going platinum
Going platinum is a music industry term used to describe a single or album that sells one million copies or more. If something has gone platinum, it’s extremely successful, or a smash hit.
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OK boomer
OK boomer is a viral internet slang phrase used, often in a humorous or ironic manner, to call out or dismiss out-of-touch or closed-minded opinions associated with the baby boomer generation and older people more… -
spoopy
Spoopy is an internet slang term used to describe something that is "spooky" but in a comical or cute way, such as a puppy in a ghost costume or a goofy Halloween video. It is… -
pickleball
Pickleball is a game that combines aspects of tennis, table tennis (Ping-Pong), and badminton. It's known to be a fun, easy-to-learn, low-intensity game that can be played by people of a wide range of ages and abilities. -
Forky
Forky is a toy spork in the animated film Toy Story 4. He is popular for his absurd appearance and hilarious antics—as well as his very moving and relatable existential crisis over whether he is… -
National Slap Your Irritating Coworker Day
National Slap Your Irritating Coworker Day, also called National Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day, takes place on October 23. It’s an unofficial, novelty holiday where you’re supposed to, well, sock it to that coworker that… -
Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is an influential teenaged climate activist from Sweden. She came to prominence for her climate strikes in 2018 and major speeches in 2019. -
sksksk
Sksksk is an interjection used to convey surprise, happiness, and other intense emotions. It's stereotyped as an overused expression of VSCO girls on social media. -
VSCO dog
VSCO dog is a humorous internet trend, especially found in TikTok videos, where people dress up their dogs to resemble stereotypical VSCO girls. -
excluded from this narrative
Narrative can be an internet slang term meaning “the news” or “gossip.” It’s most commonly used in the phrase excluded from this narrative, or being exempt from some drama. Excluded from this narrative has become an… -
nibba
Nibba is an alteration of nigga, a variant of the N-word reclaimed by some Black speakers. Nibba is primarily used by white people online to avoid getting in trouble for using nigga. It is nevertheless still… -
They Live Among Us
They Live Among Us was a December 2018 meme joking about various "evil menaces" that live among us (i.e., ordinary-looking people who are "monsters" for some unpopular characteristic).