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  1. text anti bride; yellow background

    anti-bride

    The term anti-bride is used to describe a nontraditional wedding. Anti-bride is typically used as an adjective, as in They planned an anti-bride wedding.  The word anti-bride is typically used to describe a wedding that…
  2. March Madness

    March Madness is the nickname of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, a single-elimination tournament to determine the U.S. national champion of men’s college basketball. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament is also…
  3. Pi Day

    Pi Day is a day devoted to celebrating pi, the irrational number (approximately 3.14) that results from dividing the length of the circumference of a circle by the length of its diameter. Pi Day is…
  4. dark aqua text "effective altruism" on light aqua background

    effective altruism

    Effective altruism is a social movement that encourages using logic and rational thinking to determine the best actions to take to benefit the world as much as possible. Effective altruism, often shortened to EA, is…
  5. 😶‍🌫️ Face in Clouds emoji

    The Face in Clouds emoji 😶‍🌫️ depicts a yellow face hidden behind clouds. It has a wide range of uses, such as referring to cloudy or foggy weather, smoking, and various mental states or personality…
  6. International Women’s Day

    International Women’s Day is a day devoted to celebrating and empowering women. It is observed in different ways around the world but generally focuses on promoting women’s rights, raising awareness of issues that affect women,…
  7. dark green text "algospeak" on green background

    algospeak

    Algospeak refers to coded language and euphemisms used on social media platforms to avoid having content removed or filtered by an algorithm. Many websites, especially social media sites, use AI algorithms to moderate the large…
  8. city with parks and greenery, , blue filter

    sponge city

    A sponge city is a city that is designed to naturally absorb water. In general, the average city is built in a way that doesn’t allow water to be absorbed. Cities often have a low…
  9. purple white text baby girl or yellow background

    babygirl

    Babygirl is a slang phrase that refers to an attractive man. It is used to refer to both fictional characters and male celebrities. Any attractive man can be called a babygirl, but it is more…
  10. white blue text Damp January

    Damp January

    Damp January is an informal observance in which participants try to reduce the amount of alcohol they drink during the month of January. Damp January is based on the earlier concept of Dry January, in…
  11. beekeeping

    beekeeping age

    Beekeeping age is a slang phrase that refers to a middle age range and is usually used specifically to describe an attractive older man, as in Mark’s dad is in his beekeeping age. Beekeeping age…
  12. red/orange text mi amor

    mi amor

    Mi amor is a Spanish phrase that literally translates to “my love.” It is often used as a pet name when a person is flirting or being affectionate. Mi amor can be used to refer…