What does mog mean?

Mog is a humorous Internet slang term meaning “to outclass,” used especially to describe one person as appearing far more attractive than another. It was originally used to praise one man as being taller, more muscular, or more stereotypically handsome in direct comparison to another man. Related forms included mogger, moggee.

Examples of mog

… this was a historical event the way he [Korean musical artist Choi Seung-hyun] showed up and mogged everyone so effortlessly
—@choiseunghuyns, X (formerly Twitter), 19 Jan. 2025

With the rise of social media, where everyone is constantly sizing up everyone else, the desire to mog (or not be mogged) has seeped into daily life.
—Tara Price, Neon Music, 15 Apr. 2024

Mogging Noel Deyzel, the IFBB Pro Heavyweight bodybuilder standing 6’2 and weighing 287 pounds, will definitely require a person with a better and more massive physique. But no one would have expected that the fitness influencer’s mother would be the one ‘mogging’ him.
—Karan Yadav, EssentiallySports, 5 Apr. 2024

just got mogged by an emo girl with a larger and more vampiric coat than me.
—@codyosk, Threads, 5 Feb. 2024

Where does mog come from?

Mog is apparently based on AMOG, an abbreviation of Alpha Male of Group, referring to the pseudoscientific archetype of the “dominant male” popular in the so-called manosphere, an Internet subculture associated with misogynist beliefs and extremist ideologies. AMOG emerged by the early 2000s, and mog by 2016, when the latter term is found in male Internet forums describing taller, more muscular men—judged superior—appearing alongside shorter, less built, and thus supposedly inferior counterparts.

In the early 2020s, mogging was associated with looksmaxxing (practices, sometimes extreme, younger men take to enhance their physical appearance). Looksmaxxers, as they are called, have been known to engage in online rituals where they rate their fellow appearances. Such rituals include calling out when one man mogs or is mogged by another man, sometimes based on an aspect of his physique so named as a particular act of mogging, e.g., hairmogging (when one man’s head of hair is considered fuller) or jawmogging (when one man’s jawline is perceived to be more chiseled).

During the early 2020s, as the term spread on social media, it also expanded as a more general, humorous term for various displays of dominance or superiority.

How is mog used?

While the judgments associated with mogging have been criticized as harmful, the word is generally used playfully or ironically. And though it can be applied to various skills and traits, mog is most commonly used for comparisons concerning physical appearances. It is especially used online to comment on pictures and videos when one person—or less frequently, thing—is regarded as superior in some way as juxtaposed with another.

Mog can be a transitive verb (“He mogged his friends in Scrabble when he won by 100 points”) or, less often, an intransitive one (“Whenever she shows up to the club, she absolutely mogs”). In its intransitive use, mog can convey a more general sense of “to dominate, excel, stand out.”

It is also frequently used in passive constructions, especially to get mogged, be mogged, or feel mogged. People often use mog in this way in response to pictures and videos of people they self-deprecatingly admire, as in, “I opened up Instagram, saw your new profile pic, and immediately got mogged.”

A person who mogs another is sometimes humorously called a mogger; the person so mogged, a moggee.

What does mouse jiggler mean?

Mouse jiggler refers to a device or software program that keeps a cursor moving on one’s screen, so as to prevent the computer from going into sleep mode.

Examples of mouse jiggler

This undetectable mouse jiggler keeps your screen active even if you’re away from your desk.
—Steve Clark, TechRadar Pro, 29 June 2026

I work from home, and they have Office/Teams set to show you as “away” after three minutes (!) of inactivity. I got a USB mouse jiggler that keeps me from showing “away” by moving the mouse cursor back and forth. I manually turn this on and off.
—@brock_lee, Reddit, 13 May 2023

Remember to plug your mouse jiggler in a separate electrical socket. Do not plug it into the USB on your laptop or your company will know you are using one
—@PaulSkallas, X (formerly Twitter), 13 June 2024

Where does mouse jiggler come from?

Mouse jiggler has been used since at least the late 2000s as a product name for various devices and programs. Originally, mouse jigglers (which simulate one’s mouse being jiggled) were used to avoid the annoyance of getting locked out of one’s computer.

I can’t count the times I’ve been running an antivirus check, downloading a Windows update or defragmenting the hard drive, then walked away for a few minutes only to have the screensaver come on and pause everything or, worse, crash my PC. The Mouse Jiggler will put a stop to that once and for all. It’s a little Flash drive that plugs into your computers USB port and slightly moves the mouse cursor every few seconds, so your computer never goes to sleep.
—The Dominion Post (Wellington, New Zealand), 5 May 2007

Mouse Jiggler is a little free utility that basically does what it says. From time to time, it jiggles your mouse. That’s basically all it does.
—Craig Crossman, The Asheville (North Carolina) Citizen-Times, 18 Sept. 2010

In recent years, and especially since COVID-19 led many people to start working from home, mouse jigglers are used increasingly to prevent company computers from being flagged as “inactive” by employers who install surveillance technology on them to track worker productivity. This has led to something of a mouse jiggler arms race.

Programs that detect “mouse jigglers” intended to simulate computer activity.
—Howard Levitt and Candice Malan, The Windsor (Ontario) Star, 28 May 2026

How is mouse jiggler used?

What mouse jiggler? Whose? Huh?

What does mukbang mean?

Mukbang refers to a video shared on social media in which the creator films themselves eating large quantities of food, and often provides a review of the food as well. Mukbang can also refer to the genre of such videos.

Examples of mukbang

The internet is currently obsessed with drive-thru mukbangs, with many people avoiding the chill of winter by indulging in their favourite fast food from the comfort and warmth of their cars. Now, social media influencers are going viral for sharing videos of themselves devouring fast food in their vehicles.
—Becca Monaghan, Indy100.com (United Kingdom), 10 Jan. 2025

Mukbangs went viral on TikTok in the 2020s after they made their mark on American YouTube channels, where shorter video time limits require TikTok creators to consume large amounts of food in a smaller time constraint.
—Isabella LaRue, The Arkansas Traveler (University of Arkansas), 21 Nov. 2025

Since opening the channel in 2019, she has uploaded a diverse range of content, including dance and song covers, mukbang, in which streamers showcase themselves eating huge meals, and ASMR, using the platform to actively connect and engage with fans. She films and edits all of her videos.
—Park Jun-hee, The Korea Herald, 18 Nov. 2025

Where does mukbang come from?

Mukbangs became popular in South Korea after 2010 and have since gone global. The word comes from the Korean meokbang, which is a portmanteau of that language's words for “eating” (meok) and “broadcasting” (bang-song).

How is mukbang used?

The videos are referred to as either mukbangs or sometimes mukbang videos.

What does murk mean?

To murk (or “merk,” to use an alternate spelling) someone is to kill, defeat, dominate, overwhelm, destroy, etc., them.

Examples of murk

The Louis Vuitton black down jacket is plain vicious. Bold, yet muted, simultaneously. This is the second week in row Tucker murked the outerwear game.
—Wosny Lambre, The New York Times, 19 Nov. 2019

How many lesser known ways did people get merked on Titanic?
—@tantamle, Reddit, 8 Aug. 2024

The Seattle Kraken mascot almost gets MURKED by a bear :flushed:
—@OldRowSports, X (formerly Twitter), 1 Aug. 2025

Luka just murked the Mavs like Kylo did Han Solo
—@ryanbergara, BlueSky, 9 Apr. 2025

Where does murk come from?

The origins of the verb murk are, well, murky, though the word may have first emerged in early 1990s’ hip-hop, or earlier, though with a different meaning:

“Murk,” which means “to murder,” or “to defeat,” didn’t start out meaning that. It first appears in 1994, ambiguously, in “Real Circus,” by Saafir, in Oakland: “I submerged like a / Murk on the Mental.” It then appears in New York, conventionally, in 1998, in “Treat$,” by the Beatnuts, from Queens: “They try to prosecute me but I murk they only witness.”
—Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2013

Early evidence in print reflects the primary sense of “to kill” as well as both major spellings:

… told a witness, who testified at trial, “The … guy owed me money and I had to merk him.”
—Kim Martineau, The Times Union (Albany, New York), 3 Nov. 2000

… told him and two other friends that he “murked” a man—street slang for “murder or kill”—during a struggle.
—Bob Mitchell, The Toronto Star, 3 Aug. 2005

But just as murder, kill, and a slew of other words also have figurative uses of “defeat,” “overwhelm,” “dominate,” etc., so does murk/merk.

“Murking” (sometimes “marking”) means to destroy (especially verbally), and derives from the tradition of battles between sound systems in Jamaica where DJs competed to play the best records the loudest. A winning DJ would be said to have “murked” their rival, and this has been extended to apply to a verbal contest (as in a battle between rappers), and to any inventive verbal demolition or denigration.
—Jonathan Hope, The Times Literary Supplement (London), 30 June 2006

How is murk used?

In print, murk is used frequently in the context of video games …

Elden Ring is hard stuff. The bosses don’t mess around and will quickly bury you if you’re not careful. I mean, I’m constantly getting murked by the Magma Wyrm …
—Jeremy Winslow, Kotaku, 17 June 2022

… but it also still appears in all of the aforementioned contexts, including crime and sports.

What does neckbeard mean?

In Internet slang, neckbeard is an insult for a repulsive man preoccupied with expressing misogynistic or otherwise antagonistic views online. He is typically presented as an unattractive, underachieving, computer-obsessed, and socially inept adult still living with his parents, and his poor grooming is marked by unsightly hair on his neck. This hair growth is itself called a neckbeard, and is sometimes used apart from the slang insult.

Examples of neckbeard

I recently found out one of my exes … has been radicalized by the far-right into incel neckbeard white nationalism.
—@hoodlumrock, Threads, 19 Nov. 2024

Not some neckbeard on TikTok trying to lecture me on how a set works … Film bros with Letterboxd accounts are insufferable
—@alexisbrown.bsky.social‬, BlueSky, 21 May 2023

The female Ghostbusters contend with male university and government officials, supernatural debunkers and an embittered occultist nerd who recalls the internet neckbeards who protested the film [Ghostbusters (2016)] itself.
—Amanda Hess, The New York Times, 12 Jun. 2018

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck revealed on Wednesday that his mother and his girlfriend both despise his increasingly famous neckbeard.
—Marissa Payne, The Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2015

Where does neckbeard come from?

Neckbeard combines neck and beard. In use since the mid-1800s, it originally referred to an actual beard grown primarily around the neck and jawline, perhaps similar to the so-called ‘chinstrap’ or ‘chin curtain’ facial hairstyle.

Today, a neckbeard can still refer to hair grown on the neck, when worn in a manner regarded as unkempt or unbecoming. By the early 2000s neckbeard changed meaning to also describe a stereotype of a computer nerd, especially one who does not groom. In the 2010s neckbeard began to be applied to the so-called Internet troll, a usually male figure seen as spending all of his time posting condescending, provocative, or hateful content online. Such Internet users also became increasingly associated with incels, an often misogynistic community of involuntarily celibate men, and a group they are frequently connected to, the alt-right, a far-right online movement espousing extremist beliefs.

How is neckbeard used?

Neckbeard is primarily used as a dismissive insult, with the force of “loser,” for male Internet users engaged in antisocial behavior (especially in the form of antagonizing women) or seen as having unhealthy digital lifestyles. While the term less often signifies the earlier physical attributes of a computer nerd, those stereotypes are still contextually implied. Occasionally, neckbeard is still used to make fun of actual facial hair, unrelatedly to its “nerd” or “troll” senses.

What does neg mean?

To neg someone is to manipulate them, usually with thinly veiled insults and backhanded compliments meant to erode their confidence and self-esteem. The term is most frequently used in the context of a man manipulating a woman he is attracted to as a form of seduction, however: 1) anyone can neg, and 2) neg is also used more broadly outside of the context of dating for any emotional manipulation involving backhanded compliments.

Examples of neg

Went on a date with a guy because my friends pestered me to give him a chance because he was “nice”. He negged me the entire date, he insulted my degree and he kept looking at the woman next to our table. I said “nope!” and ghosted him.
—@batimafernardes, Reddit, 25 Dec. 2021

With negging, a question isn’t actually a question your date, or match, or partner is expecting an answer to, explains [licensed social worker Silvi] Saxena. Instead, it’s a question meant to communicate distaste. Common example: You’re going to wear that? Do you really think that is a good date idea? Are you sure you need dessert? All these questions imply the asker thinks your decision is (all caps) WRONG. If the tone sucks and the wording of the Q implies your original choice is wrong, odds are you’re being negged.
—Gabrielle Kassel, Women’s Health, 16 Mar. 2022

My AP English teacher hates genre fiction so much that when the school's other English teacher told AP Guy that he'd heard I was a writer, AP Guy looked me up and sent me an email negging me with a backhand comment about how I was “churning out books” & then told me to look up his poetry symposium.
—@mostlybree, BlueSky, 20 June 2024

We’ve all probably been dismissed, patronised and ignored by doctors but have you ever been NEGGED by one
—@bigfoofheart, X (formerly Twitter), 6 June 2025

Where does neg come from?

The OED dates the earliest-known uses of neg, a shortening of negative, to the late 1990s. It gained wider attention with the publication of a 2005 book about the world of “pickup artists”—men who cultivate seduction skills in order to gain temporary sexual partners. The book also included a noun use of neg, used for the name of the manipulative technique.

Some of the recommended techniques are sinister. One involves discreetly undermining a woman’s self-esteem by paying her a backhanded compliment in the hope that she will hang around to seek your approval. This manoeuvre has its own name: ‘the Neg’.
—Rafael Behr, The Guardian (London), 24 Sept. 2025

How is neg used?

Like a standard verb. The noun negging is also used for the manipulation itself.

Lightly-insulting teasing has been a flirting technique forever, which both men and women make use of. It’s often harmless and mutual. However, actual negging (as outlined in the pick up artist book, ‘The Game’) tends to take this a step further and is employed specifically to manipulate women with low self-esteem or bring “attractive women” down a few notches.
—@korewadestinydesu, Reddit, 21 Feb. 2025

What does nerf mean?

To nerf something is to reduce its power or effectiveness, especially in a video game. The word can also be a noun, in which case it refers to the thing being reduced in power.

Examples of nerf

Few would argue that Cunha and Mbeumo were unnecessary additions after a Premier League record low of 44 league goals last season, but there was always a risk that moving Fernandes deeper and Amad to right wing-back would nerf what little creativity United had last term.
—Mark Critchley, The New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025

Tesla nerfs Autopilot in Europe due to new regulations
—Fred Lambert, Electrek, 17 May 2019

yh, it nerfs her instead bcs it reduces the bond of life she has
—discord.com, 11 Nov. 2025

Riot Games has confirmed new updates for its popular 5v5 first-person tactical shooter, Valorant. Patch 5.03 is set to bring a huge nerf to the French sentinel, Chamber, and also tweaks to Neon and Jett.
—Eastern Mirror, 9 Aug. 2022

Where does nerf comes from?

The modern sense of nerf came from online gaming communities in the 1990s, when developers reduced the power of some weapons and players complained it felt like hitting each other with Nerf foam bats instead of real weapons.

How is nerf used?

Nerf is often used in gaming communities to describe changes that weaken players or facets of the game that are overpowered. The word has expanded beyond its gaming origins and is now used more broadly to describe reducing the capability or effectiveness of anything.

What does Netflix and chill mean?

Netflix and chill is a playful, suggestive slang expression that refers to (having) a casual sexual encounter between two people hanging out at home, possibly prefaced by watching a streaming service like Netflix. The expression is also more innocently used for relaxing at home in the evening by watching TV or movies, as opposed to going out.

Examples of Netflix and chill

Men, what’s your limit on spending on a first date? Or do you go Dutch? Or do you skip dating and Netflix and chill 😂🤷🏾‍♀️ women if you ask him, do you pay?
—@kenza_focusedonme, Threads, 13 Nov. 2024

I don't like Netflix and Chill. What about "book store and awkwardly flirt?"
—@snehasbookshelf, Threads, 19 Jun. 2024

Another type of congress is sexual congress, and when you call someone up to come over to “Netflix and chill,” that is called a BOOTY CALL.
—Deb Amlen, The New York Times, 12 May 2022

The decade [2010s] we Netflixed and chilled.
—@TeenVogue, 15 Dec. 2019

It saddens me that people are now willing to settle for a lukewarm “Netflix and Chill” date. Dating should be fun, new and exciting.
—Emily Koepsel, Media Milwaukee, 29 Jun. 2017

Where does Netflix and chill come from?

Netflix refers to the streaming service, Netflix, whose success and popularity has made it a go-to reference for watching movies or television at home. Chill means “to hang out, relax.” The expression emerged in the early 2010s online at the same time streaming was beginning to transform the home media landscape. Initial uses of Netflix and chill were just that: a shorthand expression for staying in to relax and watch a movie or TV, as on Netflix. In 2015, the phrase became massively popular following a number of observations, jokes, memes, etc., that used Netflix and chill as innuendo for hooking up, especially in the context of inviting a romantic interest over to make a sexual advance or hook up under the guise of the common activity of watching Netflix and hanging out.

How is Netflix and chill used?

After its peak in October 2015, Netflix and chill has come to be widely used in a playful and knowing manner, alluding to its use in the aforementioned social media trend. This frequently takes the form of spoofs on the original phrase, as in “Netflix and chill? I’m more of a ‘puzzle and nuzzle’—with my dog—kind of guy.” It’s also used to describe movies or TV shows presented as suitable for a romantic or otherwise cozy night in (‘a great Netflix-and-chill rom-com’).

Netflix and chill—often as a standalone phrase, sometimes formulated as a question—has some use as a coy come-on, as when captioning a sexy selfie or discussing dating topics. Even then, Netflix and chill can be just as commonly used for hanging out at home at the end of the day with a good watch—with or without a partner, with or without any funny business. That said, context matters for Netflix and chill—it would likely be considered quite awkward if you asked a friend to Netflix and chill when you just want to binge old episodes of Friends with them.

What does neurospicy mean?

Neurospicy is a slangy, nontechnical adjective that has been used as a synonym of both neurodiverse, which we define as “having or relating to brain function that is not neurotypical” and neurodivergent, “having or relating to a disorder or condition (such as autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, or obsessive-compulsive disorder) that impacts the way the brain processes information : exhibiting or characteristic of variations in typical neurological development.” The term neurodiverse is related to the concept of neurodiversity, which proposes that variation in brain functioning within the human population is normal and that brain functioning that is not neurotypical should not be stigmatized.

Examples of neurospicy

One of my favourite things about my neurospicy brain…getting from a to be to z very quickly with problems.
—@zjayres, BlueSky, 10 Mar. 2025

As someone who is chronically ill and “neurospicy” (how I describe my neurodivergence) who is married to a neurodivergent man, I’ve learned a few things over the years that will help people build successful relationships without discounting the chronically ill and neurodiverse.
—Rochelle Hanslow, Mashable, 15 Mar. 2023

A weird thing about being somewhat neuro-spicy... (I was diagnosed with ADHD as a kid) …is that going to conventions is a paradise and a curse.
—@streah, BlueSky, 12 Feb. 2025

A “neurospicy” author who was diagnosed with autism aged 36 is celebrating the release of her fourth book. … Describing herself as “neurospicy” rather than “neurodivergent”, the 37-year-old says the term better reflects her way of thinking. “It just represents looking at the world in a different way,” she said.
—Zoe De Koning, Surf Coast Online (Australia), 2 Dec. 2024

Where does neurospicy come from?

The spicy in neurospicy is thought to be a play on, and reaction to/against, mild as in “mild autism.”

It’s to combat the term “mild autism”. As someone said in the comments, no one is mildly autistic it is something that you are or are not. People who are autistic (I am) are getting rid of the unwanted term (mild autism) and instead referring to all autism as “neurospicy”. It is a word created by individuals on the autism spectrum, and it is used to describe themselves. You could call it autism humor lol. Logical and deadpan.
—@robynhood33, Reddit, 18 Feb. 2023

Words like neurodiverse, neuro-inclusive, neuro-affirming and neurospicy are neologisms (new words) related to neurodiversity. These words don’t come from … medical professionals. They come from a large online community of neurodivergent people.
—Katharine Annear, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2024

How is neurospicy used?

As some of the quotes above illustrate, neurospicy is self-applied by people who find it to be an apt descriptor for their experience and identity. However, not all people who might otherwise describe themselves as neurodiverse/neurodivergent use or approve of the term. In addition, some individuals and communities feel that neurospicy should only be used as a synonym of neurodivergent to refer to individuals, while neurodiverse should be reserved for groups of people.

Neurospicy is a fun way to say neurodiverse or describe the neurodivergent community.
—Anita, SugarAndSloth.co.uk, 2 Jan. 2023

To say “I’m a bit neurospicy” is to strike a chord of shared understanding without the heavy cloak of clinical terms. It’s inviting, approachable, and yes, it’s got a zest that many find irresistibly empowering. But, as with any new term or trend, it’s essential to approach it with nuance. For some, neurospicy feels like a trivializing hashtag, a fad that might fade, or perhaps it feels out of sync with the gravity of their experiences.
—Randi Owsley, WomensMentalHealthPodcast.com, 11 Apr. 2024

What does no cap mean?

No cap is a slang expression meaning “genuinely; truthfully,” used to emphasize the sincerity or seriousness of a statement.

Examples of no cap

Orlando ain’t really all that, I think I like Tallahassee better, no cap
—@kikimariev, Threads, 27 Nov. 2024

Life is short. It’s ok to stop reading something you’re not digging. / No cap.
—‪@barnesandnoble.bsky.social‬, BlueSky, 21 Nov. 2024

The less you care, the happier you will be. No cap greatest mindset i ever applied in my life …
—@khrizacat, X (formerly Twitter), 5 Aug. 2024

No for real, no cap, my money long like anacondas / No for real, no cap, I keep a sack like Sapp and Tucker
—Migos, “Deadz” (song lyrics), 27 Jan. 2017

Where does no cap come from?

No cap originates in African American English slang, in use by at least the early 2010s in the lyrics of hip-hop artists from Atlanta, Georgia. Their popularity helped spread no cap into the mainstream in the late 2010s and early 2020s.

The cap in no cap is based on African American English use meaning “to boast; exaggerate; lie; insult,” with examples recorded in the mid-1900s (although this sense is likely much older). Capping, in its sense of “insulting,” is associated with a distinct form of wordplay in Black culture, known as the dozens, involving a ritualized exchange of intensifying insults.

How is no cap used?

No cap is used widely in informal language. It is frequently placed at the end of a statement (“That was the best pizza ever, no cap”) or beginning (“No cap, I’m quitting my job today”). As such, it functions as a kind of adverb known technically as a disjunct. While no cap is meant to convey truthfulness, statements it qualifies are themselves frequently, and purposefully, exaggerated.

What does nothingburger mean?

A nothingburger is a thing that is less consequential or important than originally suspected. The word nothingburger can also describe a person or thing of little importance. It can also be spelled nothing burger.

Examples of nothingburger

When the provincial government introduced a bill recently to speed up new housing construction by lowering fees for developers, I immediately called Ottawa housing expert Carolyn Whitzman, author of the fantastic book Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis, to see what she thought. A nothingburger, she said, as we chatted by phone Tuesday morning, each watching our own TV to see who would be appointed federal housing minister.
—Brigitte Pellerin, The St. Thomas (Ontario)Times-Journal, 23 May 2025

Is a revolution coming to your iPhone apps, or a nothingburger?
—The Washington Post (online), 8 May 2025

When they met in April 2023, business was not booming for Mr. Kuo. In fact, SomeFriends, the media company he founded with Kareem Rahma, was "floundering," he said. "SubwayTakes," a show they created together, hosted by Mr. Rahma, was a "nothing burger" with only a few episodes at the time.
—Sadiba Hasan, The New York Times, 25 May 2025

Where does nothingburger come from?

The word has been in use since the 1950s, and first appears in the columns of Louella Parsons, a well-known gossip writer in the mid-20th century.

Granger will live in Europe until the 18-months period is up, and Sam either wants him or doesn’t want him. After all, if it hadn’t been for Sam Goldwyn, Farley Granger might very well be a nothingburger.
— Louella O. Parsons, Bergen Evening Record, 1 Jun. 1953

How is nothingburger used?

Nothingburger tends to be used dismissively, and in casual writing. It is not yet, and likely never will be, a technical term.

What does Ohio mean?

Ohio is used (mostly on the Internet) to describe something that is weird, awkward, cringeworthy, or otherwise undesirable or bad in some way. It can also be used to mean "boring" or "foolish."

Examples of Ohio

How you gonna "hey buddy" me then block a response?!? That's so Ohio of Bari
—@JustJayBBK, X (formerly Twitter), 1 Jan. 2025

we watched the most ohio rizz ren and stimpy episodes..
—@kitkat_chocobar, X (formerly Twitter), 5 Feb. 2025

You got that Ohio rizz…don’t try to hide it 🤣😜
—@thelowlowstyle, Threads, 7 Aug. 2024

Where does Ohio come from?

The Gen alpha slang use of Ohio as an insult originated on the Internet shortly after a series of memes about the US state of Ohio began circulating in the late twenty-teens. The most common type of these memes is the "only in Ohio" variety, which describes something weird or awkward and then claims that it happens in Ohio. Eamon Levesque describes the meme in a Substack post: "The premise is simple: you take a video of something clearly wrong — so dysfunctional that it becomes surreal and unsettling — and describe it as 'normal in Ohio.' You feed a baby in Ohio by throwing it out the window. Monkeys at the Ohio Zoo have AK-47s. Your Ohio Hotel Room has Slender Man’s cousin living in its walls. Hit up an Ohio amusement park and you’ll get full-blown trebucheted." From there, Ohio emerged as a new descriptive term for extremely weird things.

How is Ohio used?

Ohio is sometimes used by itself to describe things as in "that's so Ohio," but it is often found in combination with other Gen alpha slang terms such as skibidi and rizz:

My Gen alpha daughter just called me “bruh” and told me I had “Ohio rizz” for making her clean her room. Just another day in paradise! 🏝️
—@tinamarieinteriordesign, Threads, 2 Sep. 2024

Ohio is used interjectionally (especially on social media) in a string of other slang terms for humorous effect and seemingly as a series of nonsense words, often referred to as "brain rot."

social media is all about the clout, so this is cloutmaxxing right here uhhh skibidi Ohio rizz
—@ @AlearMegurine, X (formerly Twitter), 10 Feb. 2025

Ohio sigma rizz gyatt fanum tax lunchly
—@epic_gummyworm, X (formerly Twitter), 8 Feb. 2025

What does OK boomer mean?

OK boomer is an acerbic expression used, especially online, in response to something said by an older person. It serves to dismiss an opinion, attitude, or action as out-of-touch, condescending, ignorant, or otherwise cringeworthy.

Also written as OK, Boomer and ok boomer.

Examples of OK boomer

[In reply to ‪@atrupar.bsky.social on 22 Oct. 2024‬: “Obama is rapping!”] Ok boomer
—@meredithshiner.bsky.social‬, BlueSky, 22 Oct. 2024

This is the most out of touch, off-base, staggeringly clueless "OK Boomer" thing I've ever read, and I'm almost a Boomer myself.
—@steve.silberman, Threads, 29 July 2024

Ok, boomer. I mean, love the Stones but stay in your lane, Keith. … [Quoting an article published in The Independent on 23 Sep. 2023] "Keith Richards has criticised rap music, as “people yelling at me”, pop music scene, as “rubbish”."
—@bobmorris.bsky.social‬, BlueSky, 23 Sept. 2023

“Ok boomer” has become Generation Z’s endlessly repeated retort to the problem of older people who just don’t get it, a rallying cry for millions of fed up kids.
—Taylor Lorenz, The New York Times, 29 Oct. 2019

Where does OK boomer come from?

The OK in OK boomer is ironic, meant to convey dismissive disregard of something out-of-touch said by a boomer. Boomer is a shortening of baby boomer, which means “someone born between 1946 and 1964.”

In the 2010s, younger generations, such as millennials or Gen Z, and older generations, such as baby boomers, clashed (or were seen to) in popular culture. A view attributed to so-called boomers was that younger people were stunted, lazy, and coddled. ‘Millennials could purchase a home,’ as a popular example goes, ‘if they only spent less money on avocado toast.’ Younger generations, in turn, ridiculed boomers for such opinions, blaming them for causing or exacerbating their material circumstances—as well as greater societal challenges—in the first place.

Around the mid-2010s, OK boomer emerged online as a kind of younger person's answer to the older person’s lament of “Kids these days…” The phrase went viral in October 2019 after it was prominently used in comments on a TikTok video where a middle-aged man criticized the purported softness of younger people. That November, it gained further attention when a younger New Zealand politician used it to dismiss an incredulous interruption by an older colleague during a speech she was delivering about climate change.

How is OK boomer used?

While early uses of OK boomer did take the form of a younger person clapping back at an older person for expressing dated opinions, the phrase has evolved as a more general way, regardless of age or generation, to dismiss someone perceived to be uniformed or cringey in some way.

The popularity of the phrase prompted some discussion of whether or not it can be construed as ageist. While it can certainly be cutting, OK boomer generally amounts only to mild mockery. That said, as with any pejorative expression, usage—and impact—may vary by speaker and context.

What does opps mean?

Opps refers to one’s opposition, or opponents. The word can be used in the singular (opp), but is more often found in the plural (opps).

Examples of opps

And the lyrics found in his cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn make more references to the killings, including the lines, "Kuz I Turn all my opps into ghost / Francisco I mix them N / Mark / A . . . shhh," the feds allege.
—The New York Daily News, 9 Sept. 2024

The drill generation tended to be more forthright, partly because social media enabled rappers to communicate more directly with both their allies and their enemies, whom they refer to as “opps.”
—The New Yorker, 5 May 2022

Where does opps come from?

Opps originated in hip-hop lyrics, and initially was used to describe people with whom one is in potentially mortal combat. It has broadened to general use, and may now to refer to a wide variety of antagonists.

Why do I have 50 year old opps at work
—X (formerly Twitter), 15 July 2025

prom is a house party directed by opps and without questionable red cups
—Reddit, 19 May 2025

How is opps used?

Opps is a slang term, and is often used in a jocular manner. It is also frequently seen in reference to adversaries that may be real or imagined.

Caught one of my opps lackin at the grocery store and stole his cart🤫😂
—Instagram, 25 Jan. 2025

What does out of pocket mean?

Out of pocket, sometimes styled with hyphens (out-of-pocket), describes someone or more often something (such as someone’s speech or behavior) that is wildly inappropriate, out-of-bounds, out of line, etc.

Examples of out of pocket

Why do irl animatronics look like they had to stop whatever they were in the middle of because they heard you said something so out of pocket?
—@viperpitsfilly, BlueSky, 3 Mar. 2025

Negativity, slowly but surely, chips away at your confidence. Those shady “jokes” become the voices in your head that cause you to doubt yourself. And even worse, it actually drains your energy when you have to stay ready in case one of your “friends” says or does something out of pocket.
—ronke.ronke, Blavity, 25 Jan. 2019

he will NEVER open his mouth to be helpful and he will ALWAYS make conversations weird with wildly out-of-pocket comments.
—@yaoilowell, X (formerly Twitter), 4 Nov. 2023

Dean was out of pocket for yelling at Luke in the founders day punch episode
—@shaybaby_666, Reddit, 24 Oct. 2024

Where does out of pocket come from?

This slang use of out of pocket comes from African American English and was first recorded in the mid-20th century.

How is out of pocket used?

Out of pocket is used in similar contexts and situations as its synonymous words and phrases. A separate slang use of out of pocket exists which describes someone as unable to be reached by phone, text, etc. (in other words, incommunicado).

Of course I’ll be out of pocket for a huge chunk of the rest of the afternoon. Picking kids up, back to back soccer games ...
—@AndyHermanNFL, X (formerly Twitter), 10 Mar. 2025

What does padel mean?

Padel (also spelled pádel) is a racket sport played on an enclosed court, combining elements of tennis and squash. Players usually play doubles (two to a side) and use solid, perforated rackets, hitting the ball off walls surrounding the court.

Examples of padel

Padel is best described as a combination between squash and tennis—where your goal is to volley over a net and win points, but the court is fully enclosed, which allows players to hit off the sides.”
—The Washingtonian, 26 Nov. 2024

"OK, when I hit a lob, we both come to the net," George Russell instructs me. "But stick to your side. Force them to play down the middle." It is late Wednesday morning at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec in Mexico City and I am getting a brief taste of what it is like to be Russell's team-mate over a game of padel.
—Tom Cary, The Telegraph (London, England), 26 Oct. 2025

Padel and pickleball are both easy-to-learn racket sports that exploded in popularity during the pandemic. But many Americans have only heard of pickleball, even as padel has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the world.
—The New York Times, 11 May 2023

Where does padel come from?

Padel is thought to have been invented in the late 1960s by Mexican businessman Enrique Corcuera, who built the first court at his home in Acapulco by adapting his squash court with elements from platform tennis and surrounding it with walls to keep the ball from escaping onto his neighbor's property.

How is padel used?

Padel is used to refer both to the sport itself and to the place where it's played (as in "playing padel" or "going to the padel court”).

What does parasocial interaction mean?

A parasocial interaction (or PSI) is a semblance of interpersonal exchange in which members of an audience come to feel that they personally know a performer they have encountered in mass media (movies, television, social media apps, etc.). Parasocial interactions are thought to have a psychological effect similar to that of face-to-face communication. Over time, PSIs with a performer may lead audience members to develop a parasocial relationship—a one-sided sense of connection with the performer.

Examples of parasocial interaction

Many Swifties are invested in Taylor’s romantic life and are cheering for her to find love and one day pick out a white dress. This interest and fantasy takes the form of a parasocial—or one-sided—relationship, where one party invests emotional energy and time, while the other person is unaware of the first person’s existence. While these can potentially become harmful, in most cases parasocial interactions are a source of escape, fun and fantasy.
—Angeline Close Scheinbaum, TheConversation.com, 17 Nov. 2023

Social media, especially TikTok, thrives on parasocial interaction and relatability. People are more likely to engage with content that feels like a FaceTime call instead of a newscast. If I want to be mentally engaged in politics in a polished way, I’ll turn on C-SPAN.
—Rachel Janfaza, Politico, 15 Feb. 2024

Parasocial relationships are born out of parasocial interaction, or PSI. PSI is the process of engaging with a celebrity or influencer. You watch their content, perhaps even reach out to them. It’s likely you relate to them in some way; maybe their identity aligns with yours, or maybe you share similar attitudes.
—Anna Iovine, Mashable.com, 15 May 2024

Where does parasocial interaction come from?

Parasocial interaction first appeared in the writings of American sociologists Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl in the 1956 article “Mass Communication and Para-Social Interaction: Observations on Intimacy at a Distance.” The article describes how PSIs may gradually lead to the formation of a parasocial relationship.

How is parasocial interaction used?

Parasocial interaction is used primarily (and in a technical manner) in the field of psychology. However, the concept to which it refers has been written about with increasing frequency (and in more general publications) in the age of social media, which has given people greater opportunities to interact with celebrities, professional athletes, etc. So while the word is not new, it is suddenly new to many people.

What does passenger princess mean?

Passenger princess is a playful slang term for a woman driven around by someone else (especially by her male partner), in an affectionate manner as she rides comfortably. It sometimes refers to the driver and other passengers enjoying themselves, too.

Examples of passenger princess

I’m a “Passenger Princess” when it comes to making dinner… he’s in charge while I watch, help (judge) and drink my drink.
—@danabrittanyw, Threads, 3 Oct. 2024

Whether it’s catching up on work, reading a book, applying makeup, catching up on emails, or just enjoying a moment of downtime, the passenger princess prioritizes her time and comfort over the act of driving.
—Jana Askeland, A Girls Guide to Cars, 21 May 2024

The prerequisite to being a successful passenger princess is to be good on aux [music] and to always have banger playlists. It is your job to keep the driver awake and everyone else in the car hyped up.
—Yukana Inoue, The Los Angeles Loyolan, 1 May 2023

Where does passenger princess come from?

First seen in a tweet in 2020, passenger princess spread on social media in the early 2020s, especially on TikTok in spring and summer 2023. The phrase combines passenger, referring to the passenger seat of a car, and princess, used in the sense of a woman who likes or expects to be spoiled and pampered.

In 2023, a popular TikTok trend involved videos where women showed themselves posing as passenger princesses. The videos humorously showed a number of women getting comfortable, drinking a beverage, scrolling her phone, and having her partner hold her hand or put his hand on her leg. Other videos joked about duties expected of the passenger princess, such as deejaying music, providing directions, and ensuring the driver is at ease. Parodies of and riffs on the trend ensued. In summer 2024, pop singer Nessa Barrett released a song called “Passenger Princess,” helping thrust the term into mainstream attention and use.

How is passenger princess used?

Women in traditional relationships are not the only people, of course, who can be passenger princesses, although the term is predominantly used for that situation. A parent being driven by a child with a newly minted driver license, for example, might be described by the phrase. Sometimes, people refer to pets, children, or other precious cargo in their cars using the term. Other times, someone who can’t drive, because they lack a license, or choose not to is called a passenger princess. Its male equivalent is a passenger prince.

On social media, the phrase is widely encountered as a caption for selfies, especially as taken in the passenger seat of cars, of women who are or want to be treated as passenger princesses. While the phrase is widely used for women who want to be pampered by “their man,” it is also commonly used of a rider in the passenger seat making sure everyone else in the car is happy, especially by putting good music on. By extension, people can also be passenger princesses in other contexts where they get to kick back and let others do all the work.

What does performative male mean?

Performative male is a disparaging or dismissive term for a man who engages insincerely in certain activities or behaviors to appear safe/sophisticated/feminist and thus appeal to women.

Examples of performative male

I didn’t think performative males ever knew what it means to be a man. I just hope the women see through this. You’ve got to walk the walk and talk the talk to be a true feminist.
—@FunFormal4451, Reddit, 24 Aug. 2025

The performative male: Are men reading books for attention?
—(headline), The Independent (United Kingdom), 25 Aug. 2025

The “performative male” is somewhat of a Gen Z-born archetype that has become the center of a viral meme. The social media posts, from short-form skits to text-based memes, satirize certain behaviors “performed” by men in public spaces. Criteria specifically include activities like listening to Clairo, drinking Matcha Oat lattes, and reading intellectual books, among other things.
—Nico Gavino, Hypebeast, 30 Aug. 2025

Classic signs of the performative male include drinking matcha, wearing a Labubu, reading in public, or donning wired headphones.
—Lindsey Weedston, Daily Dot, 5 Aug. 2025

Where does performative male come from?

Performative is often used disapprovingly in other contexts to describe something that is made or done for show (as to bolster one’s own image or make a positive impression on others.

… a large part of the discussion surrounding the movement’s focus is on actually doing the work, rather than just keeping it a performative symbol of allyship.
—Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 8 Dec. 2018

Performative male therefore suggests a man who is behaving disingenuously or with the ulterior motive of impressing others (especially women).

How is performative male used?

Disapprovingly and dismissively (perhaps more so than similar, older coinages such as metrosexual), although a lot of the online conversation involving the term is devoted to trying to decipher exactly what behaviors/hobbies/etc. qualify someone as a “performative male” (matcha comes up a lot). There are also “performative male” contests popping up around the country (and world) satirizing the concept and playing up the stereotypes associated with the term.

What does pick-me mean?

Pick-me (or pick me) is a slang term for a person, usually a young woman, seen as behaving in a contemptible way for attention and approval, usually from male peers. It is most often used in the expression pick-me girl, which disparages a young woman who is seen as faking interest in stereotypically male activities or conforming to traditional values at the expense of other women. It also used in pick-me boy, referring to a young man who feigns emotional vulnerability to win the attention of women. More generally, pick-me can refer to anyone thought to be trying too hard to earn acceptance.

Examples of pick-me

Have you ever been a “pick me” employee, faculty member, or entrepreneur? I was. … Being young, a woman of color, and not underprivileged made me a unique hire. Yet, who I was did not align with some colleagues' preconceived notions. So, I tried to fit in by overworking.
—Dr Kimberly Adams Tufts, LinkedIn, 2 Oct. 2024

Imagine being such a pick-me. Nobody that grovels this much has a good marriage. Doormat.
—@DeathCab4Callie, X (formerly Twitter), 11 Sep. 2024

just got called a pick me girl bc i said that i enjoy cooking for my bf because it’s my love language …
—@notselin, Threads, 27 Jun. 2024

Any man who’s your “yes man” 9 times out of 10 he’s a pick me.
—Amandabby22 (user), Lipstick Alley (Internet forum), 28 May 2022

Where does pick-me come from?

Pick-me is based on the phrase "pick me," apparently meant as a caricature of a person imploring someone to choose them over others. While its exact origins are unclear, the phrase is popularly traced to a scene in a 2005 episode of the TV medical drama Grey’s Anatomy where the titular Meredith Grey asks—or, to many, begs—Derek Shepherd to pick her over his estranged wife. The term first spread online in 2016 on Twitter as part of a trend, started among Black women, calling on users to parody supposed behaviors of a pick-me using the hashtag #TweetLikeAPickMe. Many of these posts characterized pick-me girls as comically submissive to men.

The specific phrase pick-me girl went viral on social media in the early 2020s, starting on TikTok in skits mocking pick-me girls as desperately seeking attention from men and demeaning women to do it. The videos portrayed pick-me girls apt to say they were “not like other girls,” pretending to enjoy stereotypically male activities, such as sports and video games, while distancing themselves from female stereotypes, such as a concern for their appearance or love of shopping. By 2021, the phrase pick-me boy spread, caricaturing young men seen as manipulating young women into liking them by pretending to be emotionally sensitive and self-deprecating. In addition to concerns about bullying, the popularity of pick-me prompted popular discussion on topics of both toxic femininity and masculinity, including whether the insult exposed or perpetuated harmful behaviors.

How is pick-me used?

Pick-me is used as a noun, as in “She is acting like such a pick-me when she claims she doesn’t like salads.” It is also used as an adjective, as in the phrases pick-me girl or boy, pick-me colleague, or pick-me energy. It is most commonly used as an insult, varying in intensity, primarily against young women.

However, it is increasingly being used more generally, and usually negatively, in reference to anyone seen as working too hard or underhandedly to gain acceptance or approval, especially of people in greater positions of power, status, or esteem, such as an employer or dominant social group.

What Does PITA Mean?

PITA is an acronym for the expression pain in the ass, meaning “something or someone that irks or annoys or is otherwise troublesome.” It is often spelled PITA, but may also be found written in lowercase (pita), or spelled as p.i.t.a.

Examples of PITA

My executive is such a pita. He has me scheduling three meetings for this week while trying to pull people from their vacations. 
—Reddit, 18 Aug. 2025

This month we discuss "How NOT To Be A PITA" - in other words, what drives a casting director nuts and puts you on the list you do NOT want to be on? 
—voicecasterlab.com, 30 July 2024

The detachable magazine was never really used as such, they're a PITA to try to reload like that and enfield stripper clips are decent as far as stripper clips go

—Discord Helldivers server, 19 June 2026

Where does PITA Come From?

PITA came to prominence recently, as have many other abbreviations, initialisms, and acronyms, through online use.

How is PITA used?

It is informal, bordering on vulgar. You are advised to avoid using it in formal contexts.

What does plot armor mean?

Plot armor refers to the invulnerability of a fictional character (as in a movie, television show, etc.) to death or failure due to the writer’s (or writers’) need for that character to live/succeed for the purposes of advancing the plot, because the character is beloved, to set up a sequel, etc.

Examples of plot armor

Pike and M’Benga have the sort of plot armor that means we all know going into this that no matter how threatening or scary these creatures may be, both men will make it out alive.
—Lacy Baugher, Den of Geek, 24 July 2025

Clearly, she’s the main character of the series and has the plot armor that comes with it, and she is very cunning, clever, and connected. But June seems to have escaped death one too many times.
—Frankie Collins, The Daily Express (UK), 2 May 2025

Plot armor by itself isn’t inherently bad. ... That said, what separates good plot armor from bad plot armor is how well masked it is within the story, whether it makes sense in-universe.
—@robo243, Reddit, 26 Apr. 2025

Where does plot armor come from?

Use of plot armor (the term, not the concept) dates back to at least the late aughts.

How is plot armor used?

Often negatively, as when a reader or viewer feels a lack of suspense knowing that a character will make it through a particular scrape for plot reasons, or because their luck in getting out of a jam seems particularly implausible or doesn’t fit with what is known about their skill/personality/etc. However, some people point out that plot armor is an unavoidable part of storytelling:

I’d be curious how anyone could ever craft a story without some kind of plot armour for characters. The writer is in complete control so everything that happens, good or bad is in service to the plot.
—@gbalpha, BlueSky, 27 June 2025