Slang Dictionary — Modern Slang, Decoded

Being romantically involved with someone in an ambiguous middle zone, not quite fully casual but not formally a relationship either. A cousin of the situationship.

Seriousness oath. Same energy as 'on my mum' or 'no cap' — a verbal stamp that what you're saying is real. 'G' here means gangster / proper one, so you're vouching on that identity.

Describing a determined, money-driven mentality in someone.

A notorious white lie sent before you've actually moved a muscle, buying time while you finish getting ready.

Literally 'child of beauty'; a term of admiration for an attractive, well put-together young woman.

Literally 'my mother's child'; used between close male friends whose bond has grown well beyond ordinary friendship into something family-like.

An exclamation of surprise or shock, comparable to 'oh my gosh.' Often doubled as 'omo omo.'

Someone who's leveled all eight crafting classes to the cap. High-end recipes need multiple crafts feeding into each other, so going omni is basically the goal if you take crafting seriously.

An approach that integrates every sales and communication channel into one seamless experience.

In Polari, a gay man, formed by joining 'omi' (man) and 'palone' (woman). It let speakers name themselves and each other safely when homosexuality was illegal in Britain.

In Polari, a man. It derives from Italian 'uomo' (man) by way of Parlyaree, the lingo of travelling showpeople.

Stands for "oh my God" (or "gosh"), used to convey surprise, excitement, or dismay.

Omertà is the code of silence forbidding cooperation with authorities. Breaking it, by informing, is punishable by death within the organization.

An enlarged, distorted version of the LUL emote (a laughing John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain), used for maximum-tier laughter.

An extra or bonus included with anime or manga — a short comedic strip after a chapter, a mini-episode, or a DVD extra. Literally a little 'something more'.

A dramatic catchphrase quoted endlessly by fans, usually set up to bait the reply 'NANI?!'

A casual and sometimes rude Japanese word for 'you', recognised by fans from tense standoffs and the 'omae wa mou shindeiru' meme.

A stylized ollie in which the front foot comes off the nose of the board in mid-air before returning to land; a one-footed ollie variation.

The foundational skateboarding trick in which the rider pops the tail of the board against the ground with the back foot while sliding the front foot forward, making the board leap into the air with no hands. It is the basis for the majority of modern street and vert tricks.

Drunk. Rhymes with 'pissed', and yes, it's nicked straight off the Dickens novel — the rhyme worked, the name was famous, job done. Often clipped to 'Oliver' on its own once everyone around the table knows the code.

When a player scores straight from a corner without the ball touching anyone else.

Old Way is the original vogue style, the one that ruled before 1990. It's all about clean lines, symmetry, precision and controlled transitions — graceful, fluid poses snapped into place with total discipline. The visual references are Egyptian hieroglyphs and high-fashion editorial poses, so it reads almost like a moving picture frame. Where New Way folds and contorts, Old Way is about elegance and exactness: every line crisp, both sides balanced.

Atlanta shorthand for Old National Highway, the corridor running through south Fulton/College Park. Name-dropped constantly in ATL rap as a marker of southside roots — gritty, lived-in, not the tourist Atlanta.

Old National Highway, the long commercial strip running through College Park and south Fulton County. Constant lyric drop in Atlanta rap — strip clubs, shops, motels and the rougher reputation that goes with it. Place-code for the south side.