{"id":1392224,"date":"2016-08-15T10:28:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1392224"},"modified":"2016-08-15T10:28:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:28:45","slug":"how-to-use-celebrities-as-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/how-to-use-celebrities-as-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Celebrities As Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/celebverbs_LargeWide.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to keep up with all of the lingo that the cool kids are spouting these days. \u00a0Luckily for you, we keep a running tab of all of the terms that hit the cultural zeitgeist, since we know they will ~eventually~ show up on your SATs. And as \u00a0celebrities have outpaced science, literature, and puppies as the most important influencers of the world, it only makes sense that many of these fresh-off-the-press terms revolve around their fascinating personalities and lives. So, go forth, and conjugate confidently, knowing you are as cutting edge as it gets.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3o85gaO8COWVOMC4tq\" width=\"480\" height=\"248\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/broad-city-3o85gaO8COWVOMC4tq\"><small>via GIPHY<\/small><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Kanye<\/strong>: To trash someone else publicly and call it art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: My friend \u00a0<em>Kanyed<\/em> \u00a0me hardcore when he used \u00a0a photo of me eating a burger (MY ONE LAPSE FROM VEGANHOOD BECAUSE I HAD LOW IRON) \u00a0in his \u00a0fine arts thesis on \u00a0&#8220;The Hypocrisy \u00a0of Millennials.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To T-Swift<\/strong>: To confuse everyone you encounter by being both \u00a0effortlessly sincere and fake at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: I have no idea if Riley and I are friends because she totally \u00a0<em>T-Swifted,<\/em> \u00a0giving me a handmade, \u00a0bedazzled invitation for her sleepover, but then telling \u00a0everyone not to talk to me because \u00a0I wore green to the party.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6471;\">To Kylo Ren<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.6471;\">: To flip out like a hormonal teenager, when you&#8217;re not a hormonal teenager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: This morning my math teacher totally <em>Kylo Ren-e<\/em>d \u00a0and knocked all of the books off of his desk when one of his students started talking about <em>Harry Potter and The Cursed Child<\/em> spoilers.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To DiCaprio<\/strong>: To work tirelessly towards a goal, only to realize your life has no meaning after achieving it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: \u00a0I always worry that without that intense and urgent motivation to get up and train, Olympians are going to <em>DiCaprio<\/em> after they&#8217;re done competing.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Affleck<\/strong>: To finally build momentum and gain respect, only to lose it all at once.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: I have never seen someone Affleck so perfectly as when Bobby volunteered at the food kitchen three weeks in a row then admitted he only did it to hit on Cindy Harding.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Adele<\/strong>: To achieve perfection and still seem chill beyond words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: Only Kristen could <em>Adele<\/em> like that by throwing a board game night to celebrate getting perfect SAT scores, being accepted into all the Ivy League colleges, and offered a paid internship for Anna Wintour as a freshman.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Obama<\/strong>: To go entirely unappreciated, but just keeping doing your bad self anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: Hermione knew that there was no way Harry would have saved the Wizarding World without her, but she <em>Obama-ed<\/em> like a boss and \u00a0continued being the cleverest and kindest wizard of her age.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Kit Harington<\/strong>: To lie your face off and then be like &#8220;just kidding!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: I almost killed Dylan when he <em>Kit Haringtoned<\/em> \u00a0he other day\u2014he told me there was absolutely no way he was asking me to prom \u00a0then surprised \u00a0me with a massive &#8220;PROM?&#8221;-shaped cookie.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Jonas<\/strong>: To shock everyone by still being a thing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: Pokemon Go <em>Jonased<\/em> and managed to still be relevant years after it was originally cool.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To J-Law<\/strong>: To do and say whatever you want, because you&#8217;re <em>that<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: To John Watson&#8217;s immense annoyance, Sherlock Holmes can get away with <em>J-Lawing<\/em> constantly because he knows just how exceptional he truly is.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Bieber<\/strong>: To apologize profusely while continuing the behavior that warranted the apology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: Jenny broke up with Alex because \u00a0she knew he was <em>Biebering<\/em> when he said sorry for cheating on her but kept texting other girls.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Selena Gomez<\/strong>: To sneak up under everyone and take over the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: The U.S. is likely still in denial about how \u00a0China has entirely <em>Selena Gomezed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Woodley<\/strong>: To only ever do one thing, just over and over again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: The first time Todd did his R2-D2 impression it was cute, but he&#8217;s just \u00a0<em>Woodleying<\/em> now because he never even tries to do C-3PO, let alone anyone else.<img src=\"https:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/tokanyeinsert.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To Beyonce<\/strong>: To rule, unquestionably.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used in a sentence<\/strong>: When Kelly started at a new school she immediately <em>Beyonced<\/em> by dating the hottest guy in school, getting straight As, and starring in the spring production of <em>Beauty and the Beast <\/em>as both Belle \u00a0and the Beast.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6471;\"><img 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