More cowbell is a pop-culture catchphrase that stems from a comedy sketch about 1970s rock music. The sketch centers around a character who seems to believe that the cowbell, a simple percussion instrument, is the…
Nailed it is an expression used to comment on the successful, skillful, or clever completion or performance of something. It’s often used sarcastically in reference to efforts that comically failed.
A neckbeard is an informal term for facial hair on the neck, usually ungroomed, and sometimes accompanied by little or no hair on the rest of the face. It is often used to stereotype nerds…
Negging is the practice of giving backhanded compliments and generally making comments that express indifference toward another person (usually a woman) in an attempt to seduce that person.
Neko is the Japanese word for cat. It can refer to actual cats or to characters in anime or manga that have catlike features. Specifically, the catgirl (a woman with cat ears, whiskers, and sometimes…
Netflix is the popular TV- and movie-streaming service. Chill is a verb that, in this context, means relaxing. Netflix and chill, as a distinct phrase, means to watch Netflix with a romantic prospect, with the…
Named for a DJ duo credited with starting the sound, nightcore is a style of electronic music in which producers speed up the tempo and raise the pitch of existing music, usually other electronic music…
Nomophobia is the fear of being without a mobile phone or without access to a mobile phone. Though it is not officially recognized as a psychiatric disorder, the term nomophobia is in common use.
Nonbinary gender is an umbrella term to describe any gender identity that does not fit into the gender binary of male and female. Nonbinary gender (also sometimes referred to as genderqueer) means someone may have…
Nootropics, also known as smart drugs, are drugs or other supplements used by cognitively healthy individuals in an effort to increase their cognitive functioning.