à la
Borrowed from French, à la means "according to" or "in the manner of," e.g., everyday, observational humor à la Jerry Seinfeld (as Jerry Seinfeld would make jokes). In cooking, à la refers to a way of…
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How The Letter “X” Creates More Gender-Neutral Language
by Rory Gory The letter X is often used to represent the unknown or the indescribable. In English, there are so few words beginning with X that in Samuel Johnson’s famous early dictionary, X was defined as, “a letter, which, though found in Saxon words, begins no word in the English language.” The mathematician and philosopher René Descartes used the letter X to represent variable …
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bandwagon fan
There are diehard fans, and then there are bandwagon fans. Bandwagon fans only show interest and support for a sports team based on recent successes or popularity, e.g., when their city's football is going to… -
cat tax
A cat tax is a cute image or video of a cat posted online as a fun, ironic "fine" (tax) upon introduction to a forum or social media platform, for breaking an internet group rule,… -
number neighbor
A number neighbor is someone who has the same (cell) phone number as you, except the last digit is one lower or higher. Sharing funny or charming text-message exchanges with one's number neighbor went viral… -
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Yeehaw Agenda
Spreading in 2018–19, the yeehaw agenda is a trend in the popular culture, especially in Black popular culture, featuring artists and celebrities drawing from cowboy/country culture in dress, music, or attitude. -
micromobility
Micromobility refers to the use of electronic scooters and bikes to travel shorter distances around cities, often to or from another mode of transportation (bus, train, or car). Users typically rent such a scooter or… -
polycule
A polycule, in the polyamory and BDSM communities, is a word that refers to all the people in a network of non-monogamous relationships (not being committed to one person at a time). Polycule can also refer… -
litty
When something is exceptionally great, intense, and fun, as a party, it can be described as litty, similar to other slang terms like dope, turnt, or poppin'. Litty often carries intoxication. -
TikTok
TikTok is a massively popular app that lets users create and share videos up to 60 seconds long. Lip-synced music videos are especially popular on it. The app has given rise to a number of… -
hit dog
Hit dog comes from the expression a hit dog will holler, meaning that a very defensive reaction to an accusation can be an admission of guilt.