"H" Slang

have fun staying poor

Internet

A taunt (acronym HFSP) aimed at no-coiners and skeptics, expressing confidence that crypto will succeed and that doubters will miss out.

haver

General

To speak foolishly, ramble or talk rubbish. Known worldwide from The Proclaimers' 'when I haver'.

having a laugh

Street

An expression of disbelief that a situation or demand can be serious.

haxor

Gaming

In gaming, an accusation that an opponent is cheating with software tools.

hay te watcho

General

A Chicano Caló farewell meaning 'see you later/there'.

hbd

Internet

Stands for "happy birthday," a shortened birthday greeting common on social media.

hbu

Internet

A conversational reflex that signals interest and keeps the back-and-forth going instead of letting a chat die.

hea

Internet

The non-negotiable promise of the romance genre. Main couple ends the book together, committed, alive, and emotionally safe. If a book doesn't deliver one, reviewers will riot in the comments.

head

General

The bathroom or latrine, particularly in the Navy and Marines. A nautical term from the days of sail, when the ship's toilet was at the bow, or head, of the ship.

head glitch

Gaming

A spot — usually a rock, crate or rubble — where the game shows just your head poking out, but your view is high enough to aim and fire freely. Tiny hitbox for them, full vision for you. Massively unfair to push.

head melter

General

A person who does your head in — usually by talking too much, being too needy, or being too thick. Northern Irish in particular but used across the island. Doing your head in = melting it.

headcanon

Internet

A fan's own belief about a character or relationship not confirmed by canon, held as personally true.

headhunter

General

A recruiter, often external, who proactively seeks out and recruits skilled professionals, frequently those already employed, to fill roles for client companies.

headies

Street

Premium cannabis prized for a strong cerebral high.

headliner

Music

In EDM specifically, the closing DJ on the mainstage who gets the prime time and the biggest production.

heads up

General

A piece of information given in advance so someone can prepare.

headwinds

General

Adverse conditions or obstacles making it harder to achieve a goal.

heady

Music

Describing something exclusive, high-quality or hard to get, prized by dedicated fans ('heads') in jam-band, festival and rave scenes.

healbot

Gaming

A healer expected to do nothing but pump heals — no damage, no utility, just keep the bars green. Often a dig at boring or thankless healing roles.

healthmaxxing

Internet

Treating overall physical health and wellbeing as something to constantly optimize — diet, supplements, checkups, recovery — not just one specific habit.

heaps

General

A large amount or degree; 'lots', 'many' or 'very'.

heaps good

General

Very good; 'heaps' intensifies the adjective.

heaps good aye

General

An emphatic positive statement capped with the tag 'aye'; showcases the Aussie sentence-final 'aye/ay/eh'.

heaps keen

General

Very keen or enthusiastic about something.

heaps sus

General

Extremely suspicious or dodgy; combines two youth-favoured Aussie intensifiers.

heaps sus aye

General

A colloquial statement combining an intensifier, youth slang and the Aussie tag 'aye'.

heard

General

The standard kitchen acknowledgment. Chef calls an order or instruction; cook fires back 'heard' to confirm it landed. Cleaner and faster than 'okay' or 'yes chef' and you can shout it across a roaring line.

heart check

General

An unprovoked attack on a newcomer — usually by a gang or wing crew — purely to find out whether he's got the bottle to swing back. Stand up and you might get respect or a recruitment offer. Curl up and you're marked as a victim for the rest of your stretch.

hearts of oak

Street

Cockney rhyming slang meaning broke, having no money.

heartthrob

Internet

A very attractive person, often a celebrity, who is the object of widespread romantic admiration.

heat

Pop

A standout, impressive item or fit in general; something that's clearly excellent.

heat check

Gaming

A low-percentage shot a hot player takes just to confirm they're still on fire.

heat gun

Internet

A tool resembling a powerful hair dryer that blows very hot air, used to soften and mold foam and thermoplastic and to seal foam surfaces.

heat-resistant wig

Internet

A synthetic wig made from fibers that tolerate curling irons, straighteners, and steam, letting cosplayers set spikes, curls, and other extreme anime styles.

heat-seeking

General

Describes a player laser-focused on scoring, always looking to get their own bucket.

heater

Music

A fastball, especially a hard one; the ball comes in 'hot.'

heather

Internet

The effortlessly beautiful, magnetic person you're quietly losing your crush to. Used as a backhanded sigh ('I wish I were Heather') and, more often now, as a straight compliment lobbed at a friend who lights up a room. Tone decides whether it's adoration or quiet defeat.

heavens to betsy

General

An old-fashioned, inoffensive expression of astonishment or dismay.

heavy

General

Deeply meaningful or philosophically weighty.

heavy metal football

General

An all-action, high-tempo approach built on pressing and rapid transitions, contrasted with slower possession play.

heavy salad

General

A way of acknowledging bad news without offering a fix. Someone tells you their nan's in hospital, their bird's left them, they've lost their job — 'heavy salad, lad'. It's verbal sympathy with a Scouse twist, no platitudes attached.

hedge

General

A pick-and-roll defense where the screener's defender steps out to momentarily contain the ball-handler before recovering.

hedge fund

General

A private pooled investment vehicle for wealthy clients and institutions. Unlike mutual funds, hedge funds can short stocks, use heavy leverage, trade derivatives, and bet on basically anything. The goal is absolute returns (make money whether the market goes up or down), not just beating an index. Fees are famously brutal: the classic '2 and 20' means 2% of assets plus 20% of profits.

hedgies

Internet

A belittling nickname for hedge funds and the managers who run them, cast as the villainous 'smart money' establishment that retail apes are fighting.

heel

Street

In older cant a 'heel' is a sneak thief who steals quietly and slips away; more broadly the word means a contemptible person.

heelflip

General

A flip trick like a kickflip but performed by flicking the front heel off the edge of the board, causing it to rotate along its length in the opposite direction to a kickflip.

heent

General

A grouping used in the physical exam and documentation covering the head and the special senses of the face.

heid

General

The head. Appears in many phrases like 'aff his heid' (mad) and 'use yer heid'.