Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
47%
9 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
Evening Standard's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Entertainment
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In the past year the popular the term ‘picky bits’ crossed over into mainstream vernacular when M&S embraced it in its marketing and declared National Picky Bits Day.
asserted
M&S → cross → Day
According to a new poll, ‘picky bits’ in now used regularly by 77% of Britons.
uncertain
bits → accord → Britons
It even resonates with multiple age groups, ranging from 87% of 18-24 year olds to 64% of the over-65s.
asserted
It → resonate → over-65s
The survey, run by YouGov, examined attitudes and awareness of new terms in adults over 18 living in Great Britain, including Platty Joobs, Menty b and holibops.
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survey → run → Joobs
Not all the terms are as popular and well known however; to Standard writer Maddy Mussen’s delight, ‘cozzy livs’ - the Gen Z abbreviation for the cost-living-crisis - is used by just 18 per cent of Britons.
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livs → know → Britons
Mussen called for an end to the term in 2025: “We can’t be lying to ourselves via the whimsy of cozzy livs anymore.
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We → call → livs
Life is bleak, the only way to get something done is say it with our chest.”
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something → get → chest
So how many of the terms do you know?
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you → know → terms
According to the YouGov poll, 88 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term
Picky bits (a meal made up of small, snackable finger foods)
According to the YouGov poll, 77 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term
Holibobs (holidays)
uncertain
cent → accord → term
73% of Britons have heard the term ‘holibobs’.
asserted
% → hear → term
However, almost half of the public (48 per cent) dislike or hate the word, compared to only 25 per cent who like it or love it.
asserted
who → dislike → it
The rona (coronavirus)
According to the YouGov poll, 45 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
Tommy K (tomato ketchup)
According to the YouGov poll, 31 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
Menty B (mental breakdown)
According to the YouGov poll, 26 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
Platty joobs (Queen Elizabeth II's 'Platinum Jubilee' in 2022)
According to the YouGov poll, 24 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
According to the YouGov poll, 18 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
Jackie P (jacket potato)
According to the YouGov poll, 14 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
Statey funes (Queen Elizabeth II's 'state funeral' in 2022)
According to the YouGov poll, 8 per cent of Brits are familiar with this term.
uncertain
cent → accord → term
This is the most unpopular term in the study, with 82 per cent of people surveyed saying they don’t like it.
asserted
they → survey → it
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