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What Were the Most Googled Slang Words in 2021?
News10 ^ | Feb 22, 2022 | Sarah Darmanjian

Posted on 03/04/2022 4:17:38 PM PST by nickcarraway

Maybe a teenager comes home and says they ‘finna’ do their homework after dinner or maybe after going to dinner with a friend they say the meal was ‘bussin.’ Slang words like ‘finna’ and ‘bussin’ can be figured out when used in a sentence, but what about hard to decipher slang words that leave people feeling salty?

Where does NY rank in 2022’s most sinful states? Fortunately, the internet makes it easy for people to become slang word GOATs with a few clicks on a keyboard or smartphone. The most Googled slang word in the U.S. is ‘simp’, according to im-a-puzzle.com’s list of states most puzzled by slang.

In New York, ‘Karen,’ a derogatory term for an entitled white woman, is the most Googled slang word but New Yorkers know their slang. They ranked 41 on the list of states most confused by slang.

Nevadans are America’s slang masters. The state was the least confused by slang followed by South Dakota, Rhode Island, Colorado, and Georgia. The states most baffled by slang are North Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii, Utah, and Ohio.

National Margarita Day: How to make the classic cocktail Top 10 most confusing slang words 1. Simp
A man who is overly attentive or submissive to women

2. Woke
To be well-informed of and sensitive to cultural issues

3. Sus
Suspicious or suspect

4. Bussin
Really good, usually describing food

5. FYP
Acronym for “For You Page,” part of the TikTok app

6. GOAT
Acronym for “greatest of all-time”

7. No cap
To say you’re not lying or exaggerating

8. Ratio When replies to a tweet vastly outnumber likes or retweets

9. FOMO
Acronym for “fear of missing out”

10. IYKYK
Acronym for “if you know you know”

Off the Beaten Path: The Sugar Fairy Bakes A total of 55 slang words made it onto im-a-puzzle.com‘s list of most searched slang words. To find these, im-a-puzzle.com said they analyzed 200 slang words in Google’s AdWords platform. They then found out which of those was the most searched word for each state during 2021.

Hundreds of new words, including slang, are added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary every year. TBH (to be honest), amirite, whataboutism, dad bod, silver fox, faux-hawk, and sapiosexual were all added in 2021.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Computers/Internet; Education
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1 posted on 03/04/2022 4:17:38 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

How about: Let’s Go Brandon!


2 posted on 03/04/2022 4:21:08 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: nickcarraway
The Marion-Webster dictionary does not have a definition for “islamofascism” so it is just another lefty puke site.

The proof is in the pudding, click this link and find out https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/islamofascism

"By their fruits you shall know them."

3 posted on 03/04/2022 4:49:40 PM PST by wildcard_redneck (Welcome to leftist Planet Lab Cage where are YOU are the rat)
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yeet!


4 posted on 03/04/2022 4:55:00 PM PST by Rio
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To: Navy Patriot

That wluld be, “LGB”, and I think that may confuse people...


5 posted on 03/04/2022 5:34:45 PM PST by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: nickcarraway

And beeber and stuned did not make the list?


6 posted on 03/04/2022 6:26:08 PM PST by DBrow
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To: nickcarraway

I still say “neat!” once in a while.


7 posted on 03/04/2022 6:28:23 PM PST by P.O.E.
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