And thanks to everyone who suggested words and voted!

And the BL Word of the Week of the Year, as voted by listeners: Temu (derog.): a cheap or knock-off version We think it reflects a complicated relationship with companies we do business with. Even as we use them, we feel the shadiness. Watch or listen: https://t.co/elnqUdsvYh

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• -bait Combined with other words — ragebait, engagement bait, clickbait — indicating an enticement Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• clanker commonly a slur for a robot, but now extended to AI thx Kitty Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2079

• underbus to throw someone under the bus; to blame an underling for a action thx Keith, Aaron the side of facts Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• May I meet you? a pick-up line suggested by an old rich guy that is considered cringe by young people thx James Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• thought partner (derogatory) a way of considering an LLM as an intellectual peer; inappropriate and cringe Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• LLM grooming a form of data poisoning in which LLMs are made to spread disinformation thx Heddewyn Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• bean soup theory referring to the seeming inability of people online to ignore content that isn’t tailored to them Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• auntie depending on context, a certain female relative, any female relative, or even a family friend Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• chopped badly done, undesirable, or unattractive. From African American English Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• unc Is it “uncle”? Is it “uncool”? Actually it’s a bit of both. Can be affectionate. From African American English Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• group 7 the in-group, the cool kids. Tiktok user Sophia James made multiple videos and found that the seventh one was unaccountably popular. Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• chatfishing using generative AI to help carry on a conversation with a potential romantic partner thx Andy from Logophilius Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• polycrisis the interconnected turmoil being experienced in 2025 thx Eric Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• retvrn a far-right movement that wants to live in an imaginary past thx James Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025

• that’s AI a way of saying “I don’t believe you” Like this word to vote for it. #WordOfTheWeekOfTheYear2025