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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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Grabbing the last hit on a low-health enemy to guarantee the kill rather than gamble it on a teammate landing it. The opposite of 'kill steal' in spirit: a dead enemy is worth more than a polite miss. Pros call it the correct play.

A stage that becomes unplayable because a programming bug or integer overflow corrupts it. The game doesn't crash on purpose, it just hits a number it can't count past and falls apart. The ceiling of the game, basically.

Cook the meat — usually a steak or burger — all the way through, no pink. Said with the resignation of a line cook who knows what they're about to do to a perfectly good ribeye. Often shouted across the line as a ticket modifier: 'mid-rare, mid, mid-well, kill it.'

High-grade marijuana. Houston usage — the stuff that smells through the bag and puts you on the couch. Often paired with 'that': 'that kill'.

A lower-stakes ball, relaxed, friendly, built around community rather than cutthroat competition. The kiki scene mirrors the major balls so newer performers can practice walking categories, take risks and build their craft before stepping up to the mainstream stage. It also carries a serious history of looking after vulnerable queer youth with food, support and HIV resources.

A kiki is a low-stakes hang. Friends, laughter, gossip, maybe a bit of friendly competition, none of the pressure of a main ball. In the wider scene 'kiki balls' are the entry-level events where newcomers cut their teeth. Can also just mean cackling and spilling tea on the sofa.

A costume in which the wearer's whole body, including the head, is hidden inside a character suit; also the popular animal onesie. In anime fandom, the mask-based form is distinguished as animegao kigurumi.

A box with fine mesh screens used to sift and collect loose trichome kief from cannabis.

The fine powder of trichome glands that sift off cannabis flower, potent and often collected in a grinder chamber.

In ballroom, a house is a chosen family led by a 'mother' and/or 'father.' The members are the kids — the children of the house. They take the house's name as their surname, walk balls under its banner, build a shared reputation, and don't have to battle each other. It's family in the realest sense: many ballroom kids were rejected by their birth families, and the house is who's left.

Dropping Wraith's Dimensional Rift on top of an enemy so they get pulled through the portal and spat out next to your waiting squad — separated from their team and instantly swarmed.

Mate, pal — a friendly term of address, usually bloke-to-bloke. Doesn't actually mean the person is a kid; works on anyone from a teenager to a fifty-year-old at the bar.

Used to address or refer to a friend regardless of their actual age; being called 'kid' means you're seen as a close pal.

A skate maneuver where the rider shifts weight to the tail, lifts the front wheels, and pivots the board to a new direction on the back wheels. It is essential for carving transitions and steering.

Slang for a life term; used in some systems for a sentence with no end in sight.

To joke, fool around, or make light of something; behaving playfully and not seriously.

A source of enjoyment or a passing enthusiasm one is into.

An ollie in which the rider uses the front toe to flick the edge of the deck, spinning the board a full rotation along its lengthwise axis before landing back on it. One of the most iconic flip tricks in skating.

A linear amplifier strapped onto a CB rig to push the signal far beyond the FCC's 4-watt limit. Drivers run kickers to reach further down the interstate or drown out the competition on a busy channel. Highly illegal in the US, widely used anyway. Also called a 'boots' or 'amp.' Get caught and the FCC will write you a fine that hurts.

A small, relaxed gathering of close friends, more mellow than a full party.

A dismissive instruction to leave or keep moving; 'kicking rocks' is aimless walking of the yard.

When a player penetrates, collapses the defense, and passes the ball back out to an open perimeter teammate.

A widely used greeting meaning literally 'be well/healthy', used for hello, thanks, or as an expression of agreement.

An encouraging phrase meaning 'be strong', offered as support in tough times.