An abbreviation of the French phrase 'je ne sais pas' (I don't know), adopted by texters too lazy to type full responses but fancy enough to use French. It's the digital shrug emoji in letter form. Bonus points for sounding vaguely sophisticated while admitting complete ignorance.

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shwaesty

A mashup of 'sweet' and 'tasty' used to describe someone or something cool, though it sounds like what happens when you sneeze mid-compliment. It's trying very hard to become the next big slang term but will probably remain confined to that one friend group that invented it. Points for creativity, minus points for actually sounding good.

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truth bomb

A fact spoken in clear, easy to understand terms and without bias. Made famous by, but not necessarily coined by, Tracy Morgan's character Tracy Jordan from the tv series "30 Rock"

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