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Morning
Here's
a
new
word
to
add
to
your vocabulary to fit in like the cool
your
vocabulary
to
fit
in
like
the
cool
kids. I haven't ever heard of this one
kids
I
haven't
ever
heard
of
this
one
either. Here it is. Ready? It's
either
Here
it
is
Ready
It's
parasocial. It is the Cambridge
parasocial
It
is
the
Cambridge
Dictionary's 2023 word of the year.
Dictionary's
2023
word
of
the
year
Beating out words like slob and memeify.
Beating
out
words
like
slob
and
memeify
Parasocial means to feel a connection
Parasocial
means
to
feel
a
connection
with someone or something you don't
with
someone
or
something
you
don't
know. Interesting. Like a celebrity or a
know
Interesting
Like
a
celebrity
or
a
character in a book or film or TV
character
in
a
book
or
film
or
TV
series. Even artificial intelligence.
series
Even
artificial
intelligence
Parasocial.
Parasocial
>> It's kind of like paranormal like you
>>
It's
kind
of
like
paranormal
like
you
know ghosts, stuff like that. You're
know
ghosts
stuff
like
that
You're
Yeah.
Yeah
>> Parasocial.
>>
Parasocial
>> Parasocial. Well, I I I I'll say it's
>>
Parasocial
Well
I
I
I
I'll
say
it's
better than 67.
better
than
67
>> It is. I was going to say
>>
It
is
I
was
going
to
say
dictionary.com. I don't know what
dictionarycom
I
don't
know
what
they're doing over there. That's not a
they're
doing
over
there
That's
not
a
word. Come on. We got to do better. It's
word
Come
on
We
got
to
do
better
It's
not even a word. No.
not
even
a
word
No
>> Uh parasocial though. Do I have a
>>
Uh
parasocial
though
Do
I
have
a
parasocial connection?
parasocial
connection
>> I don't think I do.
>>
I
don't
think
I
do
>> It's It's with It's a connection with
>>
It's
It's
with
It's
a
connection
with
somebody you don't know.
somebody
you
don't
know
>> Yeah. Either a celebrity, a book
>>
Yeah
Either
a
celebrity
a
book
character, film character, or even AI.
character
film
character
or
even
AI
>> Okay. I don't think I have like a
>>
Okay
I
don't
think
I
have
like
a
connection.
connection
>> Yeah.
>>
Yeah
>> But, you know, I can be a fan of someone
>>
But
you
know
I
can
be
a
fan
of
someone
or something or like a celebrity or like
or
something
or
like
a
celebrity
or
like
a book or a character in a book.
a
book
or
a
character
in
a
book
>> Yeah. I guess I'm the same way. Like I I
>>
Yeah
I
guess
I'm
the
same
way
Like
I
I
kind of feel maybe a little bit of a
kind
of
feel
maybe
a
little
bit
of
a
connection with like maybe some of the
connection
with
like
maybe
some
of
the
weather, you know, meteorologists out
weather
you
know
meteorologists
out
there, you know? But it's either that or
there
you
know
But
it's
either
that
or
I'm I'm just a huge fan, you know?
I'm
I'm
just
a
huge
fan
you
know
>> Either that or is it is it like you know
>>
Either
that
or
is
it
is
it
like
you
know
them, you know, of them but you don't
them
you
know
of
them
but
you
don't
know them? Is it that sort of thing?
know
them
Is
it
that
sort
of
thing
Kids, let us know.
Kids
let
us
know
>> Yeah. You're going to have to let us
>>
Yeah
You're
going
to
have
to
let
us
know.
know
>> Oh, man. All right,
>>
Oh
man
All
right
>> we're getting older.
>>
we're
getting
older
>> Tell me about it. 24. Back is aching.
>>
Tell
me
about
it
24
Back
is
aching
I'm only 24, y'all. Anyways,
I'm
only
24
y'all
Anyways
>> oh my goodness.
>>
oh
my
goodness
>> All right, this forecast looking pretty
>>
All
right
this
forecast
looking
pretty
good.
good
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