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  1. wypipologist

    Wypipologist is a humorous slang term for someone, usually a Black person, who "studies" wypipo, or "white people." Wypipo, after all, do some crazy stuff in need of expert explanation.
  2. Old King Clancy

    You say you have a Canadian girlfriend? Oh yeah? Did she give you an Old King Clancy?  Well, we don't believe you, because the Old King Clancy is a suggestive, Canadian-inflected but otherwise unspecified sex act…
  3. acorn

    ACORN is political slang for using deceptively obtained or fake evidence to damage a person's or group's reputation. A squirrelly enterprise, indeed.
  4. mancelled

    Before the #MeToo movement took off in 2017, mancelled was sometimes used to refer to dudes being flakey and cancelling their plans. In the post-#MeToo era, problematic or offensive men can expect to get mancelled, a…
  5. Supremium

    In the fashion world, Supremium refers to the (usually hefty) markup in the resale market for hot-ticket, Supreme-branded items, i.e., the premium on Supreme products. As a general blend word of supreme and premium, supremium can also imply…
  6. Instagram husband

    Ever wonder how your favorite insta influencers look flawless in every photo? Well, it may be thanks, at least in part, to the person behind the camera: their Instagram husband. An Instagram husband refers to…
  7. blaccent

    Blaccent, a blend of black and accent, is the imitation of Black English by non-black people.
  8. 🥮 Mooncake emoji

    The Mooncake emoji 🥮, depicts a round, golden-brown, Chinese pastry known in English as a mooncake. A mooncake is a traditional and symbolic delicacy enjoyed during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 21 in 2021.
  9. magenta background with blue words drop culture

    drop culture

    A drop is a limited release of merchandise, often as a marketing technique by streetwear fashion brands. Drop culture is the thinking, behavior, and community surrounding it.
  10. goat rodeo

    A goat rodeo is a slang term for something going totally, unbelievably, disastrously wrong, and there’s nothing left to do but to sit back and watch the trainwreck. In other words, a goat rodeo is a chaotic…
  11. clout

    To have clout is to have influence or power. In popular culture, people with clout are seen as popular and cool.
  12. blerd

    It is time, brothers and sisters, to binge on some...Star Trek! A blerd is slang term for black nerd.