gaping
The verb gape is recorded as early as the 1200s, first referring to the act of opening the mouth and later expanding to refer to anything opening wide. Which means gaping has, like so many…
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gib
Gib, short for giblets, is gaming slang for violently killing a foe in a way that blows them up or otherwise scatters their body parts. -
plogging
Plogging lets you and the Earth get fitter at the same time. It's a win-win! Plogging is a Swedish exercise trend that combines jogging with picking up litter. -
Ballmer Peak
"Thish ish muh besht coding evuh (hiccup)!" The Ballmer Peak is a fictional level of drunkenness that supposedly heightens a computer programmer's skills. -
kvlt
Kvlt is a term used by and about fans of the black metal subgenre of heavy metal. Fans of black metal use kvlt of more obscure, earlier bands that exemplify the genre and to show their… -
Kappa
Kappa is the name of , an emote used in chats on the streaming video platform Twitch. It is often used to convey sarcasm or irony or to troll people online. -
#AccidentalMusic
On the social media app TikTok, #AccidentalMusic is an internet trend where users record and share videos (using that hashtag) of them making music out of sounds from everyday objects. -
shoulda
Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Shoulda is simply a spelling of should have (or should've), based on a common, contracted, colloquial pronunciation of this modal verb phrase. -
Heart Rate Meme
Going viral on Twitter in April 2019, the Heart Rate Meme uses ASCII computer characters to illustrate a normal heart rate followed by an elevated heart rate. The elevated heart rate is meant as a humorous… -
Funkentelechy
Ready to get down—and realize your full potential? Funkentelechy is a 1977 song by funk band Parliament from their album Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome. The playful coinage means "realizing one's potential funkiness." -
Passive-Aggressive Daenerys
Passive-Aggressive Daenerys is a meme featuring a still image of Daenerys Targaryen from the TV series of Game of Thrones with a squinting, pinched, dismissive smile. The image is humorously paired with comments made in… -
Medicare for All
Medicare for All is a proposal to expand Medicare, the US federal program that provides health insurance to the elderly and people with certain disabilities, to everyone in the United States.