A lurking threat or tension in a group or relationship that everyone is aware of but nobody is addressing — the dangerous thing in the room that's being carefully ignored. Named after the way alligators stay submerged and still before a strike.
The unspoken alligator in their friendship is that she kissed his ex.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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