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   Did You Know You Were Reading These Unusual Literary Genres?
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   dro

   Shortened from hydroponics, dro is slang for a very potent form of marijuana grown indoors without soil.
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   fuck a duck

   Exclaiming fuck a duck conveys surprise, frustration, anger, or other such heightened emotions. Telling someone to go fuck a duck is a more colorful way of telling them to go screw themselves.
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   Dictionary.com Releases Its Biggest Update Ever

   Over 15,000 entries updated on topics ranging from race and sexual orientation to climate and internet culture The unprecedented events of 2020, from the pandemic to the protests, have profoundly changed our lives—and language. As we explained in our April additions to the dictionary, COVID-19 rapidly introduced an array of new and newly prominent technical terms to our everyday vocabularies, including asymptomatic, viral load, and …

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   “Barbecuing,” “Grilling,” And “Smoking”: What’s The Difference?

   Every year as the weather heats up, grills are dusted off and meats and vegetables are thrown on the fire. To those in the West and many northern cities, this is barbecuing. Just don’t call it that in the South or parts of the Midwest like Kansas City, Mo., because in certain regions, not everything cooked on a grill is called barbecue. The word barbecue means different …

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   virtual school

   Virtual school refers to an educational program that takes place in a virtual environment—most typically on a computer screen.  Virtual school can also refer to a specific school that provides instruction using such programs, as…
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   morning glory

   No, we're not talking flowers here. The slang morning glory is much less innocent: it's the experience of waking up with an erection.
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   KMS

   KMS is an internet shorthand for kill myself. It is generally used as a melodramatic expression of frustration or disgust or a more serious expression of discomfort or sadness. KMS is sometimes short for kilometers. Content warning:…
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   clunge

   Clunge is a vulgar slang term for "anus" or "vagina," as well as a vulgar term for women in general.
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    albatraoz

    Playing off the large seabird known as the albatross, albatraoz is occasionally used as a slang for a powerful, strong-willed woman—or, translated to another slang term, a boss-ass bitch. It comes from the name of…
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    WE

    WE is an internet abbreviation meaning whatever. It can be used as a simple replacement for the word or as a flippant remark—or, you know, whatever. WE occasionally stands for weekend.
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    FSE

    We’re pretty sure you’re not here to learn about the FSE of Fast Software Encryption, Football Supporters Europe, or Feline Snuggle Enjoyment. OK, we just made that last one up. FSE is an internet initialism that stands…