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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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Another Scouse word for trainers, especially fashionable ones.

A spectacular fielding play, named for the webbing of the glove that snares the ball.

weasel and stoat

A coat. Weasel and stoat rhymes with coat, and the rhyme gets clipped to 'weasel'. Cult moment for non-Cockneys: Del Boy and Rodney throwing on their weasels before heading out the flat in Only Fools and Horses.

A coat — the everyday clip of 'weasel and stoat'.

An NFT representing clothing, accessories or gear that can be equipped on an avatar in a metaverse platform like Decentraland or The Sandbox.

An air-defense/fire-control order restricting engagement to targets positively identified as hostile — a restrictive weapons-control status.

An air-defense/fire-control order prohibiting engagement except in self-defense or on a direct order — the most restrictive weapons-control status.

An air-defense/fire-control order permitting engagement of any target not positively identified as friendly — the most permissive weapons-control status.

A checkpoint where convention security inspects prop weapons to ensure they meet the event's safety rules before the attendee can carry them on the floor.

weaponized incompetence

Loosely, any strategic helplessness used to offload work.

Someone causing chaos or acting out of control.

A child or young one. Chiefly used in Glasgow and west-central Scotland where 'bairn' gives way to 'wean'.

Traders who lack conviction and dump their holdings at the first sign of fear or a price drop, similar to paper hands.

Reacting to something hysterical, as if you've lost all your strength laughing.

we're all gonna make it

An encouraging aesthetics-culture catchphrase (often 'WAGMI, brah') affirming that everyone who keeps training will succeed and transform.

we're a' jock tamson's bairns

A saying expressing common humanity and equality — everyone is equal, part of one family.

A declaration that you're moving past a setback or disappointment without letting it stop you.

we like the stock

A minimalist, tongue-in-cheek rationale for holding a position that ignores all analysis: the only reason needed is that they simply like the stock.

An expression of solidarity meaning we belong to one another/we look out for each other.

Stands for "what do you mean?", used to request clarification.

Short for 'what about you?' Returns a question after you've answered it.

A reply affirming that something stated is already well known and obvious.

Describes cheating, scheming, or deceptive trickery in a deal or situation.

Someone who surfs every day and lives for it, so devoted that surf wax is practically part of them.