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  2. Unpopularity - Wikipedia

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    Other research has focused on identifying stable subgroups of unpopular adolescents. A common distinction is that made between aggressive, withdrawn, and aggressive–withdrawn individuals. [6] However, less is known about how these traits lead to aggressive or withdrawn children to become unpopular and to experience later adjustment problems.

  3. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  4. Nerd - Wikipedia

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    A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted, or lacking social skills.Such a person may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, little known, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical, abstract, or relating to niche topics such as science fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities.

  5. Plausible deniability - Wikipedia

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    Arguably, the key concept of plausible deniability is plausibility. It is relatively easy for a government official to issue a blanket denial of an action, and it is possible to destroy or cover up evidence after the fact, that might be sufficient to avoid a criminal prosecution, for instance.

  6. Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The Words of the Year usually reflect events that happened during the years the lists were published. For example, the Word of the Year for 2005, 'integrity', showed that the general public had an immense interest in defining this word amid ethics scandals in the United States government, corporations, and sports. [1]

  7. Popularity - Wikipedia

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    The current definition of the word popular, the "fact or condition of being well liked by the people", was first seen in 1601. [ 7 ] While popularity is a trait often ascribed to an individual, it is an inherently social phenomenon and thus can only be understood in the context of groups of people.

  8. Kike - Wikipedia

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    Kike (/ k aɪ k /), also known as the K-word, [1] is an ethnic slur directed at Jewish people. The etymological origin comes from the Yiddish word for circle, קײַקל ( kikel ), itself a derivation of the ancient Greek word κύκλος .

  9. Hot take - Wikipedia

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    In journalism, a hot take is a "piece of deliberately provocative commentary that is based almost entirely on shallow moralizing" in response to a news story, [1] "usually written on tight deadlines with little research or reporting, and even less thought".