Internet slang
Slang like "fanum tax" & "skibidi" baffle many; it's associated with this generation, a name that unfittingly follows Gen Z
Gen Alpha
What do you mean, this Canadian singer's "What Do You Mean?" topped the Billboard Pop Chart?
Bieber
"I'm not paying you to do stand-up, Mr. Squidward! Now get back to work!"
Spongebob
"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed--or worse, expelled"
Hermione
This adjective derived from the name of Plato's school can mean "irrelevant"
Academic
In classical music an op. is an opus, but over on Reddit, an O.P. is an abbreviation for this
Original poster
Watch out, Radioactive Man! This band sang, "She wants to dance like Uma Thurman, bury me 'til I confess"
Fall Out Boy
"A Lannister always pays his debts"
Game of Thrones
"You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself. I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest"
Voldemort
Meaning "open", when you leave a door this way, it sounds as if you've transformed it to glass
Ajar
If someone posts the skull emoji, it doesn't mean the user is dead inside, just dead from too much of this joyful activity
laughing
Time for a quick game of Pick the Right Jonas Brother! He had a solo hit with "Levels"
Nick jonas
A classic of early TV: "Hello, friends, I'm your Vitameatavegamin girl"
I love Lucy
"Tiny little bloke, my dad was. By the time I was six I could lift him up an' put him on top o' the dresser"
Hagrid
Greater than pH 7, it means capable of neutralizing an acid
Alkaline
NPC, short for this, can be a diss for someone you regard as one of the sheeple
non-player character
"Zero" was big for this singer, but domestic violence issues resulted in denial of his visa for a trip to Australia
Chris Brown
"Advertising is based on one thing:
Happiness. And do you know what happiness is? Happiness is the smell of a new car"
Mad Men
"You are here to learn the subtle science & exact art of potion-making"
Snape
Be! Be! This, not in the physically threatening to others sense, but in the determined go-getter vibe
Aggressive
t's a portmanteau word for someone who makes internet content with an animal, like with Esther the Wonder Pig on Instaham
petfluencers
"See You Again" stayed on the list again & again for this rapper & Charlie Puth
Dr. Alex Karev:
"You made me love you, you made me let you in & then you freakin' died in my arms"
Grey's Anatomy
"I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for"
Black
It's "tru", you're this, devoted to the welfare of others
Altruistic