🔘 Retweet Offender


What does retweet offender mean?


◻️A person who constantly retweets on Twitter

A slang word for a person who retweets a lot on Twitter.

A retweet offender can be very annoying on Twitter as he repeatedly fills up feeds with retweets of other user's tweets. Retweet offender's usually get unfollowed pretty quickly, which is necessary in order to discourage their destructive behavior.


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I realized after about a day of following Joe that he was a retweet offender so I unfollowed him right away.
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🔘 RT


What is rt short for?


◻️Retweet

RT is an abbreviation used on Twitter when re-posting another user's tweet. It contains the user ID (prefaced by the "@" symbol) of the person that originally tweeted the topic as well as the topic itself.

Retweets are an easy way to spread a message because when you a RT a tweet it is posted to all your followers, which can then continue the RT to their followers. This is especially helpful for news stories to get the word out quickly about a current situation. However, it also makes it easy for inaccurate information to spread, which can lead to confusion.


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RT @userid Fun things to do on vacation!
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🔘 LL&P

What does LL&P stand for?

◻️ Live long and prosper

Trekkies may end a conversation by telling you to LL&P, which stands for "live long and prosper." This acronym is a condensed version of Star Trek character Spock's famous salute.

In real life, Trekkies often pair "live long and prosper" with a hand gesture known as the Vulcan salute (shown below). In text, you may see LL&P accompanied by a hand emoji that replicates the Vulcan salute. If so, you can be certain that LL&P stands for "live long and prosper."

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"Catch you at the next movie night. LL&P"
"u2!"
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​​🔘Snake Draft
What does snake draft mean in fantasy football?

▫️Draft where the last pick in one round is the first in the next
A snake draft is a term commonly used in fantasy football for a draft that goes in the opposite order each round. In this type of draft the team with the last pick in the first round has the first pick in the second round and so on.

The term comes from how the order of the draft resembles the shape of a snake, which also looks somewhat like a rollercoaster with its wave shape. The snake draft is different from a linear draft, which is what the NFL draft looks like where each team drafts in the same spot each round.

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"You wanna do a snake draft or auction draft for our keeper league?
Definitely auction, then we all get a chance at each player."
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Gronk has a good point

​​🔘Threads
What does threads mean?

◽️Clothes
Threads is a slang term for clothing, most likely fancy clothing. The term derives from threads that actually are used to make clothing.

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"Hey man, wash your hands, I don't want ketchup on my fresh threads."
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Adding some fresh threads to the closet

🔘Oh Snap

What does oh snap mean?


◻️Expression of surprise

Oh snap is a slang phrase that is an expression of surprise. It is similar to whoa and woah and also used when someone is insulted in an embarrassing manner.

The phrase is commonly used in two scenarios. The first scenario is when something surprising happens, such as when a main character is killed off in a show by being shoved in front of a subway train. The second scenario is when someone gets dissed. The insult could be very aggressive or one that you didn't see coming.

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"Your momma's so fat, she left the house in high heels and when she came back she had flip flops.
Oh snap!"
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Oh Snap means expression of surprise

🔘 Retweet Offender


What is a retweet offender on Twitter?


◻️A person who constantly retweets on Twitter

A retweet offender is a person guilty of constantly retweeting on Twitter, often to the chagrin of their followers. It is a play on the "repeat offender" that refers to people who have committed the same crime multiple times.

A retweet offender may be passionate about a subject and retweet a series of tweets they think will be informative to their followers or things they generally approve of or like. However, followers may find the retweet offender annoying since they repeatedly fill up feeds with retweets of other users' tweets. To combat retweet offenders, followers may take breaks by temporarily muting, blocking, or unfollowing them altogether.


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I realized after about a day of following Joe that he was a retweet offender, so I unfollowed him right away.
That's a good choice. He's always retweeting crypto experts.
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​​🔘Phantom Buzz
What does phantom buzz mean?

▫️False phone vibration in your pocket
A phantom buzz is when you think you feel your phone vibrating but it actually isn't. The feeling often occurs when you are anxiously awaiting a phone call or text and your mind tricks you into thinking that your phone is vibrating.

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"I thought Kelsey just texted me back but it was just a phantom buzz."
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When you think you think you felt a buzz

🔘AFJ

What does AFJ stand for?


◻️April Fools' joke

An acronym for the popular tradition of pulling pranks on others on the first day of April.

Internet hoaxes have become popular on this day, along with simple pranks between coworkers and friends. Unfortunately, some people take it too far and feels get hurt.

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"So do we really have to shut our computers off on Internet Cleaning Day?
U r so dumb, that was an AFJ."
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Toothpaste frosting is a quality AFJ

🔘The Great Resignation

What is the Great Resignation?


◻️People quitting their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic

When people talk about the Great Resignation, they're discussing the trend of workers quitting their jobs during the covid pandemic. These workers may be moving on to similar-yet-new jobs, changing career paths, or dropping out of the workforce entirely.

What drove the Great Resignation?

A lot of things, really. For one thing, the pandemic caused many workers to value themselves and their time more. So, workers who were being treated poorly at their jobs or felt underpaid chose to quit.

The pandemic also caused many workers' jobs to get more stressful (e.g. food service workers dealing with increasingly unruly customers; healthcare workers dealing with constantly full hospitals). Many of these burnt-out employees also quit.

For these and a host of other reasons, including the increasing prevalence of WFH and WFA positions, a record number of workers quit their jobs in 2021. In April 2021 alone, four million Americans quit their jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Where does the name Great Resignation come from?

The Great Resignation is a play on the Great Depression - the name for the worst economic downturn the industrialized world has experienced. Texas A&M professor Anthony Klotz is credited with coining the name Great Resignation, in May 2021. The Great Resignation is also sometimes called the Big Quit.

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"Yeah, I quit during the Great Resignation. My workplace felt very unsafe; money wasn't worth my life."
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One Twitter user's thoughts on the Great Resignation

🔘 Belieber


What does belieber mean?


◻️A committed fan of Justin Bieber

A belieber is a die hard fan of Canadian Pop singer Justin Bieber. It combines "believer" and "Bieber."
The typical belieber falls into the tweenager demographic. Some eventually grow out of it and realize that he's terrible while some stay committed as lifelong beliebers into adulthood.


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I don't get the infatuation that beliebers have for Justin Bieber. He's such a clown!
Ur just jealous of all his sweet tats.
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🔘 Trill


What does trill mean?


◻️Well respected
Trill is a slang term often used in hip hop culture to describe someone as well respected. It comes from the combination of "true" and "real."

The term was made famous by southern hip hop duo UGK (made up of Chad "Pimp C" Butler and Bernard "Bun B" Freeman), which stood for Underground Kingz. The term appeared in their 1988 song "Cocaine in the Back of the Ride." The term has steadily grown in popularity from the 1990s to the 2010s.


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That bro is trill.
Yeah, he's def legit.
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🔘 MTFBWY


What does MTFBWY stand for in Star Wars?


◻️May the Force be with you
MTFBWY is a Star Wars acronym that stands for "May the Force be with you." People often send it in messages or online (especially on social media) to encourage others or wish them luck.
The Star Wars (SW) franchise popularized the saying among Jedi, who commonly use it as a farewell. It is uttered throughout the series, typically before a Jedi goes on a mission or, sometimes, right before dying. You might say MTFBWY is similar to religious persons saying "God bless you" or GBY.

May the Fourth

There is a higher chance of encountering MTFBWY on May 4th, as many SW fans have made this "Star Wars Day" to celebrate all things related to the space odyssey, similar to March 10 (Mar10) for Mario fans. On this day, fans may greet you or depart with "May the Fourth be with you" or send MTFBWY (where the "F" stands for "Fourth" instead of "Force").

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I'm off for my interview.
Good luck and MTFBWY!
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🔘 Turn Up


What does turn up mean?


◻️To get crazy

A term used to describe how things are about to get wild, crazy, and possibly out of control; can refer to something bad that's about to happen, such as a fight, or something good that's about to happen, such as a party starting to get awesome.


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Someone needs to turn up this joint or I'm outta here!
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🔘 LIG


What does LIG stand for?


◻️Life is good

LIG is an acronym that means "life is good", which is used to appreciate moments where life is at it's best. It is typically seen in text messages or online.

LIG may be used as a response to someone sharing good news or to someone asking you how you're doing. It may just be an optimistic motto for how you live life.


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I have no complaints, LIG.
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🔘Shade

What does shade mean?


◻️Disrespect

Shade is a popular slang term that means disrespect. The term commonly appears as "throwing shade", which is similar to saying "disrespecting" or "dissing."

The term is used to describe when a person disrespects another person, which is also known as "talking trash" about a person. It often occurs in a public forum to get the most reaction out of a sweet dis.

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"She's got so much shade stuck inside of her she needs to let it out before she blows.
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Sometimes shade can hit innocent victims

🔘 VSCO Girls

What are VSCO girls?

◻️ Preppy female teen Instagrammers

VSCO girls are a group of female teen Instagrammers and TikTok users who are known for wearing scrunchies, wielding Hydro Flasks, and expressing their desire to "save the turtles." They began appearing on Instagram and other apps in 2019, dressed in largely similar oversized t-shirts, crop tops, and Birkenstocks.

The VSCO girl movement was started by teen girls who edited and posted photos to their Instagrams using the VSCO photo-editing app. The app's filters made it easy for these teens to portray their lives as "beachy," "effortless," and "laid-back." As the VSCO girl trend grew more popular, a number of female YouTubers began creating "transformation videos" detailing their transformations into VSCO girls. These videos often included the YouTubers' search for VSCO girl-appropriate accessories, including Fjallraven Kanken backpacks, metal straws, and flashy scrunchies.

Because VSCO girls are predominantly white, thin, and affluent, and they've adopted slang (like sksksk and "And I oop") that originated in other online communities, reporters and critics have often called the VSCO girl trend exclusionary. VSCO girls themselves are often mocked as being basic, because they cling so strongly to certain brands and social media trends.

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"I got my Crocs, my Carmex, and my puka necklace. I'm totes ready to be a VSCO girl."
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🔘Phubbing

What does phubbing mean?


◻️Snubbing a person to be on your phone

Phubbing is when a person snubs another person in order to be on his phone.

The term combines "phone" and "snubbing" and was coined and popularized in 2012 during a "Stop Phubbing" campaign by Macquarie Dictionary. As the use of mobile devices increase more people choose to be on their device, often a phone, rather than engage with others IRL. The negative habit has also infiltrated romantic relationships as it decreases intimacy.

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"No phubbing at the table. Put it away or I'll take it away!"
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A female victim of phubbing at a restaurant

🔘Whitesplain

What does whitesplain mean?


◻️To explain racism to a person of color

Whitesplain is a term that refers to when a white person tries to explain the true nature of racism to a person of color. It combines "white" and "explain".

Whitesplaining is usually done by oblivious white people with good intentions. They are sharing their perspective but not in a way that conveys understanding of the plight of colored people. It comes across as condescending and totally inappropriate considering that white people have not experienced racism the same way that colored people have, especially in America. Backlash against whitesplaining usually occurs on social media where opinions are more often exchanged.

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"Did you see his tweet yesterday?
No, was it bad?
Well, do you think whitesplaining racism to a civil rights leader is bad?
Yikes. :-/"
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Response to a Rob Schneider whitesplain tweet

​​🔘Bestie
What does bestie mean?

▫️Best Friend
A bestie is an endearing term for a best friend. It is commonly used by teenage girls when talking about their best friend.

Bestie is one of many terms for a best friend, which includes, biffles, BFAW, work boyfriend, and BFF. Besties can finish each other's sentences, have tons of inside jokes, and often accused of twinning.

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"You know Allison?!
Yeah, she's my bestie!"
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Everyone's favorite space besties