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  1. Chinese New Year emoji

    There is no single emoji officially named after or representing the Chinese New Year, which corresponds to Lunar New Year. Instead, people use a range of emoji including the Dragon 🐉, Flag of China 🇨🇳, and…
  2. text dating sunday on yellow background

    Dating Sunday

    Dating Sunday is an unofficial name for the first Sunday in January. It is said to be the busiest day for online dating of the year. According to many sources, the first Sunday of January…
  3. date me doc; yellow background

    date me doc

    A date me doc is a document listing someone’s personal information and relationship preferences. The document is posted online in the hopes of attracting romantic partners. A date me doc most often takes the form…
  4. Lunar New Year

    Lunar New Year is the observance of the start of a new year in a lunar or lunisolar calendar. The phrase is often used to refer to the Lunar New Year celebration held in China…
  5. white blue text destim; yellow background

    destim

    Destim is a slang term that means to calm down by avoiding overwhelming stimuli, such as loud noises or stressful situations, as in I went outside for a minute in order to destim. Destim is…
  6. gym math

    gym math

    Gym math is a phrase used jokingly to refer to the math calculations done in gyms or to illogical exercise habits and beliefs. The phrase gym math is almost always used humorously, especially on social…
  7. city, top down view; green filter

    15-minute city

    A 15-minute city is a city in which a person can reach any necessity within a 15-minute walk or bicycle ride. The 15-minute city is a concept in urban planning and development that attempts to…
  8. out of pocket

    out of pocket

    Out of pocket is a phrase with three different common meanings. It can refer to a person having to pay money themselves, a person being unreachable, or a person acting unnaturally or in a wild,…
  9. football game

    tush push

    The tush push is a play in American football in which the quarterback receives the ball and is immediately pushed from behind by other players. The tush push, also known as the Brotherly Shove, is…
  10. girl grip

    girl grip

    Girl grip is a slang phrase that refers to holding multiple items in one hand by grasping them between fingers. Typically, the phrase girl grip refers to a person using a clawed hand to hold…
  11. MLK

    I Have a Dream speech

    The I Have a Dream speech is a famous and influential speech delivered by civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963.
  12. negative covid test, green filter

    Novid

    A Novid is a person who has never had coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The word Novid is an informal, non-scientific term that is used to refer to a person who has never had COVID-19. Novid…