"R" Slang

reckon so

General

An affirmative hedge meaning "I think that's right."

reclaim

Street

The dark, used-up concentrate residue that drips down and collects in a dab rig or reclaim catcher after dabbing; some users re-consume it.

reclaim catcher

Street

An accessory placed between the nail and the dab rig to catch leftover concentrate that drips down after a dab, keeping the rig cleaner.

recomp

General

Body recomposition — simultaneously decreasing fat mass and increasing muscle rather than bulking and cutting separately.

red and white

General

Describing a Sunderland supporter, after the club's red-and-white strip.

red buff

Gaming

The Crest of Cinders, dropped by last-hitting the Red Brambleback. Your autoattacks slow the target and apply true damage over time, great for chasing and dueling. Usually just called 'red'.

red eye

General

A cup of drip coffee fortified with a single shot of espresso. Named after the overnight "red-eye" flight it was built to survive. Add another shot and you've got a black eye; add a third for a dead eye. Some shops call it a "shot in the dark."

red flag

Internet

A behaviour or trait, especially in dating, that signals someone could be trouble or unhealthy to be around.

red flag energy

Internet

The general impression that a person exhibits concerning or unhealthy relationship traits.

red leg

General

An artilleryman, named for the red stripe historically worn on artillery trousers.

red ocean

General

An existing market space with fierce competition, the opposite of a blue ocean.

red or blue

General

A shorthand question about football allegiance, a central part of Liverpool identity.

red side

Gaming

In League of Legends, the team that spawns top-right. They draft last, so they get the final pick to hard-counter whatever the enemy committed to.

red tape

General

Rigid rules and paperwork that slow things down.

red zone

General

The area of the field between the opponent's 20-yard line and the goal line, where scoring chances are high.

redbands

General

A hugely popular brand of lightweight farm gumboots, so common the name is used generically.

redd

General

To tidy or clear away; 'redd up' means clean up or set to rights.

reddit gold

Internet

Reddit's flagship premium award. Other users could spend real money to gift it to your comment, which gave you a month of ad-free Reddit and a little gold star next to your post. For years it was the platform's main 'this comment slaps' signal — far weightier than an upvote.

reddit hug of death

Internet

The phenomenon where a small server gets so much sudden traffic from a popular Reddit post that it falls over and serves errors. Affectionate framing — Reddit loves you so much it kills you.

reddit switcharoo

Internet

The classic Reddit gag where a commenter posts a misdirection link — usually phrased 'hold my X' — that takes you to a previous switcharoo comment, which links to the one before it, and so on. Click and you're falling down a chain stretching back years.

redpilled

Internet

From The Matrix: Neo swallows the red pill and sees reality as it really is. Online, being 'redpilled' means waking up to some supposedly suppressed truth — originally about dating dynamics on Reddit's r/TheRedPill, now applied to politics, diet, finance, anything. Sincere in some corners, deeply ironic in others.

reds

General

A friendly form of address or nickname for a person of light or reddish complexion. Also 'red-skin'.

reeb

General

Used loosely for ale or any cheap pub drink bought with the day's takings.

reef break

General

A surf spot where waves break over a rock or coral reef, typically producing powerful, hollow and hazardous waves.

reefer

General

A temperature-controlled trailer with its own diesel-powered fridge unit bolted to the nose. Hauls everything from ice cream to pharmaceuticals. Pays better than dry van because the equipment costs more and the loads are time-sensitive — but the reefer unit chugging away all night is the soundtrack of every truck stop.

reekin

General

Smoking or giving off smoke/steam; figuratively, stinking, or blind drunk.

reet

General

Northern pronunciation of 'right' used as an intensifier — 'very', 'proper'. If something's reet good, it's seriously good.

refeed

General

A deliberately higher-carbohydrate day during a cut, used to top up muscle glycogen and give a diet break.

refire

General

Drop the same dish a second time, usually at full speed, because the first one came back, came up wrong, or died on the pass. Refires jump the queue — the table's already waiting, so the line stops what it's doing and gets it out. Nobody likes calling a refire. The cook who caused it likes it least.

refrag

Gaming

Your mate dies on the peek, but you're right behind them and instantly drop the enemy who got the kill. You traded one for one and held the space, which is a win even though you lost a body.

reggae

General

Ticket shorthand meaning the dish goes out exactly as written — standard build, default sides, no allergy swaps, no 'dressing on the side.' A relief call on a busy line because reggae tickets don't need a second read.

reggie

Street

Poor-quality cannabis: dry, brown, harsh and cheap.

rego

General

The registration of a motor vehicle, or the fee/label for it.

regular

General

A skater's natural stance in which the left foot leads at the front of the board and the right foot pushes and pops at the back.

regular coffee

General

At a NYC deli or cart, ordering a 'regular' gets you coffee already made with milk and (usually two) sugars — not black.

regular foot

General

Surfing stance with the left foot forward and right foot at the back of the board. Also called natural foot.

regulated

Internet

Being in a calm, balanced emotional and physiological state, especially after managing stress.

reh teh teh

Street

A filler phrase used at the end of a list to mean 'and so on' or 'blah blah'.

reinvent the wheel

General

To waste effort creating something from scratch when a proven solution exists.

reive

General

To rob, plunder or raid, as the Border Reivers once did.

rejection

General

When a defender blocks an opponent's shot attempt, 'rejecting' it.

rekt

Internet

Slang for being financially destroyed on a trade, usually via a liquidated leveraged position or a token going to zero. A deliberate misspelling of 'wrecked' borrowed from gaming.

relajo

General

A commotion, mess, or disorderly situation (milder than 'desmadre').

relevant username

Internet

A short reply — sometimes the whole comment — calling attention to a username that, by pure chance, suits the topic being discussed. Cousin of 'username checks out,' but used more for coincidence than for the joke writing itself.

reload

Music

By extension, any moment so good you want it again immediately.

relou

General

Used for an annoying situation or chore, not just a person.

remontada

General

A dramatic turnaround where a team overturns a significant deficit to win, especially over two legs.

renk

General

Foul-smelling or rank; figuratively, impudent, rude or out of order.