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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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gawd love a duck

A Cockney exclamation of astonishment or dismay, often shortened to 'love a duck'.

An eye-dialect spelling of 'God' as pronounced in a Cockney accent, used to show irritation, boredom or shock.

A simpleton — someone a bit slow, a bit gormless, standing there gawping. Old Black Country word, related to 'gawp' (to stare open-mouthed). Sits in the same family of softer regional insults as clarnet and saft 'aypoth — more 'bless him' than 'I hate him'.

A shout of encouragement or approval, 'good on you, go for it'.

Lacking sense or awareness; clueless (source of standard 'gormless').

Gatsbying is crafting a social media post, a story, photo, or check-in, mainly in the hope that a particular person will see it and react.

An extra 'zero' step allowed as a player gathers the ball after stopping their dribble, before taking two more steps.

Part of the ironic "gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss" meme trio, often used jokingly.

The modest amount of cash provided to a prisoner when they walk out, meant to help with the first days of reentry.

A casual, affectionate way to address a man, especially a fellow jazz musician or jive-talker; roughly 'buddy' or 'man.'

Literally 'cat', but in slang a good-looking woman; the masculine 'gato' is a nice-looking guy. Common in reggaeton.

gassers' holiday

Light-hearted slang for an easy, uneventful theatre list from the anaesthetist's point of view; compare 'rheumaholiday' for quiet rheumatology.

British nickname for anaesthetists, from the gases they administer.

gasser (obstetric anaesthetist)

On labour ward, the 'gasser' is the anaesthetist summoned to site epidurals and cover emergencies; a specific use of the general anaesthetist slang.

Something extremely funny or astonishing.

A form of psychological manipulation where someone makes you question your own memory, perception, or sanity, often by denying things that happened. It's a serious abuse tactic that's now widely discussed online.

gaslight gatekeep girlboss

A caption celebrating chaotic, morally gray hustle behavior in an ironic, self-aware way.

To manipulate someone into questioning their own perception of reality, usually by flat-out denying things you said or did.

A situation where many users compete to have their transactions included first during a hot mint or launch, driving gas fees to extreme levels.

What surgeons call the anaesthetist when they want to wind them up. Reduces a highly trained specialist to 'the person who turns on the gas.' Anaesthetists answer back by calling surgeons 'butchers' or 'plumbers.' Standard inter-specialty banter.

A very funny or entertaining person; a joker.

The fee, denominated in the network's currency, paid to validators to process a transaction or smart-contract call; rises with network demand.

An oxy-acetylene cutting torch. 'Gas axe' captures the spirit perfectly — once it comes out, you're not repairing anything, you're chopping steel with fire. Beloved of ironworkers, demolition crews and any mechanic who has lost a full afternoon to a rusted exhaust bolt.

The cost, paid in the network's native token, required to perform a transaction or run a smart contract. High demand pushes gas fees up.