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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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A male character with a feminine gender expression or who cross-dresses, often indistinguishable in appearance from a girl. A distinct and gentler cousin of the contested 'trap' label.

'Out of the money': an option whose strike is unfavorable to the underlying's current price, so it holds only time value. Cheap OTM calls are WSB lottery tickets.

Popularised by dancer Poco Lee; expresses that something has completely run out, ended, or been depleted.

Used to describe an original, unadulterated product as opposed to a fake or knock-off, common in market trading contexts.

Short for 'over the bars', describing being thrown forward off the bike past the handlebars in a crash. It is used as both a noun and a warning.

A person with a consuming obsession for anime, manga, gaming, or any niche hobby. In Japanese it can describe any super-fan, but in the West it almost always means an anime fan.

OTA stands for Open To All. Most ballroom categories are gendered — they're for butch queens, or femme queens, or butches — but an OTA category drops the gate. Any gender identity, any expression, everybody walks the same floor and competes head to head. It's the category that levels the room, and it's grown into its own mini-ball series with both mainstream and Kiki editions.

Short for 'One True Seven,' describing a fan who supports every member of a group without a single bias. The number matches the group's size, so OT8, OT9, etc. exist.

A polyamorous ship of three characters a fan supports as a group; extends to OT4, OT5, etc.

Out of town to sell drugs — running supply somewhere far from home turf where the prices are higher and the competition thinner. UK county-lines lingo that crossed the Atlantic.

A punchy, informal Japanese greeting or affirmation associated with martial-arts and delinquent characters, used by fans for a tough-guy 'hey'.

Extremely drunk; the joke is that the liquor has turned you to bone, leaving you rigid and immovable.

The whole range of fan activities devoted to supporting one's oshi — buying merch, attending events, streaming content and generally cheering them on, sometimes as a lifestyle and spending priority.

The specific idol, character or performer a fan most passionately supports and promotes — not just a favourite but the one you actively champion. Central to idol and VTuber culture.

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Phonetic-alphabet rendering of 'OMW' — 'on my way' — used casually to confirm one is en route.

Radio brevity for 'On the Move,' spelling out the letters O and M in the NATO phonetic alphabet to signal that a unit is under way.

Doric for an uncouth, coarse, or foul-mouthed person. 'Orra' means odd/worthless/low, 'breet' is brute. A proper insult — somebody with no manners, no shame, and a mouth like a sewer.

Describes someone or something disagreeable, mean-spirited, or grouchy—often with a playful edge. Strongly associated with Appalachia and the rural South.

A relaxed greeting or acknowledgement. Also irie in the wider Caribbean.

Describes real, unpaid, non-wash-traded activity or growth; ironically, loudly claiming sales are 'organic' can itself hint they aren't.

Slang for the lengthy, wandering litany of complaints spanning multiple body systems, typical of an anxious or hypochondriacal patient.

Trucker CB slang for a helmetless biker. The logic is brutal and tidy: no lid, no skull, fresh organs for the transplant list. Used with a mix of pity and dark humour on the radio.

Sometimes flipped to describe what you do on purpose to keep an option warm without committing to a conversation.

Reddit's inbox notification — the little envelope that lights up orange-red when someone replies to you or sends a message. Getting 'an orangered' means someone, somewhere, has answered your comment and your dopamine is incoming.