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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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Salomon Brothers slang from the Liar's Poker era for a newly hired trainee — the lowest form of life on the trading floor, the structural opposite of a Big Swinging Dick. Geeks fetched lunch, took abuse, and prayed for a desk that wasn't Equities in Dallas.

Snacks, sweets, ice cream — the sugary stuff sailors live on at sea. By extension, the shipboard shop or canteen where you buy it. Underway, a trip to the geedunk is genuine entertainment.

An informal shortening/nickname for a gravity bong, the water-and-air-pressure smoking device.

Candy, ice cream and other snacks aboard ship, or the ship's snack bar itself.

A Cornish exclamation of encouragement or approval.

A service member who spends excessive money on non-issue gear and gadgets.

Any piece of kit left unattended. The full saying is 'gear adrift is a gift' — meaning whoever finds it gets to keep it, with zero guilt and zero return policy. A core lesson of boot camp: track your shit or somebody else will.

Slang for steroids, syringes, and anything associated with a steroid cycle.

Gangster Disciple Killer. A declaration of beef with the GDs, shouted by BD-affiliated drill rappers on tracks, in ad-libs, and across socials. It's less a literal threat than a banner — you say GDK to mark which side of the Englewood war you're standing on.

A Glucose Disposal Agent, a supplement (often berberine-based) taken with carb-heavy meals to improve insulin sensitivity and shuttle glucose into muscle as glycogen.

A standardized scale scoring eye, verbal, and motor responses from 3 (deep coma) to 15 (fully alert) to gauge level of consciousness after brain injury.

Literally 'kill in pieces' — a dramatic way of describing someone who has become extremely wealthy.

Used as a victory shout to celebrate an achievement, or onomatopoeically for a loud bang, slap, or punch.

From 'gbẹ̀du,' a traditional ancestral talking drum and its rhythm; now used for any loud, rhythmic, danceable music — especially Afrobeats and street bangers.

Popularised by singer Zlatan Ibile; used both literally (as an invitation to dance) and figuratively, as an injunction to stop being complacent and go take action in life.

Glory Boyz Entertainment, the label/collective Chief Keef founded in the early 2010s out of Chicago. Home to Lil Reese, Fredo Santana, SD, Tadoe and the rest of the early drill wave. Got rebranded as Glo Gang around 2014, but heads still shout GBE on records.

The colour you're cooking to — that deep amber where the Maillard has done its job and one more second would be burnt. Used as the doneness call on fried chicken, schnitzel, croquettes, grilled cheese, anything that lives or dies by its crust.

Used to affirm that something said is completely correct, or to punctuate a statement for emphasis, similar to 'exactly' or 'nailed it.' One of the most widely used Igbo-origin interjections in everyday Nigerian speech, popularised nationally partly through Nollywood dialogue.

Expresses genuine enjoyment or appreciation of a song, situation, or experience.

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Describes a man trying to talk to and charm a woman for friendship or romantic interest — the Igbo-slang equivalent of 'toasting' someone.

An advanced trick combining a 360 kickflip (treflip) with a full 360-degree body rotation, so both board and rider spin fully around.

The faction and fanbase aligned with dancehall artist Vybz Kartel's Portmore Empire, opposed to 'Gully'; the Gaza/Gully rivalry gripped Jamaica c.2008-2010.

The intuitive ping that tells you someone else is queer before anyone's said a thing — the vibe, the eye contact, the shoes. Half real pattern-reading, half running joke, and everyone swears theirs is excellent.

To stare openly, usually rudely or stupidly. Common across Britain and Ireland but particularly Irish-flavoured — often paired with 'at' and aimed at someone making a holy show of themselves. Suggests the gawker looks a bit thick while doing it.