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   Harlem Shake

   The Harlem Shake is an internet meme that went massively viral in early 2013. It featured short videos of people wildly dancing to a song of the same name.
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   Laughing Jack

   Laughing Jack is a character in the online horror fiction genre, creepypasta. He is an evil clown who becomes “imaginary friends” with his child victims before brutally killing them.
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   Navy Seal copypasta

   The Navy Seal copypasta is a comically aggressive monologue written in the voice of a stereotypical “tough guy,” often reposted as a humorous overreaction to any insult, however small.
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   Poe’s Law

   Poe’s Law is a popular adage that says satirical expressions of extremism online are hard to distinguish from genuine ones without indicating intent.
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   Sophie’s choice

   Sophie’s choice refers to an extremely difficult decision a person has to make. It describes a situation where no outcome is preferable over the other. This can be either because both outcomes are equally desirable…
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   Twitterstorm

   A Twitterstorm is a sudden flurry of activity about a specific topic on Twitter. It is often started by a single person.
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   booty shorts

   Booty shorts are very short shorts, typically worn by women, and intended to highlight or display the butt. Booty shorts generally refer to one of two things: tiny shorts intended for streetwear that can be…
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   dank meme

   Dank meme refers to viral internet content that, due to overuse or passing trends, has lost its value or currency. It can also refer to exceptionally unique or odd memes.
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   fall of the Berlin Wall

   The expression fall of the Berlin Wall refers to the formal opening of the border between Soviet-controlled, Communist East Berlin and Western-occupied West Berlin in 1989.
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    fwp

    First World Problems or fwps are issues that are only seen as such by people in wealthy parts of the world. The term is generally used in a tongue-in-cheek way online by people in wealthy…
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    hurt locker

    Hurt locker is a slang term for a place of deep pain and discomfort. To be put in the hurt locker signifies that something profoundly troubling or painful has happened to you.
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    me gusta

    Me gusta refers to a much-memed image of a grotesquely grimacing face used to show a perverse pleasure at an awkward, uncomfortable, or otherwise normally unpleasurable situation.