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Est. 1828

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pookie

a term of endearment

womp womp

used to mock someone else’s misfortune, disappointment, or distress

passenger princess

A woman chivalrously chauffeured by her partner

pressed

stressed out, upset, bothered

ratchet

Trashy and disorderly, sometimes in a good way

parasocial interaction

an interaction that leads an audience to feel personally close to someone famous

aura farming

the act of doing something to look cool, impressive, stylish, etc.

based

unconcerned with what others think

stonks

Slang for “stocks” (shares in a company); an ironic remark on an amusingly mishandled situation, financial and otherwise

heffa

a usually neutral and often playful term for a woman

hold the L

to admit being wrong or to accept defeat

4 20

cannabis, or the act of using cannabis (marijuana)

41

a nonsense expression used by teens

abrosexual

Having a fluid sexual orientation

AF

an abbreviation used to make a statement more forceful

AFAIK

as far as I know

agentic

Able to accomplish results with autonomy, used especially in reference to artificial intelligence

AGI

a theorized version of AI that can match or exceed human capabilities

almond mom

A mother who pushes her daughter to be skinny, through diet

ate (and left no crumbs)

performed or did perfectly or impressively
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