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A boisterous form of hugging in which someone leaps or lunges at another person like a tackle, wrapping them up. A common affectionate gesture in fan art and conventions.

A pistol made by Glock GmbH. Plastic-framed, lightweight, brutally reliable — which is why rappers, cops, and just about everyone in between name-drop it. In drill lyrics 'Glock' has stopped meaning a specific gun and just means 'my handgun.'

The evening twilight; the time between sunset and dark.

Glory Boyz Gang, shortened to Glo Gang — the 2014 rebrand of Chief Keef's GBE imprint. Same crew, new branding: the smiley sun logo became one of the most bootlegged graphics in rap. Still active as Keef's label and lifestyle umbrella.

Old paediatric/A&E acronym used by junior doctors as a private flag in the notes. Pairs with GLF (Good Looking Family). The kind of thing modern record-keeping and patient access laws have largely stamped out — but it lived in British hospital folklore for decades.

By extension, used jokingly as a unit for anything long and tubular.

A category that bars you from using any glitches. Pure, intended play, just executed fast. The community defines exactly what counts as a glitch.

Driving into a rival's block to confront, shoot or scare them. Same energy as 'sliding' — drill rappers use it to brag about hostile road trips.

As a noun, 'the glide,' the technique itself.

Stands for 'good luck, have fun', typed at the beginning of a match as a sign of good sportsmanship. The polite opening handshake of competitive gaming.

Shorthand for a fall from standing height (as opposed to from a height), a very common elderly presentation.

A valley, typically deep and narrow, often with a river.

Over-the-top flattery of someone or something to a cringeworthy degree.

A skin finish that's hydrated, luminous, and glossy all over, like the sheen on a glazed donut.

Being glazed is getting praise you didn't earn.

Used to call out kissing up or sucking up to someone for clout or approval.

Extremely smooth water conditions undisturbed by wind, giving the surface a glass-like sheen. Prized surf conditions.

A skincare goal of poreless, ultra-hydrated, luminous skin that reflects light like a pane of glass.

The AWP one-shots, but it's expensive. Skip the armor and you can scrape the cash together. Now you hit like a truck but die to a single body shot. All damage, no defense, hence glass cannon.

In the phrase 'clean the glass,' to grab rebounds aggressively.

The look you put together by glamouring gear, so you wear your best stats but show off whatever fit you want. In FFXIV, glam is half the endgame.

Scots for vacant, gormless, dim — the look of someone who's been asked a question and is still buffering thirty seconds later. Less about actual intelligence and more about appearance: the slack-jawed, mouth-open, lights-on-no-one-home expression. Brutal but precise.

Thin plastic film for wrapping food; a genericised trademark.

One's best clothes, worn for a special occasion or a night on the town.