"C" Slang

con mule

Internet

A friend or companion who carries other attendees' purchases, props, and gear around the convention floor, freeing the cosplayer to move and pose.

con panna

General

Espresso con panna — a shot or two of espresso served in a demitasse with a generous cap of whipped cream. Dessert in a cup. Sits in the dead space between an espresso and a macchiato on most menus.

con plague

Internet

An illness picked up at a convention from crowds, exhaustion, and poor self-care; synonymous with con crud.

con season

Internet

The busy part of the calendar, roughly late spring through early autumn, when the majority of major conventions take place.

conbadge

Internet

A small illustrated card depicting a furry's fursona, worn on a lanyard at conventions so others can recognize the character behind the person or suit. Often commissioned from artists.

concave

General

The curvature of the deck from rail to rail; more pronounced concave gives the feet more leverage and control for flip tricks.

concentric

General

The phase of a rep where the muscle shortens and you lift the weight against resistance.

concept

Internet

The cohesive theme, styling, and mood a group adopts across a comeback's music, videos, and visuals. Concepts range from cute to dark to retro.

concho

General

A shared taxi or minibus running a fixed route — the backbone of Dominican city transit.

conditioning

General

In bodybuilding, the degree of leanness and muscle definition a competitor shows; also general work-capacity fitness.

condragulations

General

Congratulations with 'drag' smuggled into the middle. RuPaul's pun for praising a queen who's done well, especially the week's challenge winner. One of a whole family of 'drag' portmanteaus the show runs on.

cone

Street

A joint shaped like a cone, tapering from a wide packed end to a narrow mouthpiece, holding more cannabis than a straight joint. Also refers to pre-made conical paper cones.

coner

General

A term used by nuclear-trained engineering sailors on a submarine for crew who work in the forward ('cone') sections rather than the reactor spaces.

coney

General

A natural-casing beef hot dog in a steamed bun, topped with an all-beef, no-bean chili sauce, yellow mustard and a heap of diced raw onion. Detroit eats them at 3am after the bars, usually at a 'coney island' — the local term for the diners that specialise in them (American and Lafayette being the legendary rivals downtown).

confléi

General

Any breakfast cereal, generalized from the 'Corn Flakes' brand.

conkie

General

A traditional Bajan sweet-savoury pudding of cornmeal, coconut, pumpkin and spice steamed in banana leaf, eaten at Independence.

conniption

General

An overwrought emotional fit—a notch above a hissy fit, often with wild gesturing. Usually "a conniption" or "conniption fit."

conniption fit

General

An extended emphatic form of "conniption"; a dramatic outburst.

consarn

General

A softened curse, as in "consarn it" or "consarned contraption."

conscious quitting

General

Resigning from a role because the employer's values, ethics, or social and environmental record clash with one's own principles, rather than for pay or workload reasons.

consensual non-consent

General

Shortened to CNC. A pre-negotiated arrangement where everyone agrees, in advance and soberly, to play as though consent has been surrendered, so the scene can feel non-consensual without actually being so. The negotiation and the limits and safewords are the consent. It's the structure that makes resistance play, ravishment scenes, and total power exchange possible without crossing into real harm.

consigliere

Street

The consigliere is the counselor to a Mafia boss, consulted on major decisions and often mediating disputes within the family.

consolation goal

General

A goal scored by the losing team when the game is effectively already decided.

console verified

Gaming

A TAS that's been played back on genuine original hardware through the controller ports and completed without desyncing. It's the gold-standard proof the run isn't just emulator magic.

contact

General

A brevity code reporting sensor information (radar, sonar, etc.) at the stated position, or acknowledging the sighting of a specified reference point.

contract

General

A written agreement that lays out the terms of a D/s relationship — the roles, the rules, the hard and soft limits, the activities on and off the table. It's not legally binding; its power is in the negotiation it forces and the clarity it gives both people. Some are a page, some run for chapters. Think of it as consent, written down — a reference both partners agreed to with clear heads.

controla

General

A command to control oneself or calm down; 'contrólate' in Chicano slang.

conus

General

The 48 contiguous states of the U.S. mainland, as a duty or travel location.

convict

Street

In prison slang, a term of respect for a seasoned inmate who understands and abides by prison politics, as opposed to an untrusted 'inmate.'

cook

Internet

To do something exceptionally well — a verse, a play, a roast, a piece of work. Usually deployed as the imperative 'let him cook' to mean: shut up, don't interrupt, he's in the zone.

cook them

General

To dominate and embarrass an opponent, especially off the dribble or scoring.

cooked

Internet

Physically exhausted, mentally fried, intoxicated, or behaving bizarrely; hugely popular with young Australians.

cooked goose

Internet

Used jokingly when someone is clearly done for.

cooked up

Internet

Facing a situation you can't win, fully done for.

cookie

General

A pitch the batter can readily make good contact with, essentially a gift.

cookie jarring

Internet

Cookie jarring is treating a person as a safety net, hedging your bets by keeping them available in case your first-choice romance falls through.

cooking

Gaming

Playing at a high level offensively, scoring easily as if there's nothing the defense can do.

cooking with gas

Internet

An emphatic version of "cooking," meaning things are going great and you're in a strong flow. Signals momentum.

cool cat

General

Someone admirably unflappable under pressure.

cool runnings

General

A farewell wishing a safe, smooth trip; also 'no worries, everything's good'. Title of the 1993 Jamaican bobsled film.

cooler

Street

A solitary confinement or punishment cell.

coorie

General

To snuggle down, nestle or huddle in cosily, often for warmth or comfort.

cop

Pop

More broadly, to get hold of or obtain anything.

cop a plea

General

To back down or surrender in an argument.

cop a squat

General

To sit down and settle into a spot, especially at a casual gathering.

cop on

General

As a noun: common sense, savvy, basic awareness. 'He has no cop on' = he's clueless. 'A bit of cop on' = a measure of basic sense.

copd

General

A long-term lung disease, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that causes airflow obstruction and breathlessness.

cope

Internet

The act of rationalising or being in denial about a bad trade or missed opportunity. Someone 'coping' clings to false hope instead of facing reality.