"S" Slang

straight goer

Street

An inmate who avoids trouble, doesn't get involved in prison politics, and serves his time quietly.

straight tiktok

Internet

The pretty-people side of the FYP — Hype House dances, lip-syncs, thirst traps, influencer brand deals, Charli/Addison-tier content. The default For You Page for new accounts. Treated as the bland twin by alt TikTok, who think they're above it (they aren't).

straight up

General

Genuinely or truthfully; also a question meaning 'really?'.

strally

Street

A firearm — the UK drill diminutive of 'strap' (American gun slang). Tweaked with the -y/-ie suffix London drill loves to slap on everything (oppy, lengy, dotty).

stramash

General

A noisy disturbance, uproar or chaotic scuffle. A staple of football commentary.

strap

Street

A gun. From the shoulder strap of a holster — if you're strapped, you're carrying. One of the most durable gun-words in hip-hop, predating drill by decades and still doing daily duty in drill bars.

strapped

Street

Armed with a shank or other weapon concealed on the body.

straya

General

Australia, rendered the way it is often said aloud.

stream sniper

Gaming

Someone watching a live stream and using what they see — the streamer's position, loadout, rotation — to find and kill them in-game. Cheating in spirit if not always in code.

streaming

Gaming

When bullets aim at you, you drift slowly sideways so they trail off in a single readable line instead of spraying. Move too far and you wall yourself in.

streaming party

Internet

An organised campaign where fans stream a song or video en masse to push chart and view numbers.

streamline

General

To remove steps or friction so a process runs faster or cheaper.

street

General

A discipline of BMX ridden on natural and man-made urban features such as ledges, handrails, stairs, banks, and curbs. Street riding is defined by creativity with everyday city architecture.

streetball

General

Basketball played on outdoor courts and playgrounds, emphasizing flashy moves, individual flair and showmanship over formal rules.

stress test

General

To evaluate how a plan, system, or budget performs under adverse or extreme scenarios.

stretch

General

The act of pulling an attack hoseline off the rig and flaking it out toward the fire, ready to be charged with water. The stretch is the most-drilled, most-second-guessed skill in the fire service — a short stretch leaves you trapped without enough line, a long one tangles in the stairwell. "Make the stretch" is the order; "the stretch" is also the noun for the line itself.

stretch four

General

A power forward who can shoot from outside, 'stretching' the defense away from the basket.

stretch it

General

You're running low on something mid-service and a re-up isn't happening. So you ration: smaller portions, sub a garnish, dilute the sauce, whatever it takes to limp to last ticket without 86ing the dish. Half kitchen skill, half damage control.

stretched resolution

Gaming

Running a non-native low resolution stretched to fill the screen, so models look wider and stand out more. Players swear it boosts visibility and frames; others say it's a placebo with extra steps.

strewth

General

Used to express surprise, shock or annoyance.

striations

General

The fine, thread-like lines of individual muscle fibers that become visible on a muscle at extremely low body fat.

strike

Internet

The strike price: the fixed price at which an option's holder can buy (call) or sell (put) the underlying. Choosing strikes is central to any options play.

striker

Street

A prisoner whose long sentence results from repeat-offender 'three strikes' statutes, especially in California.

stringer

General

The thin strip of wood running down the center of a surfboard from nose to tail, adding strength and flexibility to the foam.

strip sack

General

A sack in which the defender knocks the ball loose from the quarterback, forcing a fumble.

striped

Street

To be cut or slashed, especially across the face, leaving a scar as a mark.

stroke

General

In Irish English, to pull a stroke is to nick something or pull off a sly, opportunistic move. Doesn't always mean full-on robbery — can be any chancer behaviour, a fast one, a swindle. The classic 'strokes' are minor thefts but the word stretches to any sneaky win.

stroll

General

A specific stretch of street where outdoor sex workers post up to find clients. Every city has one — known to workers, cops and regulars alike. Territory is real: newcomers don't just rock up without an unspoken nod.

strong hands

Internet

'Strong hands' describes investors who hold their positions through drawdowns and pressure to sell, showing high conviction and risk tolerance. It overlaps with 'diamond hands.'

struggle buggy

General

A young man's automobile viewed as a site of romantic wrestling, where a date 'struggled' to fend off advances.

stub stock

General

After a leveraged recap or LBO, most of the cap structure is debt. What's left of the equity is the stub — high-risk, high-reward, and prone to either ten-bagging or going to zero.

stubbie

General

Capitalized 'Stubbies' is a brand of short, tight work shorts worn by tradies and bogans alike.

stubbies

General

Short-legged men's work or casual shorts; originally a trademark, now generic.

stubby

General

A short, squat glass bottle of beer, typically 375ml.

stubby holder

General

A foam or neoprene sleeve that keeps a stubby or can cold and the hand warm.

stubby short of a six-pack

General

Not quite all there; lacking intelligence or sense.

stuck / sticking

Gaming

In Apex, landing an Arc Star (or similar stick grenade) straight onto an enemy so it clings to them and goes off. No escape, no cover, just an instant problem.

stuck in my craw

General

A grievance or remark that bothers you and won't go away, like food lodged in a bird's crop.

stud

General

A Black masculine-identifying lesbian. Often summarised as 'Black butch,' but it's not interchangeable with butch — stud is a racially specific identity created by Black lesbians to name an experience and a set of gender roles developed within Black community, and to push back against the male gaze rather than imitate it. The term is documented as far back as a 1965 sociological study and entered the lexicon via AAVE.

stuff

General

As offense, to slam dunk; as defense, to reject an opponent's shot forcefully.

stuffed

General

Very tired; or ruined/broken; 'stuffed' can also mean 'done for'.

stump jumper

General

Lineman slang for a lineman — the crew climbing wood poles to string and repair power lines. The 'stump' is the pole; the 'jump' is the climb. Used across the electrical utility trade alongside money makers (the climbing hooks) and triple nickel (the conduit bender).

stunna shades

Street

Oversized sunglasses — the bigger and louder the better. Hyphy-era fashion staple alongside dreads and white tees. Named for stunting; if you can still see your face, they're too small.

stunner

General

A surprising and impressive result or moment.

stunt

Street

To put on a flashy display of confidence or success.

stunting

General

In the ballroom world of Paris Is Burning, stunting means tricking or swindling, used in the film for shoplifting clothes or skipping out on a restaurant bill. For kids with nothing, it was a survival hustle and a way to get the fierce looks the floor demanded. The clothes you stunted for could be the clothes you walked in. Not glamorous, just real, a way to eat and to compete when the legit route was closed off.

stush

General

Upper-class, refined or stuck-up and snobbish. Also spelled stoosh/stoshus.

style

General

The distinctive, personal flair a rider brings to a trick, the fine differences that make the same move look better or worse between two people. In action sports, style is prized as highly as difficulty.