February 10, 2026
A shorthand adjective for anything weird, bizarre, or low-quality, based on internet memes.

This stems from a long-running joke that the US state of Ohio is a "glitch in the matrix" where monsters and strange events occur. Eventually, the word Ohio became a standalone adjective. If your child calls your cooking "Ohio," they aren't talking about geography; they’re saying it looks strange or "cursed."
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