Accent: USA
Notes:
The first thing to mention is that ‘yanny’ is not a real word, but ‘laurel’ is. It's the name of a tree whose dried leaves are called ‘bay leaves’ and are used as an aromatic herb in cooking.
00:43 - “yanny slash laurel recording”
The symbol ‘/’ is pronounced 'slash' or 'forward slash'.
01:38 - pitch (n/v)
(In music, speech, etc) the degree of height or depth of a sound (i.e. its highness or lowness).
Men generally speak with a lower pitch/pitched voice, and women speak in a higher pitch.
02:09 - convo
A colloquial abbreviation for 'conversation'.
02:34 - “where we explore the things that are stumping us”
If something “stumps” you, you are confused and don’t know how to respond. It’s usually used with questions.
E.g. The question stumped me.
02:40 - mind-blowing
Very surprising or amazing in a way that is hard to believe.
The special effects in the movie were mind-blowing!