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   Amplify Your Attractancy With This Word Of The Day Quiz

   Snowbirds and townies alike are wild about this week’s Word of the Day Quiz. | February 11 – 17, 2019 If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Interested in Words of the Day from the past? Check out this one that we brought to life …     Tell us your favorite word from this week below (and share it …

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   zero-waste travel

   Zero-waste travel is the act of traveling in a way that greatly reduces one's environmental impact, specifically by limiting the amount of trash generated. Practices include bringing reusable toiletries containers, portable composting, and consciously minimizing…
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   McDonald Trump

   McDonald Trump is a mocking nickname for the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, referencing his love of fast food, particularly McDonald's.
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   androgyn

   Something that is an androgyn (or androgyne) has both male and female characteristics. In biology, it's used to describe plants and animals with both male and female sex traits. It's also a popular identifier in the LGBTQ community for…
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   pack of squares

   A pack of squares is slang for a "pack of cigarettes."
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   snatched

   Is your wig still on, queen? In drag slang, snatched is "fierce" or "on point," i.e., excellent, especially when it comes to personal appearance.
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   What Is The Difference Between “Gender” And “Sex”?

   When two words have the same meaning, we call them synonyms. When two words have different meanings but people use them interchangeably, we write articles about what those words actually mean. Take gender and sex. While people substitute one for the other on the regular, their meaning and usage are significantly—and consequentially—different. Because we’re most often talking about human beings when we use these terms, …

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   yt folx

   Yt folx is internet slang for "white folks." Sometimes serious but often humorous, yt folx is typically used by people of color, usually black Americanas, to call out white privilege, racism, or cultural appropriation.
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   fumble the bag

   Fumble the bag comes from a lyric in the 2017 hip-hop song "I Get the Bag" by Gucci Mane, featuring Migos. To fumble the bag is to lose the money (the bag) you made or to make…
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    whitesplain

    Whitesplaining is the act of a white person explaining topics to people of color, often in an obliviously condescending manner, and especially regarding race- or injustice-related issues.
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    What Do All Of These Different Heart Emojis Mean?

    We've rounded up all of the different emoji hearts and will try to break down what they represent—so the next time you're confessing your undying love for the person next door via Tweet, of course, you'll know exactly which heart to send.

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    Babadook

    The Babadook is a 2014 horror film directed by Jennifer Kent. The monster in the film, called the Babadook, has become a queer meme and icon.