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Sadly, adverbs are no longer commonly used in everyday speech and perhaps even in writing; they are increasingly being replaced by adjectives. See the examples for clarification.

Remember that adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adjectives modify nouns.
Incorrect usage with adjectives:
Incorrect: I did good on that competition today.
Incorrect: I did bad on that test.
Incorrect: My computer can download files fast!
Incorrect: My computer works perfect.

Correct usage with adverbs:
Correct: I did well on that competition today.
Correct: I did badly on that test.
Correct: My computer can download files quickly!
Correct: My computer works perfectly.
adverb by Penbiks December 10, 2008
Urban Dictionary Merch
An adjective describing a verb.

Most likely will end in "-ly."
Slowly, quickly, magically, beautifully, gracefully, charmingly, are all adverbs.
adverb by xxyuli November 25, 2006

Super (as an adverb) 

A word which has replaced the longstanding, commonly used adverb "very". It has also replaced the use of stronger adjectives, but this would require being more well-read and that's simply not possible for most smartphone-addicted automata in 2020. This fad has been growing exponentially since around 2015.

Commonly used by anyone who is trying to sound trendy, but comes off sounding uneducated, cringeworthy and just plain embarrassing. It is the height of poor vocabulary.
Examples of super (as an adverb)

I'm super excited! (elated) I'm super tired! (exhausted) I'm super happy! (delighted) The guy was super slow! (sluggish) It was super boring! (monotonous) I'm super confused! (bewildered) The car was super fast! (rapid) My room is super small (tiny) The lunch was super expensive! (extortionate) The class was super interesting! (fascinating)

Naked Adverb 

A naked adverb is when a person accuses you of watching porn but, you're simply doing English homework.
Boy: She's watching porn!
Girl: Oh, totally! I'm watching naked adverbs!
Naked Adverb by iloveyou_11109 November 7, 2016

Arab-issh [\’ar əb i-ssh\ n, adj. v, adverb] 

Arab-issh \’ar əb i-ssh\ n, adj. v, adverb

1. Arab-issh is the next generation of comedians calling the MidEast, Mediterranean, North Africa and/or South Asia their ancestral home. These artists use comedy to discuss their lives, vision and experiences straddling two cultures while living in North America. With unique perspectives on mistaken and misunderstood identity, Arab-issh shares the scary, mundane and funny real-life situations with audiences and critics.
Arab-issh \’ar əb i-ssh\ n, adj. v, adverb

Arab-issh also Arab-ish, adjective, noun “Hey that guy looks Arab-issh, let’s get his number!”

Arab-issh, verb, “You need to keep it real and let them know about that Arab-issh!”

Arab-issh, adverb, “That woman? She's Arab-issh - smart, beautiful, down to Earth & she'll treat you right.”

The "more-less" adverb

To avoid the awkward construct of prefixing adverbs with "more", such as more quickly, or more easily, simply remove the "more" and instead use the phrase "easierly", or "quickerly". Does not apply in all cases, such as in more carefully ("carefullyier"? - nah). But, saves time and space and better than not using the adverbial form of a word at all.
The "more-less" adverb. E.g., "You'll get there quickerly if you take the back road.".

finducipitously (adverb) 

similar to serendipitous - occurred in a dream - implies luck and happiness
finducipitous - (adjective)
Finducipitously, I ran into an old friend at the reunion, and we are enjoying our renewed friendship so much.
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God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake
“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real
Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026
Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him
friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?
Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.
I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.
endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026
Word of the Day on September 14, 2026
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