8. When you gotta tell it as it is

Sometimes, subtlety just doesn’t cut it. You have to be blunt, totally and sharply frank. Can’t help but feel sorry for this dude whose 2014 sucked, probably in the most epic way.

9. A reference to the ubiquitous social media

This symbol is a clear-cut and effective demarcation mark between the young and the old generation. In the early days, this was referred to as the pound sign as it was the symbol for the abbreviation of weight. In this tech-advanced generation, it is called a “hashtag”, used to mark important words and phrases in social media posts. Ever heard your grandma say, “What the *&^* is a hashtag?!”