Mr. Musk uses online slang to marshal his 200 million social media followers in support of his efforts to gut the federal government. But he might be reaching his limits.

Internet slang has evolved over the years shaping communication while bridging — and sometimes dividing — generations.

(CNN) -- The rapid integration of the Internet and World Wide Web into daily life has added an array of new words, acronyms and even alternative forms of language to the human lexicon. Click on ...

A term of endearment meaning "before anyone else," it has lost its charm over time. Used to describe being excited or ...

to use a current slang phrase, being chronically online—which means very closely engaged (maybe even obsessively so) with internet culture. Especially in 2025, it’s a two-way street ...

Over the past couple of years, “Final boss” has snaked its way out of the gamer world and into social media spaces. Today, “final boss” is used to hyperbolically call someone out. The term is usually ...

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