AIDS
(slang, vulgar, offensive) Extremely annoying or frustrating.
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Just finished a section on the AIDS crisis in my bioethics course, and only one student knew anything about DOGE, let alone ending PEPFAR. We really inhabit a different universe on here.
I think it was karma that Roy Cohn died a painful ugly death of AIDS. It is not a coincidence that he was Trump's mentor. In the play Angels in America, Ethel Rosenberg comes back as ghost to say kaddish for Roy a…
Older than the AIDS denialist movement too
Also: attacks on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.
Yes. Even my 5-year-old ROKU TV allows me to use my cell phone as a remote. I can also use the cell phone with my hearing aids to listen to the TV, which would be good for people that need the TV to play loudly and ar…
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(slang, vulgar, offensive) Extremely annoying or frustrating.
Dude, this game is so fucking AIDS.
“Just finished a section on the AIDS crisis in my bioethics course, and only one student knew anything about DOGE, let alone ending PEPFAR. We really inhabit a different universe on here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I think it was karma that Roy Cohn died a painful ugly death of AIDS. It is not a coincidence that he was Trump's mentor. In the play Angels in America, Ethel Rosenberg comes back as ghost to say kaddish for Roy as he is dying.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Older than the AIDS denialist movement too”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Also: attacks on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yes. Even my 5-year-old ROKU TV allows me to use my cell phone as a remote. I can also use the cell phone with my hearing aids to listen to the TV, which would be good for people that need the TV to play loudly and are annoying other people in the house.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Extremely annoying or frustrating.
AIDS means: Extremely annoying or frustrating.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
AIDS means: Extremely annoying or frustrating.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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