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   Belligerent And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com

   From Kpop idols to California weed growers, here are the news stories that had you asking, “Hey, what does that word mean?” during the week of August 17–24, 2018. Idol South Korean Kpop group BTS is known for its mix of English and Korean in its songs, spurring curiosity from fans on either side of the language divide. The band’s latest music video, IDOL, is …

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   Lemon Party

   Google this one at your own risk because we are not talking about Canadian politics. Lemon Party refers to an early 2000s shock website featuring an image of three elderly men having sex.
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   murder porn

   Murder porn is a term used to describe the consumption of violent crime stories as entertainment. It can be used to reference both fictional and true accounts of homicides, although it’s usually used to refer…
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   positionality

   Positionality is the social and political context that creates your identity in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability status. Positionality also describes how your identity influences, and potentially biases, your understanding of and…
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   shit just got real

   The phrase shit just got real is used when a situation has escalated. It can be used dramatically in serious scenarios—when someone responds aggressively or when the reality of some matter is fully felt or…
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   awkward turtle

   Ever talk trash about someone only to discover that they're actually sitting right by you? *awkward turtle* Awkward turtle is a hand gesture made by placing one hand on top of the other and wiggling…
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   dick chicken

   While dick chicken has previously been used as a nickname, insult, or just funny word combination, the game of dick chicken is where two men, usually straight, lower their pants and walk toward each other on…
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   pendejo

   You're no pendejo for not knowing what this word means. It's a mildly vulgar insult for "asshole" or "idiot" in Spanish.
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   desu

   Desu is a polite Japanese linking verb meaning "to be" as well other forms of the verb. Western fans of anime and manga sometimes add it to the end of sentences to sound cute and…
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    hobknocker

    Hobknocker is, originally, a piece of construction equipment similar to a jackhammer, but people sometimes use it as an insult ... because it sounds dirty.
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    wagwan

    Wagwan is a way to say What's going on? in Jamaican English, used throughout the Jamaican diaspora (or where Jamaican people live outside of Jamaica), especially in South London.
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    back dimples

    Back dimples refer to the indentations on the lower back that appear naturally on some people. They are often considered sexy, especially on women.