nicki and the Starships singer accusing the “I Like It” rapper of earning her success thanks to payola. So what’s payola? Clearly that was the …
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The Power Of Reclaiming Controversial Terms
Fair warning: Reading ahead will put you in contact with some controversial “bad” words. There are some words in English considered so derogatory and controversial that some people won’t even type them out. They’re shortened, instead, to the just one letter, followed by “word.” The c-word. The b-word. They’re the sort of words young children are told never to utter and most certainly not to hurl …
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🌈 Rainbow emoji
The rainbow emoji 🌈 depicts a colorful arc of a rainbow. When not representing the meteorological phenomenon, the emoji can express various positive emotions, such as happiness, feelings of togetherness, hope, and good fortune. Along with… -
gosu
From Korean, gosu refers to or describes someone who is highly skilled, used especially in video and computer gaming. -
mmk
Mmk is a casual, half-humming way to say OK. It is a versatile sound, used to express mild disproval and suspicion ... or warm affirmation. Be careful, though, as mmk can come across as a little patronizing… -
dope
As far as words go, dope is a pretty dope word because it can mean many, many things. A dope can be a fool, a slang term for "excellent," or refer to drugs like marijuana. Doping… -
What Is Phonetic Spelling?
Spelling is how we put words together, but what is phonetic spelling? An alternate way to create words? Well, yes! What is phonetic spelling? Phonetic spelling is a system of spelling in which each letter represents one spoken sound. In English, some words are pronounced exactly as they look. When T is used to spell tiger, the letter T is assigned one sound. Simple, right? Well, we …
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slut-shaming
Slut-shaming is the practice of disparaging women, and occasionally men, for acting in a manner that violates "norms" regarding sexually appropriate behavior. These denigrations, which are often double standards, range from criticizing women for wearing sexy clothing… -
meta
Dude, like, what if I had a definition of the word definition here? That would be so meta. Meta is when something refers back to or is about itself, like a book about books or a meme… -
Irish twins
Irish twins is a slang expression for siblings born less than a year apart from each other. While some people intend it affectionately, it does stereotype Irish culture, making it mildly offensive. -
Why Isn’t It “Pardon my German?”
Often an idiom—an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its parts—can seem like something from Alice in Wonderland. Pardon my French is one of the most colorful idioms that combines the profane with a language associated with love. Where does pardon my French come from? Pardon my French, or excuse my French, is an apology for the use of profanity; the expression dates …