language

Who Deserves the Title of ‘Young, Dumb and Full of Cum’?

Though the fabled moniker has been circulating in public consciousness for almost 30 years, it’s recently become the go-to self-identification of every person on the internet

How ‘Based’ Became the Alt-Right’s New Favorite Piece of Black Slang

Their use of the term is a derisive way to exploit Black labor, erode our progress and casually make us and our language laughable

Exactly How Cold Is a Witch’s Tit?

Can it really be as chilly as the chilliest winter day?

Incel Vocab 101: What We Can Learn from the Language of the Manosphere

Researchers analyzed 11 million words from incel-related subreddits to better understand — and hopefully predict — the behavior of young extremists