The slang term "chopped" has taken over the internet because of a few viral memes that have cemented it into mainstream use.

The internet gets flooded with new terms, phrases, and slang daily. The constant changes make it difficult for some people to ...

Online life changed the way we talk and write—then changed it again, and again, and so on, forever. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to ...