Zoomer

Urban Word of The Day

Refers to members of Generation Z and is a play on the term “Boomer,” which refers to members of the Baby Boomer generation. The term Zoomer is also in reference to the fast-paced upbringings members of Generation Z are characterized to have due to the fast advances in technology and culture that has been happening around them as a result of the interconnectivity of the American and Global populations because of the ubiquity of internet-connected smart phones and social media.


“I can’t stand those Zoomers, all they do is use their phones all day to play Fortnite and watch TikTok videos!”

wag the dog

Urban Word of The Day

to cause a persuasive movement in any large body of influence, i.e., a mass of people, through means by which a lesser influence is utilized.

From the phrase, ‘It’s the tail that wags the dog.’ This can be seen when a dog begins to wag it’s tail, and it’s body then follows.


in partisan politics, an unpopular party will wag the dog using a variety of provocative political manoeverings and machinations to undermine the public favour from the popular party, out of which a momentum can be borne.

wag the dog

Urban Word of The Day

to cause a persuasive movement in any large body of influence, i.e., a mass of people, through means by which a lesser influence is utilized.

From the phrase, ‘It’s the tail that wags the dog.’ This can be seen when a dog begins to wag it’s tail, and it’s body then follows.


in partisan politics, an unpopular party will wag the dog using a variety of provocative political manoeverings and machinations to undermine the public favour from the popular party, out of which a momentum can be borne.

Kahoot

Urban Word of The Day

A review game that American public school kids take way too goddamn seriously, despite that the review part is useless and everybody usually fails the test anyway.


We’re doing Kahoot in class today, man. I gotta come up with some cool af nickname, and then I’ll kick your ass.

Kahoot

Urban Word of The Day

A review game that American public school kids take way too goddamn seriously, despite that the review part is useless and everybody usually fails the test anyway.


We’re doing Kahoot in class today, man. I gotta come up with some cool af nickname, and then I’ll kick your ass.

Virtue Signalling

Urban Word of The Day

To take a conspicuous but essentially useless action ostensibly to support a good cause but actually to show off how much more moral you are than everybody else.


Fred: I see George has changed his profile picture to show his support for refugees.

Barbara: Has he donated money or time? Is he giving English lessons? Is he making a room available?

Fred: No, no, he’s just virtue signalling.

hedgehog’s dilemma

Urban Word of The Day

The phrase hedgehog’s dilemma refers to the notion that:

(1) The closer two beings come to one another in a relationship, the more likely it might be for them to inflict psychological pain on each other

(2) Yet if they remain apart, they each might feel the roughly-equivalent (psychological) pain of loneliness.

This notion comes from the conjecture that hedgehogs, with sharp spines on their backs, might hurt each other if they get too close. It is a character trait believed to be possessed by some individuals, in real life as well as in works of fiction, sometimes causing anti-social behaviours, often allegedly caused by an unpleasant past experience of intimate relationships. A person who suffers from the hedgehog’s dilemma will usually avoid becoming too close or involved with someone, due to fear of another similar, possibly painful, experience, such as they had experienced in the past.


Porcupines are a better example of the hedgehog’s dilemma due to their commonly known dangerously sharp spines. As you can imagine, getting too close to them will provoke them and might force a few spines in you in self defense.

hedgehog’s dilemma

Urban Word of The Day

The phrase hedgehog’s dilemma refers to the notion that:

(1) The closer two beings come to one another in a relationship, the more likely it might be for them to inflict psychological pain on each other

(2) Yet if they remain apart, they each might feel the roughly-equivalent (psychological) pain of loneliness.

This notion comes from the conjecture that hedgehogs, with sharp spines on their backs, might hurt each other if they get too close. It is a character trait believed to be possessed by some individuals, in real life as well as in works of fiction, sometimes causing anti-social behaviours, often allegedly caused by an unpleasant past experience of intimate relationships. A person who suffers from the hedgehog’s dilemma will usually avoid becoming too close or involved with someone, due to fear of another similar, possibly painful, experience, such as they had experienced in the past.


Porcupines are a better example of the hedgehog’s dilemma due to their commonly known dangerously sharp spines. As you can imagine, getting too close to them will provoke them and might force a few spines in you in self defense.