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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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Stamp of defeat — or self-respect — on a book you couldn't finish. Used as a noun (a DNF), a verb (I DNF'd it) and a Goodreads shelf. Free yourself, life is short.

A formal copyright complaint filed under the US DMCA to force a host or search engine to pull leaked content. Creators either fire them off themselves all day long or pay a takedown service to do it on rotation, because the leaks reappear faster than they vanish.

Tied to 'slide into the DMs,' the playful art of messaging someone privately, often to flirt.

A more tactful shorthand than FLK for a child with an unusual facial appearance.

A life-threatening complication of diabetes in which lack of insulin causes high blood sugar and acidic ketones to build up in the blood.

Stands for "do it yourself," describing something made or done without professional help.

A police divisional van used to carry arrested persons.

An idiot or fool. One of the all-time Scouse classics. Can be playful ('ya divvy') when ribbing a mate, or genuinely cutting when aimed at someone you actually think is thick. Spread well beyond Liverpool but the city owns it.

A form of cheating where a player throws themselves to the ground to win a free kick or penalty that isn't there.

A diver is a pickpocket, one who 'dives' into pockets to lift wallets and purses.

A team composition built around mobile heroes that leap into the enemy backline, blow up one target, and get out. Fast, slippery, and a nightmare for snipers.

A foolish or stupid person; short for 'divvy'.

A signals-intelligence radio operator, especially one who copies Morse code by ear; named for the rhythmic 'dits' and 'dahs.'

Same character on both sides. With the toolkits identical, the matchup comes down purely to who plays it better — execution, reads and patience, no character advantage to hide behind. Often the purest test of skill in a bracket.

A forced landing of an aircraft on water. Usually engine failure, battle damage, or running out of fuel over the sea. The pilot's last decent option short of bailing out.

Low-quality, often wild-growing cannabis with little potency.

A refined cannabis oil stripped down to a single cannabinoid (usually THC), extremely potent but lacking natural terpene flavor; commonly used in vape carts and edibles.

Specifically in music, to attack a rival in a track (a diss track).

Describing an innovation that displaces established players or ways of doing things.

A radio term instructing the listener to ignore the previous transmission because it was sent in error or is no longer valid.

A pre-charged, pre-filled vaporizer meant to be used until empty and then thrown away, with no refilling or separate battery.

Short for disposition, the decision about a patient's next destination such as admission, discharge, or transfer.

Any CC that moves an enemy against their will. You're not just stopping them, you're relocating them, off a ledge, into your team, away from their carry. It's a flavour of hard CC.

A legal storefront where cannabis products are sold to medical or recreational customers.