FAMILIAR PHRASES
Dating back to the early 2000s, it's what FOMO stands for
What is the fear of missing out?
"He looked and smelt like Autumn’s very brother, his face being sunburnt to wheat-color, his eyes blue as corn-flowers, his boots and leggings dyed with fruit-stains, his hands clammy with the sweet juice of apples, his hat sprinkled with pips, and everywhere about him that atmosphere of cider which at its first return each season has such an indescribable fascination for those who have been born and bred among the orchards."
If someone IRL says they're "swiping left" on you, blame this dating app that spawned a whole new way to say "nope"
What is Tinder?
This gastropod is one of the many narrators of Woolf's "Kew Gardens"
What is a snail?
The snack that smiles back
What is goldfish?
It can mean to become independent of someone or something, or what new fathers often do in the hospital delivery room
What is cut the cord?
“I value my looks too much to spoil ’em. She wants my hair to get another lover with; though if stories are true she’s broke the heart of many a noble gentleman already.”
Who is Marty South?
Over 150 billion messages are sent daily on this Meta-owned platform, the world's most widely used messaging service
What is WhatsApp?
Phillis Wheatley and Derek Walcott are both a little nostalgic for this Greek poet, famous for his epics
Who is Homer?
What are Sour Patch Kids?
It follows "jack of all trades" to describe someone who can do many things but not particularly well
What is master of none?
"She is amiable enough; but if anything should happen to her—and I hear she is ill—well, if it should, I should be free—and my fame, my happiness, would be insured.”
Who is Fitzpiers?
Were you recently ignored by someone under 14? They may have been busy with an "experience" on this game-building app launched in 2006
What is Roblox?
Biologists have suggested that the human body really resembles this, a hybrid assemblage of life forms living together
What is a coral reef?
Magically delicious
What are Lucky Charms?
A serious incident at NASA on April 14, 1970 led to this 5-word phrase being used humorously for less serious situations
What is "Houston, we have a problem"?
“Don’t think of me like that!” she begged. “A mere chattel.”
Who is Grace?
This online marketplace for cheap goods with a Chinese parent company had the most downloaded app in the U.S. in 2024
What is Temu?
Miranda nearly sleeps past this British afternoon activity in Woolf's "In the Orchard"
What is tea?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of this
What is a Tootsie Roll Pop?
This phrase meaning a commotion over something little predates the Shakespeare title
What is much ado about nothing?
"Must I tell verbatim, you simple child? Oh, I suppose I must! I shall eat away my heart if I do not let out all, after meeting you like this and finding how guileless you are.” She thereupon whispered a few words in the girl’s ear, and burst into a violent fit of sobbing.
Who is Felice Charmond?
Created in 2011 by Stanford University students, this app was originally called "Picaboo"
What is Snapchat?
Ross Gay argues that this is the "underground union" between all of us, including the trees
What is joy?
I'm cuckoo for this
What are Cocoa Puffs?