long-hauler
A long-hauler is a person who suffers from symptoms of COVID-19 for longer than two weeks, and generally for several months. The experience of such persistent symptoms of COVID-19 are sometimes referred to as long…
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sickening
Originating in and popularized by drag culture, sickening means “amazing,” “wonderful,” or “excellent.” It is especially used to compliment a drag queen as looking “extremely attractive" or "flawless." -
lavender ceiling
Lavender ceiling is the belief that there is a glass ceiling specifically imposed on LGBTQ+ people: an unofficial upper limit to their professional advancement. A lavender ceiling is believed to be the result of systemic bias… -
HTC emoji
Big tech companies like Apple, Google, and Twitter make their own emoji designs—and for a short period in the mid-2010s, so did the smartphone-maker HTC used its own distinct HTC emoji. -
rim job
Content warning: The following article contains graphic and explicit references to sexual language, which are included because they document the real-world use of this slang term. A rim job is sexual slang for performing oral… -
hot girl or hot guy
A hot girl or guy is a woman or man who is considered very sexually attractive. Of course, nonbinary people can be hot, too—they may just not identify as girl or guy. -
Patriot Prayer
Patriot Prayer is a small, right-wing political group most active in the Pacific Northwest. Frequently showing up to demonstrations armed, Patriot Prayer has been involved in inciting violence with left-wing activists, notably in Portland, Oregon.… -
moots
In internet slang, moots is short for mutual followers, referring to people who follow and generally actively engage with each other on social media. Moots is also commonly found in its singular form, moot. People… -
microblading
Microblading is a technique that creates semipermanent eyebrow tattoos. It uses a pen-like tool with tiny needles that add pigment to someone’s eyebrows. Microbladed eyebrows usually last about just over one year. -
Santorum
Santorum is the last name of former US Senator Rick Santorum. After he made widely publicized homophobic remarks, notably comparing homosexuality to bestiality, the term santorum was an invented and spread as an ironic slang term—referring… -
square root
Time for ... math class? A square root is sex position (apparently made-up as a joke) that involves four people lying on their sides, forming a square shape as they perform oral sex on each other.… -
sucking dick
Sucking dick is a vulgar slang term for performing oral sex on a man. Telling someone to suck a dick is a strong insult meaning "Screw you!" If something (e.g., work, a song) sucks dick, it's…