The tome of internet terminology, Urban Dictionary, has several entries that say mostly the same thing about what FAFO means. One post from 2017, which is one of the highest-rated posts, states that ...

Even if you're a part of the internet generation, Gen Z, texting slang can be confusing. With new slang being adopted and co-opted every day, interpreting conversations becomes much harder when you ...

When Tony Thorne first started researching slang, he was largely on his own. This was in the ’80s, when, according to Thorne, the academic community “virtually ignored” slang as a part of linguistics.

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“They kind of use it like it means 'either or,'” Fortune said, noting the hand gesture she sees kids use along with the term, ...

Language is constantly evolving, but when you get to be of a—let's say parental—age, it sure feels like it starts evolving a lot faster than it used to. Add in the instantaneous speed and ...

We know "demure" and "crashing out" hate to see us coming. You used to have to be chronically online to understand what the eff these words meant, but now most of us have become fluent in trendy lingo ...

Has someone ever called you the "GOAT"? They're not actually calling you an animal. Maybe someone made a statement that made you reply "smh." Or you might be confused by these acronyms and Internet ...