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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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Taking off on a wave that another surfer is already riding and has priority on. It is the most notorious breach of surf etiquette.

Consistently delivering high-quality assists that set teammates up to score.

To 'drop' a scoring total on an opponent; e.g. dropping 30 means scoring 30 points.

A worthless, foolish or contemptible person.

To make a mistake by neglecting or forgetting a task.

Taking a set to failure, immediately reducing the weight, and continuing for more reps to extend the set.

To begin riding a ramp, bowl, or halfpipe by placing the tail on the coping and tipping the board and body forward down into the transition.

A mythical carnivorous koala said to drop on unsuspecting people, used to tease tourists.

A freight workflow where the driver uncouples the loaded trailer at a customer's yard, immediately couples to a pre-loaded outbound trailer, and rolls. No waiting on a dock, no live load. The good kind of stop — minutes instead of hours.

To submit a written request or, pejoratively, to inform on someone by dropping a note into a staff box.

To tip off the authorities or tell on someone. Historically evokes dropping a dime in a payphone to call the cops.

To splurge or invest heavily in something.

A timed release of a new NFT or collection; projects hype a 'drop' date the way streetwear and music releases work.

Thoroughly soaked or drenched, usually from rain.

By extension, a member of a loyal crew or pack who roams and causes trouble together, with the loyalty more tribal than tender.

A small remote vehicle you drive around to scout the objective, find defenders and mark traps before your team commits. In Siege every attacker starts with two. Drone first, push second - or push blind and die.

Caramel, mocha or similar sauce squeezed in thin lines across the whipped cream of a finished drink. Pure cosmetic upsell — adds nothing to the flavour you can really taste but makes the drink look photogenic. Customers ask for 'extra drizzle' constantly.

The drive-thru is the order-from-your-car lane at a fast-food joint, coffee shop, or pharmacy. Inside the building it's shorthand — Starbucks baristas write 'DT' on the schedule for drive-thru bar, 'DTO' for drive-thru order-taker, 'DTR' for register. Headset chatter is constant; it's the highest-volume, highest-pressure position on most shifts.

To keep going and complete the task despite difficulty, pain, or setbacks.

An offensive concept of driving to collapse the defense and kicking the ball out to open perimeter shooters.

What you call the person behind the wheel of a bus or taxi in South Wales (and across the Severn into the West Country). Not their name, not 'mate', not 'boss' — just 'drive'. Saying 'Cheers, drive!' as you hop off the bus is basically civic duty from Swansea to Cardiff and up into the Valleys.

Dressed to the maximum in fly, high-end gear; every part of the fit is on point. The 'out' intensifies 'drip' to mean completely styled.

Cool, fashionable clothing or an impressive outfit.

drink the kool-aid

To accept a belief, ideology, or company line without questioning it, sometimes to the point of losing objectivity.