Spelling Bee
This word means “beat or flow of music
rhythm
She say, "Do you love me?" I tell her, "Only partly; I only ____________________________
love my bed and my momma, I'm sorry
An animal who is shocked with fear and standing in front of a car’s light
“A deer in headlights”
When this doll’s 2023 movie went head-to-head with Oppenheimer, fans made mashup shirts and memes, even selling out some theaters.
Barbie
In the animated movie Rio 2, the main character and his family are pursued by this vengeful bird. What bird species is the vengeful bird?
cockatoo
It is a loss of voluntary muscle movement that can be temporary or permanent
paralysis
I need a hero, I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night ____________________________
He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast, And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
You have to suffer in order to advance or get something
“No pain, no gain”
A rare collectible of this franchise’s illustrator Ken Sugimori’s creation — a holographic illustration of a big fire breathing lizard — once sold for over $400,000 at auction.
Pokemon
In A.A. Milne’s world, this bird of “Winnie the Pooh” is always eager to give advice,
owl
This word has increased in usage after the being used in an iconic phrase: “very ___, very mindful”
demure
They'll take us where we want to go,
Hold me now, touch me now
I don't want to live without you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you You oughta know by now how much I love you
You'll find the French word for “beautiful” in this phrase for the most attractive person in a given setting
“ Belle of the ball”
These angelic figures wear hats and are heavily inspired by Kewpie dolls.
Sonny angles
This small, flightless bird from New Zealand once guest-starred in Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers; though in real life, it’s known for laying eggs almost as big as its body.
Kiwi
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
Bureaucracy
But you treat me like a stranger, and that feels so rough,
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
Guess that I don't need that, though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
If you don’t win perhaps, you’ll at least go out in a luminous ending.
“Blaze of glory”
Collectors of this horned Pop Mart figure say it’s “cursedly cute,” with some editions reselling for 10–20 times their original price online.
Labubu
In Finding Nemo, this bird frequents the dentist's office window, serving as a confidant to the fish in the tank and acting as a messenger between them and the ocean outside.
Pelican
An Indonesian Brainrot character who is an anthropomorphic wood who wields a baseball bat as a weapon
Tung Sahur
I've waited a hundred years
But I'd wait a million more for you
Nothing prepared me for
What the privilege of being yours would do
If I had only felt the warmth within your touch, If I had only seen how you smile when you blush
A principle or practiced based on a three word phrase mentioning a part of the hand
“Rule of thumb”
In the 1980s, these dolls caused near-riots in toy stores, with parents wrestling each other to “adopt” them during the Christmas craze.
Cabbage patch kids
In Disney’s 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, these birds ominously circle the Evil Queen’s lair and follow her when giving the apple to snow white.
Vultures