Slang Dictionary — Modern Slang, Decoded

When a player loses control of the ball after possessing it, making it a live ball either team can recover.

Very cool or impressive; a phrase associated with 2000s wog and lad culture, now often ironic.

Size-up shorthand meaning fire has extended to the point that the entire structure (or a defined area of it) is burning, flames are venting from multiple openings, and interior operations are no longer survivable. When the first-due officer calls "fully involved" on the radio, the strategy flips from offensive (go inside, save lives) to defensive (surround it, drown it, protect the exposures). Usually means the building is a loss.

An intensifier meaning completely or totally.

A complete fursuit including head, body, handpaws, feet, and tail, fully concealing the wearer; hotter and pricier than a partial.

A guy or person; 'the fullas' means the guys. Common in Māori/Pasifika Kiwi speech.

The point where you stop switching back and forth and just live as yourself, around the clock, every day, no boy-mode days off. Going full-time is a milestone in a lot of people's transitions: work, family, the shops, the lot. The opposite of presenting only in safe pockets of time.

A state trooper, the top tier of highway cop. Wide-brim hat, marked cruiser, no patience. Warning that the bear ahead isn't local, isn't a rookie — it's the real thing.

An aggressive defense applied across the full length of the court to force turnovers.

Describes an extract that retains multiple cannabinoids and terpenes rather than isolating just one.

Booking scope that includes penetrative sex, as distinct from stripping, lap dance, massage, domination, or oral-only services. The signal in an ad that the worker isn't a 'massage only' or 'fetish only' provider.

Slang invoking the folk belief that emergency departments get busier and stranger during a full moon.

A colonel (O-6), whose insignia is an eagle, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel ('light colonel'). Also 'bird colonel' or 'full bull.'

Stuffed after a big meal, like a tick swollen with blood.

A full-length studio release, in contrast to a mini album or single. Full albums are less frequent and often treated as major events.

Describes muscles that appear big, round and pumped, typically from being well-fed and glycogen-loaded. The desirable opposite of 'flat'.

Slang for hard currency or US dollars. As an adjective 'fula' means bad, ugly, or messed-up.

A woman who is a devoted fan of male-male romance manga and anime. The word is self-deprecating, punning on a homophone meaning 'rotten girl'.

An affirmation or an incredulous question ('fuh true?' = seriously?). Also 'in troot'.

A tourist in northern Michigan — especially Mackinac Island, Traverse City or the Mackinaw City strip — named for the slabs of fudge they inevitably leave with. Mildly affectionate, mildly eye-rolling. Locals know summer's started when the fudgies show up.

A man who is a fan of male-male romance manga and anime — the male counterpart to the fujoshi.

Negative sentiment, rumours or news, whether genuine or manufactured, that pressures people to sell. The label is often thrown at any critical take, warranted or not.

Stands for "for the win," tacked onto a statement to enthusiastically endorse something as the best choice.

Often passive-aggressive, rewriting someone's words to flip the meaning into your own opinion.