Nancy from New Haven, Connecticut, has noticed the word liminal turning up everywhere lately and wonders if she’s imagining it. She’s not. The word’s use has risen sharply since around 2021, particularly in long-form journalism and public...
social nerdwanking n.— Note: The Diesel Sweeties comic in which the term was coined is here. «Coined by R. Stevens in his webcomic Diesel Sweeties, “social nerdwanking” means lording your social-network superiority over...