An โunsung heroโ is a hero who does valuable, often challenging work without receiving recognition or praise for their contributions.
โUnsung heroesโ make a significant impact but go largely unnoticed, with their efforts sometimes taken for granted.
An โunsung heroโ could be a real person (e.g., Claudette Colvin, who preceded Rosa Parks in the Montgomery bus protests) or a fictional protagonist (e.g., Samwise Gamgee, who is mostly overshadowed by Frodo).
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Island-hopping means going to a region with multiple islands and traveling from island to island, spending a relatively short time on each one (e.g., โBarbados is a popular gateway for island-hopping in the Caribbeanโ).
On a related note, if youโre not sure whether hoping or hopping is the word you need, โhopingโ is the present participle of โhope,โ while โhoppingโ is the present participle of โhop.โ
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The term dogfooding comes from the phrase eating your own dogfood, which refers to the practice of testing your own products before you release them to the public.
The term dogfooding is said to originate from a 1970s Alpo dog food commercial. The face of the commercial, actor Lorne Greene, claimed that he fed his own dogs Alpo. He tried to show confidence in the product by telling the audience it was good enough for him to use for his beloved pets.
The term was allegedly coined by Microsoft manager Paul Maritz when he sent an email with the heading โEating your own dogfoodโ in which he motivated his team to use the companyโs product.
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In the tech industry, dogfooding refers to the practice of companies using their own products or software internally before releasing them to a wider audience.
The goal of dogfooding is to collect feedback from employees in order to fix bugs and enhance the product pre-release.
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โEasy peasyโ means โvery easyโ (e.g., โThat math test was easy peasyโ).
Itโs a reduplicative (repetition of sounds) of the word easy. โEasy peasyโ is an informal expression often used by or with children. A variation is โeasy peasy lemon squeezy,โ which further accentuates the expressionโs rhyme.
A similar expression is piece of cake, though this isnโt as informal as โeasy peasy.โ
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โI guessโ is a synonym for the tentative expression โI suppose.โ
Be careful not to confuse โsuppose toโ with supposed to; the phrase โbe supposed toโ (e.g., โYouโre not supposed to do that!โ) cannot be spelled โbe suppose to.โ
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The phrase โvery demure, very mindfulโ has been popularized by TikTok creator Jools Lebron. She posts short videos instructing her followers on how to be demure (that is, modest, respectful, and humble) in various situations, such as at work, on airplanes, and on family vacations.
The trend has caught on, and now many TikTok creators are sharing tips on how to be โdemure,โ often expanding the wordโs definition in a tongue-in-cheek way.
