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Creating a patch to submit (Patch Tracker)
You want to contribute to Code::Blocks? - Thank you! That is really appreciated. Hence you can help us even more if you read the following paragraphs carefully.
First of all please make sure the feature you are implementing is not already implemented in the "nightly builds" of Code::Blocks ([/index.php/board,20.0.html /index.php/board,20.0.html]). Furthermore browse through the list of available patches at the Code::Blocks project page at SourceForge (see section "Patch submission" below on how to gain access). If you are unsure, don't hesitate to ask in the forum ([ ]) for advise.
You can make it easier for the developers to integrate your patches if you follow the advices of this page. Patches can be created in different formats. The format that is used by Code::Blocks is called a "unified diff". Hence 3rd party tools may still create a different patch format although it may be labelled as "unified diff". To avoid unnecessary incompatibilities the best way to provide a patch is to use the Subversion (SVN) diff (using the command line tool or a SVN GUI application).
What is required?
Not too much, you might already have the required tools installed. You'll need a subversion client software. You can download a current version for your OS at the Subversion project webpage here: http://subversion.tigris.org. If you want to apply or test your patches you'll also need either svn version ≥ 1.7.0 or the patch program; you can download patch and find more information about it at the GNU patch website.
It is a good idea to apply your code to the most up-to-date sources of Code::Blocks as they are available at the SVN repository. You'll find the instructions how to obtain the sources here: https://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/7. Once you've created your local sandbox you can start integrating your changes into it. Thus you may modify existing files or add new ones. When you have finished please make sure you've verified your implementation (feature(s)) work properly. Now it's time to create the patch.
Patch creation
If you have added new files you first have to register them with your sandbox. Thus go into the directory you've added new files and type at the command line:
- svn add filename(s)
...whereas "filename(s)" needs to be replaced with the files you've added. Of course if you are not using the command line version of SVN you can easily use the "Add" feature of your prefered SVN GUI. If you've completed adding all your new files to your sandbox you are ready to create the patch.
First of all go to the top-level directory of your sandbox (the first directory that has a hidden ".svn" folder with content). This is done because the patch file generated by the following command is relative to the directory where it's performed. This is the command to create the patch file:
- svn diff > my.patch
You can change the name of the patch (my.patch in the example) with a more descriptive name but make sure you leave the file extension ".patch" as this avoids conflicts while submitting the patch. The creation of the difference file (the patch file) may take some time, please be patient.
Once the patch file is created please make sure it contains content! Otherwise make sure you followed the steps above or ask in the forum ([ ]) for support.
Note: if the created patch is much larger than expected (it should be similar in size to the amount of code you changed/added) it is likely that extraneous white space changes are being picked up. In this case, please use the following command to create the patch file:
- svn diff -x -w > my.patch
If you are using git or git-svn and sending to someone with an svn setup, the output can be more easily handled with either [/index.php/topic,19391.msg132530.html#msg132530 this script] or one of
- git diff --no-prefix > my.patch
- svn patch my.patch --strip 1
Patch application and testing
In order to apply a patch you need the patch program (Windows Linux). Make sure you are in the same directory the patch was created and then type the following command:
- patch --unified --strip=0 --forward --input=my.patch
Or, if you are using svn version ≥ 1.7.0, the command:
- svn patch my.patch
This will perform some checks and then will patch your files using the difference information saved in the patch file (my.patch in the example).
Important note: If you are working under Windows you may have to convert the patch file to dos line-ending format. You can do that using "unix2dos my.patch".
Patch submission
By now you are ready to submit your work to the Patch Tracker at Tickets - the developer platform for Code::Blocks. If you haven't done so already, you need to register with Sourceforge to gain the right to submit patches to projects. The membership is free and appreciated. Select the "Tickests" section (Tickets) of the Code::Blocks project page. Click on "Submit A Patch" and fill out the form that appears. For now you only need to select a category for your patch, a descriptive summary and the patch itself. Make sure you enable the checkbox "Upload Patch" and provide the patch file you've just created. Then you are ready for submission - click on the "Submit patch" button on the bottom of the page.
You should now see the current list of patches with your patch at the top. Please note you can add additional comments or updates to your patch by simply clicking on the patch in the list and fill out the form that appears.
Thank you very much for your submission!


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The Whole World Is Watching: NATO in Chicago
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It was a solemn, tense scene on May 19 inside the courtroom at the Circuit Court of Cook County, where the group of three activists initially arrested in a late-night raid ahead of the NATO summits in Chicago, and now being referred to simply as the "NATO 3," heard the charges leveled against them.
NATO 3 has become the moniker for three activists who arrived in Chicago to protest the NATO Summit – Brian Church, 22, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Jared Chase, 27, of Keene, New Hampshire; and Brent Betterly, 24, of Massachusetts.
They now face charges of "conspiring to commit domestic terrorism during the NATO summit" and "plotting to attack President Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters, the Chicago mayor's home and police stations."
The three shared expressionless faces in the courtroom as they received their bail amount at a hearing, a lump sum of $1.5 million in a Southwest side Chicago criminal court.
They were part of a broader police raid, which took place close to midnight on May 17. Nine activists in Chicago for the summit from around the country were arrested by police and kept for up to 48 hours without charge. Six activists were eventually released.
According to CNN, their official charges read as: "material support for terrorism, conspiracy to commit terrorism, and possession of explosives or incendiary devices. They face up to possibly 85 years in prison if proven guilty on all charges.
"The three men also possessed or built improvised explosive or incendiary devices, a mortar gun, swords, a hunting bow, throwing stars, and knives with brass-knuckle handles," CNN further explained.
Michael Deutsch, representing the NATO 3 and employed by the National Lawyers Guild and the Peoples' Law Office, has alleged entrapment and possibly more as the activists charged with terrorism see their first day in court on May 22.
"We believe these are fabricated charges that are based on police informants and provocateurs," said Deutsch. "This is a common pattern for people protesting. We know there were two police informants who infiltrated the group and we believe they're the ones who provoked this and they're the ones who had the illegal activity and the illegal materials. That's our understanding."
"Why would police do such a thing?," Deutsch was asked in a press gathering in the aftermath of the bail hearing.
His response: "To discredit protesters that come to the city and to make it seem like the police are under attack when people are peacefully protesting." Inside the courtroom, Deutsch said, "This is just propaganda to create a climate of fear. My clients came to peacefully protest."
Entrapment, legally defined, is "when [a person] is induced or persuaded by law enforcement officers or their agents to commit a crime that he had no previous intent to commit; and the law as a matter of policy forbids conviction in such a case."
Deutsch also said that there were two police informants that infiltrated the group, and "we believe they're the ones that provoked this."
The ACLU of Massachusett's blog Privacy SOS, in a post on the charges against the NATO Three, brought up several other well-known cases of entrapment.
During the Republican National Convention in 2008, the FBI arrested a man for attempts to make Molotov cocktails during the convention. The blog notes that:"While this smells similar to the RNC 2008 molotov cocktail charges, Chicago police have produced no actual evidence of bomb-making or illegal activity in the case of the NATO 3."
Eight activists in Cleveland, Ohio involved with Occupy were also arrested for conspiring to blow up a bridge. In that case, an FBI informant talked the plotters into blowing up the bridge, led them to an arms merchant and drove them to the bomb site, reported Rick Perlstein.
How the case of the NATO Three will develop remains to be seen, but civil liberties watchers are keeping a close eye on the case as it develops.
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2013 Southeast Showdown
It Gets Better Every Year
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It generally takes a while for a car and truck show to mature. The early years are a struggle, but once attendance picks up, the locations get better, fun and games increase, and a higher number and quality of vehicles arrive as the perfect finishing touch. That's when the event gets engraved on your "gotta be there" list.
Started in 2003, the Southeast Showdown has been one of those top shows for several years. Show promoter Jon Fulmer has been a veteran of the show circuit for decades and his innovative approach keeps drivers coming back for more. His cash prize for the best debuting vehicle encourages drivers to unveil their latest creations at SESD and everyone looks forward to seeing something new.
The location adds to the fun with the Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, South Carolina, just far enough out of town that the noise and smoke from the burnout competition doesn't annoy the neighbors. Several classic truck drivers took their turn on the banked turns of the Speedway demonstrating lots of modern horsepower.
Adding to the fun, the downhill entry road to the track became the perfect spot for SESD's traditional soap box derby competition with drivers and spectators enjoying this gravity-powered event. If you'd like something a little quieter, the tattoo competition gave participants an opportunity to show off their latest body art, competing in several categories. Multiple vendors and professional pinstripers rounded out the list of options.
The Sunday afternoon awards ceremony presented 180 laser-cut steel trophies as permanent reminders of this year's fun with beautiful stained glass versions going to the top winners. Capturing the award for the Best Classic Truck was Sam Turner and his Indigo Bow Tie, a former feature in CLASSIC TRUCKS. His 1951 five-window Chevy was a four-year build with a complete body-off restoration, new 5.3L V-8, modern suspension, and custom interior. Sam also won the CLASSIC TRUCKS Editor's Choice award.
Shows like this are a group effort. Special thanks to Cagney, Allison, Clell, Logan, Justin, Jason, Kent, and the rest of the supportive team who helped make this event a success. Sponsors also play a vital part and this year's list of supporters include Sam's Garage, DropEmWear, Welch's Chop Shop, Ruff Zone, Tint Plus, NOPI, Glassworx, Palmetto Rod Worx, Williamson Auto, and Fastech Chassis and Rods. If you'd like more info on this South Carolina favorite, check out www.southeastshowdown.com. Dates for 2014 are July 26 and 27.


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Been reeeally busy with client work and Uni Girl commissions (and, sadly, a fantasy football draft) this week, but I did take a few minutes to scrawl some doodles for you: A few quickie girlie drawings, and a straight-up Kirby swipe of Lightray, from FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL.3!
Posted by Robert Ullman at 10:07 PM 3 comments
Some Political Stuff
Anyone who's ever talked to me for five minutes could probably tell that I'm a fairly ardent liberal, leaning to the left of most issues... but, being professional means (for the most part) impartiality, so I generally try to keep it even-handed when I'm working for clients (You know, I usually refrain from drawing the GOPers with buck teeth and automatic weapons). If anything, I feel like I've been harshest on the Dems (see Hilary)...but maybe that's more nature's fault than mine!
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Still More Uni Girls
Anyone who knows me know how close the Steelers are to my heart. The Tampa Bay Rays are another story. Still, I tried to do a decent drawing!
Posted by Robert Ullman at 6:15 PM 6 comments
Pilfering Poses
With about a dozen Uni Girl commissions on the drawing table, I spent a few hours thumbing through one of my pin-up girl books and sketched a few interesting poses.
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CF at TCR
I was pretty jazzed to discover that a review of my Crustacean Frustration mini-comic is on the front page of The Comics Reporter today (btw, thanks for the tip, Will)! It's always a thrill to get noticed by Tom Spurgeon!
Order here.
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Telegram, the mobile messaging app that offers secure communications created by VK.com co-founders Nikolai and Pavel Durov, today announced a new milestone in its traction, which has increased considerably since Facebook acquired rival WhatsApp: The app hit 35 million users, and TechCrunch has clarified with Pavel Durov that that number represents total monthly active users. Daily actives are now in excess of 15 million, and the startup has seen 8 billion messages received on its network over the past 30 days.
That's a considerable increase in traction from the last time Telegram shared numbers – in October, it had only 100,000 daily actives, but the last time it reported a milestone stat it had seen a huge bumps in downloads on the back of the FB/Whatsapp acquisition news, racking up nearly 5 million downloads in the course of a single day.
If you're looking for a hockey stick graph, this is a pretty damned impressive one. The Telegram app hasn't been resting on its heels over the course of the intervening months between that 100,000 DAU figure and today's 15 million number, however; it consistently releases updates that improve features, like the new change to how secret chats work that remove the conversation from both party's devices, adds audio messages and builds in background downloading of message content.
There are a lot of messaging apps vying to be the next king of the castle as some look to Whatsapp's growth trajectory to lapse in the wake of its acquisition by Facebook. With 14,900 percent increase in daily actives over the course of just about five months, however, Telegram looks like it might be giving the legacy players on the market an impressive run for their money as a worthy successor to the independent messaging crown.


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Though we're still meeting in bars and going to see movies together, dating today would be largely unrecognizable to people 10 years ago; changes in how we find our dates, how we treat them and how we describe ourselves to them have radically altered the dating landscape.
To many, modern dating can seem like a minefield of technical jargon; the phrase "My poly pansexual situationship ghosted me so I'm breadcrumbing this snack I had a half-night stand with last year, will you be my emergency call if he wants to Netflix & chill?" will be clear as day to some and unintelligible to others.
If you find yourself in the latter category, this gigantic glossary of 57 dating terms is for you.
Identity / Celibacy
Pronunciation: ay-ro-MAN-tick
Aromanticism is pretty rare, but it is real: A certain portion of the population does not experience the feelings of romantic love that seem to come naturally for so many of us. While that might seem like either a blessing or a curse, depending on your take on love, perhaps the most significant hurdle for aromantic people is simply feeling left out and misunderstood by a culture for whom dating, love and marriage are not only the norm, but the de facto expectation for all.
Etymology: The "a-" prefix roughly translates to "without;" "romantic," here, means capable of having feelings of romantic love
"I don't know what's wrong with me. I just can't... fall in love." "You're not broken -- maybe you're just aromantic!"
aka Ace
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: ay-SEK-shoo-UL
Being asexual doesn't specify whom you're attracted to, unlike other terms on this list. It specifies you don't experience sexual attraction. But this doesn't mean you can't have sex -- only that you don't feel the need in the same way. Dating an ace person? Expect to check in regularly with them re: their desires and boundaries -- just as you would when dating anybody else.
Etymology: Knowing that "a-" means "without," I'm sure I don't need to tell you what "sexual" means.
"Patrick, are you dating Scott? I thought he was asexual, not gay." "Scott's asexual and likes boys! It ain't mutually exclusive."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: BENCH-ing
Benching is when you're not into someone enough to commit to officially dating them, but you don't want them to move on and find someone else either, so you string them along juuuust enough to keep them waiting on the sidelines for you.
Etymology: You know when you're on a sports team but not actually playing, just waiting on the bench until the coach needs you? Yeah, it's the dating version of that.
"Rachel only ever seems to text me after I've given up on hearing from her. She's definitely benching me."
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: by-SEK-shoo-ULL
Bisexual persons are attracted to two genders. In the nineties, we'd have said "bisexual persons are into men and women", but we know a little more about sex and gender than we used to. Swinging both ways, flexible, cross-platform compatible, or rooting for both teams, a bisexual person can enjoy sex with or fall in love with the same gender as themselves, or a different gender from themselves. Bi people might prefer dating one gender and sleeping with another, but we still call 'em bi.
Etymology: A bisexual person is like a bicycle; both share the prefix bi, which means two.
"Mike, why do you call yourself bisexual? You've only ever dated women." "That's true, but I just haven't met a guy I wanted to call my boyfriend yet."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: BREAD-crum-ing
Breadcrumbing is when you send flirty but non-committal messages to a person when you're not really interested in dating them but don't have the guts to break things off with them completely. The breadcrumbee is strung along for the sake of sparing the breadcrumber a confrontation.
Etymology: Think of the phenomenon of getting a small creature to follow you by laying a trail of breadcrumbs here, and you've got the right idea.
"Renée replies to every second or third message I send her but never wants to meet IRL. I think she's breadcrumbing me."
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: KAZH-oo-ull ruh-LAY-shun-ship
Somewhere in between f*ckbuddies and going steady is the casual relationship, in which two people typically hang out regularly and have sex but don't partake in the hallmarks of a serious relationship, like exclusivity, ongoing commitment and spending time with each other's friends and family.
Etymology: This one's pretty straightforward in meaning: it's a romantic relationship that's not too serious or committed.
"I have a friends with benefits type thing going on with Emily, you know? It's a casual relationship."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: KAT-fish-ing
Catfishing is one of those dating terms that has legitimately made its way into the mainstream, thanks to the TV show and movie of the same name. Messaging with someone who's pretending to be someone else? You're being catfished! These setups tend to end badly. But until then, move your conversation with your crush to the phone/IRL/video chat of some sort as soon as you can muster. If they're resistant, they might be catfishing you.
Etymology: The term gained popularity after the release of the 2010 documentary on the then-burgeoning phenomenon, Catfish, but the real reason for the name is harder to come by.
"She always has a different excuse not to meet up with me." "Sounds you're being catfished..."
aka Cis
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: siss-JENN-der
Cisgender is a term for people who aren't transgender, or whose assigned gender lines up with their actual gender. But isn't that 'normal', you might ask? Actually, it isn't, it's just more common: variations in sex and sexuality are perfectly normal and occur frequently in nature (gender is a little more complicated, as we don't have a theory of mind that encompasses gender for nonhuman animals). While cisgender persons may outnumber transgender persons, it isn't a default setting; it's one of many.
Etymology: From cis-, meaning literally 'on this side of' in mathematics and organic chemistry.
"So what's the opposite of trans, then? Normal?" "Well, no, it's not that simple. But the term you're looking for is 'cis'."
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: KUFF-ing SEE-zun
Cuffing season is the period between early fall and late winter when everyone starts to shack up with the nearest half-decent single person to ward off loneliness and cold during the cooler months. Cuffing season typically implied a short term, mutually beneficial arrangement that's strictly seasonal, and it ends as soon as the leaves start turning green again. The term is African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and has been around at least since the early 2010s.
Etymology: Cuffing, as in "handcuffing", because you're chaining yourself to someone else -- at least until winter's over.
"Starbucks just brought back the pumpkin spice latte, it must be cuffing season!"
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: KURV
Getting curved is being rejected, shot down, turned aside, said no to, dissed and dismissed. Yes, it sucks. When you get curved you need to take a moment to properly absorb all of the "no" that just hit you. But there's also something beautiful to a well-done curve; it's a memento to a failure, big and small, that you can carry around with you and use to prop up or tear down narratives about your dateability.
Etymology: A curve is often subtler than a flat-out no (think: Your text gets "Seen" but not responded to), so even if it hurts the same, it carries a name that implies a redirection rather than an outright rejection.
"I tried to ask out this babe at the bar last night and she curved me harder than I've ever been curved in my life."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: KUSH-on-ing
As above, cushioning is the process of staying in contact with one or more romantic prospects as a backup in case things don't go smoothly with your main squeeze. The "cushions" are usually kept on the periphery, eg. texting rather than full blown cheating.
Etymology: Cushioning, as in, keeping a person or several people around to "cushion" the blow if your main relationship doesn't work out.
"I do really like Priya, but I'm still texting Sian just in case. Yeah, I guess I'm cushioning."
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: DEH-mee-SEK-shoo-ULL
A demisexual is a person whose sex drive is tied not to an immediate visual or physical attraction but to people's personalities once they've gotten to know them. As a result, demisexuals are poor candidates for one-night stands and casual relationships -- which may make them feel a bit alienated in our current dating climate. But they're no more or less capable of deep, loving relationships as the rest of us, so if you're prepared to take things slow sexually, demisexuals can make for great partners, too.
Etymology: Demi means half, or part -- positioning demisexuals between asexuals and people who do typically experience sexual desire.
"At first I thought I was asexual, but then I realized I can have sexual desire for people... just not until I really know them!" "Sounds like you might be demisexual."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: DEE-em slide
A DM slide is when you direct message your crush using the private messaging functions available on all of the major social media networks, eg. Twitter and Instagram. You usually need to be mutuals first -- ie. follow each other -- to avoid your message ending up in an "other" folder, and DM sliding tends to occur after some public interaction, eg. liking each other's pics or @ replying.
Etymology: DM stands for "direct messages", and "sliding" is the process of entering someone's direct messages to flirt with them.
"Brandy just posted a selfie and she's looking hot AF! I'm about to slide in the DMs."
Sex / Trend
Pronunciation: DOG-ing
Primarily a British trend, and with scant hard evidence of its existence, dogging refers to the practice of couples having public sex in their cars in places where others can watch (often in nature) -- and, if certain anecdotes are to be believed, join in. The whole thing may sound a bit fishy (or... doggy?) and more like the plot of a very specifically focused porn site than a real trend, but the thrill of voyeurism is a real and exciting one for many couples.
Etymology: Opinions differ, but this term may come from the concept of taking one's dog for a walk in a wooded area and discovering a couple doing it.
"Angela and I have been discussing going dogging. We love being watched... it's such a thrill."
aka DTR, DTR Convo
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: dee-tee-ARE con-ver-SAY-shun
A DTR conversation is a pivotal moment in a relationship: It's the moment you discuss what you are. Are you a for-real couple, or just friends with benefits, or a situationship? Timing is huge, here. Have your DTR too early and you risk scaring the other person away; too late and you might discover they've been casually dating around the whole time, assuming it wasn't serious.
Etymology: There's no great mystery here -- DTR simply stands for "define the relationship."
"It's been six months and I just don't know what we are yet?" "Well have you had a DTR convo with him?
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: EGG-plant ee-MO-ji
There are other sex emojis -- the peach (a luscious butt) and the water drops (either wetness or ejaculate, depending on your tastes), notably -- but the eggplant emoji is doubtless the most suggestive. Why? Well, peach and water drops are actually used in other contexts. But when was the last time you needed to use a damn eggplant emoji to signify eggplant?
Etymology: People just noticed that the eggplant emoji was phallic-looking. The rest is history.
"Wow, did you see that bulge? Man, I'd love to see his eggplant emoji, if you know what I mean."
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: eh-MUR-jun-see KOL
An emergency call is a fakeout that allows you to politely get out of a particularly bad date. If you can tell the night's going to be a trainwreck from the earliest moments (and you often can) but you're genuinely afraid of insulting the stranger you're sitting across from, a fake emergency call from a friend saying "Your brother's in the hospital" or "Your cat just died" early on in the evening can be a real lifesaver.
"Oh, God, thanks for agreeing to be my emergency call last night. What a nightmare date that was."
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: FIE-er DOH-ring
This is the dating version of the one-way fire door -- on rare occasions, someone will come out of their shell to contact you, but won't respond if you attempt to get in touch. It's a setup that only works in deeply unequal situations -- if you're getting firedoored, you're constantly feeling frustrated and only occasionally satisfied. If this is happening to you, get out and close the door behind you. There are tons of people out there who won't do this to you!
Etymology: A fire door is a one-way door -- it allows you to exit (on rare occasions) but never allows anyone to enter.
"She never responds to my messages, but texts me 'u up' at 1 a.m.? What's the deal?" "Sounds like you're getting firedoored, bud."
aka FWB
Identity / Dating
Pronunciation: FRENDS with BEN-eh-fits
Friends with benefits is the relatively classy way of saying you know someone and care about them and are regularly engaging in sexual acts with them, but not within the context of a relationship. It implies a certain looseness of arrangement. You probably don't see each other as often as a real couple; don't tell each other all the details of your lives; don't put each other down on emergency contact forms (or mention each other on social media profiles). That doesn't mean you're cold, unfeeling robots; it just means a relationship isn't exactly what you want.
"So what are we? Is this a relationship? Or are we just friends?" "I think we're friends... with benefits."
aka F*ckfriends
Identity / Dating
Pronunciation: FUK-buh-deez
Isn't that... basically friends with benefits? Yes, arguably, they're pretty similar. At the same time, though, the use of the F-word in one of the terms (compared to the very euphemistic "benefits" denotes a very different sexual ethos. One is classy, old world, and stuffy; the other is crass, lewd and very present. So, arguably, one is for the type of people who are ashamed of such a sexual arrangement, and one is for people who aren't. Or maybe how you describe your setup depends more on who's asking. Whatever works!
Etymology: F*ck means sex... buddies means friends... should be pretty straightforward.
"I met this great girl. We've been seeing each other a lot... just for sex, though, no dates. We're f*ckbuddies."
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: GAY
This term is one of the more flexible on the list, but, generally speaking, someone who identifies as gay is exclusively attracted to, or exclusively dates, or exclusively has sex with, people who are the same gender as themselves -- but it's a term that's been reclaimed by many across the spectrum of sexuality -- so if you see a queer woman proclaim she's gay despite dating men too, it's not necessarily the contradiction you think it is.
"Carol, would you like to grab coffee with me this weekend?" "Sure, Jim, but as friends. You do know I'm gay, right?"
Identity / Gender
Pronunciation: JEN-der-FLOO-id
Can be applied to people who feel outside the gender binary, or it can be applied to persons who feel that their gender isn't fixed, but variable -- changing from day to day. Unlike nonbinary persons, a genderfluid person might identify as male and female, on different days, whereas a nonbinary person will usually identify as neither male nor female. Someone's gender identity has nothing to do with whom they're attracted to, or what they look like on the outside, or what physical sex they were born as. Gender is a mental conception of the self, so a genderfluid person can present as any gender or appearance, based on how that term feels for them.
Etymology: Gender, as in, your gender. Fluid, as in flowing, non-stable, movable, changeable.
"Hey, could you ask Scout if I could have her number? I need to ask her about this chem assignment." "Hey, buddy, I'll definitely ask for you, but you should know that Scout's not a 'she'— they're genderfluid."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: GO-sting
Ghosting is when you disappear out of someone's life because you're no longer interested in them, instead of telling them directly. It's more abrupt than breadcrumbing: the ghoster will suddenly stop replying to texts and won't answer calls, and the ghostee is usually left hurt and confused.
Etymology: You know the disappearing act ghosts are known for? That, but it's your crush instead of a poltergeist.
"I'm not really feeling Melissa anymore, but she's really into me. I think I'm just gonna ghost her."
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: HAFF nite STAND
The traditional one-night stand involves meeting a sexually-attractive stranger and taking them home for a night of unattached sex: they leave in the morning and you don't see them again. Well, the half-night stand cuts out the staying over part: the late night guest leaves straight after the sex is over.
Etymology: A half-night stand is 50 per cent of a one-night stand -- get it?
"Joe was lazy in bed and wouldn't give me head, so I got out of there as soon as he fell asleep. I guess I've had a half-night stand now!"
aka Zombieing
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: HAWN-ting
Haunting occurs when you think you have finished things with a date that didn't work out -- or even a serious relationship -- but then you notice signs that your ex is lurking your social media feeds, eg. they randomly like old Instagram pics or watch your daily stories. Often the notifications are a deliberate attempt to remind you that they exist.
Etymology: This is another supernatural dating metaphor but the meaning is almost the opposite of ghosting: in this case the offender lingers around rather than disappearing.
"Guess who watched my Instagram story today, of all people!? John! He's haunting me, and it's really creepy."
aka Virgin
Identity / Celibacy
Pronunciation: IN-sell
Incel is a term that developed on Reddit to describe men who can't get laid. The term, as a descriptor, is doubly demeaning. Not only is no one attracted to incels, but they also have a stupid name to describe them. Most incel problems could be sorted out by putting in minimal effort into looking better and having more positive interactions with women, but that's none of our business. Incel's slightly less embarrassing cousin is volcel -- the voluntarily celibate.
Etymology: Incel is a portmanteau of the phrase "involuntarily celibate" -- someone who's sexually inactive but wishes they could be.
"Ugh, I haven't had sex in almost three years. I'm such an incel."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: KIT-in-FISH-ing
Coined by dating app Hinge, Kittenfishing is when you portray yourself in an unrealistically positive light in your online dating profiles. We all do this to some extent, but kittenfishing crosses the border into dishonest territory: think photoshopped or very outdated profile pics, or listing "lawyer" as your occupation when you're really a first year law student.
Etymology: You already know about catfishing, when a person pretends to be someone they're not online. Well, kittenfishing is the lite version of that.
"Remember that girl I was messaging on Tinder? Well, we met IRL, and she was definitely kittenfishing."
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: ELL-jee-bee-tee-CUE
LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning), and its an acronym that's used to include the whole of a bunch of different communities of people whose sexualities or gender identities place them outside of the mainstream both historically and today. Some incarnations of the term include groups like intersex people, asexuals; and often the final Q is omitted in popular discourse. Nevertheless, it's a useful term when you're trying to refer to several, often intersecting groups of people at once.
"I love all my LGBTQ friends!"
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: LUV BOM-ing
Love bombing is when a new partner shows extreme amounts of affection early on and expends serious energy in a deliberate attempt to woo you. However, once you've committed to a relationship with them, the love bomber will withdraw all that affection and let their true, ugly colors shine through, leaving you stuck in a nightmare relationship. This one's really not cute: love bombing is manipulative and abusive.
Etymology: Like its literal counterpart, a love bomb is awesome and spectacular at first, but ultimately very destructive.
"Graeme was so sweet at first, but now he's manipulative and jealous all the time. I guess he love bombed me."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: MY-cro-CHEA-ting
Microcheating is a form of infidelity that stops short of the full-blown, overt cheating that occurs when a person sleeps with someone else behind their partner's back, but is low-level, cumulative dishonesty and infidelity that is intolerable in a committed relationship. Think heavy flirting, tonnes of secrecy, furtive kissy-face emojis and emotional affairs.
Etymology: If you think of cheating behaviors as existing on a scale, these ones are on the more minor end.
"I've never caught Imogen sleeping with anyone else, but she's constantly flirting with other guys and texts everyone except me. In my opinion, she's microcheating."
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: NET-flicks and CHILL
In its original inception, "Netflix and chill" was a euphemism for a stay-at-home date that led to sex pretty quickly. The idea being: You invite your crush over under the premise of "just watching some Netflix and chilling" and then either abandon the movie pretty early or perhaps never even get to it, as hooking up becomes the main attraction.
"How'd it go?" "Well, I invited him over for a little Netflix and chill... you can guess what happened next."
Identity / Gender
Pronunciation: non-BYE-nuh-ree
A non-binary person isn't cisgender, they are transgender. But not all transgender persons identify as the 'opposite' gender they were born as; in fact, many reject the idea that there are 'opposite' genders at all. A non-binary person may identify as neither male or female, or both male and female, or as a traditional gender to their culture (such as two-spirited or third gender). It's polite to use 'they' as a default pronoun until instructed otherwise if you're unsure about someone's gender. Never assume!
Etymology: The prefix non- is modifying the noun 'binary', nullifying the idea that gender exists as only two options.
"I thought Padraic was trans? Why doesn't Padraic want to be referred to as 'she'?" "Padraic is trans, but they're nonbinary, not femme!"
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: OH-pin ruh-LAY-shun-ship
An open relationship is a committed, romantic relationship that contains an arrangement where both parties can sleep with other people. It's not cheating, because both parties are honest with each other and have the same freedom to engage in sex with other people. Open relationships often contain specific rules and boundaries, just like monogamous relationships, but "no sex with anyone else, ever!" isn't one of them.
Etymology: The opposite of a traditional, "closed" relationship, an open relationship relaxes the rules on monogamy.
"I love Max, but I think we'd both benefit from a bit more sexual freedom. I'm thinking of asking him for an open relationship."
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: pan-SEK-shoo-ull
Some people, for whatever reason believe that the term bisexual doesn't apply to them. Maybe they're a woman who's attracted to women, men, and nonbinary people. Or maybe they feel like their sexuality is too fluid for a simpler label. Some people have adopted pansexual because it doesn't reinforce the gender binary through its name.
Etymology: Pan-, meaning all; someone who is attracted to all persons and genders.
"So are you still bisexual?" "Well, ever since my partner transitioned I feel like the word 'pansexual' suits me better, you know?"
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: PIE HUNT-ing
As you can probably deduce, pie hunting is an unsavory dating phenomenon in which a person (the "hunter") deliberately dates "pies", or heartbroken, vulnerable people with messy dating histories, who are perceived to be easier and lower-maintenance.
Etymology: A "pie" is a person with a disastrous dating history familiar with rejection and heartbreak. It comes from "pied off", British slang for being stood up or dumped.
"Dave only ever dates divorcees. He's a real pie-hunter."
aka Poly
Identity / Dating
Pronunciation: paw-lee-AM-oh-riss
In its various forms, polyamory has been a part of human culture for millennia, particularly in the form of polygamous marriages, but it's enjoying a resurgence in modern dating culture as millennials (children of divorce faced with untold levels of choice) break with monogamous tradition and begin exploring their options. It's not a free-for-all -- there are still rules, and cheating does exist -- but consensually dating (and loving) multiple people at once could represent the future of dating.
Etymology: Polyamorous comes from the Greek poly (many) and amor (love), meaning many loves.
"To be honest, Camille and I are thinking of experimenting with being polyamorous."
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: KWEER
The word has been reclaimed by those communities as a positive term. 'Queer' is often treated as the 'umbrella' term under which gay men, pansexual non-binary persons, and people experimenting with their sexuality can come together under. It's a term of solidarity to foster community between sexuality-and-gender-diverse persons. Queer is one of the more amorphous terms on this list, and is used by queer persons to describe themselves. So what does it mean? Basically, 'not straight', in any flavor you like, and usually with a slightly more radical edge.
Etymology: Originally meaning 'strange', 'queer' was used for years as a slur against non-normative sexualities.
"Not gay as in happy, but queer as in 'screw off.'"
Identity / Celibacy
Pronunciation: RED-pill
If you decide, once and for all, that women are bad and society is set up in such a way to privilege them over men at every turn, you're completely off your rocker -- but you've also had a redpill moment. You'll probably want to head to Reddit and swap stories with other incels and MGTOWs about how women are ruining your lives.
Etymology: Redpilling is named for the scene in The Matrix when Morpheus offers Neo the choice between taking a red pill and a blue pill -- with the red one representing the horrifying truth and the blue, blissful ignorance.
"Yeah, my brother totally got redpilled in his first year at college. Yikes."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: ROW-ching
Roaching is a new dating trend where people hide the fact that they're dating around from a new partner and, when confronted, claim to have simply been under the assumption that there was no implication of monogamy to begin with. In today's more poly-friendly dating culture, this is a slick tactic to shift the blame to the person confronting them, but the truth is it's both parties' responsibility to be at least baseline open about seeing other people if that's the case. Roaching, as a result, deeply messed up.
Etymology: Roaching refers to the adage that if you see one cockroach, there are a ton more that you don't see -- just like this person's sneaky side-dealings.
"So it turned out he'd been seeing like, six other girls the whole time!" "Damn, Tina. You got roached."
Identity / Dating
Pronunciation: SAY-pee-oh-SEK-shoo-ull
Perhaps most infamous for the time Tinder CEO Sean Rad confused it with the word "sodomy," sapiosexual is a word that's gained increasing currency in recent years. Meaning someone who's turned on by a person's mind rather than physical appearance, it's a neat marriage of style and substance, as only huge nerds would dare self-identify as sapiosexuals. Not to be confused with any of the other sexualities, this isn't a clinical definition of an innate quality, merely a descriptor meant to state a preference.
Etymology: The "sapio" part comes from the Latin word "sapiens," which means "mind."
"What really entices me about a woman... is her mind. Yes, you could call me a sapiosexual."
Sex / Trend
Pronunciation: SEV-rull NITE STAND
If the one-night stand was a product of the 20th century's loosening sexual mores, the several-night stand is a distinctly 21st-century invention. For people who care about someone else enough to sleep with them multiple times but not enough to take it past that, it's an arrangement that necessitates the hyper-connectedness and smorgasbörd of choice that our phones now offer us. Your drunken hookup is just a text away; but exclusivity seems foolish when your next drunken hookup might also be just a text away.
"Well, we kept on texting each other 'u up' every evening and it basically turned into a several-night stand."
Sex / Trend
Pronunciation: SECKS INN-tur-vyou
Have you ever had sex with someone before going on a real date with them? Then you've engaged in a sex interview, my friend! Sex researchers (yes, that's a real job) coined the term in 2015 to describe the practice, which is increasingly popular among millennials who are less shy about sex and more interested in weeding out incompatible lovers than so-so conversationalists. If you have high standards for sex, it makes a lot of sense -- the possibility of developing real intimacy and chemistry with someone only to discover you're nothing alike in bed is a real turn-off of its own.
"So what's the deal with you and Brandon? Is that happening?" "Nah. He's still messaging me, but to be honest, he failed his sex interview."
Sex / Trend
Pronunciation: SEX ROW-bots
The future of masturbation? The future of sex work? The future of sex? The future of... relationships, period? The concept of a sex robot has been around for a long time, but recent years, big strides forward in AI and robot tech mean that you could, in theory, shack up with a robot and eschew human contact entirely in the near future.
Etymology: The word robot comes to us from the Czech language -- in which it means slave. The phrase "sex robot" becomes slightly unsettling, in that context.
"Honestly, I'm thinking of quitting the whole dating scene and just getting a sex robot."
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: SIT-chew-AY-shun-ship
In use on Black Twitter since at least 2014, a "situationship" is Facebook's "It's Complicated" relationship status come to life. Similar to a casual relationship, a situationship is a sexual relationship that stops short of constituting a serious relationship, but it's not nothing either.
Etymology: It's not a friendship, or a relationship, but something in between: it's a situationship.
"So what's the deal with you and Molly now? Are you together?" "I don't know, man. It's a situationship."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: SLOW fade
The slow fade is the process of ending a lackluster relationship or fling by gradually reducing contact and response times. Like a smoother version of breadcrumbing, the person doing the fading will taper off contact, like gradually turning down the volume on a song and starting a new one without anyone noticing.
Etymology: Similar to breadcrumbing, the slow fade is letting someone down gently… without actually saying so.
"I want to end things with Lee, but I can't stand the idea of hurting him. I think I'm gonna do the slow fade."
Identity / Dating
Pronunciation: SNAK
A snack is a babe, a honey, a stunner, a smokeshow, a jaw-dropping vision. A snack inspires DM slides and thirsty texts. A snack is a powerful force in the universe whose mere presence can cause those in proximity to them to lose their minds entirely. In short, a snack is someone so attractive, you almost want to eat them right up. Of course, some snacks are SO attractive, you have to call them a full meal. Because let's be real, Beyoncé is more than a handful of tortilla chips.
"God damn, did you see that babe who just walked by?" "Yeah, man, that girl was a snack!"
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: STA-shing
"Stashing" is when a person won't introduce the person they're seeing to anyone in their lives, and doesn't mention their existence on social media. The "stashed" partner is kept hidden from view and stashing is a classic move of the commitment-averse.
Etymology: Stashing a partner is hiding them away from public view, like a squirrel stashing nuts in a tree.
"Maria won't introduce me to any of her friends or family. I think I'm being stashed."
Sex / Trend
Pronunciation: STELL-thing
With all the cute names, it's easy to forget sometimes that not all dating trends are created equal. Take stealthing, for example, which is just a form of sexual assault. Named for when guys surreptitiously remove a condom mid-sexual act, enabling them to finish the deed unprotected, stealthing is a horrifying reminder that consent and sexual health education are woefully lacking in modern society.
Etymology: Stealthing is necessarily a sneaky move, since it involves removing the condom and keeping it a secret.
"When we started, he was wearing a condom, but halfway through I realized he wasn't!" "Oh my God, he stealthed you?
Identity / Sexuality
Pronunciation: STRATE
Straight persons are attracted to, date, or have sex with only members of the 'opposite' gender. Some people might have crushes on the same gender as themselves, but never follow through, and still identify as straight. Sexuality is wild, man!
Etymology: Straight means heterosexual, mostly.
"I'm flattered you'd think to ask me out, Zander, but I'm straight."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: sub-muh-REE-ning
Did you just get haunted, or zombied, but it felt even worse than usual? Maybe you were submarined! Submarining is when your old flame pops back up in your life after a lengthy period of silence, but rather than copping to the disappearance, simply acts as if dipping without warning is normal behavior. This person knows they have you wrapped around their finger, so why put in the effort to apologize or explain? They don't need to! If you're getting submarined, pro tip: Get out of there before the whole thing sinks.
Etymology: Submarines go underwater... and the occasionally pop back up to the surface! That's normal behavior for them.
"So after disappearing for two months, she just pops right back up!" "Damn... she submarined you!
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: SUM-mer FLING
The counterpart to cuffing season, summer flings are casual relationships that end once the leaves start to turn brown again. Summer flings often start on vacations and end when the other person has to go home, and tend to be of the "short and sweet" variety.
Etymology: This one's not rocket science: a summer fling is a short, informal relationship over the warmer months.
"I had such a good time with Nicole in Cabo but it was definitely just a summer fling."
Identity / Dating
Pronunciation: SWING-ur
The de facto term for consensually sleeping with someone outside of your marriage while your partner does the same, swinging has lost some cultural currency in recent years as millennials opt for the "poly" lifestyle instead. Still, swinging is alive and well for Gen Xers taking advantage of increasingly liberal sexual mores as society shifts slowly away from the restrictive confines of absolute monogamy and towards something a little bit more flexible.
Etymology: Swingers are people who 'swing' from one sexual partnership (their spouse) to another.
"Yeah, this married couple asked us if we wanted to come to a swingers party with them."'
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: SWHY-ping
Swiping, swiping, swiping. For some singles, it might be difficult to conceive of any other way, but it's worth remembering that swiping didn't even really exist before 2012. Unless you've been living under a rock (and if so: congratulations, you lucky duck), you'll know that swiping is the physical interaction you have with your phone (a single finger moves intentionally across a thin piece of glass covering an electronic brain) when deciding whether you're attracted to someone's profile picture or not. From Tinder it spread to Bumble and a few thousand copycat apps. It'll be replaced eventually, but until then, swiping is how we as a culture perform love -- or at least our aspirations thereto.
"No plans tonight... I'm just going to stay home, re-download Tinder and swipe myself silly."
Dating / Trend
Pronunciation: THURST trap
In the natural world, spiders have webs, and millennials have thirst traps. They're intentionally sexually provocative pictures posted on social media in order to ensnare hapless scrollers-by. Often, such pictures will draw way more likes than their typical posts, as thirsty people rush to offer their likes as sacrifices to an uncaring god. These can be a great ego boost for the thirst trapper, but the high tends not to last. Then you're back on the timeline, thirst trapping again for your next fix.
Etymology: Thirst is desire, sexual or romantic, that tends to be unreturned; a trap is how you catch unsuspecting victims.
"Damn, did you see Sheila's selfie last night? That outfit was wild!" "Yep, that was a real thirst trap."
Dating / Move
Pronunciation: TIND-stuh-gram-ming
Tindstagramming is the process of contacting someone through Instagram's direct messaging feature after you have seen them on Tinder but not become a match. It's an annoying and generally poorly-received way of bypassing a left-swipe, and women in particular get fatigued by the messages that pile up in their "Other" folder when they link their Instagram account to their Tinder profile.
Etymology: A mashup of "Tinder" and "Instagramming," Tindstagrammers try to make the most of both platforms.
"I have 10 new messages in my Other folder on Instagram! These Tindstagrammers won't leave me alone."
Identity / Gender
Pronunciation: trans-JEN-der
At birth, (even before, if you've ever been to a gender reveal party), pretty much all of us are assigned a gender, whether by our doctor, our parents, or society. Transgender or trans persons are those whose actual gender is different from the one they were assigned. Some trans people undergo surgery or take hormones to have their sex characteristics better match their gender, but not everyone does! Transgender, or trans, like queer is often an umbrella for those with diverse genders.
Etymology: Trans-, meaning across or beyond, plus gender
"So I hear Paul's cousin is transgendered now." "Actually, she's just transgender -- no 'ed' necessary!"
Dating / Type
Pronunciation: TUR-key DUMP
Another seasonal relationship event, turkey dumping is common among college students, many of whom are in long distance relationships with people they knew in high school or from their home towns. The turkey dump happens after one person in the relationship returns back to college after Thanksgiving and realises it's too difficult to keep things going.
Etymology: So-named because it's a breakup that occurs after the Thanksgiving break.
"I had such a good time with Jake while he was home for Thanksgiving, but he broke up with me as soon as he got back to campus. I got turkey dumped."
All illustrations by Graeme Adams.


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