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   From “Great Society” to “Green New Deal”: How Do Politicians Name Policies?

   What Makes A Policy Program Name Stick? by John M. Cunningham In the 1910s there was Woodrow Wilson’s New Freedom. The 1960s brought us Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society. And now, with the help of Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Green New Deal has become the talk of the Beltway. Since the early 20th century, presidents and other politicians in the United …

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   Learn The Vocabulary Of Comic-Con
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   banjo string

   Banjo string is a slang term for a part of the male anatomy called the frenulum, the string-like fold of skin on an uncircumcised penis that connects the head and foreskin. Sorry, bluegrass musicians.
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   Nephanalysis, Sitar, Wombat, And Other Words That Trended On Dictionary.com This Week

   What do spivvy, smuggery, stingo, and schlemiel have in common? Sure, they begin with the letter S. But what’s more, they are also some of the leading lookups on Dictionary.com since July 8. Since our introduction of it in our last trending writeup, our ticker has been tirelessly scrolling across our homepage.  And, we’ve continued to watch. So, let’s get started with our top five …

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   “Just Deserts” vs. “Just Desserts”

   Did the dictionary … get it wrong?! We once featured the word comeuppance as our Word of the Day. Comeuppance, as we define it, means “deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant.” More than a few of our brilliant and devoted users, wrote in to inform us that there was a typo in the definition: just deserts should be just desserts. Was an S left out of …

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   sco pa tu mana

   Sco pa tu mana is a nonsense phrase made popular by a rap by the Ghanaian musician Patapaa. The phrase inspired the Skopatumana Challenge, where people post videos of themselves rapping Patapaa's lyrics.
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   The New Emoji Added In 2019 Are Some Of The Most Diverse Yet
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   ligma

   Content warning: The following article contains explicit references to sexual language, which are included because they document the real-world use of this term. Don't fall for it! Ligma is a made-up disease and internet hoax…
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   gekyume

   Gekyume is a term coined by the late hip-hop artist XXXTentacion meaning a "higher plane of thought or being." It's also the name of his only son, Yume for short, who became the subject of…
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    lemon bars meme

    The lemon bars meme originates in the r/bisexual subreddit on Reddit. It humorously welcomes people to the bisexual community by promising lemon bar pastries.
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    premium snap

    Typically run by women, premium snaps are fee-based accounts on the social media app Snapchat that feature sexually explicit photos and videos.
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    yaldi

    Yaldi is a Scottish slang interjection expressing excitement or joy.