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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 Rastafarian with dreadlocks; 'natty' refers to the natural, knotted hair. Title of a 1975 Bob Marley album.

Short for 'natural'; describes a lifter who builds muscle without performance-enhancing drugs.

To talk at length in a casual, chatty way. Widespread but a Northern staple.

Not one; not any. "Nary a" emphasizes complete absence.

A recognizable style of story originating on the Shousetsuka ni Narou web-novel platform, typically featuring isekai settings, an overpowered protagonist and harem dynamics.

To irritate or anger ('it narks me'); as a noun, a police informer. Common Northern usage.

Loosely (and often inaccurately) anyone selfish, arrogant, or who hurt you.

A narcotics officer. The undercover drug cop you don't want at your party. Shortened from 'narcotic'.

An informal nickname for Indianapolis, Indiana.

The head. Used the same way southerners say 'nut' or 'noggin' — usually when something's hit it, or when something needs to get into it.

The head; to 'use yer nappa' is to think.

A small freebie or extra given with a purchase — a baker's-dozen style bonus.

A highway rest area, used for the original purpose — shutting your eyes for a few hours of legal sleep. Cleaner cousin to pickle park; this one's just about logging hours and grabbing rack.

As a warning, 'nanti' meant 'beware', 'stop' or 'shut up' — a quick coded alert when danger or a stranger was near.

A knife. UK drill and broader MLE (Multicultural London English) — sits in the same slot as shank, ramsey, rambo. Heard constantly in London drill bars and on the streets it documents.

The Japanese word for 'what', best known in fandom as a startled outburst, immortalised by the 'NANI?!' meme from Fist of the North Star.

A woman. From 'woman' reversed to 'nammow', back-slang traders used to talk about a female customer, a wife or a passer-by within earshot of the person concerned.

The mangaka's rough layout sketch that plans panels, dialogue and pacing before final art; pronounced 'neh-meh'.

No kevlar, no helmet, just you and a gun. Usually means you're on an eco saving cash, so you die to a single headshot and you're praying nobody peeks you.

A group of trusted companions or friends who fight and stick together, a hugely resonant concept in shonen series about friendship and loyalty. Fans use it for a beloved found-family cast.

Grandmother, the North Wales word. Said like 'nine'. If you hear it, the speaker (or their family) is from Gwynedd, Anglesey, Clwyd or thereabouts. South Walians say 'mam-gu'.

A brevity code for a radar warning receiver indication of an airborne interceptor radar in search mode (as opposed to tracking) at the stated bearing.

The heated component of a dab rig, usually titanium, ceramic, or quartz, onto which concentrate is dabbed.

Houston's all-in-one filler tag, the southern cousin of 'you feel me'. Drops at the end of a sentence to check the listener is tracking or just to glue thoughts together. Smashed into one breath, every consonant softened.