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☆ What’s a ‘Girl Dinner’ Got to Do to Get Into the Dictionary These Days?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Sam Corbin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you feel like you’re drowning in neologisms lately, you’re not delulu. The uptick in coinages has been noted by culture writers and TikTok users alike. There’s even a meme for slang overload, though it has been around since 2020. Girl dinner, an informal phrase credited to the TikTok user Olivia Maher that describes a light, charcuterie board-like meal, was inducted as an entry on Dictionary.com this month. It joins other newly inducted informal nouns and slang terms — including bussin’, the ick and pretty privilege — whose rise has been driven at least in part by social media.

Persons: you’re, —, Olivia Maher, bussin ’, Grant Barrett, Dictionary.com Locations: coinages

☆ The hot word for CEOs on earnings calls is 'choiceful'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

So far in 2023, choiceful has appeared in 15 quarterly earnings calls for S&P 500 companies, according to a CNBC analysis of FactSet transcripts. In 2021, only the CEOs of Molson Coors and McCormick said "choiceful" when speaking to investors on their quarterly conference calls. But the Oxford English Dictionary notes the earliest known use of the word in the late 1500s. These days, CEOs have used it to describe a consumer whose behavior has changed over the last two years. That's where "choiceful" comes in handy again.

Persons: Doug McMillon, choiceful, That's, McCormick, Laxman Narasimhan, it's, Ralph Lauren, Patrice Louvet, Molson Coors, Gavin Hattersley, we've, McDonald's Kempczinski Organizations: Walmart Inc . Corporation, Automation, Innovation, CNBC, Molson Coors, Webster, Oxford English, Consumers Locations: Washington , DC, Merriam, McDonald's

☆ OpenAI's GPTBot and other AI web crawlers are being blocked by even more companies now
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Unique, high quality data, mainly scraped from the web, is vital to the performance of AI models. AdvertisementAdvertisementMore and more companies are trying to avoid having their data freely scraped and saved by web crawlers working for the benefit of AI models. Last month, OpenAI last revealed its own crawler, GPTBot, saying it would respect robots.txt, a decades-old method through which a website can tell a web crawler to ignore it. Many more companies are now also blocking CCBot, a web crawler used by Common Crawl. AdvertisementAdvertisementSee below for a full list of the biggest websites now blocking GPTBot and CCBot as of Sept. 22:Blocking GPTBotamazon.comquora.comnytimes.comtheguardian.comshutterstock.comwikihow.comcnn.comsciencedirect.comusatoday.comhealthline.comstackexchange.comalamy.comscribd.comwebmd.combusinessinsider.comdictionary.comreuters.comwashingtonpost.commedicalnewstoday.comnpr.orgcbsnews.comgoodhousekeeping.comamazon.co.uktumblr.comlatimes.cominsider.comglassdoor.comvocabulary.cominvestopedia.comslideshare.netamazon.decosmopolitan.comnbcnews.comindiamart.comstackoverflow.comhindustantimes.combloomberg.comcnbc.compeople.comtvtropes.orgamazon.invimeo.comverywellhealth.comikea.comespn.comindianexpress.comthesaurus.compbs.org123rf.comwattpad.comvariety.comtoday.compopsugar.comthespruce.comuol.com.bramazon.frgeeksforgeeks.orgelle.comeconomictimes.compcmag.comtheverge.comallrecipes.comthoughtco.comrollingstone.comwired.comnextdoor.comhollywoodreporter.comabc.net.auew.comamazon.canews18.comwomenshealthmag.comrateyourmusic.comamazon.co.jptechradar.comairbnb.comndtv.comlifewire.comtomsguide.comvulture.comeverydayhealth.compolygon.comtheconversation.comesquire.comprnewswire.combillboard.commenshealth.commetro.co.ukcountryliving.commashable.comgamesradar.comthehindu.comtimesofindia.comdeadline.comharpersbazaar.commedscape.comnymag.comrefinery29.comradiotimes.comcbssports.comtandfonline.comtheatlantic.comtrulia.comamazon.espinterest.esnationalgeographic.combhg.comeater.comsouthernliving.comhealthgrades.comvice.compicclick.combustle.comnewyorker.comeonline.comdigitalspy.comopentable.compinterest.dethepioneerwoman.comcaranddriver.combyrdie.comlivemint.commedicinenet.comteacherspayteachers.comcookpad.comthespruceeats.combizjournals.compagesjaunes.frliputan6.comdelish.commasterclass.comarchiveofourown.orgvox.comrealsimple.comaarp.orgfrancetvinfo.frpinterest.frkumparan.comtheathletic.comtravelandleisure.comvogue.comlivescience.comapartments.commarketwatch.comglamour.comamazon.itcinemablend.comthrillist.comamazon.com.brpinterest.co.ukangi.comalamy.esusmagazine.comdistractify.combbcgoodfood.comjagran.commercadolibre.com.mxandroidauthority.comcity-data.comfoodandwine.comhellomagazine.comamazon.com.augq.comingles.comamarujala.comieee.orgprevention.comstern.dekbb.comedmunds.commarthastewart.compcgamer.comjustanswer.comhealth.com20minutes.frfortune.comhomes.comscientificamerican.compopularmechanics.comverywellfit.comvanityfair.comchicagotribune.comverywellmind.comhousebeautiful.comcntraveler.comallure.comspanishdict.comneverbounce.comanswers.commoneycontrol.comarchitecturaldigest.comslate.comlonelyplanet.cominverse.comcorriere.itactu.frself.comtripsavvy.cominstyle.comeatingwell.comsuperuser.comwelt.despiegel.dewomansday.comseventeen.comhbr.orgoprahdaily.comautotrader.combonappetit.comsueddeutsche.deseriouseats.comliveabout.comseattletimes.comcoursera.orglivehindustan.comfrance24.comtownandcountrymag.comdotesports.comworldplaces.mefaz.netteenvogue.commotor1.comnj.comglamourmagazine.co.ukokdiario.combrides.comstylecaster.comalamyimages.frjagranjosh.comtheglobeandmail.comaxios.comfrancebleu.frtabelog.comthebalancemoney.comnydailynews.comsheknows.comnaomedical.comverywellfamily.comBlocking CCBot

Persons: —, OpenAI, GPTbot, Conde Nast, Masterclass, Kelly, robots.txt, verywellhealth.com, indianexpress.com Organizations: Service, Amazon, Guardian, NPR, CBS News, CBS Sports, NBC News, CNBC, Yorker, Hearst, New York Times Locations: USA, Europe, Originality.ai, androidauthority.com

☆ The Pandemic’s Silver Lining: Permission to Wear Soft Pants - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( David Mack | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A finance lawyer who used to wear suits, he lately had found himself toiling in a series of baggy sweatpants and sweaters. (No judgment: I wore the same crusty, forest-green hoodie and gray sweats for over three days straight.) Dictionary.com even credited us with popularizing the term, although it’s been around in some form since at least 2009. Three years on, while I have mostly stopped wearing masks, my soft clothes remain. On an ideal day, you shouldn’t be able to tell if I’m going to the club or to my couch.

☆ Microsoft's chief technology officer says he uses the new AI-powered Bing to decode his teenage daughter's use of Gen Z slang like 'rizz' and 'bussin'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft's CTO said he uses the new AI-powered Bing search engine to understand his teenage daughter's slang. In a recent interview, he praised the search engine, saying he misses it whenever he doesn't have access. Microsoft unveiled its new AI-powered Bing in collaboration with OpenAI last week. The overhauled search engine will feature similar technology that backs OpenAI's viral chatbot, ChatGPT, though OpenAI has promised Bing will be "more powerful." There's currently a waitlist to gain admittance to the new search engine, so Insider looked up the definitions the old-fashioned way: on Google.

☆ 1aprilie - Ziua internațională a păcălelilor: istoric și tradiții
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Tradiția Zilei păcălelilor de 1 aprilie are rădăcini care s-au pierdut în istorie. Cei care au continuat să celebreze Anul Nou pe 1 aprilie în loc de 1 ianuarie erau numiți ''păcăliții de aprilie''. Alte convingeri cu privire la Ziua păcălelilor ar avea referințe biblice. În Marea Britanie și Canada, farsele de Ziua internațională a păcălelilor - ''Fool's Day'' - se fac până la amiază, după acest moment al zilei considerându-se că poartă ghinion să mai faci farse. În acest a însă Ziua păcălelilor survine pe un fond destul de tensionat.

Persons: - lea, Roussillon, Noe, Iisus, Pilat, Irod Organizations: Nou, Google, Business Insider Locations: Franța, Pont, Irod, Britanie, Canada, Belgia, Olanda, Italia, Elveția

☆ 1 aprilie - Ziua internațională a păcălelilor: istoric și tradiții
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Tradiția Zilei păcălelilor de 1 aprilie are rădăcini care s-au pierdut în istorie. Cei care au continuat să celebreze Anul Nou pe 1 aprilie în loc de 1 ianuarie erau numiți ''păcăliții de aprilie''. Noe ar fi fost primul ''păcălit de aprilie'', pentru că în ziua de 1 aprilie ar fi trimis din greșeală un porumbel să găsească pământul înainte ca nivelul apei să scadă. În Franța, Belgia, Olanda, Italia și zonele unde se vorbește franceza din Canada și Elveția, tradiția de 1 aprilie este cunoscută ca ''Poisson d'Avril'' (''pește de aprilie''). În acest a însă Ziua păcălelilor survine pe un fond destul de tensionat.

Persons: - lea, Roussillon, Noe, Iisus, Pilat, Irod Organizations: Nou, Google, Business Insider Locations: Franța, Pont, Irod, Britanie, Canada, Belgia, Olanda, Italia, Elveția

☆ (foto) Bedgasm sau Hiberdating: 24 de cuvinte noi care ar trebui adăugate în dicționarul englez
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Pe parcursul timpului, limba engleză evoluează, apărând noi cuvinte, care, prin sine, definesc diferite acțiuni, tipuri de persoane sau alte lucruri. Multe dintre aceste cuvinte provin de la urbandictionary.com, care este, de fapt, un dicționar de argouri moderne. Voi cum credeți, ce cuvinte moderne ar trebuie să apară în tradiționalul dicționar englez? Askhole se referă la o persoană care pune mereu întrebări stupide, fără rost sau nepotrivite. Errorist este denumirea pentru o persoană care face mereu greșeli, care se înșeală mereu.

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