Well, its been a year.
How many do you know?
ASMR: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.
(We take issue with the descriptor pleasant here, but hey, thats just us.)
BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Color.
Decarceration: Release from prison; the practice or policy of reducing the number of people subject to imprisonment.
See:alarmingly realistic Tom Cruise deepfake videos.
Doomscrolling: (Alt: Doomsurfing.)
The act of spending an excessive amount of screen time scrolling through disheartening or depressing news.
Elbow bump: The fist bump of the COVID era.
Flex (informal): Not talking about muscles, here.
At least, not the literal kind.
The informal definition refers to the act of bragging or showing off.
Example: My biggest flex is that I was in a Cracker Barrel commercial when I was 5.
Hard pass: A firm rejection or dismissal.
(Tea instead of coffee in the morning?
Hygge: (Pronouncedhoo-gah.
Think mulled wine with friends, faux fur blankets, clear workspaces, and fluffy socks.
Long hauler: someone who experiences one or more long-term effects following initial recover from a serious illness.
(Which we all know is COVID.
Dont give a shot to act like it isnt, dictionary).
Neurodivergent:Adjectivedescribing a personwhose brain functions differently than what is considered standard or neurotypical.
Performative: While the word isnt new, the 2021 iteration is.
Sapiosexual: Noun or verb: Finding (or a person who finds) intelligence sexually attractive or arousing.
Second Gentleman:Behold: the long-overdue male equivalent of Second Lady.
Twice exceptional: Also written as 2e.
A term to describehighly gifted people who also have neurodivergent learning difficulties.
