Slang Dictionary — Modern Slang, Decoded

Marine Corps slang for an ordinary writing pen.

Tattoos, especially those done inside prison with improvised equipment.

Someone has to throw the first punch. Initiation is the blink-in, the chain-stun, the catch that locks an enemy down so the team can pile on. Good initiation wins fights before they start; bad initiation feeds you 1v5.

A structure sitting in front of the Nexus on each lane. Knock one down and the enemy team starts pumping out super minions in that lane, piling on pressure. They respawn after about five minutes, so it's a temporary advantage you have to cash in.

Someone who informs to the police or betrays others; a snitch — heavily condemned in dancehall culture.

An Ocarina of Time glitch that leaves Link's sword damage hitbox permanently active, so just walking into enemies hurts them. It also enables other tricks and gives bottles a telltale graphical glitch while it's on.

A combo sequence that resets into itself, so once you start it the opponent is locked down and you can theoretically keep going until the round ends. Most modern fighters add damage scaling or burst mechanics to kill them off.

An air in which the rider grabs the frontside (toe) edge of the board between the feet with the trailing (back) hand. One of the most fundamental and stylish grabs.

A mood of careless, chaotic, cool-kid grunge-glam decadence.

A cannabis category traditionally linked to sedating, relaxing 'body high' effects (mnemonic: 'in-da-couch').

Short for Mardi Gras Indians: Black New Orleans 'tribes' (Wild Magnolias, Wild Tchoupitoulas, Yellow Pocahontas, Creole Wild West and dozens more) who mask in suits hand-sewn over a full year — beads, feathers, sequins, weighing 100 pounds plus. They march on Mardi Gras morning and Super Sunday, meet other tribes, and 'battle' through chants, dance, and who's prettiest. Honoring the Native communities who once sheltered escaped slaves.

An unexpected, usually benign lesion discovered incidentally on imaging performed for an unrelated reason. The '-oma' mimics tumour nomenclature.

To motivate behaviour by offering a reward or advantage.

Mock 'diagnosis' for a detainee who suddenly develops complaints on arrest, seeking hospital over custody. Also 'jailitis.'

A booking that takes place at the provider's own location — her flat, a working apartment, or a short-let hotel room she's renting for the day. Safer for the worker (home turf, known exits, cameras) and usually cheaper than outcall.

The two-letter panic button. Drop "inc" in chat and your team knows a force is bearing down, get ready or get rolled.

An expression meaning something happened rapidly. Also 'in two-twos'.

A dribble move faking a crossover by moving the ball inward then back out in the same hand to freeze the defender.

You state a deranged or hyper-specific opinion, end with 'in this essay I will -' and just stop. The implied essay does the comedic work. Stating you're going to defend something is funnier than defending it.

Restaurant industry shorthand for being hopelessly behind — tickets piling up, sauté pans on fire, brain offline. Said by cooks and servers when the rail has won and they're just trying to survive the next twenty minutes.

Spending more than is earned; the opposite of 'in the black'.

Work, deals, or features that are underway or scheduled to happen.

Refers to action taking place in the lane/key near the basket.

Being part of the group that is aware of what is happening on a topic.