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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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corridor of uncertainty

The area of a cross or through-ball that neither the goalkeeper nor the defenders can comfortably deal with.

A procedure word meaning "an error has been made in this transmission; transmission will continue with the last word correctly sent," followed by the corrected text.

corporate girlie

A social-media persona and self-label of a young professional, often a woman, who posts relatable content about the daily realities of a white-collar corporate job.

corporate baddie

A polished professional who brings serious style to corporate life.

A party or lively hangout; 'estar de coro' is to be out having a good time.

A native of Nebraska, the Cornhusker State, and the name of the University of Nebraska's athletic teams.

cornering the bowl

Politely burning just a corner of a packed bowl so each person gets fresh green rather than ash.

corner the bowl

To burn only a corner of a shared bowl so others get fresh, unburnt cannabis on their turn.

Shouted as you approach a blind turn in the kitchen — walk-in entrance, pass between stations, corridor to the dish pit. The other cook coming the opposite way calls back and nobody wears a tray of sauce.

Slang for any International Harvester tractor, from the company's deep roots in farm equipment — they built corn-binding machines and combines for decades before becoming a major heavy-truck manufacturer. Used affectionately by IH loyalists and slightly mockingly by everyone else. The brand became Navistar International in 1986, but the nickname lives on for the older iron.

Money. Note that 'corn' separately means ammunition in drill contexts.

Describes a spin performed off-axis, with the body tilted so the rotation corkscrews rather than staying flat. Corked spins are central to modern slopestyle snowboarding and skiing.

A rotation performed off-axis so the rider tilts and spins on a diagonal, corkscrewing rather than staying flat or purely vertical. Corked spins are staples of modern slopestyle and snowboard tricks.

A relaxed, wholesome little get-together — the calm cousin of a full 'coro' party.

Your tight circle or crew — a small group of friends who hang out together. Heavily used in reggaeton.

The mirror-shined poromeric dress shoes worn with the dress uniform, named after the DuPont material Corfam.

core competency

A defining strength or specialised capability central to a business's advantage.

A sweet fruit-flavoured syrup diluted with water to make a drink; squash.

A raven or carrion crow; also 'corbie craa'.

The black vulture (Coragyps atratus), a common scavenger bird. Also spelled 'cobo'.

An exclamation of surprise, shock or annoyance, characteristic of Cockney speech.

A Cockney exclamation of surprise, admiration or astonishment.

From the original French sense — a flirt, a woman who charms playfully.

A chunk of text — sometimes a story, sometimes a rant, sometimes just nonsense — that people copy and paste into chats again and again as a running gag. The humour is in the repetition and the inappropriate context.