"S" Slang

s/p

General

Charting shorthand meaning the patient is in the state following a named event or surgery.

saa isi

Street

Used for the act of persuading or talking someone into agreeing with you.

sabi

Street

Expresses knowledge, familiarity, or competence — "I sabi" means "I know/I can," while "I no sabi" means "I don't know."

sac au lait

Street

An old Cajun exclamation along the lines of 'oh man!' or 'good grief!' — literally 'sack of milk' in French, but functionally it's just a surprised noise, like 'mais, sac au lait!' when something stuns you. Pronounced roughly 'sock-ah-LAY'. Heard mostly out in Acadiana now rather than the city, but it floats into the NOLA glossary too.

sacarle

General

To bail or chicken out of something; '¡no le saques!' means 'don't back out!'.

sack

General

Tackling the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage while he still holds the ball on a pass play.

sad boy

Internet

A sad boy is someone who leans into melancholy and vulnerability, attracting partners through moody introspection and emotional openness.

sad sack

General

Someone gloomy and defeated in demeanor.

sadcat

Gaming

Used as a word or reaction for mild disappointment, often cute and self-deprecating.

saddled

General

A brevity code reporting that a wingman or element has returned to the briefed formation position after maneuvering.

sadge

Gaming

Used to mark a wholesome but melancholy moment, the gentle cousin of crying.

safe

British Mle

A versatile word meaning thanks, cool, or agreed — also used as a friendly sign-off.

safe jump

Gaming

You jump in on a downed opponent and time the attack so that if they block, you keep pressure — but if they throw out an invincible reversal like a DP, you land in time to block and punish it. Heads you win, tails you win.

safelane

Gaming

The friendly lane. Sits close to your tower and easy jungle escapes, so your position 1 carry can last-hit for gold without getting dived. Usually paired with a support babysitting.

safespot

Gaming

A position where, due to how a pattern is built, no bullet can reach you. Park there and the attack whiffs entirely.

safety

General

A scoring play worth two points, awarded to the defense when the offensive ball carrier is tackled in, or fumbles out of, his own end zone.

safeword

General

A safeword is a pre-agreed word, phrase, or gesture that immediately and unconditionally pauses, slows, or stops play. The whole point is that it sits outside the role-play: 'no' and 'stop' might be part of the scene, but the safeword never is — say it and everything halts. Lots of people use a traffic-light system: green means 'more,' yellow means 'ease off / check in,' red means 'stop now.' If someone's gagged or too deep to speak, a gesture or a dropped object stands in. Honouring a safeword instantly is the baseline of consent — break it and you're not playing, you're abusing.

saft

General

Silly or daft. Black Country / Midlands pronunciation of 'soft' — as in soft in the head. Usually affectionate, not cutting. Often heard as 'saft 'aypoth' (soft halfpenny-worth), meaning a lovable fool.

safu

Internet

A meme misspelling of "safe"; also backronymed by Binance to "Secure Asset Fund for Users," an emergency insurance fund.

saga boy

General

A stylish, well-dressed man who prides himself on his appearance and charm; female form 'saga girl'.

sagging off

General

The Liverpool version of bunking off. Skipping school, ditching work, vanishing from somewhere you're meant to be. Same energy as 'wagging it' in Manchester or 'mitching' in Ireland — different postcode, same crime.

sail

Internet

When a shipped couple is confirmed or clearly heading toward becoming real; 'this ship has sailed'.

sais

General

The Welsh word for an English person — specifically a man. Saesnes is the female form, Saeson the plural, Saesneg the English language. Can be neutral description or pointed depending entirely on tone and who's saying it.

sajaegi

Internet

The illicit practice of inflating a song's chart position by mass-purchasing or bulk-streaming it. A serious accusation in the industry.

sakuga

Internet

Sequences where the animation quality spikes dramatically — fluid, detailed and expensive — usually reserved for climactic action or emotional beats. Fans track and celebrate these moments.

salad dodger

General

A humorous, mildly insulting term for someone overweight.

sale

General

An affirmation meaning 'okay' or 'let's do it'; often 'sale y vale'.

salmon and trout

General

Tobacco — rhyming with 'snout', which is itself old prison slang for baccy. Heard most in nick (jail) contexts and old-school East End talk. Clipped to 'salmon' once everyone knows the score.

salpafuera

General

A commotion or blow-up where people scatter; also used as 'get out of here!'. Literally 'salt outside'.

salt

General

Out of money, out of luck, or having come up empty.

salt daddy

General

The scam version. He poses as a sugar daddy, gets the date, gets the sex, then disappears before the envelope changes hands, or hands over half what he promised. Often broke, sometimes married, sometimes just enjoys the power play. The bowl's number one warning to new babies: screen for salts.

salt pepper ketchup

General

The rapid-fire condiment instruction tacked onto a bacon egg and cheese order at a NYC deli.

salty

Aave

Bitter, resentful or annoyed, especially over something minor or a loss.

salty language

General

Coarse or profane language, the kind picked up over years at sea or in the ranks.

salty runback

Gaming

You lose, you're salty, you immediately run it back — same characters, same stage, no breaks, just to prove that result was a fluke. Whether it's a money match or a casual set, the salty runback is a scene tradition.

salute

General

A standardized reconnaissance/contact report format spelling out Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, and Equipment — the six data points to pass when reporting an enemy sighting.

salvos

General

The Salvation Army, or a Salvation Army charity shop.

sama

Internet

A name-suffix expressing great respect or deference, used for people of high status, customers, deities or those one deeply admires. A step above -san.

samchon fan

Internet

An older male fan, outside the typical youth demographic, who follows (usually female) idols and often spends generously. Their support can significantly boost sales.

sammich

General

A sandwich, said in the broad Chicago accent.

sample

General

A memory aid for taking a focused history: Signs/symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last oral intake, Events leading up.

samsonite positive

General

Mock 'sign' where a patient arrives with a suitcase, signalling they expect (or want) to be admitted.

san

Internet

The default respectful name-suffix, roughly equivalent to Mr., Ms. or Mrs., used in most polite everyday interactions between adults.

san anto

Street

The shorthand locals — especially in the Chicano community — use for San Antonio. Quicker, warmer, and more in-group than 'San Antone' (which reads more country/Anglo). Rolls naturally into 'puro San Anto.'

san quilmas

Street

Old-school Chicano Caló name for San Antonio. The origin is darker than it sounds — back in the 40s through 60s, 'San Quilmas' was discreet street code for the Bexar County Jail (modeled after San Quentin). Saying someone was 'in San Quilmas' meant locked up. The name eventually escaped the jailhouse and got applied to the whole city.

sancoche

General

A rich, thick soup made with ground provisions, split peas, and meat, a hearty one-pot meal. Also 'sancoch'.

sand dancer

General

A native of South Shields. Two theories run side by side: one credits the town's long sandy beaches, the other points to the early-1900s music-hall act Wilson, Keppel and Betty, whose Sand Dance was a national hit. Either way, Shields folk own it.

sand hog

General

A tunnel construction worker — the people boring subways, water tunnels and bridge caissons below cities. New York's sandhogs (Local 147) built the subway, the Holland Tunnel and the city water supply. Brutal job: compressed air, the bends, constant cave-in risk.