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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 quick warning yelled to a teammate on the ball that an opponent is right behind them.

man of the match

The award given to the standout performer of an individual match.

A tongue-in-cheek honorific for a person whose tastes are admired, especially fans of ecchi or niche anime, from the 'I see you're a man of culture as well' meme.

A shout or radio call signaling that a prisoner is injured, unconscious, or in crisis, summoning staff response.

A defensive scheme in which each defensive back or linebacker is assigned to cover one specific offensive receiver.

Used at the end of a sentence for emphasis, addressed to anyone regardless of gender.

Describes a very large, fat or overweight person, typically a woman. Also 'mampy'.

A term for an extremely overweight person, usually a woman. Also mamps.

The South Walian word for grandmother. Now recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary alongside 'tadcu'.

Literally a tropical fruit, but 'esto es un mamey' means 'this is a breeze / super easy'.

A synthetic cannabinoid, from the brand name Black Mamba; used interchangeably with spice in many prisons.

The female boss of a massage parlor or brothel — the one taking your cash at the door, assigning the girl, and running the room. Borrowed from Japanese (mama + the honorific -san), spread through US military slang in postwar Asia and now standard vocabulary in the parlor trade worldwide.

To deceive or con someone by buttering them up with false compliments to get what you want.

A flirtatious term for an attractive woman; can be complimentary or catcall-y depending on context.

A female cop. Part of the Goldilocks line-up that CBers use to flag what kind of bear is up ahead.

Mum. The standard Welsh-English word for mother, used by everyone from toddlers to grown adults. Saying 'mum' in Wales marks you as English or as having gone a bit posh. Also heard in Geordie, Mackem and Irish English, but in Wales it's universal.

Holding or carrying a skateboard by gripping the truck, widely mocked as the mark of a non-skater or poser since real skaters carry the deck.

To attack or beat up; 'a malky' can also mean a razor or blade used as a weapon.

Severely beaten up, done over, given a hammering. Glaswegian. The word carries proper menace — being malkied isn't a black eye, it's a hospital trip.

A curse or bad luck believed to be caused by someone's envious or admiring gaze. Also maljeaux.

The masculine counterpart to female figure: a ballroom category judged on male presentation, open to butch queens, butch women and trans men alike. Same principle — the figure you serve matters, not the gender on your ID. It lets a whole range of bodies compete in one lane on the strength of the masculine illusion they bring.

More broadly, any over-the-top angry reaction online where someone is visibly losing composure over something small.

To be visibly, sweatily furious about something online — usually a video game loss, a bad ratio, or a take you can't let go of. The implication is that everyone can see you losing it.

Often paired with 'devotchka' to mark the young, restless world the narrator moves in.