"R" Slang

riffy

General

Dirty in a lived-in, ingrained way — not a quick splash of mud but the kind of grime that's been building. Used of hands, faces, kids who've been up the rec, and dishcloths that should've been binned weeks ago.

rifle

General

A brevity code announcing the employment/launch of an air-to-surface missile against a target, letting friendlies know a weapon is in flight.

right on

Music

An adverb describing something perfectly on point or accurate.

right smart

General

A good deal of something; "a right smart piece" means a fair distance.

right-click save

Internet

The default reply guys use to mock anyone who paid real money for an NFT. The argument: the image itself is just a file anyone can copy, so why pay six figures? Triggers NFT bros instantly because it's both technically true and emotionally devastating.

right-size

General

To change the size of a team or organisation to the 'appropriate' level, frequently a softer term for making cuts.

righteous

General

Used as emphatic praise, meaning real and proper.

righto

General

An expression of agreement or acknowledgement.

rim protector

General

A defender, usually a center, whose presence around the rim discourages and blocks interior shots.

rip

Internet

Stands for "rest in peace," used sincerely to mourn or jokingly to lament a minor misfortune.

rip current

General

A powerful, narrow current of water flowing away from shore, caused by water pushed onto the beach funneling back out. Dangerous for swimmers but sometimes used by surfers to get out.

rip it

General

A brand of energy drink stocked cheaply in dining facilities downrange, iconic among recent-war veterans.

ripou

General

From the standard French 'pourri' (rotten, corrupt). Verlan reshapes pou-rri into ri-pou. It describes someone corrupt, most famously a bent police officer.

ripped

General

A physique combining low body fat with noticeable muscle definition, so the muscles look sharply cut.

ripper

General

Something excellent or first-rate; often 'you little ripper!' as an exclamation of delight.

riptide

General

A strong seaward current caused by water returning to the ocean after waves push it ashore; often used loosely and interchangeably with rip current.

rir

General

Reps In Reserve: the number of additional reps you could have done before hitting failure on a set.

risk off

Internet

'Risk off' describes an environment in which fear or uncertainty drives investors to safer assets such as government bonds, gold, or the US dollar. Riskier assets are sold.

risk on

Internet

'Risk on' describes an environment in which investors are optimistic and willing to buy riskier, higher-yielding assets like equities. Money flows out of safe havens toward growth.

ristretto

General

Espresso shot pulled with the same grounds but roughly half the water. Sweeter, syrupier, less bitter — you cut the extraction before the harsh bitter compounds come through. Starbucks Flat Whites are built on ristretto shots by default.

rizz

Gen Z

Natural charm or charisma, especially a talent for flirting and attracting a romantic partner. Also used as a verb: to "rizz someone up" is to charm them.

rizz up

Internet

To use charm to attract a romantic interest. "Rizzing someone up" is the act of flirting well.

rizzler

Gen Z

Someone with exceptional rizz — a person who is unusually good at charming or flirting with others.

rlq

General

One of the four abdominal regions; RLQ pain classically raises concern for appendicitis.

rly

Internet

An abbreviation of "really," used for emphasis or to question something. Also spelled RILLY.

rn

Internet

Stands for "right now," used to emphasize the present moment.

rng manipulation

Gaming

Feeding the game deliberate inputs and timings so its 'random' results come out exactly how you need them — the lucky drop, the enemy that doesn't attack, the fast pattern. The RNG isn't truly random, so if you know the seed and the inputs, you can bend it.

roach

Street

The small leftover stub of a joint, often saved because it concentrates resin.

roach clip

Street

A small clip or holder used to grip the last inch of a joint so it can be smoked without burning your fingers.

roach coach

General

The mobile catering truck that pulls onto the site mid-morning slinging breakfast burritos, coffee, and shrink-wrapped sandwiches. 'Roach' is an affectionate insult about the hygiene situation — nobody actually thinks there are roaches, but nobody's checking either. Also heard on military bases and outside factories.

roaching

Internet

Secretly seeing multiple people while letting a partner assume you're exclusive, then justifying it by claiming you never agreed to be exclusive when you're finally caught.

road dog

Street

An inmate's tight partner, someone they walk the yard with daily. Bonds may form inside or predate incarceration.

roadie

General

A beer or drink taken away to consume while travelling.

roadman

Street

A young man immersed in street and gang-adjacent culture.

roadmap

Internet

A document laying out an NFT or crypto project's planned milestones, features and deliverables, used to attract and reassure buyers.

roam

Gaming

Peeling off your own lane to influence another part of the map, usually to gank, set up a kill, or take an objective. Mid and support roam the most because their lanes free up fastest.

roamer

Gaming

A defender who doesn't sit on site. They rove the map looking for attackers caught out of position, flank them, get a pick, then vanish before the trade comes back. Big in Rainbow Six Siege.

roar

General

To cry or sob. In Yorkshire 'roaring' means crying, not shouting.

roaring kitty

Internet

The public alias of Keith Gill (a.k.a. DeepFuckingValue) on YouTube and Twitter, where he made the case that GameStop was undervalued — a key catalyst of the 2021 squeeze.

roaster

General

A person behaving foolishly or embarrassingly; a fool.

robocop

Street

A strict, by-the-book correctional officer who writes up every infraction like a machine.

rock and roll

General

A transition trick in which the rider rides up the ramp until the middle of the board rests on the coping, pauses, then turns 180 and rolls back down.

rock the mic

Music

More broadly, to do something with style and command, with 'rock' meaning to handle expertly.

rock to fakie

General

A transition trick like a rock and roll but without the 180 turn, the rider rocks on the coping and rolls back down fakie in the same direction.

rock up

General

To arrive somewhere, often casually or unannounced.

rocker

General

On a construction site, a rocker is the worker who hangs drywall — lifting and screwing the heavy 4×8 sheets of gypsum board (Sheetrock) to studs and joists. Pure muscle work. Different job from the taper, who finishes the seams after.

rocket

General

Someone acting foolishly or behaving in a mad way.

rocking chair

General

Any truck sitting comfortably in the middle of a convoy — front door watching ahead, back door watching behind, nothing to do but cruise. The name says it: it's the easy seat. Pure CB-era nostalgia.