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Albertassment

Verb: When a Premier (typically from Alberta) does the un-important things badly, and then neglects to do any of the important things at all.

Credit: @HollyHoye
Person A: "Premier Smith phoned a film production company to make them change their policies on vaccination."
Person B: "Aren't children's hospitals overrun? What is she doing about that?"
Person A: "This is a classic case of Albertassment."
Person B: "I want out of this province."
Albertassment by OSTBearBnT December 5, 2022
Related Words

Albertising 

A rare condition suffered by people named Alberto who work in advertising
He can't go home yet, he works in Remo Albertising S.L
Albertising by pekevoltio May 26, 2011

Alertism 

The common practise of identifying a problem without even attempting to suggest a solution.

This can range from tangible problems (e.g. a broken cupboard door that is simply flagged to housemates via WhatsApp) to more intangible problems (e.g. a therapist merely pointing out toxic behaviours without offering suggestions for how to change those behaviours and/or what aspirational healthy behaviours could look like).

Those that practice this often feel that through identifying a problem they have done their bit or done enough. In reality, without the follow-through, the problem remains but we just see it more clearly.
The difference between The Great Hack and The Social Dilemma is that the latter actually offered a solution - the former was just one great big exercise in alertism.
Alertism by AdLibera December 20, 2020

albertsmerch 

He's the best tiktok as he's the best he has infinite followers and stuff he made a cult and it's the best cult ever I hope you guys follow him if you don't I'll kill your guys anyways bye! me 🔪 hater
Hater: Albertsmerch sucks I hope he dies lol
Me: ... YOU'VE INSULTED THE WRONG PERSON MATE 🔪👦
albertsmerch by Fan of people September 12, 2021

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026