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  1. blue text 'hermano' on aqua background

    hermano

    Hermano is Spanish for “brother.” Just like the English word brother, hermano can refer to a literal brother or to a male friend with whom a person has a close bond. The nonliteral sense of…
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    food coma

    Food coma is a slang term for the state of feeling extremely tired or lethargic after eating a big meal. Some people use the term in reference to actually falling asleep after a big meal,…
  3. National Medal of Arts, filtered yellow on light yellow background.

    National Medal of Arts

    The National Medal of Arts is an award presented by the president of the United States to honorees who have made exceptional contributions to the arts in the US. The award and nominations are organized…
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    Talk Like a Pirate Day

    Talk Like a Pirate Day is a silly, informal holiday celebrated by speaking in the manner of a classic fictional pirate character—saying things like Arrr, ye scallywags and Ahoy, mateys. [callout]
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    adorkable

    Adorkable is an informal adjective used to describe someone as being cute or likable due in part to having characteristics considered “dorky,” such as being a bit awkward or having unusual interests. The word is…
  6. dark green text "brigading" on bright green background

    brigading

    Brigading is a slang term for an online practice in which people band together to perform a coordinated action, especially a negative one, such as manipulating a vote or poll or harassing a specific person…
  7. dark green text on bright green background "Marjorie Taylor Greene"

    MTG

    MTG are the initials of Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2020 as a representative of Georgia’s 14 District. The initialism MTG is popularly used as a short…
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    RBG

    RBG are the initials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a US Supreme Court justice from 1993 until her death in 2020. The initialism RBG was and is popularly used as a short way of…
  9. blue filtered image of Justice Amy Coney Barrett

    ACB

    ACB are the initials of US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The initialism ACB is popularly used as a short way of referring to her. Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed in October 2020 after…
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    zoomies

    Zoomies (or the zoomies) is a slang term for a sudden burst of hyperactivity by a dog, cat, or other animal—such as rapidly running back and forth or in circles. The term is typically applied…
  11. filtered image of a Black man dressed in steampunk outfit

    steamfunk

    Steamfunk is a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy that combines steampunk with a focus on Black characters and Afrocentric culture, aesthetics, and storylines. The term steamfunk is a play on steampunk, the name for…
  12. Wooden Pinocchio doll with his long nose, teal filter

    bold-faced lie

    The term bold-faced lie refers to an obvious, shameless lie, one that the liar makes little or no effort to disguise as the truth. Bold-faced lie means the same thing as two other similar phrases,…