One useful thing that I think should exist is a searchable, heavily moderated, and frequently updated dictionary of terms that functionally only exist online.
Examples of things that would be on there: mpreg. incel. MOGAI. AU. minisode. podcatcher. AO3. fix-it fic. Slash fic. SWERF. cuck.
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Some of these terms migrate to offline usage of course, but none of them are in any formal dictionary, and for good reason!
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But it would be good to have an organized way to look up various different words.
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(I would say this dictionary coulf include sexual slang when relevant, but it would be far from it's only purpose.)
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I don't have the technical know-how to set something like this up, but if there are any tech-savvy lexicographers who would be interested this endeavour, we could make something cool.
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