​​🔘Waiver Hawk
What does waiver hawk mean?

◽️A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire
A waiver hawk is an owner in fantasy sports, like fantasy football or fantasy baseball, who patrols the waiver wire to pick up players moments after they become a free agent. The name comes from the laser-like focus and patience of a real hawk hunting prey and an owner hunting a player that is placed on the league's waiver wire.

The waiver wire is known in real-life and fantasy sports as the period when a player is released from his team and before he becomes a free agent. There is an order that teams are placed in to have priority to pick up players. The order is based on the team's record (the worst team has first priority) and how often they pick up players (when you pick up a player from waivers you go to the back of the line). Owners become waiver hawks when a player they deem as valuable to their team is going to clear waivers and they get up early in the morning to pick up the player moments after he becomes available as a free agent. This strategy allows the owner to not sacrifice his waiver order when picking up the player.

❓Example
"Brad is a real waiver hawk.
Yeah I saw he picked up Jones right after midnight."
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Waiver Hawk means a fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire

​​🔘Ginger
What does ginger mean?

▫️Red-head
Ginger is a term that refers to a person with reddish hair. Gingers also commonly have pale skin and freckles.

Gingers are pretty rare, roughly 2% of the world are gingers, which is around 140 million. Some famous examples of gingers around the world include Conan O'Brien, Emma Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Andy Dalton, Ron Howard, Julianne Moore, Damien, Jessica Chastain. Lewis Louis C.K., and Chuck Norris. Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls pop band and Ginger from the Gilligan's Island tv show are also famous examples that are actually named "Ginger."

❓Example
"He doesn't like going to the beach?
Of course not, he's a ginger!"
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Television personality Conan O'Brien

​​🔘Phantom Buzz
What does phantom buzz mean?

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

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

🔘Tindering

What does tindering mean?


◻️Using Tinder

Tindering is when a person is on Tinder, a social dating application for Android and iOS phones. It includes browsing profiles of people near your location and swiping right or left on people that you like or dislike in order to match you with a mutually interested person.

The Tinder app was released in 2012 and quickly grew in popularity. Tindering is mostly done by people in their 20s and 30s and is used to go on dates or for a straight up booty call. There also is an invite-only version of Tinder called Tinder Select. This version only allows celebrities and other Tinder users who have a proficient track record on the app.

❓Example

"I spent about 2 hours tindering last night and only swiped right once.
Wow, you're picky.
Or, I'm just not into bros that post shirtless bathroom selfies.
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Tindering can be hard work

​​🔘Grelfie

◽️Group selfie
A grelfie is a selfie that consists of a large group of people. It is commonly taken when there is no extra person available to take a photo of the group.

A grelfie is similar to felfie, belfie, and shelfie terms that all describe a type of selfie. Grelfies are usually taken with a selfie stick because of the need of a wider angle to fit in all the people.

❓Example
"Can u send me the grelfie we took at the State Fair?"
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Ellen DeGeneres and a group of celebrities taking a grelfie at the Academy Awards

​​🔘MNF
What does MNF stand for?

◽️Monday Night Football
MNF is a popular acronym that refers to the Monday night live broadcast of NFL games. It features a matchup of two teams during prime time on ESPN.

MNF helped make the NFL more popular as it aired during the peak TV watching hours in the evening and to the whole U.S. instead of just the regions of the teams playing. It aired on ABC from 1970 to 2005 and then moved to ESPN where it airs today.

❓Example
"Who is playing on MNF 2nite?
I think the 49ers and Cowboys..."
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Monday Night Football logo

​​🔘Adorbs
What does adorbs mean?

◽️Adorable
Adorbs is an abbreviation for adorable that is used to describe something that makes you say "awwwwww." It is; similar in meaning to kewt and similar in format to supes and totes.

Adorbs is most often preceded by "totes". It is commonly utilized by teenage girls and valley girls when referring to a couple who looks or acts really cute together.

❓Example
"You like my new shoes?
OMG, they r totes adorbs!"
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Adorbs means adorable

​​🔘Rickroll
What does rickroll mean?

◽️To trick someone into watching a Rick Astley music video
Rickroll is when a person fools someone into clicking a webpage link that leads to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video from 1987. It has become popular as a fun way to troll other Internet users.

The term originates from duckroll, a prank where a person submits a link that appears to lead to a news story or something relevant but instead leads to a picture of a duck with wheels. Rickroll may also be used as a more general term for misleading or tricking someone but is much less common.

❓Example
"Hey check out this link to this sweet car.
I don't believe you, you're just gonna rickroll me again."
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Old lady at a computer getting rickrolled

​​🔘Adorbs
What does adorbs mean?

◽️Adorable
Adorbs is an abbreviation for adorable that is used to describe something that makes you say "awwwwww." It is; similar in meaning to kewt and similar in format to supes and totes.

Adorbs is most often preceded by "totes". It is commonly utilized by teenage girls and valley girls when referring to a couple who looks or acts really cute together.

❓Example
"You like my new shoes?
OMG, they r totes adorbs!"
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Adorbs means adorable

​​🔘Manny
What does manny mean?

◽️A male nanny
A manny is a male who takes care of a child much like a nanny does. A manny, or "mannies," are not very common compared to nannies, which are females who take care of children.

The manny role can be occupied by a man hired to do the job or the father when he stays home from work to care of the kids. The profession is slightly growing, as more females are working more and becoming the breadwinners of the household.

❓Example
"I think I want to be a manny this summer, it seems like a pretty sweet gig."
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When your manny plays the recorder for your baby

​​🔘Manscaping
What does manscaping mean?

◽️Strategic shaving of male body hair
Manscaping is the art of shaving, waxing, or removing body hair from the male body. It combines the words "man" and "landscaping."

Popular manscaping areas include chest and facial hair, although it is not limited to these places. It is usually accomplished with a trimmer or electric razor.

❓Example
"Bro, your manscaping is out of control!"
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An artist shaving a skyline out of back hair

​​🔘Slacker
What does slacker mean?

◽️A lazy person
A slacker is a lazy individual that lacks passion or direction in his life. He is someone who does not try hard and seems to be going nowhere in life. The term is often utilized by adults when referring to underachieving youth.

❓Example
"I remember having to actually go to the library to do a research paper, you guys are all just a bunch of slackers!"
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McFlys are known for being slackers

​​🔘Manny
What does manny mean?

◽️A male nanny
A manny is a male who takes care of a child much like a nanny does. A manny, or "mannies," are not very common compared to nannies, which are females who take care of children.

The manny role can be occupied by a man hired to do the job or the father when he stays home from work to care of the kids. The profession is slightly growing, as more females are working more and becoming the breadwinners of the household.

❓Example
"I think I want to be a manny this summer, it seems like a pretty sweet gig."
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When your manny plays the recorder for your baby

​​🔘Homeslice
does homeslice mean?

A close friend
Homeslice is another term for a close friend, perhaps a BFF. It is often used when referring to or greeting a friend.

Homeslice comes from the "little slice of home" saying, which is used to describe something that is familiar and dear to your heart and reminds you of home. Some other terms for a homeslice include biffles, broseph, and bestie.

❓Example
"Why the glum face, homeslice?"
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When you just gotta embrace your homeslice

​​🔘Crew
What does crew mean?

◽️Group of friends
A crew is a group of friends. It is a slang term most commonly used when you and your friends are on some type of mission, whether it be going dancing at a club or going to the store to pick up some Cheetos. A crew is similar to a gang but usually without the violence and not gender specific.

❓Example
"What are you doing tonight?
Me and my crew are going downtown."
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When your crew is tight

​​🔘Manny
What does manny mean?

◽️A male nanny
A manny is a male who takes care of a child much like a nanny does. A manny, or "mannies," are not very common compared to nannies, which are females who take care of children.

The manny role can be occupied by a man hired to do the job or the father when he stays home from work to care of the kids. The profession is slightly growing, as more females are working more and becoming the breadwinners of the household.

❓Example
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When your manny plays the recorder for your baby

​​🔘Grelfie

◽️Group selfie
A grelfie is a selfie that consists of a large group of people. It is commonly taken when there is no extra person available to take a photo of the group.

A grelfie is similar to felfie, belfie, and shelfie terms that all describe a type of selfie. Grelfies are usually taken with a selfie stick because of the need of a wider angle to fit in all the people.

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"Can u send me the grelfie we took at the State Fair?"
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Ellen DeGeneres and a group of celebrities taking a grelfie at the Academy Awards

​​🔘Waiver Hawk
What does waiver hawk mean?

◽️A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire
A waiver hawk is an owner in fantasy sports, like fantasy football or fantasy baseball, who patrols the waiver wire to pick up players moments after they become a free agent. The name comes from the laser-like focus and patience of a real hawk hunting prey and an owner hunting a player that is placed on the league's waiver wire.

The waiver wire is known in real-life and fantasy sports as the period when a player is released from his team and before he becomes a free agent. There is an order that teams are placed in to have priority to pick up players. The order is based on the team's record (the worst team has first priority) and how often they pick up players (when you pick up a player from waivers you go to the back of the line). Owners become waiver hawks when a player they deem as valuable to their team is going to clear waivers and they get up early in the morning to pick up the player moments after he becomes available as a free agent. This strategy allows the owner to not sacrifice his waiver order when picking up the player.

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"Brad is a real waiver hawk.
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Waiver Hawk means a fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire

​​🔘Adorbs
What does adorbs mean?

◽️Adorable
Adorbs is an abbreviation for adorable that is used to describe something that makes you say "awwwwww." It is; similar in meaning to kewt and similar in format to supes and totes.

Adorbs is most often preceded by "totes". It is commonly utilized by teenage girls and valley girls when referring to a couple who looks or acts really cute together.

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"You like my new shoes?
OMG, they r totes adorbs!"
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Adorbs means adorable

🔘Social Distancing

What is social distancing?


◻️Isolating from other people

Social distancing is the act of isolating yourself or extending the distance between you and other people. It involves staying away from other people and avoiding public spaces.

Health officials may recommend social distancing to slow or prevent the spread of an infectious disease like influenza, Ebola, or the coronavirus (COVID-19). Examples include staying at least 6 feet (2 meters) away from other people in public, limiting the number of people in a space, and quarantining/isolating yourself in your house.

If the contagious disease becomes severe, more strict guidelines may be put in place. The government may close places where people often congregate, such as schools, workplaces, restaurants, malls, and stores to curb the spread.

"Social distancing" became prominent in early 2020 as a means to curb the spread and "flatten the curve" of COVID-19.

❓Example

"I am social distancing from my family because of COVID-19."
"Aaaaaand because you got in a fight with your sister."
"Correct."
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One of the benefits of social distancing is it's easier to find Waldo

🔘Lunching

What does lunching mean?

◻️Acting stupid

If a person is lunching, or lunchin', as the cool kids say it, they are doing something unintelligent, like playing chicken with an oncoming train or cheating in front of the teacher. It is typically brought on by the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Lunching originates from drug culture in the early-2000s. It plays off the familiar "out to lunch" phrase that describes people who seem not to be fully present, resulting in them making mistakes.

Typically, lunching behavior is associated with getting slept off weed or crunked off booze. However, an individual who is lunching may just be an airhead.

An example of lunching is when you burn your hand on the stove while thinking about your plans for the night. Or, when you drive through a stop sign without pressing the brake, you are lunching.

❓Example

"Dude, stop lunching! Get your head in the game. We are only down two points, let's do this!
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When you get caught lunching again