standard issue
Standard issue is a synonym for typical, generic, or baseline, often used with government or military connotations.
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Hey! OK! Understanding Language With Desktop AI
Sentient. We define this word as “having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.” Fans of the Terminator movie series will know this word and its implications (Skynet, cough cough). And, we can’t forget the Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Which desktop AI system is better at understanding language? But, in this article, we’re focusing on the sentient Google Home and Assistant and how …
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Piru
Among other places, Piru is a street in Compton, California where the Piru Street Boys and Westside Piru gangs originated. The gangs have made Piru a backronym for Pimps (or People) in Red Uniforms, a reference to members… -
mula
Mula is a common and widespread slang term for money, used much like other monetary slang items such as dough or bones. -
yo también
The phrase yo también variously means "me, too," "so do I" or "same here" in Spanish. The expression is used to express agreement with a statement or, more generally, a feeling of solidarity. -
hotep
Hotep is used as a greeting among many Afrocentrists. Afrocentrists themselves are sometimes called hoteps, usually derisively. -
Monopoly money
Monopoly money refers to the play money used in the board game Monopoly. It can also be used to describe money that shares qualities with play money either in appearance or in perceived lack of… -
FBF
FBF is an acronym for flashback Friday. On social media, "#FBF" is a common hashtag used in captions of old photos shared on Fridays. -
SIL
SIL is an acronym for sister-in-law and son-in-law. Sil is sometimes used as internet slang for silly. -
Perched And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
It was the interview heard ’round the world, so what happened when Stormy Daniels showed up on 60 Minutes to talk about her alleged affair with President Donald Trump? Let’s just say searches on Dictionary.com heated up this week, March 24–30, 2018! Perched and affair Twitter was abuzz the evening of March 25 as Daniels described the way the president perched on a bed. Searches for …
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Ready For Some Regional Rap Slang?
Don’t mortify yourself by saying “fo’ shizzle” to someone from Chicago or by expecting Hi-Tek slang to be recognized outside of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. (No offense, Nati residents.) Rap slang can be as hyper-regional as sports alliances. With the help of M.I.M.’s lyrical breakdown about how each part of the US raps, we created an atlas of five notable words from each region. East …
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HRU
HRU is an acronym meaning how are you? The R in HRU is shorthand for the word are.
