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Are you a low-key annoying parent? Aren鈥檛 we all? The phrase 鈥渓ow-key鈥 expresses a lackluster feeling that鈥檚 analogous to 鈥渟ort of." Depending on where you look, low-key can be spelled as one word, two words or as a hyphenated phrase.

Yahoo!

For Father鈥檚 Day, we鈥檙e honoring the TV patriarchs we always wished to call 鈥淒ad鈥 ourselves. Remember Uncle Phil of 鈥淭he Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,鈥 Tony Micelli of 鈥淲ho鈥檚 the Boss?鈥 and Dan Conner of "Roseanne?鈥 They weren鈥檛 just hilarious and entertaining archetypes 鈥 their diverse socioeconomic statuses, gender beliefs and family structures taught us that no household looks the same.

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For Father鈥檚 Day, we鈥檙e honoring the TV patriarchs we always wished to call 鈥淒ad鈥 ourselves. Remember Uncle Phil of 鈥淭he Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,鈥 Tony Micelli of 鈥淲ho鈥檚 the Boss?鈥 and Dan Conner of "Roseanne?鈥 They weren鈥檛 just hilarious and entertaining archetypes 鈥 their diverse socioeconomic statuses, gender beliefs and family structures taught us that no household looks the same.

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POV: Your teen says it all the time. But why? Everyone knows that 鈥淧OV鈥 is short for 鈥減oint of view鈥 to represent a first-person perspective but teens also use it in the second-person to strengthen their opinions, both on social media and in verbal dialogue.

Fortune

Peppa Pig isn鈥檛 the average children鈥檚 cartoon. The family of two-dimensional pink pigs with protruding snouts, dressed in colorful clothes and speaking in English accents, has gone from a humble British TV show to a global staple in households with young children. On Friday, the Peppa Pig brand celebrated its 20th anniversary, and still tops most charts in kids鈥 entertainment.

Bored Panda

When it comes to memes, nothing is off the table, even mental health. Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Professor Lynn Zubernis, Ph.D., writes that memes can actually help us cope. The humor and communication that they can provide help us deal with anxiety and stress. And when we relate to them, it validates our sadness and our struggles.

New York Post

Their slang game has rizzen to new heights. The youngins of Gen Z and Gen Alpha are evoking some old-time 1990s technology into their already-obscure slang. But their latest phrase, 鈥渇ax, no printer鈥 鈥 a TikToker went viral for saying it in 2021 鈥 has very little to do with dated office devices from before many of them were born.

Metro

No film has quite bore so much expectation as The Phantom Menace, the first entry in the Star Wars franchise in 16 years, since Return of the Jedi. In the era of streaming and mass content releases, it feels hard to imagine that level of anticipation and expectation.

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Is your teen saying, 鈥淔ax, no printer?鈥 Yeah, it has nothing to do with old-school technology.

CoastalView.com

The Carpinteria Valley Museum of History鈥檚 vast collection of 19th- and 20th-century photographs has entered the 21st century: the photo index is now online. The museum has more than 10,000 photos dating back to the late 1800s. They show local people, parades, businesses, homes, disasters and lots more.

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Your teen is 鈥渃aught in 4K鈥 鈥 and boy, they鈥檙e in trouble. This is the definition of the slang expression, according to Dictionary.com: 鈥淐aught in 4k is a phrase that means someone was caught in the act of doing something wrong or foolish and there is undeniable evidence to prove it.鈥

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Your teen is 鈥渃aught in 4K鈥 鈥 and boy, they鈥檙e in trouble. This is the definition of the slang expression, according to Dictionary.com: 鈥淐aught in 4k is a phrase that means someone was caught in the act of doing something wrong or foolish and there is undeniable evidence to prove it.鈥