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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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The communal and sacred meeting grounds of a Māori community, including the carved meeting house and forecourt.

Cuban slang for a car, especially the classic American cars famous on the island.

map of antarctica

Slang describing the sprawling white appearance of extensive intracranial haemorrhage on a CT scan.

A balance trick in which the rider rolls along on only the back two wheels, keeping the nose lifted without letting the tail scrape.

mantén tu latón con tapa

An instruction to keep a secret or keep quiet — literally 'keep your trash can lidded'.

To over-explain something obvious, usually to a woman, in a condescending tone.

The local area or territory someone is from.

An affectionate clip of 'hermano/hermana' used to address a friend, and as the exclamation '¡Mano!' ('hey, bro!').

A hearty goat-head (and offal) soup, reputed to be an aphrodisiac and served at celebrations.

The common opossum, a nocturnal marsupial sometimes hunted for its meat ('wild meat').

Korean comic books and graphic novels, typically read left-to-right; a growing source of cosplay characters at conventions.

Chinese comic books and graphic novels; another regional comic tradition feeding convention cosplay and fandom.

Boiled, mashed green plantains, a beloved Dominican breakfast, classically served 'los tres golpes' with egg, salami and cheese.

Someone hot or sexy. An intensified form is 'tremendo mangón'.

A grown but lazy, coddled man who won't take responsibility — an overgrown mama's boy.

A grim but real piece of transport-worker slang: a corpse being carried from where a person died back to their hometown for burial, compared to how dried fish is packaged and transported.

A person who creates manga — typically both writing and drawing the series. Prolific mangaka are treated as stars in their own right.

A gloating 'that's what you get' or 'take that', similar to 'coge ahí'.

Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically read right-to-left, and one of the founding fandoms behind anime conventions and much cosplay.

No running, no kiting, no outplay — you both stand there and trade hits until someone drops. Heroes built to manfight have raw stats and lifesteal rather than slippery mobility.

Memphis-flavored pronunciation of 'man'. Works as direct address ('what up, mane'), as a filler/exclamation ('mane, I'm tellin' you'), or just as the rhythmic glue holding a sentence together. Spread out the South via Memphis rap and is now standard issue across the region.

Required, not optional. A 'mando' count or lockdown must be complied with.

A characteristically Mexican polite response when addressed, meaning 'pardon?' or 'yes?'.

Household linen such as bed sheets, pillowcases and towels; also a shop department.