Lexical Compendium
Wait... what is this? Sometimes I come across a word, phrase, idiom, quote, reference, bit of slang, person of interest, etc that either I don't know or I find amusing, interesting, etc. This is a collection of those items so that I can refer back to them in emails, texts, etc.
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Bees?
There is a "Cards Against Humanity" card that simply reads: "Bees?" It's so fatuous that it has become a common expression for me.
Some on the internet believe that this is a reference to an "Arrested Development" episode.
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References:
- Cards Against Humanity Reference ID cards-against-humanity
- Arrested Development clip - perhaps the origin of the card Reference ID arrested-development-clip
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edgelord
Edgelord is a term that combines edge (as in "edgy") with "-lord." It is 'net-speak for someone who deliberately makes provocative and nihilistic statements in order to appear rebellious or shocking.
It seems to have originated in the early 2000s on online forums like Reddit.
In September 2025, there was a shooting at an ICE facility in Houston, TX. As motives for the shooter were investigated, he was described as an edgelord.
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References:
- CNN: Dallas ICE facility shooting leaves 1 detainee dead and 2 more injured, officials say Reference ID cnn-dallas-ice-facility-shooting-leaves-1-detainee
- The Guardian: I’ve learned a new word – and now I’m seeing the people it describes everywhere Reference ID the-guardian-ive-learned-a-new-word-and-now-im-see
- Ken Klippenstein: Exclusive: The ICE Shooter’s Politics Reference ID ken-klippenstein-exclusive-the-ice-shooters-politi
- Definition: edgelord Reference ID definition-edgelord
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