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  1. group of friends taking a selfie

    .5 selfie

    A .5 selfie (said as point five selfie) is a selfie taken with a smartphone’s ultra-wide angle lens. Like a selfie, a .5 selfie is taken by oneself of oneself (and sometimes also with others),…
  2. dark pink text "pinkwashing" on light pink background

    pinkwashing

    Pinkwashing is a critical term used to refer to the practice of attempting to benefit from purported support for LGBTQ+ rights, often as a way to profit or to distract from a separate agenda. The…
  3. rear view of man reclining on a beach chair in front of ocean, blue filter.

    revenge travel

    Revenge travel is a slang term for leisure travel that follows a period of being unable to travel. Specifically, the term originated as a way to refer to vacationing following the lessening of COVID-19 restrictions…
  4. Balloons spelling out "FRIYAY"

    Friyay

    Friyay is a slang term used as an informal synonym for Friday. It’s also used as an interjection to celebrate and express joy that it’s Friday (and thus the beginning of the weekend), very similar…
  5. Let’s Go Brandon

    Let’s Go Brandon is a euphemistic phrase used by critics of US President Joe Biden to mean “Fuck Joe Biden.” On social media, the phrase is commonly used as the hashtag #LetsGoBrandon. The phrase originated…
  6. International Non-Binary People’s Day

    International Non-Binary People’s Day is a day dedicated to celebrating and supporting nonbinary people. People who identify as nonbinary are those whose gender identity does not conform to the male/female gender binary. Observance of the…
  7. dark aqua text unalive on light aqua background

    unalive

    Unalive is a slang term used on social media as a replacement for the verb kill or other death-related terms, often in the context of suicide. Unalive is typically used as a way of circumventing…
  8. dark green text TFG on light green background

    TFG

    TFG is an abbreviation that stands for “The Former Guy.” TFG is specifically used to refer to former US President Donald Trump as a way to avoid mentioning him by name in online posts. TFG…
  9. cutesy sign decorations in a store

    cluttercore

    Cluttercore is an interior design aesthetic based on densely filling a space with many personal belongings and decorations, especially an eclectic assortment with intentionally contrasting visual elements. Despite the use of the word clutter, spaces…
  10. image of man pointing

    Baader-Meinhof phenomenon

    The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (also known as the Baader-Meinhof effect or the frequency illusion) is a name for the experience of learning of or encountering something for the first time and then very soon after encountering…
  11. dark blue text trigger law on light blue background

    trigger law

    The term trigger law is an informal name for a law that is written to go into effect when a specific event or condition occurs. The term trigger law is typically used to refer to…
  12. image of large group of people

    bystander effect

    The bystander effect is a phenomenon in which an individual person is less likely to intervene or assist in an emergency, crisis, or altercation that they are witnessing due to the presence of other people…