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  1. VSCO girl

    VSCO girl is a term, generally used as an insult, for a young, usually white woman who posts trendy pictures of herself edited on the app VSCO. Stereotypes of the VSCO girl include wearing scrunchies…
  2. ELO Hell

    ELO Hell is a situation in video games where more skilled players—and their rankings—are dragged down or unable to advance because of poor teammates.
  3. break the glass

    The expression break the glass refers to doing something in case of an emergency, particularly in medical or fire contexts. It's commonly used ironically, or as a metaphor to describe an emergency situation.
  4. good yard

    If you're writing an email after a few too many drinks, you might find yourself signing off good yard instead of the typical "good night." If you're sober, a good yard is just a nice…
  5. shlitty

    Shlitty is a slang variant of shitty and litty, used especially when someone is getting drunk or having a good time partying. It can also be used as a euphemism or playful form to mean…
  6. Gotcha Day

    Among pet parents, Gotcha Day is the day people celebrate bringing home their new pet, usually a rescue. In the adoption community, Gotcha Day is a controversial name for the practice of celebrating the day…
  7. >

    > is a symbol that means “greater than.” In math, it shows one value is larger than another (4 > 3). It can also conveniently stand in for the phrase greater than in casual writing…
  8. egirl and eboy

    The terms egirls and eboys are slang terms for young women and men, respectively, who are active internet users, often stereotyped as emo-styled anime and gaming fans trying to get attention on social media.
  9. à la

    Borrowed from French, à la means "according to" or "in the manner of," e.g., everyday, observational humor à la Jerry Seinfeld (as Jerry Seinfeld would make jokes). In cooking, à la refers to a way of…
  10. bandwagon fan

    There are diehard fans, and then there are bandwagon fans. Bandwagon fans only show interest and support for a sports team based on recent successes or popularity, e.g., when their city's football is going to…
  11. cat tax

    A cat tax is a cute image or video of a cat posted online as a fun, ironic "fine" (tax) upon introduction to a forum or social media platform, for breaking an internet group rule,…
  12. number neighbor

    A number neighbor is someone who has the same (cell) phone number as you, except the last digit is one lower or higher. Sharing funny or charming text-message exchanges with one's number neighbor went viral…