HOW WE EXPLAIN THINGS

Sources first. Context always.

What we publish

We explain internet slang, comment-section expressions and recurring memes. We prioritize expressions with useful meanings and contexts over publishing every fleeting trend.

Organic expressions, not promotions

We exclude advertising slogans, brand and product campaigns, album promotion and institutional promotional catchphrases. We focus on expressions people adopt in everyday online conversation. A dictionary award may provide evidence of cultural reach; it does not make a promotional campaign eligible.

Our source standard

A published explanation needs at least two independently published sources supporting its central meaning. Several pages owned by the same publisher do not count as several independent sources. Sources are linked with the date they were checked. We do not copy complete articles, and we do not claim an exact origin when the available evidence does not establish it.

AI assistance and automatic publication

AI assists with discovery, research, drafting and quality assessment. Entries that pass automated source, context and originality checks may be published automatically. These checks are not independent human fact-checking and do not guarantee accuracy. Uncertain explanations, conflicting sources and high-risk topics are held as drafts. A proposed edit that fails publication checks does not replace the existing public explanation.

Examples and context

Dialogue examples are original illustrations, not quotations from real conversations. Tone depends on the speaker, relationship and setting. An expression can carry meanings beyond the examples we describe.

Dates and updates

The updated date reflects a material change to the explanation. Routine checks alone do not refresh it. We preserve a fixed address and content history for each explanation. Historical examples are not labeled as current trends without recent evidence.

Corrections

The site owner can correct an explanation or restore a previous version through the connected editorial tools. Readers can check the linked sources when an explanation seems unclear. Owner review is required for topics the automated process cannot reliably resolve.