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What does that word actually mean? Our slang dictionary explains modern slang clearly — Gen Z, internet, British and street slang — with real definitions, examples and where each term came from.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

An expression of agreement or acknowledgement.

Used as emphatic praise, meaning real and proper.

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

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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.

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

An adverb describing something perfectly on point or accurate.

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

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.

Informal workplace verb meaning to have been let go as part of a reduction in force, rather than fired for performance. Derived from the acronym RIF.

To do something impressively well or to step up boldly.

To be awesome or to rule; 'rifársela' means to go all out or prove yourself.

An acronym for 'reduction in force,' a permanent elimination of positions for business reasons. To be 'riffed' is to be laid off as part of such a cut, rather than fired for performance.

In a car carrying something that would ruin you if the feds pulled you over — a strap, a stash, or both. The whole tension of the phrase is the gap between looking clean and being one stop-and-search away from a long sentence.

To roll out with your guys and back them up — even if they started it, even if they're dead wrong. The whole point is unconditional. If you won't ride out, you're not really one of them.

A person who stays by your side no matter how hard things get.