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   white feminism

   White feminism is the label given to feminist efforts and actions that uplift white women but exclude or otherwise fail to address issues faced by minority groups, especially women of color and LGBTQ+ women.
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   baka gaijin

   The expression baka gaijin means "stupid foreigner" in Japanese.
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   Does “Spark Joy” Mean The Same Thing In English And Japanese?

   by Ashley Austrew After the debut of Marie Kondo’s smash hit Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, in January 2019, much fuss has been made about her directive of removing items in our homes that do not, as she calls it, “spark joy.” How can household objects “spark joy”? The idea of household objects sparking joy was first mentioned in Marie Kondo’s books, The Life-Changing Magic …

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   morning skinny

   Morning skinny is a slang term for when someone looks or feel slimmer first thing in the day, before they've had anything to eat and, often, after going to the bathroom.
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   dog walk

   Time to get the leash. The slang dog walk is "to overpower" or "outsmart" someone, as if in utter control of them, as when walking a dog. The slang verb own is a close synonym.
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   Holy Halidom, Here’s A Word Of The Day Quiz

   Brace yourself for this week’s behemoth Word of the Day Quiz. | February 18 – 24, 2019 If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Interested in Words of the Day from the past? Check out this one that we brought to life …     Tell us your favorite word from this week below (and share it with your friends …

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   What Is The Difference Between “Loan,” “Lend,” “Loaned,” And “Lent”?

   You would not be wrong if you interchange loan and lend—they do in fact mean the same thing in most instance. The words loan and loaned are the present and past tenses of to loan. Lend and lent are the present and past tenses of to lend. As verbs, loan and lend are often used interchangeably. For example, “A bank loans people money to buy a home. …

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   gråtrunka

   Gråtrunka is a Swedish blend word meaning "to cry while masturbating."
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   going Dutch

   Do you want me to pick up the bill or do you want to go Dutch? When dining, going Dutch means each person pays for their own food or drinks.
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    Why Do We Use Onomatopoeia?

    Few words are as fun to say as onomatopoeia, but what the heck does it mean? Despite its complex look and sound, onomatopoeia actually has a simple function in the English language. It’s defined as “the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.” To put it simply, it’s a word …

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    Has The Word “Ninja” Been Culturally Appropriated?

    Traditionally, the word ninja is defined as “a member of a feudal Japanese society of mercenary agents, highly trained in martial arts and stealth (ninjutsu), who were hired for covert purposes ranging from espionage to sabotage and assassination.” These ninjas have captured the Western pop culture imagination since at least the 1960s, when the word was borrowed into English. Since then, ninja has expanded to describe “a …

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    Cough, Cough: Here Are 10 Different Ways To Say “-ough”