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Test your 'skibidi' knowledge with this vocab quiz EDWARD MEDELES Associated Press Sep 13, 2024 Sep 13, 2024 Updated Mar 17, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From TikTok to the kitchen table, words like "rizzler" and "skibidi" are finding a foothold in the lexicon of today's tweens.kAmpC6 J@F 7=F6?E 6?@F89 E@ 7@==@H 2=@?8n !FE J@FC <?@H=6586 E@ E96 E6DE H:E9 E9:D G@423 BF:K]k^Amk9am`] $:8>2k^9amkAm*@FC >:55=6 D49@@=6C 56D4C:36D 9:D 7C:6?5 2D QD:8>2]Q %92E >62?D 96 E9:?<D 9:D 7C:6?5 :Dik^Am kAmkDEC@?8mp]k^DEC@?8m (62<]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8mq]k^DEC@?8m (6:C5]k^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Traffic, a new restaurant, houses and more Friday Five: Caleb Wygal's life story is as good as his books Cabarrus Healthcare Foundation to 'Illuminate' the community at its 29th annual gala Redeveloped Beverly Hills will be Mary Frances Wall Pre-K Center Holiday closures and Bunny Run 5K & Festival information Recognize anyone in this 1950s Methodist Sunday School photo? 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