Some new slang is making the rounds. Hamburger menus are those little stacks of short horizontal lines in the top left corner of websites that function as menus. Webrooming is the act of scoping out goods online only to buy them the store–the opposite of which is showrooming). The smugshrug is a funny emoticon that communicates a resigned, “Oh, well.” This is part of a complete episode.
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