quiet quitting
Quiet quitting is an informal term for the practice of reducing the amount of effort one devotes to one鈥檚 job, such as by stopping the completion of any tasks not explicitly stated in the job…
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back to school necklace
Back to school necklace is a slang term for a noose. The term is typically used by students as a way of suggesting that they are dreading the return to school after summer break. Although… -
cyberflashing
Cyberflashing is the act of using digital means (such as a messaging app or social media platform) to send sexual or pornographic images (such as a nude photo of oneself) to someone without their consent.… -
MPX
MPX is an abbreviation of or an alternate name for monkeypox. Other abbreviations and alternate names are also sometimes used, including MPOX, MPV (for monkeypox virus), and MPXV. MPX is also used in multiple unrelated… -
gray rocking
Gray rocking (or the gray rock method) is the name of a strategy used to avoid unwanted social interactions or to extract oneself from a relationship with a person by engaging with them only at… -
love language
The term love language refers to the way that a person prefers to express love to鈥攁nd receive it from鈥攁 partner. The term is now often used generally to refer to many different methods of expressing… -
house hacking
House hacking is an informal term that most commonly refers to a real estate investment strategy in which a person rents out their primary residence or part of it in order to cover its cost… -
forever chemicals
Forever chemicals is an informal term that collectively refers to the class of synthetic chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. There are thousands of different PFAS used in a wide range… -
fictosexual
The term fictosexual is used in the context of a person who is sexually or romantically attracted to a fictional character, especially when it involves a strong emotional attachment. The word can be used as… -
shacket
A shacket is a shirtlike article of clothing that鈥檚 typically worn like a jacket (hence its name, which is a combination of the words shirt and jacket). It鈥檚 perhaps more commonly simply called a shirt… -
California sober
California sober is a term used to informally describe a person who鈥檚 a moderate user of alcohol and marijuana (or other psychedelic substances), typically as a way of avoiding heavier substance use. The term is… -
comfort character
A comfort character is a fictional character who is said to bring a person comfort, such as while consuming the media that features the character or when thinking about them during times of stress. A…