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   vacctivist

   A vacctivist is a blend of vaccine and activist. It refers to two different attitudes toward vaccination. The first kind of vacctivist is a so-called anti-vaxxer, or someone who believes vaccines hurt children and cause autism, actively…
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   pangender

   Pangender refers to a person whose gender identity that is not limited to one gender and may encompass all genders at once.
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   National Champagne Day

   Falling annually on December 31 or August 4, National Champagne Day is an unofficial holiday all about sipping on some bubbly. Champagne is all that's required!
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   fam

   Fam, short for family, is a slang word used for one's close friends—your people.  Hey fam, you're part of our Dictionary.com family, don't worry.
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   Rooney Rule

   The Rooney Rule is a policy in the NFL that requires a team to interview at least one minority candidate for a head coaching job, general manager position, or other front office position.
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   Eastwood Rule

   The Eastwood Rule is a rule in the Director's Guild of America that prohibits someone already working on a film (producer, actor, etc.) from firing a director during production and replacing them with themselves.
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   Jexodus

   Jexodus is the name of a right-wing political effort to encourage Jewish Democrats to leave (as an exodus) and join the Republican party due to the left's supposed anti-Semitic, anti-Israel policies.
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   Emoji Challenge

   The Emoji Challenge is a viral internet challenge in which participants hilariously reenact or otherwise interpret emoji in real life.
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   pornocchio

   Pornocchio is a term used in various erotic parodies of or popular puns about Pinocchio. It's also occasional slang for someone who lies about sex, such as embellishing their escapades, or lies about looking at pornography.
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    blorange

    Blorange is a blend of blond and orange or blood orange, most often used to describe a trendy hair color.
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    Tope

    Tope is a ship (fictional relationship) of the characters Hope Brady and Ted Laurent on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. Tope is also an occasional slang blend of tight and dope, like "very cool."
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    Bechdel test

    The Bechdel test is an informal way to evaluate bias against women in films and other media. A work is said to pass the Bechdel test if it 1) has two (named) women, who 2) talk to each…