Tinderella
A play on words between the classic fairy tale Cinderella and the popular mobile dating app Tinder, a Tinderella is an attractive person on Tinder, particularly one who's accidentally gotten away. This usually doesn't involve a…
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plox
Want a definition? Say plox! Plox, or pl0x, is internet slang for "please." It is often used to mock the writing of young, inexperienced, or obnoxious computer users. -
zomg
ZOMG, I just won the lottery! When your everyday OMG just isn't enough, kick it up a notch with zomg or ZOMG. No one is too sure what the Z means ... read on. -
French military victories
I'm sorry, no results were found. Did you mean French military defeats? French military victories was a popular early 2000s so-called Google bomb, a prank manipulation of Google's search algorithms to yield humorous or incongruous… -
goon
Don't be a goon! That is, don't be a "fool" or an "oaf." Hired muscle, gangsters, and tough-guy hockey players are often called goons, too. -
shart
Sometimes, when you're going to break some wind... a little poop sneaks out along with it. This is called a shart, a blend of shit and fart. -
Yoko
From the Japanese artist and widow of John Lennon Yoko Ono, a Yoko is a disparaging term for a woman seen as controlling, a hanger-on who stifles her mate’s achievements and stirs up conflict. It's based… -
Literature’s Most Lovable Grumps
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! That cheer-boosting adage works for some people, but others are perfectly happy sucking sour lemons. Literature is full of chipper lemonade-makers, but there’s something about those lemon-sucking grumps that draws readers in. Is it their angsty sarcasm? Their jaded world-weariness? Their stubborn dedication to doom-and-gloom even when everything else is giggles and rainbows? Are Negative Nancys somehow more …
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food baby
Food baby refers to the bloated appearance of the stomach area after eating a large amount of food, giving the person the appearance of being pregnant. People might also say they have a food baby when they… -
bumbaclot
Content warning: The following article contains offensive language, which is included because it documents the real-world use of this term. Bumbaclot is Jamaican slang equivalent to "douchebag" or "motherfucker," often used as an interjection to… -
Dubya
Dubya is a nickname for the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009), George W. Bush. It's based on that middle initial, W., used to differentiate him from his equally presidential father of the same… -
Cosby sweater
A Cosby sweater is a baggy, busy, and very colorful knit sweater, as popularized by comedian Bill Cosby on his 1980–90s sitcom. They are usually considered ridiculous-looking, though at times sported with an ironic cool…
