Funkentelechy
Ready to get down—and realize your full potential? Funkentelechy is a 1977 song by funk band Parliament from their album Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome. The playful coinage means "realizing one's potential funkiness."
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Passive-Aggressive Daenerys
Passive-Aggressive Daenerys is a meme featuring a still image of Daenerys Targaryen from the TV series of Game of Thrones with a squinting, pinched, dismissive smile. The image is humorously paired with comments made in… -
Medicare for All
Medicare for All is a proposal to expand Medicare, the US federal program that provides health insurance to the elderly and people with certain disabilities, to everyone in the United States. -
all of these hoes
All of these hoes is a derogatory way that some hip-hop artists refer to the women they've slept with or been in relationships with. It can also be used as a spiteful reference to women… -
regular shmegular
Regular shmegular is a slang expression dismissing something or someone as being overly ordinary. Or, if you're like rapper Cardi B, the term can be used as a way of presenting yourself as just an… -
smexy
Smexy is a blend of smart and sexy, referring to someone who has both brains and beauty. It can also just be a fun way of calling someone sexy. -
patient zero
Patient zero is a popular medical term referring to the first person infected in an epidemic. Patient zero can also be a metaphor for initial actions that have major downstream consequences. -
aesthetic
Aesthetic concerns what is considered beautiful. In pop culture, an aesthetic refers to the overall style of someone or something, like a musical sound, interior design, or even a social media presence. In the 2010s, the… -
dream gap
Dream gap describes a phenomenon where young girls, due to social constructions that women are less capable and valuable than men, are held back from living up to their full potential. It's notably featured in… -
vacctivist
A vacctivist is a blend of vaccine and activist. It refers to two different attitudes toward vaccination. The first kind of vacctivist is a so-called anti-vaxxer, or someone who believes vaccines hurt children and cause autism, actively… -
pangender
Pangender refers to a person whose gender identity that is not limited to one gender and may encompass all genders at once. -
National Champagne Day
Falling annually on December 31 or August 4, National Champagne Day is an unofficial holiday all about sipping on some bubbly. Champagne is all that's required!