Catch Word #198 – Dating slang
Andrew and Jeremy teach you some funny and modern slang expressions about online dating.
Fun facts
According to the Pew Research Center, only 5% of Americans who are married or in a committed relationship say that they met their partner online. This means the majority of couples in the United States met the old-fashioned way, offline.
Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- To gear up to [do something]
- To hit the slopes
- The dating pool
- To slide into the DMs
- A pic
- To ghost
- To dodge a bullet
- To make it Facebook official
Credit:Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Catch Word #198 – Dating slang
Andrew and Jeremy teach you some funny and modern slang expressions about online dating.
Fun facts
According to the Pew Research Center, only 5% of Americans who are married or in a committed relationship say that they met their partner online. This means the majority of couples in the United States met the old-fashioned way, offline.Expressions you’ll learn in this episode
- To gear up to [do something]
- To hit the slopes
- The dating pool
- To slide into the DMs
- A pic
- To ghost
- To dodge a bullet
- To make it Facebook official
Credit:Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Jeremy Brinkerhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free, Step On by Jahzzar
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Andrew Bates
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Andrew Bates
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Operations: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Cody Black (Unsplash.com)
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