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  1. free shavacado

    Free shavacado is a meme that spread after an internet user recorded a poorly crafted sign advertising fresh avocado at a Del Taco fast-food restaurant, which led to this humorous pronunciation.
  2. jacking it in San Diego

    Featured in a song on the animated TV show South Park, jacking it in San Diego means, put bluntly, masturbating publicly in the city of San Diego, California.
  3. drinkin’ Henny

    Drinkin’ Henny is slang for "drinking Hennessy," a leading brand of cognac popular in hip-hop and Black culture.
  4. sloppy toppy

    Content warning: The following article contains graphic and explicit references to sexual language, which are included because they document the real-world use of this slang term. Sloppy toppy is slang for oral sex given to…
  5. No Offense, These Words Used To Be Inoffensive

  6. “Ketchup” And Other Words From Mandarin And Cantonese

    Think you only speak English? Think again. While you may not be fluent or able to write in another language, the fact is that English consists largely of words we’ve borrowed from other languages. In fact, about 80 percent of the English language is made up of these loanwords.   It’s amazing really to think of how many languages you speak on a daily basis without …

  7. shoot the shit

    Hey, wassup? Nothing much? Cool, cool. When you're just chilling and chatting with your friends, you're shooting the shit.
  8. What are those?!

    Your shoes, dude! What are those?! Reaching meme status in the mid-2010s, What are those?! is a humorous expression used when someone is wearing a pair of unattractive shoes. Bonus points if you draw it out…
  9. beatmaker

    As the name implies, the word beatmaker refers to a producer (or "maker”) of musical beats, particularly those in the hip-hop or rap industry.
  10. bad boy

    Everyone loves a bad boy, as they say. A bad boy is a man who isn't afraid to break the rules. This rugged rebel, staring stoically off in the distance in his Aviators atop his Harley, is…
  11. What Does Freedom Of Speech Mean?

    Which amendment gives us freedom of speech? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. —First Amendment to the Constitution We Americans love to refer to the First …

  12. Freakonomics

    Freakonomics is a best-selling book and hit radio program and podcast by economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner. It takes an accessible look at various social and behavioral phenomena through an economic lens.