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'Misgendering' happens when a person addresses someone the gender by which they don't identify.

OVER INDEX - is used to express when one data point is excessively high/exaggerated which in turn affects that particular index measure.

The term 'work' is probably spelt that way because English words tend to spell closer to their etymology or word origin, rather than pronunciation. "Work" came from Old English 'weorc'.

'Pummel' means to 'strike hard' or 'strike repeatedly'.

The word Rat Run is refers to a small road that is used in avoiding traffic jam in main roads or a small street that connects to larger roads used to get quickly on places.

A 'social justice warrior' or "SJW" is someone who aggressively promotes socially progressive views. The term is used to imply a slightly derogatory description of someone who is overly enthusiastic about expressing and fighting social issues.

The word 'spanking' here is used as an expression to mean that something is 'new' or a compliment. Telling someone "that's a spanking car" might mean "that's a new car" or "that's a beautiful car".

PEGGED CPU - when a computer's CPU is fully utilized for a duration (at least several seconds).

"Fresher" is an accepted British word for people in the first year of university. It is also a comparative form of 'fresh'.

A 'private eye' refers to a private investigator. The term came from an American investigating agency where their motto was 'We never sleep'. So their agency was informally called 'The Eye'.