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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 whole archetype: a masc-presenting lesbian who struts up doing the confident-pose, lip-bite, 'hey mamas' move like a wannabe fuckboi. Snapbacks, chains, undercuts, won't text you back. Mostly used to playfully roast the type rather than praise it, the term was born from cringe and never lost the smirk.

A coal miner who worked at the coalface hewing coal.

Content depicting a male/female romantic pairing, as distinct from slash or femslash.

Often tied to burnout, dating-app fatigue, or fear of making the wrong choice.

Describes a raw, gnarly, unpolished aesthetic or attitude in skating, often associated with metal, grime, and a rough DIY vibe; can also describe a gnarly or sketchy trick.

A collapsible mesh container lined with fabric and filled with earth to form blast and ballistic walls around a base.

The full form of 'hero,' a long Italian-roll sandwich stacked with meats and cheese.

The team's saving, but one player drops cash on a rifle anyway, hoping to win the round solo or at least bank a few frags. Sometimes it's a galaxy-brain play. Usually it just wastes money and tanks the team economy. Mostly used as a roast.

The New York word for a submarine sandwich — a long roll filled with meats, cheese, and toppings, hot or cold.

Means you're all in. Saying you're 'here for' something is a stamp of approval — the look, the era, the drama, whatever it is, you support it loudly.

The near-impossible task of organising many independent or resistant parties.

Marijuana, referred to reverently as 'the herb' in Rastafarian speech.

More broadly, anyone fashionable, alert, and culturally switched-on, regardless of their musical knowledge.

A surprised or stunned reaction word, similar to 'omg' or 'no way', common in texting and speech.

The act of a character transforming — magical girls into costume, or heroes into their super forms — usually via a stock animated sequence. A defining beat of magical-girl and tokusatsu-inspired shows.

A drag-flavored spelling of 'honey,' used to address a friend warmly, often while gossiping or hyping them up.

Muscular, physically powerful, visibly jacked. Said with a hint of respect — being hench is a status. Works for men far more than women in standard use.

A friendly term of address for a woman or girl, similar to 'love' or 'pet'.

An expression of astonishment or dismay, 'boab' being a euphemism for God.

Short for helicopter, favored in Navy and Marine usage over the Army's 'chopper.'

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Disbelief, confusion, or call-out — all in one breath. Said when somebody's just said something so off-base you can't even parse it sober.

A quick low sweep, usually thrown out of a crouchdash, that wrecks anyone standing and blocking high. Pair it with a mid launcher and the opponent has to guess.

Twitter/X, called what it is by the people who refuse to leave it. The name acknowledges the place is a psychic sewer while admitting you're still scrolling at 2am. Used with love, mostly.

Means very or extremely, used to intensify an adjective.