om nom nom
An American brand of spherical lollipops, with flavors such as Root Beer, Dragon Fruit, and Mystery Flavor.
Dum-Dums
The name of this Cuban dance is an onomatopoeia derived from the shuffling sound of the dancers' feet when they dance two consecutive quick steps that characterize the dance.
cha-cha (cha-cha-chá)
A music genre and subculture with elements including rapping, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti art.
hip-hop
Three ABBA songs whose titles are the same word or phrase repeated at least twice.
"Andante, Andante”, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”, “Honey, Honey”, “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do”, “Money, Money, Money”, “Ring Ring”
Since, achieving widespread recognition from its role in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, this flightless bird has become a fixture in popular culture, often as a symbol of extinction and obsolescence.
dodo bird
A Japanese hotpot of thinly sliced meat and vegetables boiled in water and served with dipping sauces, invented in the 20th century in Osaka.
shabu-shabu
A hip-hop dance move popularized in the 2010s and what rapper Silentó has the audience watch him do in his debut single.
Nae Nae
The first commercially successful video game in the history of the industry was released by Atari, Inc. in 1972, and simulates this sport.
ping pong
This sound which has become a meme was an iconic feature of Michael Jackson’s vocal performances, taken from Stevie Wonder.
hee hee
The binomial name of a North American animal that was hunted to near extinction by European settlers.
Bison bison
This type of noodle, usually handmade, is touted as one of the "eight curiosities" of Shaanxi, and written with a character made up of 58 strokes in its traditional form.
biangbiang noodles (𰻝𰻝面)
This high-energy music-hall dance was featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony with a performance by Moulin Rouge dancers.
can-can
Genre to which Love Actually, Crazy Rich Asians, and Shrek belong.
romcom
"Girls on Film” and “Hungry Like the Wolf” are songs by this English pop rock band that in the 1980s, achieved levels of fame similar to Beatlemania.
Duran Duran
The name for this fish, also known as the common dolphinfish, comes from the Hawaiian language and means “very strong”.
mahi-mahi
A comedic short story by Edgar Allen Poe, or a small chocolate confection originating in France.
Bon-Bon (bonbon)
Degas’ original “The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer” wore a wig of horsehair, as well as a real cloth bodice and gauze one of these, which varies on bronze casts of the sculpture from museum to museum.
tutu
Past slogans for this beverage include “It's the Real Thing.”, “Life tastes good”, and “Open Happiness”.
Coca-Cola
The title of the debut studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., and a word synonymous with mutter.
Murmur
A spitz-type of dog breed originally from Northern China, and the only dog breed with a distinctive bluish color in its lips and oral cavity.
Chow Chow
This element of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list is a traditional North African dish of small steamed granules of rolled semolina, often served with a stew spooned on top.
couscous
A synchronized dance originating in Japan and strongly associated with Eurobeat, involving motions with the arms and hands and very little lower body movement.
Para Para
A Beatles song, a book about the Manson Murders, and a term meaning disorder or confusion.
"Helter Skelter"
A type of effects pedal designed for electric guitar that alters the timbre of the input signal, famously used by Jimi Hendrix on the intro of his song “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”.
wah-wah pedal
Four species of small antelope found in eastern and southern Africa, named for the alarm calls of the females.
dik-diks