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Contracted command 'give me'. Also gimmeh, gih muh.

A measure of drink; in the North a 'gill' commonly means a half-pint of beer.

The act of awarding paid Reddit Gold (or later Platinum) to a comment or post. Functioned as a flashy public tip — you were literally buying a stranger premium membership because their joke landed that hard. Reddit retired the Coins/Awards system in 2023, so the term is now mostly nostalgic.

A humanised personification — turning an animal, object, place or concept into a human (or humanoid) character, a hugely popular fan-art and official-design practice.

The creole form of 'give'. 'Gih muh' = give me. Also geeh.

A leg cut of lamb or mutton, standard in Scottish butchers.

A 1940s-era term for cannabis, referencing the giggly effect it produces.

Champagne or any fizzy, celebratory booze.

Earning income through a series of short-term, freelance, or on-demand jobs, especially via apps and platforms, rather than through steady permanent employment.

gigachad energy

Describes behaviour that projects the confident, dominant, unbothered vibe of the Gigachad meme.

Describing a take, plan, or move that reflects unusually sharp intelligence or foresight.

Crypto-Twitter compliment for a trader or analyst whose takes consistently print money. Beyond galaxy-brain — this is the person seeing the trade three moves before everyone else. Can be sincere ('he's a gigabrain on L2s') or sarcastic when someone fumbles a layup.

The imaginary line formed by the edge of the shirt placket, the belt buckle, and the trouser fly, which must all line up for inspection.

A labor market characterized by short-term contracts, freelance work, and on-demand tasks rather than permanent jobs, often mediated by apps and platforms like ride-share and delivery services.

To mark a demerit against someone for a discrepancy in appearance or an inspection failure; a small fault so noted.

To sing, dance or perform loudly and wholeheartedly.

When a lowly team causes a huge upset by beating a far bigger club, usually in a cup competition.

Jokey slang for going to eat, dressing up mealtime as a set of clinical 'rounds' for the gastrointestinal tract.

As a verb, to ghost someone is to disappear on them.

Clipped form of ghost-riding — climbing out of a moving car to dance next to it. Used as a verb on its own once everyone knew what whip you meant.

To be transferred to another prison without warning, often to break up trouble or remove a difficult prisoner.

Spanglish verb meaning to suddenly stop responding to someone.

ghost ride the whip

Bay Area hyphy stunt: put the car in drive at walking pace, climb out, and dance alongside or on top of it while it rolls driverless. Mistah F.A.B.'s 'Ghost Ride It' (2006) made it national. Dumb, dangerous, foundational.

ghost restaurant

A restaurant that exists only on delivery apps — no storefront, no dine-in, no walk-ups. Often several "brands" share one back-of-house, each with its own menu and Uber Eats / DoorDash listing but the same cooks and same fryer. Boomed during the pandemic; the economics are leaner but the customer relationship is the app's, not yours.