birb
Birb, also spelled as berb, is a deliberate misspelling of bird used in internet slang such as DoggoLingo. It's used as a playful way to refer to cute birds, particularly pet birds. Want more of…
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ded
Ded is a humorous, often ironic, deliberate misspelling of dead. It can be used when something finds something so funny, overwhelming, or outrageous that they are metaphorically "dead." It can also used in the internet… -
hamster angle
Hamster angle is a novelty term for when a selfie makes your face look chubby, like a hamster's. -
We Can Thank Alexander Hamilton For Giving Us These Words
He may have been 🎶dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor🎶 … but by now we all know Alexander Hamilton grew up to be a hero and a scholar. However, did you know the first secretary of the treasury was also quite the linguist? Since Lin-Manuel Miranda turned Hamilton from a mysterious face on our $10 bill …
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Treyway
Treyway was popularized as a catchphrase of rapper 6ix9ine. The term is associated with his former music manager Shotti and the Nine Trey Gangsters gang. -
hot girl summer
Live your best life! Hot girl summer is a meme, originating with rapper Megan Thee Stallion, about feeling confident in who you are—and having fun and looking good while doing it. It often involves women… -
gaping
The verb gape is recorded as early as the 1200s, first referring to the act of opening the mouth and later expanding to refer to anything opening wide. Which means gaping has, like so many… -
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Slang And Spelling Bees Influence Word Searches Over The Past Three Months
We’re already halfway through 2019, which means we had to look back at our word search data! We love data, OK. Plus, the search trends on Dictionary.com from April through June 2019 did not disappoint. Politics, of course, drove many of the searches. And, uh, a quick warning: there are some references to adult content ahead. (Hey, we don’t control the words, folks. We document …
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gib
Gib, short for giblets, is gaming slang for violently killing a foe in a way that blows them up or otherwise scatters their body parts. -
This Quiz Is Practically Paradisiacal
Ignore those orgulous ogres and treat yourself to this Word of the Day Quiz! | July 1 – July 7, 2019 If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Tell us your favorite word from this week below (and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter)!