I'll take grating colloquialisms over nautical lingo any day ( LAID TO, bah!) ( 44D: Stopped a ship using the wind, in nautical lingo). Both bits of slang have (or have had) currency, and give the grid a zing that keeps it out of Dullsville. The slang is mildly grating- HELLA COOL feels a WEE bit dated (in a way that its clue, "Dope!," does not), and MOO JUICE, ugh, all infantilizing kiddyspeak like this makes my skin crawl-but that, I realize, is probably a highly idiosyncratic and personal response. Lots and lots of haven't-seen-that-before, and most of it tolerable or better. The rest of the puzzle is strong enough that it doesn't really matter if you're on board the EEQUALSMCSQUARED train or not. Anyway, today that answer is the reason the puzzle is 16 wide, so I guess everyone involved thought it was marquee-type stuff. It looks freaky, but I can't decide if that's a plus or a minus. It's always weird to see things written out in letters that you never actually see written out in letters, like BTWO, ARTOO, or (today) EEQUALSMCSQUARED (36A: Noted relationship in physics).
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