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Slang Dictionary — Modern Slang, Decoded

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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Denim trousers. An older word for jeans that persisted in New England speech.

A stupid or dull-witted person; a blockhead.

To bump into or collide with something; also 'dunsh'.

A clue. Almost always used in the negative — you haven't got a Duncan Goodhew. Nice late addition to the rhyming canon, proof Cockney never stopped generating.

A standalone affirmation dropped at the end of a statement for emphasis.

A friend, homie, or 'son'; used to address someone you're close with. Strongly associated with Queens.

An admiring slang term for a large, muscular, shapely posterior, usually built through heavy glute training.

An exclamation to sell and crash a price, from the Bogdanoff meme in which shadowy figures command markets to "dump it."

To fire a gun, usually unloading multiple rounds. 'Dumping' is volume — you're not aiming carefully, you're tipping the whole magazine in someone's direction.

A deception where a player shapes to receive or play the ball but instead lets it run past, wrong-footing the defence.

dumber than a bag of hammers

A blunt way of calling someone remarkably unintelligent.

Used as a flat verdict on anything tedious.

A person's fists, especially when raised to fight.

Rent. The monthly hit to the landlord, dressed in royal robes for comic effect.

A small carrying box with two compartments: one for ground cannabis and one for a one-hitter or 'bat', letting the user load and smoke discreetly on the go.

The forensic pre-deal check. Buyer's bankers, lawyers and accountants tear through the target's contracts, financials, IP, litigation, HR files, everything. Goal is no surprises after the wire goes out. Lives in a virtual data room these days.

Underpants. Up north, especially round Manchester, your duds are your kecks — the underwear layer, not the trousers.

Said sarcastically to mean the opposite, that something is not fine at all.

One of the five elements of vogue femme. You drop into a low squat on your heels, then kick the feet out one at a time, scooting forward in time with the music. Named for exactly what it looks like: a duck waddling. Looks effortless, murders your thighs. It's a foundational element judges expect to see, so a sloppy duckwalk gets you read.

ducks on the pond

Baserunners occupying the bases, especially two or three, presenting scoring chances.

duck, duck, gray duck

The Minnesota variant of the children's chasing game Duck, Duck, Goose, in which the picker names colors and 'gray duck' triggers the chase.

A technique of pushing the nose of the board underwater and diving beneath an oncoming wave while paddling out, to avoid being pushed back.

Cockney rhyming slang for 'skive' (avoid work) and generally to dodge and hustle.

Slang for money, borrowing the name of a historic European gold coin. Also spelled 'duckets.'