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cuckoo egg

What is a cuckoo egg? An edited MP3 file that appears to be a copyright protected song being distributed via the Internet without the permission of the copyright owner. The initial portion of the song (first 30 seconds or so) will be of the real song. However, the remainder of the song is overwritten by something other than the initial song; usually...

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NetLingo Word of the Year 2024


Word of the Year: brat

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The year 2024 was quite the spectacle! From the Summer Olympics and Taylor Swift to the Solar Eclipse and the Ongoing Wars... still, one thing stood out the most: the U.S. Election. Once Biden stepped down and Harris stepped up, U.S. politics dominated the media. No wonder a grrl needed a "brat summer" to tune out and party on! Find out why brat made NetLingo's Word of the Year...

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