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Dropping faces means spending money. The term comes from the faces of famous Americans that appear on U.S. dollars, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin.
A person who doesn't want to talk to you anymore may send you the acronym STTH (speak to the hand). You can continue messaging this person, but they may not read your messages and likely won't respond.
Hard pants are any pants that do not include an elastic waistband and stretchy fabrics. During thecovidpandemic, wearing hard pants went out of style fast, asWFHerssettled into their new and more comfortable office-less lifestyles.
BookTwt is a community of book fans who discuss theirfavenovels, short story collections, and other books on Twitter. These fans post reviews, recommendations, reenactments, and other content for fellow book lovers to enjoy.
TikTokers,YouTubers, andInstagrammersuse GRWM to mean "get ready with me." This acronym is most commonly used as a hashtag (#GRWM), appended to videos that show aninfluencer'smorning (or other preparatory) routine.
Stashing is when a person dates someone but doesn't publicly acknowledge the relationship. The name comes from how people and animals stash items to hide them.
A dayger is when arageroccurs during the day instead of nighttime. They are larger and more intense than normal parties due to attendees' excessive use of alcohol and/or drugs. ​
A meta-textbook definition describing the curious individual who just searched for "you" in Urban Dictionary, thereby confirming their status as either extremely bored, incredibly thorough, or both. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy of internet procrastination.
An unofficial November 14th commemoration of the YouTube channel Unus Annus, which Markiplier and CrankGamePlays deliberately deleted after exactly one year to make a point about mortality and impermanence. Fans celebrate by wearing black and white or channel merch, essentially throwing a birthday party for something that's dead. It's philosophy meets internet culture in the most Gen Z way possible.
The telltale tan pattern that reveals your summer wardrobe choices, featuring deeply tanned exposed skin and ghostly pale areas that rarely see sunlight. It's the badge of honor for outdoor workers and the source of embarrassment when you actually take your shirt off. Also known as 'farmer's tan' or 'the golf tan.'
An endearing term for something unbearably cute, like 'munchkin' but with more syllables for extra adorableness. It's what you call small children, pets, or that one friend who's shorter than everyone else. The word itself sounds squishy and round, which perfectly matches its meaning.
A popular term used to exclaim a mistake; often used right after realizing that you or another person made a mistake; commonly said out loud but also appears in typed or written form.
Gamersuse hp5 as shorthand for "health per five seconds." This stat tracks how quickly a damaged player's health regenerates. For example, a player with an hp5 of 20 regains 20 health every five seconds.
A nontroversy is a controversy that is made up by someone for self-serving purposes. This is commonly done by politicians to distract the public and some media outlets to attract an audience.
While you will now primarily encounter leetspeak online, the language dates back to the 1980s. Savvy bulletin board systems (BBS) users formulated it to bypass BBS filters that prohibited the use of certain words.
Someone who is whitepilled is optimistic about society and the future. This term is primarily used byincelsand other fringe groups, in contrast to the termblackpilled.
If a manager or co-worker sends you GBTW, they want you to "get back to work." (Hopefully, they'll understand that you first had to look up what GBTW means.)
Costube is a community of YouTubers interested in costuming and historical fashions. These YouTubers post videos of themselves making and wearing historically- or pop culture-inspired outfits, for other fashion fans to watch (and perhaps become inspired by).
If someone asks for your "ema" in a message, they are likely asking for your "email address." You will likely see the ema abbreviation in messages, such as texts, orDMs, but you may also encounter it in other places online, like in forums or when gaming.
That moment when your friend is BTK
A baseball term that refers to atriple, which is a three-base hit that results in the batter getting to third base; may appear as "3-bagger," "three-bagger," or "3 bagger;" also known as3Bin baseball statistics.
Australians are most likely to use MMFU to mean "my mate fancies you." In this phrase, "mate" means "friend" and "fancies" means "likes." So, in American English, MMFU translates to "my friend likes you."
Someone who says they're planning to "take a snoozle" is going to nap for a while. You're most likely to receive snoozle in messages sent by a tiredSOorBFF.
People have used KO in competitive fighting for over a century, and it is widely recognized in both professional and amateur sports. Beyond combat sports, you may see "KO" in video games, especially in fighting games likeStreet FighterandMortal Kombat, where knocking out an opponent is often the objective.