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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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Often heard as an imperative inviting someone to look at a spectacle.

Police cruisers, originally specifically Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors. Hung on as generic slang for any cop car even after Ford killed the model in 2011.

The intuitive feeling or emotional energy radiating from a person, place, or situation.

A smaller change in the atmosphere of a room or group.

To chill and soak up a good atmosphere; to hang out contentedly.

The general feeling, energy, or sentiment of a community, project, or the market at a given moment.

A schedule that locks tokens allocated to teams or investors and releases them over time, discouraging immediate dumps. Often includes a cliff before releases begin.

A particular industry segment that a product or strategy targets.

A large half-pipe, typically over nine feet high, whose transitions go fully vertical at the top. Vert riding involves launching straight up above the coping.

Short for 'vertical'; a tall ramp or halfpipe whose transition curves all the way to vertical at the top, used for big airs and lip tricks.

Competing against another team or person; a back-formation from 'versus' popular with kids and now widely used.

A sharp, barrel-aged ginger ale created in Detroit in 1866 — one of the oldest surviving soda brands in the US. Stronger and more peppery than Canada Dry. In Michigan it's the default cure for an upset stomach and the word people reach for even when they mean any ginger ale.

Cigarette rolling papers. From rhyming slang 'Vera Lynn' = skin (rolling paper).

Gin. Vera Lynn rhymes with gin, and in proper Cockney form it's almost always just 'a Vera'. 'Vera and Phil' (Vera and Philharmonic) gets you a gin and tonic. Dame Vera herself sued a gin brand over the association and won, which only made the rhyme more famous.

Slang for the respiratory therapist who manages mechanical ventilators.

A narrow alley or passage, characteristic of Durham.

From the standard French 'enerve' (annoyed, irritated, angry). Verlan reshuffles e-ner-ve to ve-ne-re. It means angry or pissed off.

Slang for relatives who stick to the patient (and staff) constantly, like Velcro, following every move.

A thick, dark, salty spread made from yeast extract, an Australian icon eaten on toast.

How much an option's price moves when implied vol moves one percentage point. Long options are long vega — you want IV to rip. Short options are short vega — you're praying for calm. The joke: vega isn't actually a Greek letter, someone just liked the name.

To relax lazily, doing little or nothing.

Functions like English 'bloke' or 'guy', a neutral everyday term for a male stranger.

Voice chat — the live audio room inside a Discord server (or the act of being in one). The default unit of hanging out on Discord; 'in VC' means 'on call right now'.

An explosive device built into a vehicle, pronounced 'vee-bid.'