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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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dead cat bounce

A short-lived recovery in the price of a declining asset that fools people into thinking the worst is over, before the slide resumes. The grim image: even a dead cat will bounce if it falls far enough. Traders use it to dismiss rallies they don't trust.

Reacting to something hilarious, as in dying laughing.

To take steps that make a plan or investment less likely to fail.

An SM64 skip that uses built-up BLJ speed to blast through the moving Bowser painting and reach the basement without meeting the normal star count for Dire Dire Docks.

The form documenting a member's separation from active duty, essential for claiming veteran benefits.

Short for 'due diligence.' On r/wallstreetbets it's a thesis post — sometimes a serious deep-dive into fundamentals, sometimes 4000 words of crayon-eating cope dressed up as analysis. The 'DD' flair is one of the sub's load-bearing post types, and the best DDs (Roaring Kitty's GME write-up being the obvious one) become legend.

A checklist for the trauma physical exam: Deformities, Contusions, Abrasions, Punctures/penetrations, Burns, Tenderness, Lacerations, Swelling.

The credit tag for whoever choreographed the dance you're doing. TikTok etiquette: copy someone's moves without a DC and the comments will find them for you. Largely TikTok and Reels turf.

Used to describe how daytime drinking hits harder and gets messy fast.

A woman, girl or girlfriend; a respectful/affectionate term especially in Rasta speech.

Going surfing first thing in the morning to catch the cleanest conditions and beat the crowds.

Darling, but stripped of any romantic weight — in New Orleans it's how you address the cashier, the stranger holding the door, your cousin, the cop writing your ticket. Default friendly mode of address, regardless of age or relationship.

A sofa or couch, a term surviving especially among older speakers in the Upper Midwest.

A date dominated by a stiff barrage of personal questions and vetting, lacking the natural flow of a real connection. It feels evaluative rather than romantic.

A shareable document or post in which someone advertises themselves as open to dating, common in some online communities.

Closing the whole game, Alt+F4 on PC or back to dashboard on console, right before you die so the leaver penalty never registers. Devs hate it, bans followed.

To throw something away, discard it, or get rid of it. Also used to mean to miscarry.

Rapidly dashing one way then the other so your character jitters in place. It keeps you mobile, lets you whiff-punish on a dime, and messes with the opponent's spacing reads.

To throw, chuck or toss. Patois-derived verb that replaced 'throw' wholesale in MLE. You dash something in the bin, dash a punch, dash someone the ball.

An emphatic, wholesome way to say 'you bet' or 'damn right.'

Casual nickname for Darlington and, by extension, Darlington FC (the Quakers). Used the same way Boro means Middlesbrough — quick, local, and absolutely not what you'd put on a train ticket.

A term of affection for someone who is dearly loved or favored.

A trick, invented by Rodney Mullen, in which the rider flips the board upside down and slides along an obstacle on the grip-tape side before flipping back to ride away.

The night or darkness; the canting word for night-time, when much of the rogues' work was done.