okurrr
Okurrr is a fun, sassy, and trilled way of saying OK, known as a catchphrase of rapper Cardi B.
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thug life
Especially in Black hip-hop culture, thug life refers to a determined and resilient attitude to succeed in life in spite of racism and injustice. -
bars
In hip-hop slang, bars refers to a rapper's lyrics, especially when considered extremely good. -
What Was Scrabble’s Original Name?
Great things can come out of hard times — take Scrabble. During the Great Depression, architect Alfred Mosher Butts couldn’t find work. So he decided to create a board game that required the vocabulary skills of anagrams and crossword puzzles but also had an element of chance. Butts hand-drew the original board with architectural drafting equipment.
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How Did The Month Of May Get Its Name?
May may seem like a little simple name, but its origin is actually fairly complex and interesting. Sit back and read up on this little word’s … big history. What does May mean? The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, May, is defined as “the fifth month of the year, containing 31 days.” Got it. But where did this name come from? The name for …
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What Is So Romantic About The Romance Languages?
The word romance is used in a variety of ways, especially as it relates to love. As you well know, a romance is a novel, movie, or fiction genre “in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship,” and the word can also refer to a romantic character, a love affair, an attraction between two people, or a romantic sentiment, among many definitions. There’s just so …
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Are These COVID-19 Words The Worst To Come Out Of The Pandemic?
What a year 2020 has been—and it’s not even over yet! With any new global event, new words tend to pop up, for better or worse, and the COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. We know many of the world’s greatest debates are held forth, of course, on Twitter. What color was that dress: blue or gold? (Definitely blue.) After watching Tiger King, did you realize …
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rim job
A rim job is sexual slang for performing oral sex on someone's anus. -
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microblading
Microblading is a technique that creates semipermanent eyebrow tattoos. It uses a pen-like tool with tiny needles that add pigment to someone’s eyebrows. Microbladed eyebrows usually last about just over one year. -
Santorum
Santorum is the last name of former US Senator Rick Santorum. After he made widely publicized homophobic remarks, notably comparing homosexuality to bestiality, the term santorum was an invented and spread as an ironic slang term—referring… -
square root
Time for ... math class? A square root is sex position (apparently made-up as a joke) that involves four people lying on their sides, forming a square shape as they perform oral sex on each other.…