While DTN4L and DTN surfaced in the late-2010s, they didn't become mainstream popular until 2022. For the grammar police, "don't trust no one" is a double negative, but the abbreviation is meant to warn others about who they trust or be used as a mantra to move forward in their love life.

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mate

The Swiss Army knife of British and Australian vocabulary that can mean either your buddy or your romantic/sexual partner, depending entirely on context. It's simultaneously the most casual and most intimate term in Commonwealth English. The example sentence being identical for both definitions is not a typo—it's a feature.

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ygpm

you've got a private message

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