🦜 Parrot emoji
The parrot emoji depicts the colorful bird in a rainbow of hues over different digital platforms. The parrot is always sitting, or perched, facing to the left, but it appears variously in deep reds, emerald…
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🌷 Tulip emoji
A symbol of springtime, the lovely tulip is represented in the emoji world by tulips in various shades of pink and red, with almost every digital platform showing a stem and two long leaves reaching… -
All Of These Words Are Offensive (But Only Sometimes)
How can a word be insulting sometimes … but not always? One of the many complexities of English is the ability of words to have multiple definitions, which opens the door for some words to be both derogatory and not derogatory, depending on who is using them or when. These words can be confusing, especially to people who are just learning English and all of …
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suh
Suh can mean "sir" or the casual greeting "What's up?" It's also a common Korean surname. -
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Ghosting, Seething, And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
From the sentencing of the president’s former attorney to the holiday season, there’s plenty going on to drive word searches on Dictionary.com. Here are some of the biggest search spikes of December 7–14, 2018! Synergy Searches for the meaning of synergy spiked 1,561% in response to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s use of the word in court filings. Mueller alleged that Michael Cohen, former attorney for …
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🍓 Strawberry emoji
The strawberry emoji is a rich red, single strawberry with a vibrant green top. It's used in posts relating to food and strawberry-related products and in posts that are sweet and wholesome. -
Why Are People Getting “Canceled”?
We could always cancel our plans or a magazine subscription, but these days it’s people who are up for cancelation. The verb cancel dates back to the days of medieval Latin, meaning “to cross out.” It’s only in the past couple of years that it’s been used to declare people null and void. Everyone from Kanye West to Lena Dunham has now been labelled as “canceled” …
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🥴 Woozy Face emoji
'Scuse meeeeeeessssss, had have had you seen [hic] thith new emoji? The woozy face emoji means you’ve had a few too many, or many too many. It can also mean that the user is tired,… -
compulsion loop
If you've ever checked your Snapchat, then Twitter, then Instagram, then Snapchat again because, well, it's been ten minutes and maybe something new came in, then you've gotten stuck in a compulsion loop. This happens when… -
no new friends
No new friends is a motto coined by the hip-hop artist Drake, taken from the song of the same name. It describes the stance that someone is going to stick with the friends they already…
