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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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Insider shorthand for Houston, Texas — used relentlessly throughout Screwed Up Click-era rap and still the default name-check on any Houston record. If you're calling it H-town, you're claiming it.

Also called a detangler, a device fitted to the head tube that lets the handlebars spin a full rotation without twisting or snagging the rear brake cable. It makes barspins possible on a braked bike.

Older slang for a US Marine, in circulation since at least the early 20th century. Most accepted etymology blends 'GI' and 'Marine' into one word. Used affectionately by Marines and by old salts in the Navy; younger Marines today are more likely to use 'Devil Dog' or 'jarhead', but you'll still hear gyrene from senior NCOs and Vietnam-era vets.

The anxiety or self-consciousness someone feels about training in front of others at the gym, especially as a beginner.

More neutrally, an extremely gym-obsessed person whose whole identity is training.

The local word for sneakers or tennis shoes, used almost exclusively by Chicagoans.

A person who spends a great deal of time at the gym, often obsessed with improving their physique.

A person you are attracted to and regularly see at the gym, typically without ever actually speaking to them.

A person who spends significant time in the gym and is heavily focused on training and physique; often used affectionately.

Extremely thirsty, or (of wood) dried and cracked from thirst for water.

The town of Gateshead, across the Tyne from Newcastle; also 'Gyetsid'.

Used as a noun to refer to the backside itself.

A character in the flashy Japanese 'gal' street-fashion style — tanned skin, dyed or bleached hair, dramatic makeup and trendy clothes, often with a bubbly, brash personality.

A ladies' man; a man who is known for chatting up and getting women.

A man popular with and skilled at attracting many women; a player. Also spelled gallis; literally 'girl-list'.

A group of girls or women, the female equivalent of 'mandem.' It blends 'gyal' (girl) with 'dem' (them) from Patois.

A girl or woman; a staple of dancehall lyrics, often in phrases like 'gyal dem' (the girls).

Used loosely as a flex for wealth or status, the lifestyle that money buys.

Means cute/adorable; fans say it constantly about idols' aegyo, pets, and candid moments.

Gwinnett County, the big suburban sprawl northeast of Atlanta (Lawrenceville, Norcross, Duluth). In ATL rap it gets claimed as part of the Nawf — connected to Migos, Lil Baby's orbit, and the broader north-of-Atlanta scene.

A Welsh term for something out of style or frumpy.

A denomination of Ether equal to one billionth of an ETH, the standard unit for quoting gas prices on Ethereum.

An exclamation meaning 'go away' or 'get outta here', used dismissively or playfully in disbelief.

Money, whether cash outside or its equivalents inside.