this
The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
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This looked fun so I thought I'd try it. uhhh yeah
What's your thoughts on this???
Those of you with birthdays in May, what milestone or achievement are you celebrating this year?
can someone verify this whattttt
How reflective do you think this sub is of actual Gen Z?
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The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
“>> Notorious B. What's this title?”
“>> When you hear songs from this era, can”
“>> So, this is a silent music video.”
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The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
“This looked fun so I thought I'd try it. uhhh yeah”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“What's your thoughts on this???”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“Those of you with birthdays in May, what milestone or achievement are you celebrating this year?”
— r/AskReddit· May 2026“can someone verify this whattttt”
— r/etymology· Apr 2026“How reflective do you think this sub is of actual Gen Z?”
— r/GenZ· Apr 2026
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“In the USA how many people inherit 1 million usd? Say out of 100 children aged 20-25 in the USA how many will have an entitled wealth over 1 million usd in their share not what they have received but what they can expect since this is very common in India these days”
— r/AskAnAmerican· Apr 2026“Every comment on this post has to be portugese and have a chicken/rabbit image attached to it.”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“Unbeknownst I don't quite get how these all went together, and how it's still a word in common (?) usage. Are there any other words like this? Unbegivenst?”
— r/etymology· Apr 2026“Do you guys know what is this? I am just wondering, cuz I’m a huge fan of this OS.”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“Is my keyboard good? Like is this good?”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“"this is the shit" vs "this is shit" can you give more examples like this and what is this called.”
— r/etymology· Apr 2026“RATE MY ART Idk what this is. Made it on impulse. Please give constructive criticism if possible”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“Word of the day : Vulpine Is there a way to use this word without it having a negative connotation?”
— r/etymology· Apr 2026“So it's comes to this Monday comes quick 😔”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“Is piracy morally wrong? thought this post would be good for the pirates of gen alpha ig”
— r/GenAlpha· Apr 2026“Looking for different words for advancement or growth. Need more words for this and Google isn't helping. I need humans to help.please.”
— r/words· Apr 2026“Is this two words related is the arabic word “ٌمِسْبَحَة” related to the Hebrew word “מִשׁפָּחָה Family =מִשׁפָּחָה Rosery = مسبحة Arabic = Misbaha(tun) Arabic IPA transcription = **/misˈbaħa(tun)/** Hebrew = Mishpacha Hebrew IPA transcription = **/miʃpaˈχa/**”
— r/etymology· Apr 2026“Whats up with the peptides hype? Never heard this word before now its seemingly everywhere like Ai. https://www.brgeneral.org/news-blog/peptides-hype-hope-and-few-hard-truths Is this just Ozempic all over again?”
— r/OutOfTheLoop· Mar 2026
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The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
“>> When you hear songs from this era, can”
“>> Notorious B. What's this title?”
“>> So, this is a silent music video.”
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(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
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(MLE) This is what (the named person) said or did.