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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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A planned period away from employment, whether for caregiving, travel, study, or rest, increasingly normalized and even listed on resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

A crate that falls onto the map carrying gear way above ground-loot quality. Everyone sees it land, so grabbing it is a flex and a fight. Big reward, big risk.

Detroit shorthand for Cartier eyewear, especially the wood-buffalo-horn 'Buffs' frames. A four-figure flex that's been Detroit's signature accessory since the late '80s — closer to a chain than a pair of glasses. Big Sean, Eminem, and basically every Detroit rapper has worn them on camera.

A gym-goer, stereotypically female, who spends their time on cardio machines rather than lifting weights.

To deliberately eat a large amount of carbohydrate, often at the end of a diet or peak week, to refill muscle glycogen and make the muscles look full and round.

A small cap placed over a banger or nail after loading concentrate; it restricts airflow and lowers pressure so the concentrate vaporizes at a lower temperature, preserving flavor.

A small hole (carburetor) on a dry pipe that the smoker covers while lighting and releases to clear the smoke through in a rush.

caravan shooter

A shmup or mode designed for fast competitive scoring in a fixed short window. No marathon — just maximum points before the timer kills the run.

A semi-derogatory word for a child, often a rowdy or badly behaved one. Feminine 'carajita'.

Your car is the crew you ride with on the inside — the people who eat with you, work out with you, and who you're expected to fight for if it kicks off. Mostly split by race (the Wood car, the Black car, the Paisa car) or by gang affiliation. Being 'car-less' is dangerous; you've got no one obligated to back you.

A non-judicial disciplinary proceeding in the Navy in which the commanding officer hears a case and imposes punishment short of a court-martial.

A capper is a confederate who poses as an ordinary customer or winner to encourage marks to gamble or buy, working with crooked operators.

A capo (short for caporegime) is a ranking member who leads a crew of soldiers, reporting to the underboss and boss.

A point of extreme fear when investors abandon hope and sell en masse, often near a market bottom. Frequently marks the exhaustion of sellers.

A caper is a criminal undertaking, often a robbery or heist, sometimes with a connotation of daring or cleverness.

When a player becomes ineligible to switch countries because they've made a competitive international appearance.

A prompt to verify a claim's truthfulness, riffing on "cap" (lie). It challenges someone to prove they're not lying.

The angle of the line between the inner and outer corners of the eye; 'positive' tilts up, 'negative' tilts down.

The store where inmates buy snacks, toiletries, and supplies using funds from their accounts or prison wages.

canon divergence

A story that matches the source material up to a point, then changes events from there onward.

Content confirmed by the official work; a 'canon ship' is one the series has made real.

A tongue-in-cheek nickname for the United States Naval Academy.

An affectionate old phrase for Newcastle, 'the canny toon'.

A fair number or quite a lot of something.