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  1. cómo te llamas

    cómo te llamas

    Cómo te llamas is a conversational way to ask someone "'s your name?" in Spanish.
  2. digital dash

    digital dash

    Digital dash refers to an electronic heads-up display found in expensive cars. In contemporary use, digital dash has come to serve as a stand-in for the expensive car itself.
  3. pillow princess

    Content warning: The following article contains explicit references to sexual language, which are included because they document the real-world use of this term. A pillow princess is a slang phrase that describes someone, usually an…
  4. Shmi Skywalker

    Shmi Skywalker

    Shmi Skywalker is a character in the Star Wars franchise noted for being extremely important to the plot but not getting the full attention in the films many think she deserves as a result.
  5. Kilroy was here

    Kilroy was here

    Kilroy was here, or Kilroy for short, is a popular military graffito depicting a man with a long nose peeking over the top of a wall.
  6. Monchhichi

    Monchhichi

    Monchhichi is a brand of Japanese monkey dolls popular in the 1970–80s.
  7. covfefe

    covfefe

    Covfefe is a viral typo for “coverage” from a tweet by Donald Trump. The meaning and intention of the mysterious word was the source of much internet discussion and humor.
  8. please advise

    please advise

    Please advise is a formal request for information, often associated with professional correspondence. The expression is often interpreted as a passive-aggressive phrase in business contexts and tongue-in-cheek in casual contexts.
  9. baby fever

    baby fever

    Baby fever is a colloquial term for the intense desire to have a baby.
  10. safe space

    A safe space is a physical or metaphorical place for people, usually of marginalized identities, to feel free of judgment or harm. Related words: gender-neutral bathrooms preferred pronouns race-baiting social justice warrior snowflake triggered
  11. Hulk smash

    Hulk smash

    Hulk smash is the trademark slogan of the Incredible Hulk, a Marvel Comics Universe character. Outside of the comic universe, hulk smash has come to refer to destructive actions taken in a fit of rage.
  12. Queen of Hearts

    Queen of Hearts

    The Queen of Hearts is a fictional character from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Known for her cruelty and short temper, one of her most enduring lines from the book is, “Off with their…