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List of Generation Z slang. The following is a list of slang that is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [ 1][ 2] Ease of communication with the Internet facilitated the rapid proliferation of ...
Graphic violence refers to the depiction of especially vivid, brutal and realistic acts of violence in visual media such as film, television, and video games. It may be real, simulated live action, or animated . Intended for viewing by mature audiences, graphic in this context is a synonym for explicit, referring to the clear and unabashed ...
Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis.New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century.
Raygun — the breaker (a.k.a. breakdancer) who went viral on social media for her unique dance moves at the 2024 Paris Olympics debut of breaking as an event — has spoken out against her ...
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 to the manager ...
Thesaurus. A thesaurus ( pl.: thesauri or thesauruses ), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [ 1][ 2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower ...
Comics. " Comics " is used as a non-count noun, and thus is used with the singular form of a verb, [ 1] in the way the words "politics" or "economics" are, to refer to the medium, so that one refers to the "comics industry" rather than the "comic industry". "Comic" as an adjective also has the meaning of "funny", or as pertaining to comedians ...
Gaslighting. 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]