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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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In 'eco frag' or 'eco win,' a kill or victory pulled off while badly under-equipped.

Eclipsing is taking on the interests, tastes, and habits of a person you're dating, sometimes to the point of losing your own.

eclectic grandpa

An aesthetic of cozy, layered, slightly mismatched menswear: cardigans, vests, corduroy, loafers, and well-worn thrifted pieces.

A Bajan term for a poor white person of Barbados, historically descendants of indentured European servants. Also called 'redleg'.

echar un patín

To run or hustle somewhere fast. Literally 'to throw a skate'.

A recording of the heart's electrical signals used to detect arrhythmias, ischemia, and infarction. Also abbreviated EKG.

The phase of a rep where the muscle lengthens as you lower the weight under control.

In dating, a recognisable type associated with TikTok, Discord, and gaming who leans into a soft, moody persona.

eating their young

The well-documented phenomenon, captured in the saying 'nurses eat their young,' of experienced nurses being harsh toward or hazing new staff.

eating the twinkie

Cath-lab slang for a cardiac catheterisation manoeuvre; documented among interventional-cardiology jargon. (Included cautiously; usage varies.)

A running gag portraying r/WallStreetBets members as so unsophisticated they literally eat crayons, used to explain their reckless or clueless decisions.

eaten by a bear

Stopped by the police and written up. Usually past tense, told as a story on the channel to warn everyone else where the cop is sitting.

eat your own dog food

To use your company's own product in daily work to catch problems and prove it works. Often shortened to 'dogfooding'.

eat the head off

To verbally tear strips off someone — full volume, no holding back. Usually disproportionate to whatever they did. Classic Irish mammy move.

Used to express rebellious refusal toward an authority figure.

To fall hard off the skateboard; to wipe out. Often used interchangeably with 'slam' or 'beef it.'

East Boston, the harbor-side neighborhood that's home to Logan Airport. Historically Italian-American, now heavily Latino. Same diminutive pattern as Southie.

A remote, far-flung place well off the beaten path.

To relax, lighten up, or give someone a break / go easier on them.

A Rastafari-influenced term for a birthday, emphasizing life and strength over the standard word.

Modern Cockney rhyming slang; commonly used for the toilet (a play on other rhymes) or a fit/temper.

earning your tens

Delivering a walk so clean the judges give you the top score — a ten — across the board. In ballroom, judges rate each contestant out of ten, and 'tens across the board' is the perfect run. To earn your tens is to prove you belong: the look, the performance, the realness all landing at once. It's where 'tens across the board' as a general flex got its start.

Slang for early on in the game, especially the first few minutes.

When a player is dismissed and heads to the changing rooms early, taking an 'early bath'.