Slang Dictionary — Modern Slang, Decoded

An expression of emphatic agreement, or an adverb meaning 'intensely' or 'flat out'.

To run in the moment a festival or venue's doors open, racing to grab the best front spot before anyone else.

A hard limit is an absolute no. It's the activity you will not do under any circumstances, with anyone, ever — off the table before negotiation even starts. Could be a specific act, a body area, a theme, anything. The deal is simple: hard limits are stated up front and respected without argument. Pushing someone past a hard limit isn't kink, it's a violation. Contrast with a soft limit, which has more give to it.

A partnership that skips the subtle soft-launch phase and is announced directly and clearly to everyone at once, leaving no doubt about who the couple is.

To post a clear, undeniable photo or announcement confirming you're in a relationship.

A tactic in which the quarterback shouts the signals forcefully or unpredictably to bait the defense into jumping across the line before the snap.

Cynically or affectionately, an over-eager, enthusiastic, and highly motivated service member who throws themselves at every task.

The heavy stuff. Stuns, roots, knockups, suppressions, anything that takes total control of an enemy for a beat. Land hard CC on the right target and the fight's basically over.

An amusing, quick-witted or eccentric person; a real character.

To single-handedly win the game while your teammates contribute next to nothing. A hard carry pops off so hard the rest of the team are basically passengers.

A reinforced wall is bulletproof and won't budge to normal explosives. A hard breach is the operator or charge that destroys it anyway, opening a brand new angle into site. In Siege it's a must-pick on most attacks.

A one-word affirmation of strong agreement, short for 'hard out'.

Nursing slang for intravenous analgesia or a narcotic sedative cocktail given to ease pain or calm a patient.

Thoroughly happy and satisfied, like a hog wallowing in mud.

A daft article, a soft lad, someone not worth a halfpenny. Mild insult, often affectionate — your nan calls you a daft haporth when you forget your coat.

A persistent desire or yearning, especially for food. "A hankering for" something.

A lighthearted way to announce it's time to eat.

Used affectionately to excuse cranky behavior pre-meal.

Properly hungover. Not 'a bit fragile' — pale, sweating, regretting every decision. Big in Welsh and Irish English. Can stretch to mean 'feeling rough' in general, or 'looking rough' (covers both how you feel and how the rest of the world sees it).

Disgusting, vile, nasty to look at or be near. Applied to dodgy kebabs, club toilets, hangovers, exes and anything else that's turning your stomach. The Manc go-to when 'minging' won't quite cover it.

A traditional Māori method of cooking food using heated stones in a covered pit, and the meal produced by it.

The main triangular part of a truck that houses the axle and pivots when the rider turns; it is the part that contacts the obstacle during grinds.

An aircraft so frequently out of service that it sits in the hangar and is cannibalized to keep other aircraft flying.

When the rear wheel or peg unexpectedly catches on the coping or lip of a ramp as the rider tries to come out, often causing a fall or a punctured tire. Hang-ups are a common cause of transition crashes.