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• tankhughes commented on the word MechaHitler

  Grok has been trained to be "anti-woke" which means Nazi. https://bsky.app/profile/esqueer.net/post/3ltidhtx4x22p Calling itself MechaHitler today.

  July 9, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word fren

  https://bsky.app/profile/fritinancy.bsky.social/post/3ltinx6i3h22e

  https://bsky.app/profile/gwensnyder.bsky.social/post/3ltigp4p5fk2f
  

  was internet cute typo for friend

  now it's used by nazis

  July 9, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Dubai chocolate

  https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1lv2qwj/pointless_fad_consumerism_twoforone/

  July 9, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list league-of-legends-slang-ALf7vLrojI_6WyXRtnkDk

  Inspired by the commentary of the LoL Esports live broadcasts of the MSI Invitational July 2025.

  July 9, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word gender expansive

  alternate to gender inclusive ? https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL0A1z8sEml/

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word gekkering

  a sound that foxes make when feeling territorial

  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7owzd1yr75k?si=hf0aPtuN8Jwj0vsE&themeRefresh=1

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word awkward as

  Australian shortening of "awkward as fuck" ? https://youtu.be/hx_jgG313xs?si=eQOrhOBpEoCJwi2A&t=772 The same artist says it twice during this video.

  July 8, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word drumbone

  Drumbone, a portmanteau of drum and trombone.

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word oupy

  a puppy, especially in furry contexts, but also just generic like previous internet slang doge/dogy/puppers. a cutesy typo/babified spelling.

  related: bnuy for bunny, kibty for kitty

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word we take those

  A phrase used when receiving a win or boon that was unexpected and maybe not totally earned. We take those wins/victories. Maybe came from sport interviews or esports?

  2017: https://x.com/SamJTemple_/status/850478313718112257

  2015: https://x.com/OneLTwoTsMOFO/status/589954135404883968

  2013: https://x.com/chrisss221_/status/316373753321893889

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word solo bolo

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utpxbcjHCB0 a League of Legends 1:1 kill. 

  
  

  Influenced by Comedy Bang Bang Ben Schwartz singing-heavy January episodes (first in 2014) or just a convergent evolution thing rhyming with solo? https://comedybangbang.fandom.com/wiki/Solo_Bolo
  
  "Solo Bolo: This episode also marks the very first occasion of a planned 'Solo Bolo' (a single-guest episode)."

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Uma Musume Pretty Derby

  A video game that's being streamed a lot on Twitch right now. Some of the horses are based on real horses, but in the game they are anime girl versions of themselves.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/characterarcs/comments/1lu95l7/before_and_after_learning_uma_lore/

  https://www.si.com/esports/news/how-uma-musume-pretty-derby-took-over-twitch

  July 8, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Labubu

  a trendy blindbox toy in 2025 of an ugly little bunny monster.

  NSFW usage: https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1lt7xlh/shaved_my_bush_and_went_down_a_pants_size/

  July 7, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word micro-retirement

  https://www.reddit.com/r/Millennials/comments/1lt3u2r/we_used_to_just_call_it_a_vacation/ taking a 1-2 week vacation every 12-18 months.

  July 7, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  give it to me straight vs give it to me gay joke:

  "it's giving seven months" https://www.reddit.com/r/NonPoliticalTwitter/comments/1lta0zx/give_it_to_me_straight_but_also/

  July 7, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word gang gang

  not new in AAVE, but used in the KATSEYE Gnarly song April 2025 which increased its use

  Polo G, Lil Wayne - GANG GANG (Official Video) May 2021: https://youtu.be/HQE456q4n5U?si=6L9QpJC1asSxfTEy

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word gnarly

  A 2025 k-pop song with trendy choreography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-yomhYAj4

  KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "Gnarly" uploaded the music video April 29, 2025

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word greeblies

  https://youtube.com/shorts/tMsGXGbzMoA?si=NShdt0JTC7HwkOGh also greebles. Definition at singular greeble

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word U-Haul neo nazis

  https://www.reddit.com/r/MarchAgainstNazis/comments/1lsd141/military_vet_kris_goldsmith_with_a_safe_sound/ Another name for ICE

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word gooneral

  a funeral for a gooner (masturbator) to signify that they have found a partner? https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1lsc87r/firstever_public_gooneral/

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW1tHoCnkwA "The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity and the gumption!" - Tayce

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um1IZISdABM "It Was Mother With The Boots In The House Down"

  July 6, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing. Is only from July 2019. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/unbothered-moisturized-happy-in-my-lane-focused-flourishing

  July 5, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word painted nails emoji

  meant to evoke the quiet confidence of a woman using and emory board on her nails or chatting (gossiping) with another woman during a manicure https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillologycirclejerk/comments/1ls713y/outjerked_by_white_house/

  Noticing drama but being unbothered by it https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/mbig77/what_is_the_deal_with_and_why_are_people_mad/

  July 5, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word lock in

  https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1lrubb5/key_moments/ "I'm not locked in, i'm locked out"

  July 5, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word chauna torquata

  also known as crested screamers, and this is what their scream sounds like: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ozbNMfvpchU (sounds gull-like to me)

  July 5, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word dogwalked

  https://www.reddit.com/r/MCUTheories/comments/1lodu1a/iron_heart_got_people_to_watch_iron_man_3_thats/ trounced, trashed, soundly defeated. origin unknown

  July 4, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  cartoon crow saying "I'm shocked and shook" as over the top reaction content July 2025: https://www.tumblr.com/secondlina/787816239329312768/my-bams-been-boozzled?source=share

  July 4, 2025

• mukil commented on the word dreamble

  dreamble

  (adjective)

  A dream that is possible in real life, not fantasy. It can be achieved, but the person is too afraid or lacks the courage to go after it.

  Example:

  "Her dream of moving abroad was totally dreamble — she had the money, the offer, everything — except courage."

  July 4, 2025

• thelittleneologistthatcould commented on the word cultural domineerance

  Noun: The act of a group unilaterally asserting—often through mere presumption, probabilistic reasoning, or circumstantial evidence—that a culturally distinct or divergent group is derivative of their own, typically as a means to subordinate, appropriate, or diminish that group’s cultural sovereignty and self-definition.

  July 3, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Alligator Alcatraz

  a slang term for an unlawful detention camp/prison set up by Trump Republicans.

  July 3, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word say gex

  algorithm avoidant term for gay sex

  July 2, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word devo

  Australian slang short for devastated

  July 2, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word aura farming

  https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1lp6mg9/bros_job_is_to_aura_farm/

  July 2, 2025

• alexz commented on the word textegenarian

  spotted as referring to the texting generation - from Public Enemy song Sexegenarian

  July 1, 2025

• alexz commented on the word sexegenarian

  Spotted in a Public Enemy lyrics - 2025

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  memes about misuse of AAVE slang:

  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/when-the-chile-is-tea-but-the-finna-is-gag

  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-not-clocking-to-you-that-im-standing-on-business

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word it's not clocking to you

  Justin Bieber, June 12, 2025

  https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-not-clocking-to-you-that-im-standing-on-business

  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OaHSS0N-X8g

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDnInsv-Ngo

  July 1, 2025

• nagaraju commented on the user nagaraju

  hello

  July 1, 2025

• nagaraju commented on the user nagaraju

  hi

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word I fear

  song of the summer I fear

  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLbEqg0M2ah/

  Caleb Hearon also used this phrase to impersonate a talkative archetype of a gay guy Dec 2024: https://youtu.be/BtAz62B51qY?si=N9_Vrd9zwZK7Hs6n&t=227 "Katy Perry she cunted I fear"
  "gluten I fear, I fear it's giving tummy issues"

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word aura farming

  https://www.reddit.com/r/meirl/comments/1lobvcw/meirl/

  Also another citation on 2025 WOTY Research list

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word however

  however comma: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLfXClTOUNs/ he said the punctuation out loud

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word cuntissimo

  https://www.reddit.com/r/MarinaAndTheDiamonds/comments/1k0flue/what_does_cuntissimo_even_mean/

  https://www.tiktok.com/@miyahlovesmusic/video/7493230293046856991

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Get me to God's country

  "we're not meant to have sex while wearing 301s (eyelashes), that's not god's country"

  https://youtu.be/qD4QPc7QaoM?si=acHS6bs_1wnRZ-xA&t=950

  July 1, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word just hit the 2nd tower

  https://www.reddit.com/r/Archiveofourownmemes/comments/1lo1q71/asking_the_real_questions/ someone thinking about calling a romance story between the twin towers a "doomed yaoi" (because maybe they are male twins.)

  June 30, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word ring rust

  in boxing: When a boxer is rusty because they haven't been in competitions for a while.

  https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comments/6np3dk/can_someone_explain_why_ring_rust_is_a_real_thing/

  https://www.theglowingedge.com/how-many-rounds-does-it-take-to-shake-off-ring-rust/

  
  

  Was used in live rock climbing commentary to apply to a climber who had taken time away from official boulder problem competitions but had been practicing on real rocks: https://www.youtube.com/live/EFVGP9CwZUc?si=FyEUOCE_WAo7FrdP&t=8300

  June 30, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word scientastic

  Scientastic, a portmanteau of science and fantastic.

  June 30, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Do-nothing Democrats

  https://www.reddit.com/r/MarchAgainstNazis/comments/1ln42zt/governor_pritzkers_blistering_attack_on_do/

  June 30, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word friendfarming

  https://www.reddit.com/r/NonPoliticalTwitter/comments/1lnpeua/friendslop/ also friendslop

  June 30, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word tussenvoegsel

  in Dutch, this is the word that refers to the "van" in a Dutch surname like Vincent van Gogh.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tussenvoegsel

  When they alphabetize Dutch names in the Netherlands, they ignore the tussenvoegsel, but outside of there, it's often capitalized or concatenated and treated as the start of the surname.

  June 29, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Cyber Dome

  https://ground.news/article/interior-minister-in-israel-germany-needs-a-cyber-dome-says-dobrindt-in-tel-aviv

  June 29, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word applanche

  Applanche, a portmanteau of apple and avalanche.

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word I am the foreground

  Tom Cruise quote: https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1lm4x79/i_am_the_foreground/

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word shadow work

  a therapy term about exploring and understanding the darker parts of yourself

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word my brother in Christ

  a French variant cousin: "my croissant, your vibe is penciled in between laundry and deep conditioning." https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLX1B30oPJC/

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Immanuel

  as Cockney rhyming slang for cunt: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLX1B30oPJC/

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Zohran

  "Zohran Derangement System" https://bsky.app/profile/lowrhoufo.bsky.social/post/3lsmxcsbf7c25

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word raw-dog

  https://www.reddit.com/r/NonPoliticalTwitter/comments/1ljnl81/built_different/

  "just raw dogged a 6 minute drive to the grocery store."

  June 28, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word fungenda

  Fungenda, a portmanteau of fun and agenda.

  June 28, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word mochaccino

  Mochaccino, a portmanteau of mocha and cappuccino.

  June 28, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word frappuccino

  Frappuccino, a portmanteau of frappé and cappuccino.

  June 28, 2025

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word yappuccino

  Yappuccino, a portmanteau of yap and cappuccino.

  June 28, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  don't play about

  "Top 5 non-Black people Black people don't play about"

  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLBAk6Gv8VK/

  = that Black people like, that they go hard for, that they fuck with heavy

  vs. i'm not playing = i'm not lying

  vs. don't play with me = don't lie to me

  vs quit playing = stop messing around

  June 27, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1llhohh/flay_queen/ flay for slay because Call of Duty removed a homophobic avatar skin from a player during pride month.

  https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755282/call-of-duty-nickmercs-homophobic-comments

  June 27, 2025

• leomcm commented on the user leomcm

  Quation (noun)

  Pronounced: char-chunn

  Definition:

  A moment when you're in a car that can’t stop, speeding toward a tree.

  You’re holding an invisible sword out the window.

  The tree is invincible.

  You are invincible.

  But the car must keep going.

  Example:

  > “Today was pure quation. I knew I couldn’t change anything, but I had to keep going anyway.”

  June 27, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word Zohran Mamdani

  new mayor of New York

  progressive: https://youtube.com/shorts/JwUmBaaOkY8

  lustable: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLVJIbDO3jn/

  June 26, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word fork found in kitchen

  a response to an obvious fact that was phrase/teased like it was gonna be a big reveal.

  Also "airplane found in sky" https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLVbb18hm6O/

  June 26, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr

  Another over-the-top self-aware construction: "she sniped the mother bullet into john f cuntedy's head"

  https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1lk1f80/she_sniped_the_what/

  June 26, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the list ice-cream-lingo

  sugar cone

  waffle cone

  cake cone

  June 25, 2025

• brueckl100 commented on the word bukh

  Bukh means to prate or brag.

  June 25, 2025

• ry commented on the word completionist

  Used in video-gaming contexts, this refers to someone who tries to experience every piece of content in a given game—collecting all items, unlocking all achievements, completing all challenges, exploring all areas, etc. Often seeking to complete 100% of an in-game checklist

  June 24, 2025

• ry commented on the word completionism

  see completionist.

  June 24, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word sea diddys

  A nickname for dolphins based on P Diddy's name and the dolphin's habit of getting high off of pufferfish, a normally deadly venomous creature. https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1ligme8/sea_diddys/

  June 24, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word full geish

  referring to a full face of drag makeup. comes from geisha. can be considered offensive. Pronounced as "geesh."

  June 24, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word in full face

  in full makeup, but sometimes not in drag costumes (like on busses/subways on the way to gigs)

  June 24, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word -ussy

  the earth's crussy (crust) https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1liozmq/is_lava_just_discharge/

  June 24, 2025

• joano commented on the list that-s-what-she-said

  ...Are ya sure?

  Seems like you're projecting...

  June 24, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word a brick ago

  AAVE for "a while ago"

  Also seeing some discussion about "i placed this brick X years ago" like referencing a previous era of building foundations. Could be related.

  https://x.com/cityalien__/status/1755782086244385023

  https://youtu.be/xWfRfvEXGFw&t=660 "When did Ekko come out in League (of Legends), like a brick ago, right?"

  https://x.com/Tyreeseda1/status/1926101165982236828

  June 23, 2025

• dogdoc commented on the list logophile-ePjdnl3w-fX8EbPi-Argj

  jamfle - A Scots term meaning to shuffle because of wearing too wide shoes

  June 20, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word the meta

  https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1lgcylt/hard_countered_by_geckos/

  The Weeping Angels from Doctor Who are "hard countered by geckos" who don't blink and can see in the dark.

  June 20, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word mixed-weight romance

  https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1lgal4d/are_we_still_not_ready_for_a_mixedweight_romance/

  June 20, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word who man's is this?

  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIeGabXxfEO/

  AAVE

  This video, they decide that the "white version" is "Get a load-a this guy!"

  June 20, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word send it

  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKM4i95NjA9/

  title of video: "f*cking send it"

  June 20, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word fractal hypercock

  From a Tumblr shitpost conversation: https://www.tumblr.com/drdemonprince/786657913268764672 "unleash the fractal hypercock"

  June 20, 2025

• dmeyers commented on the user dmeyers

  Word

  June 19, 2025

• thelittleneologistthatcould commented on the word Blameriphilic

  adjective Marked by appreciation for, engagement with, or influence from the cultural heritage, lived experience, and creative output of Black Americans descended from U.S. slavery.

  June 19, 2025

• thelittleneologistthatcould commented on the word Blameriphile

  noun A person who is fond of Black Americans or who engages with the cultural patrimony, history, and creative legacy of those descended from U.S. slavery.

  June 19, 2025

• rip commented on the list theastic-s-words

  excellent taste

  June 18, 2025

• ry commented on the word randomness

  even more incogitable, basically homeopathic.

  June 18, 2025

• ry commented on the word fetid iris

  It sounds like someone's being really mean to Iris, but is an archaic name for spurgewort (everything is making me laugh now)

  June 18, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word main character

  https://www.reddit.com/r/Antimoneymemes/comments/1le0rwc/community_is_with_each_other/

  if you want to build community, the first thing you need to do is all stop trying to be the main character

  June 18, 2025

• ruzuzu commented on the word randomness

  Oh! I just got this as a random word, too! What are the odds for that, ry?

  June 17, 2025

• ruzuzu commented on the user grammargirl

  Your citations are great. Welcome to Wordnik!

  June 17, 2025

• ruzuzu commented on the word solivance

  Huh--that's almost Solveig.

  June 17, 2025

• ry commented on the word tarasun

  an alcoholic beverage made from distilled, fermented mare's milk, among the Mongol Buryats of Siberia.

  Apart from being the national drink of Buryatia, it is also used by the Buryats in their religious ceremonies. The Buryat and his tarasun have been compared to a Scotsman and his whisky... It is described as a form of "milk whisky".

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasun

  cf. kumis

  June 17, 2025

• grammargirl commented on the word fauxtomation

  A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People

  When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”

  Scientific American. April 23, 2024

  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-a-human-hiding-behind-that-robot-or-ai/

  June 17, 2025

• tankhughes commented on the word futch

  futch is a blend - it describes somewhere in the middle of the lesbian/wlw gender-presenting spectrum betweeen femme and butch.

  June 17, 2025

• ry commented on the word solivance

  see comment at Solivance. cf. solivagant, solivagous

  June 16, 2025

• ry commented on the word shaheed

  Someone needs to look up "etymological fallacy"

  June 16, 2025