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Est. 1828
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tradwife

A dutiful housewife active on social media

unalive

a euphemism for ‘kill’ or ‘die’

unc

A shortening of the word “uncle,” often used humorously to indicate old age

Utah curls

long, loose curls with straight and relaxed ends

vibe coding

Writing computer code in a somewhat careless fashion, with AI assistance

webtoon

A digital comic scrolled vertically

winter arc

a three-month period dedicated to focusing on goals before the new year

WYLL

What you look like

yassify

to heavily edit an image with beauty filters

yinz

“you” or “y’all” in Pittsburgh

YOLO

you only live once

zoomies

A burst of frenetic running in dogs and cats; a bout of agitation or animation
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