A snowclone can either refer to the original word or phrasal - as well as it's beneficiaries - so long as the general form or template is readily detectable. e.g. The phrase "Keep Calm & Chive-On" is a snowclone of "Keep Calm & Carry-On" however both phrases meet the requirements to be considered a snowclone.
Well know British-American linguistic, Geoffrey K. Pullum, and American television writer and scientist, Glen Whitman, are credited for producing the term in the early 2000's.
The term "snowclone" is believed to be a a fusing of the words "snow" and "clone" as "snow" is a word often associated with a high concentration synonyms (replacement terms), the word "clone" typically connotes replication and/or repetition.
-"YOLO- You Only Live Once" snowcloned into "OOYL- Only Once You Live" among others.
-"Netflix & Chill" is a snowclone along with it's many predecessors such as: "Hulu & Hang" or "4Chan & Van" as a way to imply a sexual interest is present.
-Drake's infamous lyric: "Started From the Bottom Now We Here" became a snowclone almost instantly, prompting many jokes and memes including well-regarded "Started From the Bottom Now We a Little Bit Above the Bottom" jab.
This is used when u want to hype up your best friend, friend, family member, or even a stranger. When u call someone a girlypop, I assure you you will make their day! you can also top it off by saying "slay girlypop!"
When you're desperately needed because of an unfolding catastrophe, but you skip out to go somewhere less stressful.
Them: We have a project due tomorrow, the boss shouting at me, and the clients have been calling nonstop for the last two hours! Where the hell is John!?
Me: Oh, he decided it sucks here, so he went on a Ted Cruise.
The act of having a "wish" or "desire" for a weather event to intensify. In hurricanes, it is a wish for the hurricane to intensify or increase it's stats.
Wishcasting:
Hurricane Harveywillget upgraded to a Category 5!
Conflama is a "campy" word that can be used when conflict and drama are occuring simultaneously. It's a contraction of the wordsconflict + drama = conflama.
"Girl, that boy I am dating is just full of conflama."
"Girl, I don't have time for your conflama, OK? I've got my own conflama going on..."