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Describes someone acting above their station or self-important.

American soccer commentary term for the perpendicular angle where the post meets the crossbar; the prime finishing spot.

An upvote, but said like you're talking to a puppy. Used ironically — nobody calls it an updoot with a straight face. The whole charm is in how dumb it sounds.

An upvote, but with a tiny boat instead of an arrow. Comes from the early-Reddit habit of giving out an ASCII boat — \o/ or similar — to good comments. Predates 'updoot' and carries a more vintage, 2010-era flavour.

Very busy, flustered or agitated; going flat out. Also 'the craic was ninety' meaning great fun.

Highly agitated, worked up, hyper. Doh as in the top note of the scale — you're pitched right up there, can't come back down. Used for stress, excitement or both at once.

Run off your feet, manic, going at full tilt. The 90 is mph on the old speedo — you're redlining. Usually said when you're snowed under and need everyone to know.

To be sentenced and sent to a prison, especially away from one's home area. Compare 'upstate.'

Birmingham has more miles of canal than Venice, and locals call them the cut. "Up the cut" means up along the canal — for a walk, a pint at the lock-side pub, or to dump a shopping trolley if you're feeling antisocial.

A cheeky phrase used when an asset is rallying hard, joking that it will never come down. Often used ironically right before a reversal.

A catch-all for going to the more rural, lakeside northern parts of a Midwestern state to relax and enjoy the outdoors, regardless of exact direction.

Worked up, angry or in an emotional/agitated state.

The second-person plural pronoun — 'you all'. Also spelled unnu/uno.

Short for 'unsatisfactory,' describing a person, condition, or performance that falls below standard.

The act of re-entering the workforce after retiring, whether for financial reasons, boredom, or a desire for purpose and social connection.

Something excellent, impressive or fantastic.

Describes a player performing at such a level that opponents simply cannot cope with them.

To break down a complex idea into its components to understand it better.

Used loosely online as a warm term for an admired older woman, even outside Korean contexts.

A tag meaning 'isn't it?' or 'true?', characteristic of Aboriginal English, often paired with 'deadly'.

On a dating app, the act of undoing a match so neither person can message the other anymore. Often used to cut off a bad or awkward conversation.

An event where vested or locked tokens are released into circulation per a preset schedule, increasing available supply and sometimes creating sell pressure.

A smaller configuration of members brought together for a specific song, stage, or project, sometimes across different groups. Broader than a permanent subunit.

Private company with a valuation north of one billion dollars. Used to be rare enough to deserve the mythical-beast label; now there are over a thousand globally so the magic's worn thin. Decacorn is $10B, hectocorn is $100B.