RAMEN AND REGRET
This highly caffeinated beverage, often coming in a silver and blue can, is the official lifeblood of finals week.
What is ‘red bull’.
In the iconic meme, a man walking with his girlfriend shamelessly checks out another woman, a universal symbol for being tempted by something new.
What is the Distracted Boyfriend meme?
"I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100%..."
What is "...that b****"? (Lizzo, "Truth Hurts")
This number, frequently seen written on her hand during early tours, is Taylor Swift's long-professed lucky number.
What is 13?
In practically every horror movie ever, the group makes the fatal decision to do this "to cover more ground."
What is "split up"?
This fancy syllabus term means "the professor can and will change anything they want, whenever they want, and you just have to deal with it."
What is ‘subject to change’.
This 2023 slang term, short for "charisma," describes your skill in charming or seducing a potential partner.
What is ‘rizz’.
"Coming out of my cage and I've been..."
What is "...doing just fine"? (The Killers, "Mr. Brightside")
The songs "cardigan," "august," and "betty" from the album folklore are collectively known by fans as this story arc.
What is the "Teenage Love Triangle"?
Despite Obi-Wan Kenobi explicitly warning Anakin Skywalker that he has this tactical advantage, Anakin attacks him anyway.
What is "the high ground"?
The morning-after journey across campus in last night's clothes is known by this alliterative, slightly shameful phrase.
What is the ‘walk of shame’.
Pibble the Pug, a viral Instagram sensation, is known for this iconic request.
What is ‘wash my belly’.
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There's vomit on his sweater already..."
What is "...mom's spaghetti"? (Eminem, "Lose Yourself")
The 10-minute version of her hit song "All Too Well" was accompanied by this, a short film she wrote and directed.
What is "All Too Well: The Short Film"?
In Jurassic Park, Dennis Nedry's master plan involves smuggling dinosaur embryos in a can of this brand of shaving cream.
What is Barbasol?
From the Latin for "kidnapper," this academic sin is what you're committing when you copy-paste from Wikipedia at 3 a.m.
What is ‘plagiarism’.
This term describes an online entertainer who uses a virtual, often anime-inspired, avatar generated using computer graphics.
What is a VTuber?
"Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me, I ain't the sharpest tool in the..."
What is "...shed"? (Smash Mouth, "All Star")
In the iconic 2009 music video for "You Belong With Me," the name of the fictional high school is this.
What is "Ambler High School"?
In Titanic, Rose asks Jack to "draw me like one of your ____ ____," while wearing nothing but a diamond that could have saved half the people in steerage.
What are his "French girls"?
This dreaded acronym is the annual ritual sacrifice of your soul to the god of college loans.
What is ‘FAFSA’.
This is the name of the massive, collaborative online fiction project about a secret organization whose motto is "Secure. Contain. Protect."
What is the SCP Foundation?
"Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?"
What is "Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me"? (Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody")
According to fan theories and insider lore, this is the rumored title of the "lost" album that was supposedly scrapped after the events of 2016, before she released Reputation.
What is "Karma"?
the Despite knowing it's a soul-corrupting artifact of pure evil, Boromir insists that the Fellowship should do this with the One Ring instead of destroying it.
What is "use the Ring of Power"?