dabloon

From English doubloon, a former Spanish gold coin.

Alexis Bishop, an actor who lives in Orlando, Fla., keeps track of her 174 dabloons on a whiteboard in her office.

2022 November 24, Anna Grace Lee, Callie Holtermann, “What Are ‘Dabloons,’ the Imaginary Currency of TikTok?”, in The New York Times, retrieved 2022-11-25:

This is likely unintentional, stemming from financially literate users building on posts that give away unreasonable quantities of dabloons, but it’s amusingly managed to simulate a real financial disaster without any of its discourse.

2022 November 24, Jess Weatherbed, “Hello traveler…have ye heard about TikTok Dabloons?”, in The Verge, retrieved 2022-11-25:

(Internet slang, neologism) A fictional currency among certain TikTok users, earned and lost by random encounters while scrolling, and associated with pictures of cats.


turkey dropping

en-noun

turkey dropping (countable and uncountable, plural turkey droppings)

Turkey dropping occurs quite frequently among first-year college or graduate school students who — while in a new environment and meeting new people — realize they may no longer value their significant other like they used to.

2017 November 22, Sarah Polus, “The dreaded 'turkey drop': Here’s why couples break up around Thanksgiving”, in Washington Post:

(uncountable, neologism) The act of engaging in a turkey drop; the process of breaking up with a partner around Thanksgiving.


turkey drop

Due to the association of turkeys with American Thanksgiving.

A lot of Turkey Drops happen in your Freshman year at college — and it's not hard to see why. If any of you, like me, had an ill-fated high school into college relationship, you've been there.

2017 October 26, Lea Rose Emery, “How To Avoid The "Turkey Drop", AKA Getting Dumped Around Thanksgiving”, in Bustle:

It would be impossible to estimate the number of couples that participate in the turkey drop on an annual basis, but it’s probably a lot.

2020 September 17, Hannah Smothers, Carina Hsieh, “Everything You Need to Know About the "Turkey Drop," aka Why Everyone Feels Like Breaking Up in November”, in Cosmopolitan:

(slang, neologism) A breakup occurring around Thanksgiving, especially associated with first-year college students who have become separated from their high school sweethearts.


turkey drop

en-verb

turkey drop (third-person singular simple present turkey drops, present participle turkey dropping, simple past and past participle turkey dropped)

turkey drops (present singular third-person)
turkey dropping (participle present)
turkey dropped (participle past)
turkey dropped (past)

"We were both home and I wanted to do it face to face as opposed to a phone call or text," he [Robbie Schenker] said of turkey dropping his then long-distance girlfriend.

When small-town college girl Lucy comes home for Thanksgiving break, she suspects she will be "turkey dropped," or dumped by her high school boyfriend.

2022 November 23, Lauren Sarner, “8 shows to watch and stream during Thanksgiving weekend 2022”, in New York Post:

(transitive, slang, neologism) To break up with a partner around Thanksgiving.


mpox

Clipping of monkeypox coined in 2022, chosen in order to discourage racist and stigmatizing interpretations of that word. Coined by Montreal-based RÉZO, in consultation with other Canadian organizations, in parallel with the effort to change the French term. More at Wikipedia (mpox § Nomenclature).

Ebola reared its ugly head anew, including recently in Uganda. Mpox spread in strange new ways. Measles and other vaccine-preventable illnesses are making a comeback.

2022 December 27, André Picard, “What did we learn from a year of outbreaks? Our response to viruses shows we aren’t using our mitigation tools effectively enough”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, page A11:

Due to the rapid increase in global Mpox cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global Mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on July 23, 2022.

2023 June 19, Michael Curtis, Shahin Davoudpour, Anthony Rodriguez-Ortiz, Dylan Felt, Audrey French, “Predictors of Mpox vaccine uptake among sexual and gender minority young adults living in Illinois: Unvaccinated vs. double vs. single dose vaccine recipients”, in Vaccine, volume 41, number 27, →DOI:

The current outbreak of mpox showed a different clinical presentation from classic mpox, with localisation of the lesions predominantly in the anal and genital area and transmission mainly related to high-risk sexual contact.

2024 February, Carmela Pinnetti, Eleonora Cimini, Valentina Mazzotta, Giulia Matusali, Alessandra Vergori, Annalisa Mondi, “Mpox as AIDS-defining event with a severe and protracted course: clinical, immunological, and virological implications”, in The Lancet infectious diseases, volume 24, number 2, published 2023 September 28, →DOI:

The W.H.O.’s decision this time was prompted by an escalating crisis of mpox concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It recently spread to a dozen other African countries. If it is not contained, the virus again may rampage all over the world, experts warned.

2024 August 15, Apoorva Mandavilli, “How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Monkeypox virus
Monkeypox virus#Translingual

(pathology) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.

Mpox#Nomenclature
en:BBC News
en:CBC News


post-truthism

In this episode of The Ezra Klein Show, we discuss […] whether George W. Bush was a more damaging president than Donald Trump, the counterintuitive roots of Trumpian post-truthism, and much more.

2020 July 10, Ezra Klein, “Masha Gessen on the frightening fragility of America's political institutions”, in Vox:

But the post-truthism that the new autocrats are so apt at employing goes far beyond fibbing: it denies the existence of a verifiable reality. Post-truthism is not chiefly about getting lies accepted as truths but about muddying the waters to the point that it becomes difficult to discern the difference between truth and falsehood.

2022 February 22, Moisés Naím, “The Dictator's New Playbook”, in Foreign Affairs:

Manipulative populism is a predatory ideology. Its prey is ignorance. Well-thinking folks must expose post-truthism for what it is — lies. There are no such things as "alternative facts", as Kellyanne Conway, former counsellor to president of the United States of America Donald Trump espoused.

2022 September 4, Garfield Higgins, “Divisions, misinformation, and disinformation”, in Jamaica Observer:

(politics, neologism) Post-truth; the normalization of misinformation, lies, and "alternative facts" in society.


Bazball

From Baz + ball, Baz being the nickname of New Zealand cricketer and coach Brendon McCullum.

BRENDON McCullum has referred to ‘Bazball’, the playful term coined in homage to England’s new Test head coach, as ‘silly’.

[2022 July 9, “England's McCullum dismisses ‘Bazball’ as ‘silly’”, in Manchester Evening News, Glasgow, page 41:

THE effects of Bazball can already be seen in the wider cricketing world, too. No sooner had Ben Stokes put out a call to arms telling county cricketers they had to play his way to get in the England team comes evidence of a response from Dom Sibley.

2022 July 13, Paul Newman, “World of Cricket”, in Daily Mail, London, page 70:

The focus on Bazball may have damaged England's chances at the World Cup – but it is "seemingly now also part of the solution".

2023 November 18, “Cricket: what the white-ball side can learn from Bazball”, in The Week, Bath, page 24:

The debate about ‘Bazball’ is absurd: for professional sport to survive it has to be entertaining, and aggressive cricket is undoubtedly far more entertaining than defensive cricket.

2024 April 6, Roger Alton, “County cricket needs Bazball”, in The Spectator, London:

(cricket, informal, slang, neologism) An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket.


copyright laundering

By analogy with money laundering, which attempts to disguise the source of illegally acquired funds.

The AI is trained on a huge sample of text taken from the internet, generally without explicit permission from the authors of the material used. That has led to controversy, with some arguing that the technology is most useful for “copyright laundering” — making works derivative of existing material without breaking copyright.

2022 December 4, Alex Hern, “AI bot ChatGPT stuns academics with essay-writing skills and usability”, in The Guardian, London, page 22:

As already pointed out, they used one such fair use/fair dealing exemption as a form of copyright laundering when it was actually for a for-profit purposes.

2023 November 25, Echo (username), “Law firms are throwing legal spaghetti at the wall to take down gen-AI, but judges are so far unimpressed”, in The Passive Voice, archived from the original on 2024-02-02, comment:

“Though [the] defendants like to describe their AI image products in lofty terms, the reality is grubbier and nastier: AI image products are primarily valued as copyright-laundering devices, promising customers the benefits of art without the costs of artists,” the complaint says.

2024 January 21, James Trapper, quoting court documents, “‘We need to come together’: British artists team up to fight AI image-generating software”, in The Observer, London:

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

(derogatory, neologism) The transformation of copyrighted material, for example by means of artificial intelligence, to produce a derivative work that cannot be clearly identified as such.


aeroir

en-noun

aeroir (countable and uncountable, plural aeroirs)

From aero- + terroir (“the complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced”). Coined by American freelance writer Nicola Twilley working with the Center for Genomic Gastronomy at or before 2015.

coinage

Each city, region and country has a specific Aeroir, or combination of potentially harmful elements, such as hydrocarbons, soot or sulfur.

2015 November 23, Jeffrey Edalatpour, “Smog-Infused Meringues and Tacos Tell the Truth about the Air We Eat”, in KQED, archived from the original on 2022-12-19:

The Smog Tasting project is part of a larger body of research into "aeroir" […]

2016 November 16, Nina Levent, Irina D. Mihalache, “Last Course of the Volume”, in Food and Museums, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 348:

142. A set of three smog meringues that capture the different aeroirs of Chicago. [30 non-toxic points]

2018 May 9, “The 2018 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt List”, in The University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, archived from the original on 2022-11-30:

Her research made us wonder: is street food so spicy and boldy flavoured in order to make up for the aeroir in which is it served, like a kind of anti-smog seasoning?

2018 July 1, Nicola Twilley, “Exploring Aeroir, or the Atmospheric Taste of Place”, in Food and Landscape: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2017, Prospect Books, →ISBN, page 55:

Since then, the project has grown to include a range of methods for sensing, analysing and evaluating the unique atmospheric taste of a place—or "aeroir".

2020 November 23, Satarupa Paul, “Here's What Air Pollution Tastes Like, According to Two Artists”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2021-01-18:

For example, we rolled out a Smog Synthesizer, which simulates "aeroir," the smell and flavor of air pollution from various places and times.

2020 November 24, Cathrine Kramer, Emma Conley, Zack Denfeld, “Unhinged, Bonkers, and Delicious”, in NEO.LIFE, archived from the original on 2022-07-06:

(neologism) The taste or flavor of the air associated with a particular place or environment.

Atlas Obscura
Center for Genomic Gastronomy


tipflation

Thanks to touchscreens and the pandemic, tipflation is everywhere — and it's hard to say no.

2022 October 7, Sara Morrison, “Everyone wants a tip now. Do you have to give them one?”, in Vox, archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

And one customer sparked a viral discussion about "tipflation" when they shared a photo of a restaurant bill with a minimum tip amount of 25 percent.

2022 October 12, Sara Santora, “Internet Slams Hotel For 'Automatically' Adding 'Optional' Tip to Bill”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 2022-11-08:

We follow reporter Travis Dhanraj's journey as he experiences some of the sneakier ways the 'flations' could be affecting you - from shrinkflation, to aquaflation, tipflation and more.

[2022 November 16, “How to survive inflation”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

Here are a few examples of "tipflation" which I have encountered. Some are on the tip of my tongue, and hopefully they will materialize shortly.

2022 December 18, Jonathan Kahane, “Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Reaching the tipping point”, in Daily Hampshire Gazette, archived from the original on 2022-12-20:

I try to be careful with my funds; any kind of travel is hard enough on my bank account. But if tipflation keeps up, I'll need to add a “gratuities” column to the monthly budget.

2023 November 26, “A quick guide to navigating tipflation”, in York Daily Record, York, Pennsylvania, page B.6.:

Even Americans are finding it too much, coining a word for the widespread tipping culture: ‘tipflation’. And a recent survey by LendingTree, an online finance company, revealed that some 60 per cent of people in the U.S. were tipping more than ever.

[2024 January 13, Hugo Brown, “Is America tipping you over the edge? The U.S. faces rampant ‘tipflation’”, in Daily Mail, London, page 53:

(neologism) The phenomenon of tipping becoming both increasingly widespread and expensive (in terms of acceptable percentage) in society.


PADS

French: PADS

News reports have appeared recently speaking of people who see Avatar and subsequently fall into a deep depression at their inability to access a world in reality as beautiful, entrancing and spiritual as Pandora, the mythical planet depicted in the film. But before you join a Post Avatar Depression Syndrome (PADS) support group, consider the lesson of the spilled Coke, or really, one of the lessons of LSD.

2010 February 23, Eliezer Sobel, “Post-Avatar-Depression-Syndrome (PADS)”, in Reality Sandwich, archived from the original on 2013-09-17:

The condition went by different names: "Avatar" Syndrome, Post-Pandoran Depression or PADS (Post-"Avatar" Depression Syndrome).

[2022 November 30, Jamie Lauren Keiles, “'Avatar' and the Mystery of the Vanishing Blockbuster”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-12-08:

But no, PADS is not a medically recognised condition – nor does it seem to be a PR campaign. It is an observable phenomenon.

2022 December 15, Sian Cain, “'Post-Avatar depression syndrome': why do fans feel blue after watching James Cameron's film?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-12-15:

Fans complained about suffering from it back in 2009, so could we see a return to PADS?

2022 December 16, George Hancorn, “Why are some worried the latest Avatar film might make them depressed?”, in ITV News, archived from the original on 2022-12-20:

When Avatar first hit cinemas in 2009, P.A.D.S spread among the masses: Post-Avatar Depression Syndrome. This isn't a joke, thousands of viewers sought comfort online from not being able to experience the wonders of Pandora outside movie theaters.

2022 December 17, Cameron Frew, “Avatar 2: What happened to Earth?”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 2022-12-19:

(fandom slang, neologism) Initialism of post-Avatar depression syndrome (“a feeling of depression brought upon by watching the 2009 epic science fiction film Avatar or its sequels, as a result of not being able to experience the movie's world in real life”).


gendie

dysphoria can come from the distress of not having a choice in the matter of being seen as female; hearing the “wrong” pronouns certainly doesn’t help dysphoric ppl when they’re taught by gendies that pronouns matter more than they do in terms of gender/how ppl see you

once you try to honestly engage with gendies it becomes painfully clear that they do not think women are oppressed. even if they do point to some kind of oppression, it is usually like "men say nasty things on tinder" and like five of them will say "child marriage"

it’s funny when a gendie tells me to go outside as if people outside believes in infinite genders and males becoming women

Gendies are so American/Western centric.
Y'all in the quotes saying "womanhood has never included you, let it go"
Well explain fgm? Explain breast ironing? Mutilation done to women in the name of ritual, cos we're believed to hold special powers in our vagina. Explain that too!!

every time a gendie posts a picture of a random famous male and captioning it with “gender” i feel literally ILL like what the hell is that supposed to mean 😭 is gender just aesthetic and vibes to them?

gendies found my “don’t date men” tweet 🧍🏾♀

2022 September 14, @planetofjah, Twitter:

gendies when gay people aren't attracted to the opposite sex

2022 December 12, @bluestockingyn, Twitter:

(slang, derogatory, neologism) A person who is deeply invested in novel gender identities and the subversion of traditional gender ideology.


edtwt

The recent use of TikTok videos using fatspiration, and to a lesser extent thinspiration, on Twitter (@caloire, 2020) has brought a lot of negative attention to Eating Disorder Twitter (edtwt) and to a lesser extent other pro-ana and eating disorder communities on other platforms. There are those within edtwt who are arguing against TikTok users posting thinspiration and fatspiration content (@dietlix, 2020; @somehowatypical, 2020). However, this continues to be an issue across social media platforms.

2021 August, Kathrin S. Gibson, Thinspiration and Fatspiration on Body Dissatisfaction (thesis), Texas State University, page 7:

Christ, what a shitshow that place is. Full of bullies shamefully spouting harmful tips and this constant sense of superiority coming from all of them. I know we’re all sick but coming back to this sub feels like a breath of fresh air; everyone’s nice, encouraging and willing to call out any harmful toxicity that pops up, while edtwt seems to fester in it.

2022, Remington M. Valdivia, quoting a Redditor, Unmuted: An intersectional approach to Latinx women with eating disorders (thesis), University of Nevada, Reno, page 40:

More recently, thinspo has become a recurring theme on social media platforms. On edtwt, there are multiple accounts dedicated to frequent reblogging of thinspo content such as extreme weight loss progress pics, very thin people in poses that emphasise this like closing their fingers around their upper thighs, thematic groupings like #legs, and photo sets of recognisable thin celebrities such as KPop idols.

2022, Zoe Alderton, Preventing Harmful Behaviour in Online Communities, Routledge, →ISBN, page 65:

For this thesis, I followed one account that was a mixture of pro-ana and media fandom content, which caused my otherwise fandom-oriented timeline to become full of dieting tips, edtwt [Eating Disorder Twitter]^([sic]) memes, and even intra-community arguments.

2023, Taylor Drake, How We Haunt Ourselves: The Pro-Anorexia Fandom Around Laurie Halse Anderson’s Wintergirls (master's thesis), Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia, page 26:

Table 5 illustrates the top 10 keywords and hashtags associated with the classified categories. It enables comparisons between categories’ words and displays the most frequently used hashtags. […] The ED-user category has a significant relation with ED content such as proana, edtwt (twitter warning), body image, skinny, and fatspo.

2023 March, Mohammad Abuhassan, Tarique Anwar, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Hannah K. Jarman, Adrian Shatte, Chengfei Liu, Suku Sukunesan, “Classification of Twitter users with eating disorder engagement: Learning from the biographies”, in Computers in Human Behavior, volume 140, →DOI, article 107519, page 7:

(Internet slang, neologism) A Twitter community for those with eating disorders.


fitfluencer

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Blend of fitness + influencer, by surface analysis, fit + -fluencer.

A New Jersey fitfluencer has devised an unconventional way to stay swoll — by having trainers hit him with watermelons, doing underwater situps and performing other unorthodox routines that would put "Rocky" to shame.

2021 May 12, Ben Cost, “Fitfluencer stays ripped by getting hit with watermelons, baseball bats”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-07-01:

The fitfluencers of the world will try to scare you about heavy weights and tell you you should be afwaid, that very light or bodyweight stuff is the same. It isn't.

2021 June 23, Casey Johnston, “If You're Scared of Lifting Heavy Weights, Here's What to Do”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2022-12-05:

For us, the best motivator for hopping on a stairmaster is cute workout clothes. Specifically, we're talking about high-waisted leggings. With their high inseam and suck-you-in fabric, these fitted pants are a fitfluencer favorite.

2022 February 10, Justine Carreon, “25 High-Waisted Leggings To Make You Look And Feel Like A Fitfluencer”, in Elle, archived from the original on 2022-11-21:

Do the same thing every week, just a wee bit heavier. Ignore the "fitfluencers" doing donkey kicks while jumping with 50kg dumbbells.

2022 July 27, Bernadine Jones, “Why women and weights are a healthy fit”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-10-21:

Make a point to follow accounts that focus on finding joy and confidence in movement itself, but be wary of fitfluencers who share before-and-after photos that highlight fat loss, or images, like glistening abs or disembodied legs, that treat body parts like objects that need to be perfected.

2023 May 10, Danielle Friedman, “Fitness Influencers Often Do More Harm Than Good, Research Suggests”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-07:

(social media, neologism) An influencer who primarily creates content related to fitness.


fatfluencer

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Blend of fat + influencer or fatness + influencer, modelled after fitfluencer. By surface analysis, fat + -fluencer.

Another so-called 'fat-fluencer', 34-year-old Leanda Lewis, posts pictures of herself in plus-size fashion on Instagram with the username just_eat_the_doughnut. […] Yet with their raucous trumpeting of anti-body shaming slogans […], fat-fluencers have tapped into a rising societal awareness of the importance of mental health in overall wellbeing.

2019 May 5, Helen Chandler-Wilde, “As another study points to the dangers of obesity, is the game finally up for ’’’’fat-fluencers’’’’?”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-02:

Adele, from Nottingham, tells The Sun: "People call me an obesity time bomb, but I don't care. ¶ "Forget fit-fluencers, I'm a fat-fluencer - I am promoting body positivity. […] "I am showing the world what a real body looks like, free of filters and make-up."

2023 June 28, Alley Einstein, “I'm a fat-fluencer and love going shopping in my micro-bikini… people call me an obesity time bomb but I don't care”, in The Sun, London: News Group Newspapers Limited, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-23:

Megan Goldberger, 26, from Cardiff, who boasts 235,000 followers on TikTok and a further 15,600 on Instagram, claims to be the UK's top 'fat-fluencer'.

2023 August 1, Lydia Hawken, “I'm Britain's most successful fat-fluencer and I've earned £30,000 online - haters call me a beached whale but I know I'm healthy”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-11:

No doubt many of these 'fat-fluencers', as they call themselves, are up in arms at Vitality's decision to ban Edmund.

2023 August 2, Nana Akua, “NANA AKUA: Too fat for life insurance? You've no one to blame but yourself... Though the 'body positivity' movement tells us obesity is okay, as a fitness trainer I know how dangerous it is”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-03:

(social media, neologism) An influencer who primarily creates content related to the acceptance of being overweight.


Qatargate

2022 December 13, Marita Vlachou, “'Qatargate' Scandal Allegedly Involving Cash Bribes Rocks European Parliament”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2022-12-14:

Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate

2022 December 16, “Tensions rise amid furor of Qatargate”, in Kathimerini:

AN INFLUENTIAL member of the organisation at the heart of the “Qatargate” scandal in the European Parliament is a convicted terrorist.

2022 December 17, Joe Barnes Brussels, “Convicted far-left terrorist at heart of EU’s ‘Qatargate’ scandal”, in The Daily Telegraph:

The lawyer of MEP Eva Kaili on Wednesday claimed her innocence in the so-called Qatargate corruption case that has shaken the European Parliament.

2022 December 27, “Eva Kaili lawyer claims her innocence in Qatargate corruption scandal”, in Euronews:

Alleged corruption was not on the official agenda but Qatargate, as it had become known, overshadowed the gathering.

2022 December, Suzanne Lynch, “Anatomy of a scandal: How ‘Qatargate’ crisis shook EU to its core”, in Malta Business Review, number 90, page 17:

December / EU Qatargate scandal: several EU politicians, including former MEPs Eva Kaili and Antonio Panzeri, are arrested under charges of corruption and money laundering.

2022 winter, “2022 in events”, in BEE3, year 06, number 2, European School, Brussels III, page 13:

THE president of the European Parliament has launched an “urgent procedure” to lift the immunity of two MEPS amid the Qatargate corruption scandal.

2023 January 3, “Qatargate corruption scandal MEPS face losing immunity”, in The Daily Telegraph:

The main suspects in the so-called Qatargate case — which centres on alleged interference by countries including Morocco and Qatar at the parliament — last year requested an inquiry into the Belgian probe, which has delayed the case going to trial.

2024 February 6, Siliva Sciorilli Borrelli, “Qatargate suspect files complaint about Belgian investigators”, in Financial Times, page 4:

(neologism) The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament.


Kraken variant

(neologism) The highly transmissible XBB.1.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A subvariant of the Omicron variant (“B.1.1.529”). Kraken became the predominant strain in the United States at the end of 2022.


skinimalism

From the proliferation of skinimalism to the rise of by-product beauty and a new wave of products to banish blackheads, Rose Beer reports on the latest and greatest in skincare now

As we embrace ‘skinimalism’, meet the multi-tasking make-up product that’s actually good for your complexion

2021 December 1, “Glow with It”, in Hello! Fashion:

Skinimalism prioritizes skin health and lets your natural beauty shine through.

2022 February 1, Lourdes Avila Uribe, “Everything You Need To Know About 'Skinimalism', The Latest Beauty Trend”, in HuffPost:

‘Skinimalism’ is essentially about de-cluttering skincare cupboards and staying away from ‘adding to the cart’.

2022 May 17, “Allow the Skin to Breathe”, in The Asian Age:

Should we all be following the fabled Korean 12-step regime, or is the recent trend for pared-back ‘skinimalism’ the way forward?

2022 October 29, Michelle Martin, “Trial & error”, in Irish Daily Star:

(neologism) A skincare philosophy which emphasizes simplicity and only using products which are absolutely necessary.


Spermageddon

/ˌspɜːɹməˈɡɛ.dn̩/

Blend of sperm + Armageddon; coined in response to a controversial 2017 study which claimed that average human sperm count decreased by 52% between 1973 and 2011.

Are the stats misleading, or have we been distracted by fears of overpopulation, when in fact spermageddon – a fertility time bomb – has been sneaking up on us all along?

2018 January 27, India Sturgis, “Spermageddon: Why the human race could be infertile in 50 years”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 2022-12-06:

Inevitably, there were headlines about "Spermageddon" and the risk that humans would disappear, but then we moved on to chase other shiny objects.

[2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “Opinion | What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-10-11:

Is humankind really facing "Spermageddon," a decline in sperm count that could spell the end of the species? Maybe, maybe not.

2021 May 10, Ruth Schuster, “Spermaggedon in the West? Relax, Harvard Has Good News for You”, in Haaretz, archived from the original on 2023-01-16:

Now a group of interdisciplinary researchers from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology contend that fears of an impending Spermageddon have been vastly overstated.

2021 June 4, Rachel E. Gross, “The Sperm-Count 'Crisis' Doesn't Add Up”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-12-26:

The other problem here is that the 50 per cent decline in sperm counts, or "spermageddon" as it’s been called, has been called into question. Last year, "The Future of Sperm," a paper published by researchers from both Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, showed that the methodology behind the sperm panic was flawed.

[2022 April 25, Christine Sismondo, “Unpacking testicle tanning, the so-called spermageddon and shedding light on medical misinformation”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 2022-08-23:

Some took issue with this forecast of an imminent Spermageddon. A group of Harvard researchers stated that the study was based on "questionable assumptions", such as the belief that sperm count alone is an accurate predictor of overall male fertility.

2022 November 5, Ellie Austin, “Why are so many young men freezing their sperm?”, in The Times, archived from the original on 2023-01-20:

(neologism) The (disputed) phenomenon of human sperm count decreasing over time, potentially leading to human extinction.

Human Reproduction (journal)
Oxford University Press


genderfae

From gender + fae, presumably from the stereotypical depiction of fairies as feminine or genderless.

Kang identifies as a nonbinary/genderfae human and uses they and them pronouns.

2021, Carol Morris, "Hants West Green Party candidate hopes to alleviate causes of stress if elected", The Valley Journal Advertiser (Hants County, Nova Scotia), 29 June 2021 (link)

Bristow also claims to be a ‘genderfae female person’.

2021 July 19, Jo Bartosch, “The Greens: torn apart by trans mania”, in Spiked:

For River, a pansexual genderfae non-binary trans woman in her thirties, receiving gender affirmation from her best friend had not only helped her recover mentally, but had also allowed her to be physically safe at a time when her religious community and family of origin had rejected her.

2022, Elisabeth Dromer, Olivier Ferlatte, Trevor Goodyear, David J. Kinitz, & Travis Salway, "Overcoming Conversion Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation of Experiences of Survivors", SSM - Qualitative Research in Health, Volume 2, December 2022 (link)

(neologism) Having a genderfluidity that does not include male or masculine gender identities or presentations.


dark academic

So, reading stories and watching films about university students who have it all — rich parents, a cool and intellectual friend group, and a wicked fashion sense (Dark Academics would never be caught dead in sweatpants like I usually am at 9 a.m. lectures) — is a form of escapism for me.

2020 October 28, Brianna Carrasco, “The Rise of Dark Academia”, in Pro Tem, volume 59, number 3, Glendon College, page 10:

Dark academics are known for wearing black poloneck tops with simple jewellery, deep brown blazers, tartan skirts and tailored trousers, while light academics might reach for cosy cream knitted sweaters with lighter brown blazers.

2021 February 7, Ranyechi Udemezue, “The seven teen tribes you need to know now”, in The Times, archived from the original on 2021-08-02:

Unlike the VSCOs who tirelessly work towards ending global warming by saving one sea turtle at a time or the Dark Academics who remove themselves from the world by pretending to live in outdated times, being a soft girl requires nothing other than maintaining an ultra feminized appearance.

2021 April, Dunya Mostaghimi, “How to: AeSthEt!C”, in C Magazine, volume 9, edition 4, Palo Alto High School, page 17:

What about the exclusive nature of the Western literary canon, venerated by dark academics?

2021 March 17, Aarushi Nohria, “Decolonizing the dark academia aesthetic”, in The Daily Campus, archived from the original on 2021-03-17:

Many Dark Academics are teenagers, and it is important that they do not develop harmful habits because of an aesthetic.

2021 fall, Jacqueline Kipping, “Dark Academia”, in The Issue, volume 8, number 1, Nijmegen, Gelderland: USA Nijmegen, Radboud University, page 21:

Dark academics love the fall and winter, warm cups of coffee and tea, and getting lost in a good book. […] However, a dark red lip is popular in among dark academics for making you look both put together and mysterious, all with an easy swipe of lipstick.

2021 October 21, Bethany Allard, “29 gifts for the dark academia devotees in your life”, in Mashable, archived from the original on 2021-10-21:

It’s clearly making an appeal to the dark academics in its audience, while trying it’s hand at every sub-genre of mystery. […] As I’ve seen bloggers and YouTubers swap reading lists, I’m not especially concerned, because the dark academics themselves aren’t all white or heteronormative. […] The way outsiders worry that dark academics are snooty white supremacists is reminiscent of the fear that goths were Satanists, when all the kids want is to be left alone to read Byron in the moonlight. […] Liberal arts and humanities majors are declining in favor of business and STEM fields, so the dark academics aren’t just reading Homer and visiting museums on their own time, they’re taking their intellectual ambitions seriously.

2021 November 18, Tracy Q. Loxley, “On Dark Academia”, in Splice Today, Russ Smith, archived from the original on 2021-11-18:

Dark academics prioritise learning disciplines like Classics, Literature, and History; […]

2021 winter, Lola O’Brien-Dele, “The Secret Histories of Dark Academia”, in FLUX, page 9:

Styles favored by Dark Academics encompass anything worn in the TV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited: houndstooth, tweed, crisp button-downs, cardigans, and vests.

2021 December 14, Alexandra Pauly, “Goblincore? Dark Academia? TikTok's Weird, Confusing Aesthetics, Explained”, in Highsnobiety, archived from the original on 2023-01-21:

Caffeine is a key accessory for dark academics, needed to fuel all those late-night cram sessions and possible dionysian rituals.

2022 January 20, Lauren Bravo, “'Dark academia' is Gen Z's favourite look – but can a grown-up wear the collegiate trend?”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 2022-01-20:

Imagine spending your days tucked inside the Wren Library at Trinity College in Cambridge, England. Dark academics sure do. […] And because prestigious institutions for so long excluded Black students and people of color, when their history goes unquestioned or even celebrated, dark academics may perpetuate the same exclusion, [Rowan] Ellis said. […] Dark academics from all backgrounds are adding them to lists of recommended reading and viewing.

2022 January 29, Scottie Andrew, “A guide to 'dark academia,' the TikTok-popular aesthetic with preppy style and an intellectual focus”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2022-01-29:

The ancient poetess Sappho walked so that dark academia [links to “The Year in Aesthetics, From Dark Academia to McBling”] queers could run; […] Granted, these works were written purely for money, as Nin was commissioned by a mysterious man known only as “The Collector” for a dollar per page (a lot of money in the 1940s), but you can still see kernels of her budding interest in psychoanalysis, flowery prose, and surreal romance. Dark academics, come hither.

2022 February 11, Mary Frances “Francky” Knapp, “The Best Erotic Novels, Because Reading Is Sexy”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2022-02-11:

I had an eating disorder, a common refrain of dark academics, said with shame and sanctimony. […] For a primer, see accounts and posts from online dark academics such as ca.tk.in, cosyfaerie, Dark.Academia, DarkAcademiaLibrary, finelythreadedsky, jasminlibrary, Graviphantalia, MyFairestTreasure, quartzdelta, outfit.trends.tt, TimelyWitness5638, and theyluvv_.s, among many others.

2022 September 28, Adrienne Raphel, “A Brief History of (My) Dark Academia”, in Literary Hub, archived from the original on 2023-01-21:

One beginner’s guide suggests that aspiring Dark Academics “delve into the realm of philosophy,” “stay late at your university library,” and “listen to classical music as you sleep/read/study.”

2022 October 27, Olivia Giovetti, “A Dark Academia Playlist: Music to murder your Greek classmates on an isolated New England campus by”, in VAN Magazine, archived from the original on 2022-10-27:

Dark academics love reading, writing or expressing themselves through art.

2023 January, Valeria Oneto, “The Trend Setting Anti-Icon”, in HUB Stye, number 37 / year 07, number 01, Sport Press Srl SB, page 30:

The distinction between light and dark academics in terms of style is made by the colour schemes used.

2023 January 12, Aditi Kushwaha, “Academia Style: Dressing Like Whipping Dalgona”, in First India, volume 4, number 217, Jaipur, page 9:

(neologism) Someone who adopts or participates in the dark academia aesthetic.


VTubing

While vtubing as a phenomenon has grown sharply in popularity here in the United States within the last couple of months due to Hololive debuting several new vtubers who speak English on stream, it has existed in one way or another for at least a decade, with various vloggers on YouTube or streamers using face animation technology to hide their actual faces.

2020 December 22, Tyler Colp, “The Vtuber Industry: Corporatization, Labor, and Kawaii”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2020-12-22:

Their backs coming up against the wall with every day that passed, the girl—who was sticking to her support role—found out about VTubing, which had only just started showing glimmers of the craze it would later become.

2022, Nana Nanato, translated by Alice Prowse, VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream, volume 3, J-Novel Club, published 2023, →ISBN:

Popular in Asia for some years, VTubing has only recently gained traction in the U.S.

2022 September 26, Ann-Marie Alcántara, “They’re Internet Famous But Remain Anonymous”, in The Wall Street Journal:

Despite the rapidly changing landscape and new challenges, the appeal of VTubing still shines through.

2022 December 24, Patrick St. Michel, “Pioneer’s departure marked new era for virtual stars”, in The Japan Times:

“In the realm of VTubers, there appears to be a concept of a person behind the avatar, but in reality, that doesn’t exist. I am me. I undeniably exist!” Edo Lena said. She highlights the intriguing dynamic of VTubing, where the virtual persona captivates fans while the true identity of the VTuber remains distinct, showcasing how VTubing facilitates a multifaceted expression of self and creativity.

2023 September 20, Benoit Palop, “Virtual Personalities, Real Connections: The Impact of Virtual YouTubers”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

Obskur, an all-in-one broadcasting application, wants to make VTubing more accessible by letting users create 3D models and interactive environments without technical skills.

2023 November 13, Morgan Sung, “Obskur’s Character Creator and marketplace streamlines VTubing”, in TechCrunch, archived from the original on 2023-11-13:

(neologism) The act of creating content as a VTuber.


ferson

Alteration of English person. From the early 2020s.

(Philippines, slang, neologism) oneself; referring in the first person


virivore

(neologism) Alternative form of virovore


priestx

I’ve been ordained as a pagan priestx!

2019, Maia Kobabe, Gender Queer: A Memoir, The Lion Forge, LLC, →ISBN, page 189:

It turns out that across cultures and through recorded history, creating culture and recording history are among the most essential functions of the priestx.

2019 October 15, Kristian Wilson Colyard, quoting Mya Spalter, “Let These 9 Witches Tell You How You Can Be A Witch, Too”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2019-10-22:

There will always be another teacher, leader, priestx, organizer, etc.

2020 July 29, Sidney Eileen, “Words Have Power – We Need Acceptance Instead of Tolerance”, in The Balancing Path (Patheos), archived from the original on 2020-09-24:

The Assembly of the Sacred Wheel (ASW) issued a press release announcing an amendment to their charter to be more inclusive and affirmative to non-binary leadership, and have added the gender-neutral term, “Priestx” as an option for leaders.

[2020 August 17, “Pagan Community News: Unauthorized ritual at Istrehågan in Norway, Assembly of the Sacred Wheel amends its charter, and more!”, in The Wild Hunt, archived from the original on 2020-09-21:

To be honest, I didn’t even know Hekate that well when I began, but within weeks I had gone from a sideline observer to a dedicated priestx.

2021, Rowan “Briar” Rivers, “Foreword by Rowan “Briar” Rivers: Coming to the Crossroads”, in Jennifer Teixeira, Hekate: Temple of the Bones, Moon Books, John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:

I CAN FINALLY COMPLETE OUR TRIAD WITH A REAL FREAK PRIEST/PRIESTESS/PRIESTX.

2022, John Allison, Steeple, volume 3 (That’s the Spirit), Dark Horse Books, →ISBN:

(neologism, rare) Non-binary or gender-neutral equivalent of priest.


sugar brother

From sugar (“affection, flattery, favour, money”) + brother.

com

Hunter Biden's attorney paid over $2 million for his delinquent taxes. Must be nice to have a sugar brother you can count on.

(slang, neologism) A man, usually wealthy, who financially funds or bails out another man, usually a platonic friend.


Bregret

en-noun

Bregret (countable and uncountable, plural Bregrets)

The anxiety – dubbed “Bregret” – emerged as the value of the pound tumbled and markets crashed, while [some felt] betrayed by Nigel Farage’s admission that a Vote Leave poster pledging to spend millions of pounds supposedly given to the EU on the NHS was a “mistake”.

2016 June 25, Lizzie Dearden, “Anger over 'Bregret' as Leave voters say they thought UK would stay in EU”, in The Independent:

Yet polling shows no ‘Bregret’ – a YouGov survey earlier this week showed 52% of voters think leaving was right and 48% wrong, mirroring the referendum result.

2016 August 10, Matthew Holehouse, “Is the ignorant Leave voter just a comforting myth?”, in The Telegraph:

Brexit may be in the history books, but “Bregret,” as the British newspapers have called it, is back in the air.

2022 November 22, Mark Landler, “Buffeted by Economic Woes, U.K. Starts to Look at Brexit With ‘Bregret’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A creeping sense of Bregret is taking hold in Britain. A majority of Brits now say that the vote for Britain leaving the EU was a mistake.

2022 December 23, Matthew Goodwin, “Brexit regrets? Britain has a few”, in The Spectator:

Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret [title]

2023 January 31, Polly Toynbee, “Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(neologism) Regret about Brexit (or voting in favour of Brexit).


mermaidcore

We’ve seen everything from mermaidcore and mushrooms to genius products and Lululemon dupes available on Amazon.

2021 May 1, “The TikTok-Favorite Brand Girlfriend Collective Launches First Swim Collection”, in Stabroek News:

“Which summer tribe are you?” the magazine quizzes ask, but I’m not mermaidcore, Riviera chic or Amish prairie cowgirl: I’m “looking longingly at cardigans” – and not just because this season has got off to such a damp and chilly start.

2021 July 13, Emma Beddington, “I hate summer. Could this be the year I finally learn to love it?”, in G2 (The Guardian):

Mermaidcore is one iteration of the style, with a focus on long, aquamarine or bubblepink hair.

2021 September 28, Priya Elan, “From minimalist to menocore! The 21 biggest style tribes of 2021”, in The Guardian:

A fuchsia ruffle-trim dress and a pair of blue platform heels – but Dua Lipa reckons it’s ‘just girly things’. Posh fashion types described the look as “mermaidcore” – dressing like a mermaid to you and me – but singer Sarah Hudson said: “Gimme these shooooooes!!”

2022 September 5, “Dua’s flash landing…”, in Irish Daily Star:

This may sound strange, considering that the tail of these mythical marine creatures is not particularly practical for city life, yet mermaidcore is indeed the fashion trend of the moment.

2023 January 12, “Mermaidcore to the forefront”, in StarLifestyle (The Star):

(neologism) An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to mermaids.


Cop City

Coined by critics of the project in 2021.

(informal, neologism) A neighborhood of Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States A proposed development for a forested area and former prison farm which would turn it into a model neighborhood mockup for police training and police training academy


K-Quarantine

From K- + quarantine, a term introduced in 2020.

The Korean Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has achieved great success in the early stage of the epidemic using the so-called K-quarantine measure, which enforces local quarantine around confirmed patients rather than implementing a global lockdown.

2022 February 7, “COVID-19 epidemic under the K-quarantine model: Network approach”, in ScienceDirect:

(South Korea, neologism) A term to describe the strategy used by Republic of Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic to limit the spread of the virus, including a quarantine system, outreach campaigns, testing, and contact tracing.


micro-retailing

From micro- + retailing. Grew in popularity as ecommerce merchants experiment with opening lower-risk physical retail spaces.

Micro-retailing helps create unique, in-person customer experiences. It can drive your brand’s convenience and make the most of the modern omnichannel shopping world. It even makes it easier for retailers to create physical human connections (all while staying within budget).

2020 November 11, “What Is Micro-Retailing? Why & How Retailers Are Going Small”, in Shopify:

(economics, marketing, business, finance, technology, neologism) A retail model including things like small-scale pop-up shops and boutique storefronts that leverage a variety of innovative downsized activities.

(economics, marketing, business, neologism) A small, demographically targeted store with a focus on a small selection of popular products.

(economics, marketing, business, neologism) Small, independent, family owned business in a developing nation.


extreme risk law

extreme risk law (plural extreme risk laws)

Extreme risk laws allow a family member, law enforcement, or other key individuals as allowed by each state to present evidence to a civil court judge that an individual is a risk to themselves or others.

2022 April 23, “What Are Extreme Risk Laws?”, in Brady:

(law, politics, neologism) Synonym of red flag law


extreme risk protection order

extreme risk protection order (plural extreme risk protection orders)

Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, sometimes known as gun violence restraining order or "red-flag" laws, are risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective orders that authorize the removal of firearms from individuals determined to be at risk for committing gun violence against others or themselves. With ERPO laws in place, law enforcement, family members, or medical professionals can petition a court to temporarily restrict a person's access to firearms if they believe that person is at risk of hurting him or herself or others.

2023 January 10, “The Effects of Extreme Risk Protection Orders”, in RAND Corporation:

(law, government, politics, neologism) A court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others.


geezer teaser

First known reference to the term was in a March 2021 Vulture article, in which film distribution executive Adam Champ attributed it to a client.

One of my clients calls it a ‘geezer teaser’: You have Bruce Willis at the intro of the movie, so people are like, Great, this is a Bruce Willis movie. But he’s actually a secondary character who shows up sporadically.

2021 March 31, Joshua Hunt, quoting Adam Champ, “The King of the Geezer Teasers”, in Vulture:

These low-budget affairs are called Geezer Teasers. They're genre movies that star older actors and cater to the direct-to-video (or streaming) market.

2022 January 6, “What Is a Geezer Teaser? And Why Do They Make Money?”, in No Film School:

5. Crackle
Good for: Fans of classic TV, British television, geezer teaser action movies
Crackle is a collection of on-demand TV and films, with a few originals included in a library that leans heavily on BBC content such as “Midsomer Murders” and such classic shows as “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “What's Happening,” “The Little Rascals” and “Barney Miller.”

2022 November 20, Kelly Lawler, “Free your mind: The best free streaming services, ranked”, in Detroit Free Press, page E.1:

(film, neologism, derogatory) A film, most often an action film released direct to video and primarily distributed via video on demand (VOD), for which older, well-known male actors ("geezers") are billed in lead or co-lead roles and prominently featured (teased) in promotional material, but only appear sporadically during the film itself.


manel

(feminism, informal, derogatory, neologism) A panel of speakers that fails to include any women.


Gettr

Blend of get + together, coined by company founder Jason Miller in 2021.

A writer for Salon posted screenshots on Twitter of several GETTR profiles, including those of former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Miller himself, that were altered to read “JubaBaghdad was here, follow me in twitter :), ^^ free palestine ^^.”

2021 July 5, Aaron Reich, “Trump-affiliated Twitter rival ‘GETTR’ hacked on launch day”, in The Jerusalem Post, online edition:

Twitter look-alike app Gettr bills itself as a platform which is “defending free speech” & has become a safe space for divisive personalities & those spreading conspiracies about COVID-19 & President Joe Biden’s family.

2022 May 15, Echo Hui, Ariel Bogle, “Inside the secret chat rooms censoring critics on a pro-Trump ‘free speech’ social media app”, in ABC Premium News (wire feed), Sydney:

Gettr has proven to be popular in Brazil, and the platform may have played a role in the lead-up to a recent attack on Brazil’s Congress by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has an account on the platform.

2023 February 1, “Key facts about Gettr”, in Pew Research Center:

An exiled Chinese tycoon indicted in New York earlier this month in a billion-dollar fraud case controls the conservative social media platform Gettr and used it to promote cryptocurrencies and propaganda, former employees have told The Washington Post.

2023 March 26, Joseph Menn, “Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr, ex-employees say”, in The Washington Post, page A3:

(Internet, social media, politics, neologism) An alt-tech social media platform and microblogging site targeting American conservatives.


Wrath Month

Originated as a Twitter meme in 2018, as a play on pride and wrath as two of the seven deadly sins.

Now that you know it exists, you might be wondering how to celebrate. Lucky for you, we’ve assembled a handy list of activities for Wrath Month newcomers to dig into, so you can celebrate and frighten as many Trump supporters as possible.

2018 July 5, John Paul Brammer, “After Pride Comes Wrath Month — Here's How to Celebrate”, in Them:

July 1 marks the beginning of the lesser-known but increasingly-relevant Wrath Month. In the face of so much hate, queer folks are fighting back on their own terms.

2022 July 3, Erin Rook, “This Week on LGBTQ Twitter: Prepare for Queer Wrath Month”, in LGBTQ Nation:

(Internet, social media, neologism) The month after Pride Month; an occasion to call attention to LGBT issues.

In the midst of these protests, many LGBTQ folks online started calling June 2020 “Wrath Month” rather than Pride Month, as we harnessed the righteous fury that started our movement in the first place.

2020, Alissa Smith, “Opinion: This is why we called June “Wrath Month””, in Colorado Springs Indy, archived from the original on 2022-07-05:

In 2020, Mr. Eye complained about the “performative bullshit” of Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and “the rest of the Pharisee council,” posted that Gay Pride has been replaced with “Gay Wrath Month,” and was promptly named Poet Laureate by the government he allegedly hates.

2023 February 9, Steven W. Aunan, “Sacramento's Violent Poet Laureate”, in The Semi-Pro Pilgrim:

(LGBTQ, neologism) A more politically activist version of Pride Month, typically during June.


white-blue-white flag

white-blue-white flag (plural white-blue-white flags)

Thousands of Russians marched through Prague on Saturday, waving the white-blue-white flag that has become a symbol of protests against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

2022 March 26, “Thousands of Russians in Prague Protest against War in Ukraine”, in Asharq Alawsat, English edition, London:

“I love this idea,” Ponomarev said, pointing to the white-blue-white flag that forms the channel’s live studio backdrop. It is the Russian tricolour “minus the red blood”, he said.

2022 June 7, Luke Harding, “Russian-language Ukrainian TV channel aims to topple Putin”, in The Guardian, page 20:

NHK World noted that the protesters held up signs saying "No war" and other messages. They also waved white-blue-white flags, which have become a symbol of opposition to Russia's invasion.

2023 January 22, “Russians living in Japan protest against Putin administration”, in BBC Monitoring Newsfile (wire feed):

(R) The patches with a white-blue-white flag and the logo of the Free Russia Legion are seen during a briefing in northern Ukraine, not far from the Russian border, on May 24, 2023.

2023 May 26, Asami Terajima, “Belgorod incursion: Meet the anti-Kremlin militia behind the attack inside Russia”, in The Kyiv Independent, image caption:

(neologism) A symbol of opposition to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine that has been used by Russian anti-war protester, as well as a symbol of opposition to the current government of Russia, by several personal internet accounts.


princex

Do you want to be a Princess, Prince, or Princex of Pride?

2019, Rayceen Pendarvis, "Empress of Pride", The Unleashed Voice Magazine, July/August 2019, page 19

The Disney Princex Drag Brunch is today from noon-3.p.m. […]

2020 February 21, “Calendar”, in Washington Blade, page 29:

Another pair of feet treads the stairs - a striking Goblin Princex. The glittering green gems that stud their tiara contrast with their raven hair and coffee complexion. They possess a sultry allure, and my breath catches in the back of my throat.
"I am the Princex Kyler," they say.

2022, J. Scott Coatsworth, Clarity, unnumbered page:

(neologism, rare) A genderless or non-binary prince; a prince whose gender is unknown.


resimercial

en-adj

resimercial (comparative more resimercial, superlative most resimercial)

more resimercial (comparative)
most resimercial (superlative)

(architecture, neologism) Of an office space: resembling an at-home working space.


woke-free

If you saw a Facebook ad recently for Jeremy’s Razors, which bills itself as a “woke-free” razor for men, you may well be a father of school-age children who likes Ultimate Fighting, Hershey’s chocolate, hunting or Johnny Cash.

2023 April 6, Julia Angwin, “If It’s Advertised to You Online, You Probably Shouldn’t Buy It. Here’s Why.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

But for the companies that cater to consumers who share their conservative values, it doesn’t matter if they turn away more liberal buyers, or ones who just don’t want to see “100% Woke-Free American Beer” when they crack open a cold one, as is the case with Ultra Right Beer.

2023 September 18, Santul Nerkar, “Some Businesses Make ‘Woke Free’ a Selling Point”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(neologism) Lacking or clear of any wokeism or wokist ideology.


enshittification

/ɪnˌʃɪtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

/ɛnˌʃɪtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

From en- (“caused”) + shittification (“becoming shitty”). As a designation for a particular phenomenon affecting online platforms, coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in 2022.

coin

Ultimately, it doesn't matter if Amazon's enshittification is because [Jeff] Bezos was a cynic or because he sold out. Once Amazon could make more money by screwing its customers, that screw-job became a fait accompli.

2022 November 28, Cory Doctorow, “How monopoly enshittified Amazon”, in Pluralistic, archived from the original on 2023-03-26:

Here is how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this enshittification

2023 January 28, Cory Doctorow, “The 'Enshittification' of TikTok”, in Wired, archived from the original on 2024-01-20:

Both switching costs and network effects tend to lead to enshittification because platform providers see early adopters as an investment in future profits.

2023 March 3, Tim Harford, “The enshittification of apps is real. But is it bad?”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-05:

But it's not just users who are effectively incarcerated by enshittification. The advertisers and vendors who are the real customers of tech platforms are also prisoners.

2023 March 11, John Naughton, “Users, advertisers – we are all trapped in the 'enshittification' of the internet”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-19:

Musk perceived instantly that he had one of the perfect conditions for enshittification. Twitter had a multi-million-strong user base, who had built up relationships and reputations among themselves over years.

2023 November 25, Jane Cassidy, “Matheson might just be the latest victim of ongoing ‘platform decay’”, in The National, Glasgow, page 20:

(neologism, Internet, vulgar) The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits.


shamester

(neologism) One who makes it their duty to bring shame on others.


cistemic

en-adj

cistemic (comparative more cistemic, superlative most cistemic)

more cistemic (comparative)
most cistemic (superlative)

In the context of this thesis, I have framed this section around cistemic violence and vulnerability to consider the persistent reduction of gender diversity to genitalia within the Trans Debate and other anti-trans discourses.

2021, Lo Cathryn Lanfear, "Navigating gender diverse worlds assembled upon binary expectations: Investigating the experiences of trans people living in Britain", thesis submitted to University College London, page 122

This study points to the necessity of “coordinated steps to create gender-inclusive classrooms and schools [that] are taken proactively” (Luecke, 2018, p. 281) to ensure that white cistemic barriers are proactively acknowledged and confronted.

2022, Kenan Omercajic, “'Basement Boys' in the All-Gender Bathroom: Investigating Student-Inspired Trans-Activism and White Cisgenderist Barriers to Supporting Trans Students in School”, in Teacher College Record, volume 124, number 8, page 239:

Last but not least, this thesis/project is ultimately dedicated to the incredible countless Queer and Trans students, staff, and faculty of color, (for those who have fought and those who continue) fighting on university campuses today for equitable administrative practices and lasting cistemic change.

2022, Wesley R. Paláu, "The Csu-Know/Cis-Dsu: Systematic Debilitation and Cis-Fragility in Higher Education", thesis submitted to San Diego University, page v

(LGBTQ, social sciences, neologism) Of or relating to systems that privilege cisgender people and marginalize transgender people.


prompt engineering

Likely coined in 2020 by AI researcher Gwern Branwen.

Practice prompt engineering and measure your progress in time. Prompt engineering is a new skill that will take you to the next level of AI.

2022, Denis Rothman, Antonio Gulli, Transformers for Natural Language Processing […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 426:

PromptBase’s sixth-most-popular seller, a prompt creator from Spain who goes by Imagineer, told me that prompt engineering is still a side hustle, having earned them just over 800 euros since September.

2023 February 8, Charlie Warzel, “The Most Important Job Skill of This Century”, in The Atlantic:

The latter skill has become known as “prompt engineering”: the technique of framing one’s instructions in terms most clearly understood by the system, so it returns the results that most closely match expectations – or perhaps exceed them.

2023 March 16, James Bridle, “The stupidity of AI”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Now that you’ve learnt the basics of prompt engineering, you should be able to use AI chatbots more efficiently and get the desired results.

2023 May 29, Zohaib Ahmed, “Want to make the most of ChatGPT? Try these prompt engineering basics”, in Indian Express, Mumbai:

generative AI
generative artificial intelligence

(artificial intelligence, technology, neologism) The technique of formulating instructions (prompts) for a generative AI, in order that it produce the expected output.


prompt engineer

en-noun

prompt engineer (plural prompt engineers)

The primary role of an AI specialist will require linguistic skills to show, not just tell, the GPT-3 engines how to accomplish a task. Showing, for example, involves working on the context of the input. This new task is named prompt engineering. A prompt engineer has quite a future in AI!

2022 March, Denis Rothman, Antonio Gulli, Transformers for Natural Language Processing, Packt Publishing, page 17:

An online marketplace called Promptbase has already sprung up, where prompt engineers can sell their carefully crafted instructions for image-generation tools such as Midjourney.

2022 December 13, Tim Bradshaw, “Is becoming a ‘prompt engineer’ the way to save your job from AI?”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-23:

Some pundits are proclaiming that we will need to train humans in how to write good prompts, for which they will have the vaunted title of a prompt designer or prompt engineer.

2022 December 29, Lance Eliot, “Twenty-Five Eye-Opening 2023 Predictions About Generative AI And ChatGPT Including A Splash Of AI Ethics And AI Law Tossed In”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-23:

With each request, [Riley] Goodside said, the prompt engineer should be instilling in the AI a kind of "persona" — a specific character capable of winnowing down hundreds of billions of potential solutions and identifying the right response.

2023 February 25, Drew Harwell, “Prompt engineers can make ChatGPT and Bing AI do what you want”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-24:

[Simon] Willison spoke with Day 6 guest host Peter Armstrong about whether skepticism is warranted over how much control prompt engineers have — and whether it's a real science, or just learned intuition.

2023 March 24, Paul Hantiuk, “These engineers are being hired to get the most out of AI tools without coding”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2023-03-25:

(artificial intelligence, technology, neologism) Someone who designs prompts to be given to an artificial intelligence.


neurospicy

en-adj

neurospicy (comparative more neurospicy, superlative most neurospicy)

more neurospicy (comparative)
most neurospicy (superlative)

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Blend of neurodivergent + spicy. By surface analysis, neuro- + spicy.

(neologism, slang, endearing, humorous, sometimes derogatory) Neurodivergent.


excuseflation

Coined by journalists Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal in 2023 (see quotations below). Blend of excuse + inflation.

coinage

The key question is, in an economy where the consumer continues to spend freely, how sticky this “excuseflation” proves to be and how high the Federal Reserve will have to drive up interest rates to prompt businesses to lower prices, or at least stop raising them.

2023 March 9, Tracy Alloway, Joe Weisenthal, “‘Excuseflation’ keeps prices and corporate profits high”, in Bloomberg:

The power of excuseflation is that it allows apologists to, well, make excuses. When egg prices shot up in January, Big Egg was able to blame it all on bird-flu.

2023 March 11, Cory Doctrow, “Excuseflation”, in Medium:

It's called, ‘Excuse-flation’, because most of the big brands are using inflation as an excuse, to keep their prices high.

2023 March 18, B.D. Hobbs, ““Excuseflation” Is The New “Shrinkflation””, in KTRH Newsradio:

These may be entirely legitimate reasons to raise prices but the companies engaging in excuseflation are seen as exploiting the situation.

2023 March 24, Daily Mail City, Finance Reporter, “INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Excuseflation – a ploy by companies to hike prices, also known as greedflation”, in Mail Online:

Excuseflation
The pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine both had material impacts on the availability of goods and services. […] Executives say they needed to pass along their own increased costs to protect their margins. Skeptics see excuses at play.

2024 March 7, Enda Curran, “‘Shrinkflation’ and Other Terms for Inflationary Times”, in Bloomberg:

2020 was the first year that a lot of people saw shortage problems in supermarkets. In that situation we are also more likely to accept price increases. So yes, I think there is some excuseflation in that, in a context of shocks and emergencies, it changes the mindset of consumers.

2024 March 12, Isabella Weber, quotee, “Isabella Weber: ‘It’s time to lower rates’”, in CE Noticias Financieras, English edition, Miami, translation of El Pais by Ignacio Fariza, “Isabella Weber: ‘Es hora de bajar tipos’”:

(business, finance, economics, neologism) The raising of the price of a good or service in the wake of an economic, political, or other social change that serves as an excuse for the rise.


digital blackface

In truth, the show is a farce of Black intellect, and as for the image of brazen ignorance Cita so proudly flaunts – if she is an apt representation of a silly-sassy sister – she's not the type of image Black folks should look to for “unique views,” especially when, comparatively, the computer-generated character Cita is just a case of “digital blackface.”

2002 January 17, A.J. Bowser, “BET’s ‘Cita’: Dumb or digital bamboozle?”, in New York Amsterdam News, page 23:

Thankfully, it's a rare in-person performance today that features a white actor made up as a minstrel. But what some call “digital blackface” is all too common.

2017 August 11, Molly Roberts, “What white people missed about FaceApp’s ‘blackface’ filters”, in The Washington Post, page A.17:

“[W]e have the new phenomenon of Digital Blackface in the tech space,” explained Sedgrid Lewis in his article “Top 3 Types of Digital Blackface.” “Digital Blackface is the practice of non-Black people's claims of Black identity through social media sites and technology. […]”

2018 July 13, Bobbi Booker, “‘Digital blackface’ unmasks social media unease”, in Philadelphia Tribune, page 2B:

“It’s a concerted effort to put on basically a digital blackface,” Shireen Mitchell, founder of Stop Online Violence Against Women told The Daily Beast. Mitchell said she’s been observing these impostor accounts since 2013, long before Trump’s ascendancy.

2019 February 8, Kelly Weill, “‘Digital Blackface’: Pro-Trump Trolls Are Impersonating Black People on Twitter”, in The Daily Beast, Tech:

(neologism) The practice where non-black people co-opt online expressions of black imagery, slang, catchphrases, or culture, often to convey comic relief or express emotions.


millennial pause

en-noun

millennial pause (plural millennial pauses)

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Apparently, I'm still guilty of the "Millennial pause." After hitting "Record," I wait a split second before I start speaking, just to make sure that TikTok is actually recording.

2022 August 6, Kate Lindsay, “Are You Sure You’re Not Guilty of the ’Millennial Pause’?”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-31:

Ekin-Su doesn't flatten herself to widen her appeal to audiences. It's even more obvious, now that she's out of the villa, that she had minimal IG career aspirations going in — she and Davide both are endearingly bad at social media (check Ekin's IG Story and you're likely to find millennial pauses, the comic sans font, and 2012-style selfie angles).

2022 August 16, Katja Vujić, “An Ode to Ekin-Su, TV's Best Reality Star”, in The Cut, archived from the original on 2023-05-10:

(Internet, social media, neologism) A brief pause taken by someone between starting a video recording of themselves and beginning to speak, said to be characteristic of millennials (people born around the 1980s and 1990s).


(virology, medicine, neologism) Human associated circovirus 1: A taxonomic species within the genus Circovirus.; A virus, the first circovirus discovered infecting humans, implicated in causing hepatitis.


arophobia

2016, https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/149367-overcoming-internalized-arophobia/, Overcoming internalized arophobia
"I was dealing with internalized arophobia (like homophobia, but towards aromantics)."

2021, https://www.aromanticism.org/en/basic-terms, AUREA - Basic Terms
"Aromisia / Arophobia - The dislike of or prejudice against aromantic people."

(neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of aromantic people and/or human aromanticism.


acemisia

From ace (“asexual”) + -misia, coined as an alternative to acephobia.

[…]acephobia (fear), or transmisia/homomisia/bimisia/queermisia/acemisia (hatred) to describe the embedded cultures of churches and institutions […]

2021 June, Michael Shepherd, “LGBTQ+ Inclusion: An Appeal to Stone-Campbell Movement Ideals”, in Hope International University, Fullerton, California: Disciples of Christ Historical Society, page 1:

(rare, neologism) Hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality; prejudice against people on the asexual spectrum.


status quo warrior

status quo warrior (plural status quo warriors)

The SJW approach seems to have inspired a reaction from an equally impassioned group, the so-called “Status Quo Warriors” or SQWs [...]

2019, Applying Wisdom to Contemporary World Problems, Springer International Publishing, →ISBN, Hate Begets Hate; Violence Begets Violence, page 159:

Scratch a critic of social justice warriors and a status quo warrior bleeds.

2020, John Faithful Hamer, Social Distancing: Poems and Aphorisms, Likeville Books:

social justice warrior
social justice warrior

(neologism, derogatory, politics) A person who zealously promotes or defends socially static or regressive policies; the antithesis of social justice warrior.


whuffie

Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in the novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003). Popularized by Tara Hunt in the non-fiction book The Whuffie Factor (2009).

coin

On the photo-sharing site Flickr, for example, your whuffie might go up with the number of photos you post, the tags you place on photos, the helpful comments you make about other people's photos, the number of useful galleries you create, and so on.

2010, Mark Durieux, Robert Stebbins, Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 188:

(Internet, neologism) A type of social capital or reputation, especially within an online community.

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Tara Hunt


gaydy

Piper has a tattoo of a fish! She got it in Bali when she was scuba diving with her girlfriend because getting commemorative relationship tattoos is just something we gaydies do, let’s be real.

2013 July 12, Kate, “Orange Is The New Black 101: And There Are Lesbians”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 2013-07-17:

Digital age women-loving-women, gaydies, gay bois, trannie boys eschew the “L word” (i.e. “lesbian”) in post-gay, post-feminist fashion.

2016, Kay Siebler, Learning Queer Identity in the Digital Age, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN:

Gaydies and Gentiles, for your land-grabbing pleasure, we present from Way Up Yours, the one’n’only … or for your Latin lovers: the oon and oon-ly… or for you local Klu Klux Klannies: the goon and the goonly… the fabulous daughter of the Freedom Bus, C… C… C… Cinnamon Brown!

2016, Bill Reed, Mirror, Mirror, Victoria, Australia: Reed Independent, →ISBN:

‘Gaydies and lezzerons,’ Nutter shouted into an imaginary microphone. ‘Please welcome the one, the only: Hercule Ease.[…]’

2017, Iestyn Edwards, My Tutu Went AWOL!: What Happens When You Perform Drag Ballet in Iraq, Unbound, →ISBN:

Gaydies and gentlethems! The MerseyPride Icon Award goes to . . . Cherry Brandy!

2022, Jonathan Larkin, Cherry Jezebel, Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, →ISBN, page 4:

‘Sorry ladies, theydies and gaydies!’

2023, Amara Sage, Influential, Faber & Faber Limited, →ISBN:


gentlethem

en-noun

gentlethem (plural gentlethems or gentlethem)

gentlethems (plural)
gentlethem (plural)

“We’re conducting biowarfare 101 today, boys and girls and gentlethem.”

2018, Ada Harper, A Treason of Truths, Carina Press, Harlequin, →ISBN:

“My queen, ladies, gentlemen, and gentlethems,” Dallas said.

2019, Claire Kann, If It Makes You Happy, Square Fish, Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, →ISBN:

Shopping for jeans can be a terribly gendered experience. I hear you, fellow gremlins and gentlethems, asking why should I wear jeans ever again?

2021 March 1, Mel Compo, “How to Shop for Jeans as a Non-Binary Person”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2021-03-01:

in a TV show where people dress up as drag queens contestants are asked to name their inner saboteur / ladies & gentlethem, please welcome to the stage Sid

2022, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, “my body is a window”, in David Stavanger, Radhiah Chowdhury, Mohammad Awad, editors, Admissions: Voices within Mental Health, Upswell Publishing, →ISBN:

The gentlethems at the booth here were just telling me about the Butterworth Cemetery excursion and—

2022, Meredith Spies, In the Spirit (Medium at Large; 4):

“Ladies, gentlethems, and my fellow incorrigible assholes!” William shouted.

2022, Rachel Swirsky, January Fifteenth, Tor.com, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN:

And … did you kiss? [Bella:] A gentle-them always kisses and tells. (No, we didn’t.)

2022 September 10, “Around the world in 80 dates…”, in Saturday (The Guardian), number 50, page 28:

“Ladies and gentlethems,” Charlotte said, raising her arms like a preacher. “We are saved.”

2023, Camille Kellogg, Just as You Are, The Dial Press, →ISBN, page 13:

Now it’s the ladies and gentlethem of the jury

(neologism) Polite term of address for a non-binary person.


theydy

“[…] I’m what you might call a theydy.” […] “Theydy?” I am absolutely sure I would never call anyone that without being prompted. “Nonbinary lady. They pronouns, very lesbian.”

2021, H.E. Edgmon, The Witch King, Inkyard Press, Harlequin, →ISBN:

13 Going On 30 (2004) / This movie showed an entire generation of theydies that you can be thirty, flirty and thriving—meaning that it’s possible to be a successful career woman and a self-obsessed girly girl at the same time.

2021 January 20, Julia Sachs, “The Bimbo Movement Is Here – Movies To Spark Your Bimbofication In 2021 and Beyond”, in Grit Daily, archived from the original on 2021-01-20:

Ladies, theydies, gentlemen, and queers -- start your engines! Vin Diesel, a.k.a. Dom Toretto, has just announced that the title for the upcoming tenth Fast and Furious movie is fittingly Fast X.

2022 April 21, Mey Rude, “16 LGBTQ+ Celebs We Want to See Join the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise”, in Out, archived from the original on 2022-04-21:

OK, we've got a STAR STAR STAR here, theydies and thents! After Princess Diaries, she starred in Grey's Anatomy as THE Dr. Cristina Yang, nabbed a Critics' Choice Award for the film Sideways, and crushed it in like a million other movies and TV shows.

2022 July 20, Jake Farrington, ““The Princess Diaries” Turns 21 This Week — Here’s What The Cast Is Up To Now”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 2022-07-29:

I also heard everything about that theydy-friend you were dizzy with, that they were the rat all along.

2023, Aubrey Wood, Bang Bang Bodhisattva, Solaris, →ISBN:

‘Sorry ladies, theydies and gaydies!’

Even out of drag, she looks like a storybook witch, dressed in all black with big Gucci sunglasses and unkempt orange hair. It’s cold near the river, and we’re both bundled up in scarves and furry coats, looking like babushkas — “little theydies by the water,” she cackles, an expert read.

2023 January 20, Brock Colyar, “The Name on Everybody’s Lips Is Jinkxie”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 2023-01-20:

Oh, and while you’re scrolling through these Amazon finds, be sure to give these TikTok girlies and theydies mentioned a follow to keep up with more epic plus-size fashion hauls.

2023 February 27, Alexis Gaskin, “TikTok Fashion Influencers Are Obsessed With These Plus-Size Clothing Finds at Amazon”, in Stylecaster, archived from the original on 2023-03-01:

Attention ladies, theydies, and honestly anyone fabulous looking to treat yourself to a classic movie makeover montage!

2023 April 24, Colton Clifford, “The Ladies and Theydies Guide to Self-Care in New Orleans”, in New Orleans, archived from the original on 2023-04-26:

(neologism) Polite term of address for a non-binary person, especially a feminine one, or used as a general inclusive term.


theydies and gentlethems

theydies and gentlethems pl (plural only)

Blend of they/them (“nonbinary person”) + ladies and gentlemen (“used to address an audience”).

blend

ladies and gentlemen<t:used to address an audience>

I am fully convinced, theydies and gentlethems, that Lana Del Rey is the Antichrist.

2019 February 15, Cameron Tipton, “Summertime Sataness: Lana Del Rey as the Antichrist”, in The Student Life, volume CXXI, number 12, Claremont, Calif., page 9, column 1:

Iconic quote: “Theydies and gentlethems, I give you my new designer nipples.”

17 “Theydies and ___” (gender-neutral address)

[2020 March 31, “Three per eleven”, in USA Today:

“Theydies and Gentlethems, there’s just one more thing before we go,” she announced over the mic.

2020 May 13, Hypatia Sorunke, Brownscale, TC660H, Plan II Honors Program, The University of Texas at Austin, page 23:

Well theydies and gentlethems, it's that time again. With the introduction of any new iteration of RuPaul's Drag Race, we get the introduction of another group of performers: the Pit Crew.

2020 June 17, Mikelle Street, “Meet the Men of 'Canada's Drag Race's Hunky Pit Crew”, in Out, archived from the original on 2020-06-17:

Step right up, theydies and gentlethems, to the animation and comics battle of the century.

2020 July 20, S.W. Sondheimer, “Aang vs. Korra: Avatar Battle”, in Book Riot, Riot New Media Group, Inc., archived from the original on 2020-10-28:

Theydies and Gentlethems, please welcome to the stage, Trylon Error!

2020 winter, Val Qaeda, “Dragony Aunt”, in Gaylife:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEYDIES AND GENTLETHEMS… I GIVE YOU…

2021, Simon Hanselmann, Crisis Zone, Fantagraphics Books Inc., →ISBN, page 256:

They'''dies and Gentlethems! Welcome.

2021, Sara Fujimura, Faking Reality, Tor Teen, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN:

Hi everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, theydies and gentlethems, and all people of the human species, and all the ancestors watching. I’m super excited to be speaking with Jayda Shuavarnnasri today.

2021 May 13, Xoai Pham, “The Complicated Nature of Sex for Asian Women”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 2021-05-13:

Theydies and gentlethems, please witness the “one time I read a tweet saying” format, and weep.

2021 July 23, Michael Di Iorio, “Does Avocado Actually Taste Like Clean Dick? An Investigation Into Twitter’s Weirdest Theory”, in Pedestrian, archived from the original on 2021-07-23:

This isn’t just an issue for theydies and gentlethems – it’s not just for us queer folk.

2022, Petra Shotwell, “F**k Gender, I’m Tired”, in Debate, number 4:

Ladies and gentlemen / Boys and girls / Theydies and gentlethems / Babies / Cats dogs horses and bats / Twats / Are you excited to see the show?

2022, Tom Ratcliffe, Evelyn, Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, →ISBN:

In classrooms, teachers have moved away from addressing their students as “boys and girls” and say "scholars," "friends," "learners," or my favorite, “theydies and gentlethems."

[2022 July 15, Elizabeth J. Meyer, “Non-Binary Microaggressions: Everyday Interactions That Harm”, in Psychology Today, archived from the original on 2023-04-26:

Theydies and gentlethems, I present to you another entry for song of the summer: Saucy Santana’s “Booty.”

2022 July 22, Mathew Rodriguez, “The White House Defends Rachel Levine, Women’s Baseball Was Super Gay, and Dave Chappelle Gets Ousted: This Week in Queer News”, in Them, archived from the original on 2022-07-22:

Comedian Molly Kearney is making history as the first nonbinary cast member on Saturday Night Live, […] The next season is set to start in October, when we'll be tuning in with the hopes that the opening monologue will welcome "Theydies and Gentlethems."

2022 September 19, Kenna McCafferty, “Molly Kearney Becomes First Nonbinary Cast Member on 'SNL'”, in Paper, archived from the original on 2022-09-19:

There are many gender-neutral terms to address a group: folks, you all, people, team, friends, scholars, buds, epic humans—take your pick. Personally, I like theydies and gentlethems, because it’s punny. Whatever your preference, it’s a step toward gender equity that you can take right now, while modeling gender-inclusive practices for your students.

[2022 November/December, Regie Marie Plana-Alcuaz, “Catch your language”, in Teacher, British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, page 9, column 2:

A touchdown happens when the offensive team moves the ball into the opposing team’s end zone and scores –they get six points! Yes, that’s right theydies and gentlethems, if you can successfully move a ball across a huge field full of people trying to stop you then what could be better than scoring points?

2023 February 11, Editors, “10 football terms every LGBTQ+ person should know”, in Queerty, archived from the original on 2023-02-12:

(neologism) Used to address an audience gender-neutrally.


yarden

It sank contentedly down on all fours, angling its head for easier access. Torin sat down next to the creature, smoothing its white coat. “You've welcomed all of the beings back to this small garden, or yarden, Rebecca.

2008, Eliel Luma Fionn, Return from Purple Earth, page 8:

But if you don't plan or properly plant, these shrubs will pass away in your yarden in less than a month.

2011, Jerry Baker, Flower Power!, page 280:

Fast forward to 2010—to me and my yarden, my “if you don't like something, do something about it” upbringing, that empty lot on Peterson and Campbell, and that photo on the butcher shop wall—[…]

2014, LaManda Joy, Start a Community Food Garden, page 8:

Sometimes I'll drop in a small handful of organic raisins or dried berries, but most times I'll also go outside and pick things from my yarden (what I like to call my yard, since many of the edibles growing there occur naturally) […]

2018, Jereme Zimmerman, Brew Beer Like a Yeti:

I also let plants have their way a bit, which may make my yarden look untended, or wild.

2019, Brooke Criswell, Tea of Tranquility, page 16:

Microcosm is my “yarden” (yard garden). While the space they occupy right outside my bedroom window isn't large, the products of their labor are recognized by many. […] My yarden quickly became the local figurehead of anti-neoliberal resistance. It also became hypervisible to those who disagreed with my alternative ways and made working outside potentially dangerous.

2022, Z. Zane McNeill, Y'all Means All, pages 98, 106:

(neologism, informal, nonstandard) An area which is both a yard and a garden.


bromeopathy

Much of the man's time is currently spent broadcasting racist and hateful ideas to large swathes of the US. If we can get him to embrace "bromeopathy" instead, if we can turn him into the male equivalent of Gwyneth Paltrow, we can minimise his harm.

2022 April 19, Arwa Mahdawi, “I take little interest in men's balls. Unlike Tucker Carlson ...”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-30:

The trainer tells Carson about "bromeopathy"", or alternative medicine for men "who don't trust mainstream information".

2022 May 1, Simon Usborne, “Dude, this 'bromeopathy' is the nuts”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-05-01:

In April of this year, Tucker Carlson infamously pushed an apocalyptic-messianic "documentary" called "The End of Men" that advocated "testicle tanning," or exposing male genitalia to red light, supposedly to boost testosterone levels, as a form of "bromeopathy."

2022 July 31, Michel Gueldry, “America's heart of darkness: Making sense of the nonsensical allure of MAGA”, in Salon.com, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-05:

There appears to be, on the surface level, a conflict between the more "bromeopathy" aspects of this wellness world and “bro science," or attempts to say wellness claims are supported with scientific evidence.

2023 March 8, Liz Flora, “Alpha-male 'bromeopathy' is getting more support from mainstream wellness brands”, in Glossy, archived from the original on 2023-03-30:

And who could forget the "Tucker Carlson Originals" special "The End of Men," which introduced the world to "bromeopathy," the patriotic practice of bathing one's testicles in red light?

2023 April 25, Andrew Marantz, “The World According to Tucker Carlson”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-04:

(neologism) The scientifically dubious practice of attempting to increase testosterone levels by shining red light on one's testicles.


dronie

(neologism, slang) A photograph taken of oneself by means of a flying drone.


girltwink

(fallout 4 spoiler) meet girltwink me everybody

2015 November 9, ★ (@tragicgay111), Twitter:

"you cant make lesbian twink porn bcs only boys can be twinks " shut up stop this girltwink erasure

2016 May 11, T-slur Swift (@dadhater420), Twitter:

insane watching the most jacked person i know start transitioning and go from a hard looking body builder to a girltwink

2022 November 22, Emma📚 (@tahukann), Twitter:

(slang, LGBTQ, neologism) A feminine girl/woman exhibiting qualities of a twink.


Karenicity

(informal, neologism) The state, quality, or condition of being a Karen (a person exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement).


hypepriest

Blend of hypebeast (“a person obsessed about acquiring fashionable items, especially clothing and shoes”) + priest. Coined by GQ editor Sam Schube in 2017 referring to pastor Carl Lentz (see quotation).

The hipster pastor is dead, and into the void strides someone new. He's a man god-fearing and Fear of God-wearing in equal measure. Call him The Hypepriest.

2017 August 7, Sam Schube, “Hypepriests: The Grail-Wearing Pastors Who Dress Like Justin Bieber”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:

[Chad] Veach, who was recently dubbed the "hypepriest", is matching his look in a long-sleeved T-shirt with a checkerboard design on the sleeve – merchandise from LA's Zoe Church, where Veach preaches and [Justin] Bieber attends.

2017 August 28, Ellie Violet Bramley, “From hypebeast to hypepriest: why the church is embracing streetwear”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

The hypepriest phenomenon has also swept American Christianity, with the Instagram account @PreachersNSneakers tracking the hypebeast-level sneakers religious leaders are wearing.

2019 May 1, Rachel Tashjian, “What's Up with Kanye West's New Sneaker Socks?”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-02:

The founding pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, took Lentz's termination as a church "hypepriest" personally, with Brian writing in his email, "While I have no doubt in my heart that this is the right course of action, I must mention Bobbie's and my personal sadness, as we have known Laura her entire life and Carl for well over 20 years."

2020 November 5, Hannah Frishberg, “Fired Hillsong Church pastor Carl Lentz: I cheated on my wife”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:

Is the era of the "hypepriest" over? The ouster of pastor-turned-celebrity Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC, the controversy and legal troubles swirling around Hillsong founder Brian Houston and a recent documentary series chronicling alleged abuse in the famously famous Hillsong Church, might certainly lead some to believe that the American public has tired of expensively dressed pastors with famous friends and large social media followings.

2022 April 10, Leah Payne, “The rise and fall of Hillsong's 'hypepriests'”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 2023-05-03:

(neologism) A celebrity priest or pastor who dresses fashionably; a hypebeast priest.


bare minimum Monday

en-noun

bare minimum Monday (plural bare minimum Mondays)

From bare minimum + Monday; coined by TikToker Marisa Jo Mayes in the same vein as quiet quitting.

Marisa Jo, a TikToker credited with gifting Bare Minimum Monday to the masses, describes it as a way to both eliminate the “Sunday scaries” and remove the “unnecessary pressure” she was putting on herself to be productive.

2023 February 20, Tim Paradis, Rebecca Knight, “‘Bare Minimum Monday’ is nice, but it's got nothing on ‘Try-Less Tuesday’”, in Business Insider, US edition:

While bare minimum Monday is a concept that has resonated with many on social media, Jo acknowledges there are critics who see it as a way to slack off at work.

2023 April 17, “You’ve probably had the Sunday scaries. To beat them, consider ‘bare minimum Mondays’”, in Goh Chiew Tong:

If the post-pandemic decline in the appeal of “hustle culture” and “leaning in” laid bare structures of worker exploitation, the rise of trends such as “bare minimum Mondays”, “lazy girl jobs” and “act your wage” are manifestations of a resentment in search of articulation.

2024 May 18, “Loud quitting: Catharsis, breakdown”, in Indian Express, Mumbai:

(business, neologism) The trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week. [from 2023]


Bare Minimum Mondays

Bare Minimum Mondays pl (normally plural, singular Bare Minimum Monday)

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Bare Minimum Monday has its roots in self-care, but many would argue it has been going on for years, just without a buzzy moniker to make it a social media trend.

2023 February 27, Martha Alexander, “Have you been having a Bare Minimum Monday?”, in Evening Standard, London, page 20:

Unfortunately, in a generally conservative work environment where work is sparse, practicing Bare Minimum Mondays regularly might adversely affect an employee’s career or even get the said employee fired.

2023 June 7, Gilberto Lauengco, “Bare minimum Mondays, quiet quitting, pushback of the youth”, in Philippine News Agency, archived from the original on 2023-06-07:

(Internet slang, neologism) The trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week. [from 2023]


gigafire

When we coined the term "megafire" for wildfires that exceed 100,000 acres, it was in the back of our mind that if a fire reached 1 million acres it would be called a "gigafire".

[2018 October 26, Bill Gabbert, “Bushfire in Australia burns over 2 million acres, becoming a "gigafire"”, in Wildfire Today, archived from the original on 2022-08-31:

In addition, due in part to human-caused warming and a drying climate, California recorded its first "gigafire" since modern records began in the early 1930s.

2020 October 5, Andrew Freedman, “California sees first ever ’gigafire’ and passes 4 million acres burned”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-02:

In a historic fire season with million-acre gigafires and more than two dozen deaths, the destruction in Happy Camp barely broke through the long list of dire news stories making the headlines.

2020 October 23, Vivian Ho, “Fire tore through the Karuk tribe's homeland. Many won't be able to rebuild”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-09:

From Category 5 hurricanes to flooding from sea-level rise to gigafires, the value of losses from severe weather or climate-related disasters in the United States over the past several years has been unprecedented.

2021 October 13, Mark Brennan, Tanaya Srini, Justin Steil, Miho Mazereeuw, Larisa Ovalles, “A Perfect Storm? Disasters and Evictions”, in Housing Policy Debate, volume 32, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 53:

Just a few years ago, fire scientists thought that the burn scars of all these megafires and gigafires might help check future spread, theorizing that it would take a while for the landscape to recover and that what would grow back could prove less flammable than what burned originally.

2022 August 24, David Wallace-Wells, “The American West’s Haunting, Smoke-Filled Future”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-23:

(neologism) A wildfire which burns more than one million acres.


peeververein

Coined by American journalist and copy editor John McIntyre in 2012, from peeve + -er + German Verein (“association, club, society”).

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The Independent reports that at the society's annual meeting, with an attendance of twenty-two, its chairman, Rhea Williams, announced, "Despite the sending out of a request for nominations for chairman, vice-chairman, administrator, web master, and membership secretary no one came forward to fill any role." […] This does not, of course, mean that the Peeververein will also melt away or lack outlets.

2012 June 5, John E. McIntyre, “Unmourned: The Queen's English Society”, in The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, M.D.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-06-22:

Unfortunately, these self-styled grammar lovers form no phalanx of gladiators defending our language from modern barbarians. They're simply simple linguitard peeververein - to build upon the delightful word coined by The Baltimore Sun's John E McIntyre meaning, in bastard German, "band of peevers" - roaming the Twittersphere in vast, dull cud-munching herds.

2013 August 13, Stilgherrian, “'Literally' purists literally belong in the stone age”, in ABC News (Australia), archived from the original on 2022-07-05:

But write and the peeververein will descend to bewail your use of the singular "they," though it's not exactly transparently singular here.

2017, Kory Stamper, Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, New York, N.Y.: Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 132:

[Benjamin] Dreyer is not entirely consistent: He simultaneously cautions the reader to avoid too many parenthetical asides (to avoid "seem[ing] like a dandy in a Restoration comedy stepping down to the footlights . . . to confidentially address the audience") while thoroughly peppering his work with whiplash-inducing discursive footnotes. He simultaneously dismisses appeals to historical practice used in defense of the singular "they" yet wields historical use against uptight peeververein, as with the verb "enthuse". But neither is English consistent.

2020 April, Jonathan I. Tietz, “On Lawyers and Copy Editors”, in Michigan Law Review, volume 118, number 6, Ann Arbor, M.I.: University of Michigan Law School, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1311:

The word-peevers of the era — the peeververein, to borrow a splendid coinage from John E. McIntyre, retired head of the copy desk at the Baltimore Sun — descended on Harding's usage like that ton of bricks you've been warned about.

2022 February 3, Benjamin Dreyer, “It’s pointless to yearn for a post-pandemic return to normalcy. Or is it normality?”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-02-03:

(neologism, derogatory) People obsessed with upholding and enforcing the usage of "correct" English; militant prescriptivists.