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Slang. A slang is a vocabulary (words, phrases, and linguistic usages) of an informal register, common in everyday conversation but avoided in formal writing. [ 1][ 2] It also often refers to the language exclusively used by the members of particular in-groups in order to establish group identity, exclude outsiders, or both.
The term BDSM is a portmanteau of initialisms intended to encompass all of the following activities: Bondage and discipline ( B & D or B/D) Dominance and submission ( D & S or D/s) (including "master and slave" role-playing scenarios and ongoing relationship structures) Sadism and masochism ( S & M or S/M)
Karen (slang) Karen is a slang term typically used to refer to a middle-class white American woman who is perceived as entitled or excessively demanding. [ 1] The term is often portrayed in memes depicting middle-class white women who "use their white and class privilege to demand their own way". [ 1][ 2] Depictions include demanding to "speak ...
Gaslighting is a colloquialism, defined as manipulating someone into questioning their own perception of reality. [ 1][ 2] The expression, which derives from the title of the 1944 film Gaslight, became popular in the mid-2010s. Merriam-Webster cites deception of one's memory, perception of reality, or mental stability. [ 2]
Fan service (ファンサービス, fan sābisu), fanservice or service cut (サービスカット, sābisu katto)[ 1][ 2] is material in a work of fiction or in a fictional series that is intentionally added to please the audience, [ 3] often sexual in nature, such as nudity. [ 4][ 5] The term originated in Japanese [ 6][ 7] in the anime and ...
Not safe for work. Not safe for work ( NSFW) is Internet slang or shorthand used to mark links to content, videos, or website pages the viewer may not wish to be seen viewing in a public, formal or controlled environment. The marked content may contain graphic violence, pornography, profanity, nudity, slurs or other potentially disturbing ...
LGBT slang, LGBT speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ+ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.
It was the No. 1 slang word used by teens in 2023, according to a survey of more than 600 parents by the language learning platform Preply. In the survey, 62% of parents said "sus" is the most ...