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  1. G3722

    G3722

    G3722 is the trade identifier imprinted on the 2-milligram pill of the painkiller Xanax, colloquially referenced by recreational abusers of the drug.
  2. woe is me

    Woe is me is an over-dramatic, often comical way to express sadness or disappointment at an unfair situation. The phrase carries such connotations because of its archaic-sounding grammatical structure.
  3. standard issue

    standard issue

    Standard issue is a synonym for typical, generic, or baseline, often used with government or military connotations.
  4. Hey! OK! Understanding Language With Desktop AI

    Sentient. We define this word as “having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.” Fans of the Terminator movie series will know this word and its implications (Skynet, cough cough). And, we can’t forget the Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Which desktop AI system is better at understanding language? But, in this article, we’re focusing on the sentient Google Home and Assistant and how …

  5. piru

    Piru

    Among other places, Piru is a street in Compton, California where the Piru Street Boys and Westside Piru gangs originated. The gangs have made Piru a backronym for Pimps (or People) in Red Uniforms, a reference to members…
  6. mula

    mula

    Mula is a common and widespread slang term for money, used much like other monetary slang items such as dough or bones.
  7. yo tambien

    yo también

    The phrase yo también variously means "me, too," "so do I" or "same here" in Spanish. The expression is used to express agreement with a statement or, more generally, a feeling of solidarity.
  8. hotep

    hotep

    Hotep is used as a greeting among many Afrocentrists. Afrocentrists themselves are sometimes called hoteps, usually derisively.
  9. Monopoly money

    Monopoly money

    Monopoly money refers to the play money used in the board game Monopoly. It can also be used to describe money that shares qualities with play money either in appearance or in perceived lack of…
  10. FBF

    FBF is an acronym for flashback Friday. On social media, "#FBF" is a common hashtag used in captions of old photos shared on Fridays.
  11. SIL

    SIL is an acronym for sister-in-law and son-in-law. Sil is sometimes used as internet slang for silly.
  12. Perched And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com

    It was the interview heard ’round the world, so what happened when Stormy Daniels showed up on 60 Minutes to talk about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump? Let’s just say searches on Dictionary.com heated up this week, March 24–30, 2018! Perched and affair Twitter was abuzz the evening of March 25 as Daniels described the way the president perched on a bed. Searches for …