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Parents with Rizz

There’s a story from my teenage years that consistently leaves me laughing as I think about just how confusing the always-morphing world of teen slang confuses those who are older. My mom had heard the word “geek” for the first…
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Abrosexual

One of the ways that we can stay up to date on the rapid changes in today’s culture is to pay attention to the dictionary. You see, new words are added and words deemed outdated are removed on a regular…
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What is Lala-bop?

Over the years, teen culture has seen many slang terms come and go as negative references to girls who it is assumed promiscuously sleep around. Now, there’s a new derogatory term that’s being used to bully and shame someone for…
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What is Calamitalysis?

I recently read about a contest where teenagers were encouraged to invent a new word. Many of the respondents created words that reflect the reality of teenage life in today’s rapidly changing world. One of the words that caught my…
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