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WROL
WROL stands for Without Rule of Law, doomsday prepper lingo for the complete breakdown of governance after a major environmental or other disaster. On a less dystopian note, is also the call sign for a Boston-area… -
From The Grammys To The Oscars: The Stories Behind The Names
Awards season kicks off each year in November with the Emmy Awards and culminates with the Academy Awards in February. (The Tonys are a summertime outlier.) Rare talents can sometimes win all four of the major performing arts awards—an almost mythic achievement known colloquially as an EGOT: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. There are relatively few EGOT recipients, but they include …
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güey
Güey, pronounced "whey," is Mexican slang for "dumbass" or "idiot," although it can also be used more as a slang term for "man" or "dude." -
ese
Ese, amigo, hombre. Or, in English slang, dude, bro, homey. Ese is a Mexican-Spanish slang term of address for a fellow man. -
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. -
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Feel The Hygge With This Word Of The Day Quiz
Ignore the gibble-gabble and cozy up to this week’s Word of the Day Quiz. | January 28 – February 3, 2019 If the quiz doesn’t display, please try opening in the Chrome browser. Tell us your favorite word from this week, and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter)!
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Has The Word “Expert” Lost Its Meaning?
by Ashley Austrew What makes someone an expert? In the days of the internet, it seems like it’s gotten much harder to tell. Social media and the instant expert Social media makes it possible for anyone to have a platform, and that’s given rise to the phenomenon known as the instant expert. These self-appointed authorities on everything from federal policy to last night’s episode of This Is …
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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… -
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. -
Words You Didn’t Know Came From Chicago
Chi Town, The Big Onion, The Windy City. Call it what you will, Chicago is home to a herd of sports teams that could fill a zoo—the Cubs, the Bears, and the Bulls (and, oh yeah, the White Sox too). Not to mention it’s the land of deep-dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs. It’s a fantastic city filled with museums, shopping, and industry. This midwestern …
