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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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The drum break from Cameron Paul's 1987 'Brown Beats' breakbeat record, the other DNA strand of New Orleans bounce alongside the Triggerman. Producers and DJs layer it under chants and call-and-response to keep the second-line bounce in the pocket.

brow lamination

Referenced as a step in the polished, snatched-face routine.

The quality of having been raised well; proper manners and social conduct. Also broughtupcy.

A duo a fan loves for their friendship rather than romance.

Training, nutrition or recovery claims passed around gyms and forums as fact despite little or no scientific support.

Derived from "brother," used to address a man respectfully regardless of blood relation — an older friend, a senior colleague, or simply someone you're being polite to.

Newcastle Brown Ale, the region's iconic bottled beer, nicknamed 'the Dog'.

Geordie for Newcastle Brown Ale, the strong brown beer brewed on Tyneside since 1927. Comes in the iconic clear bottle with the blue star. Also called the Dog (as in I'm off to walk the dog — i.e. the pub).

Coating yourself head-to-toe in your own shit — usually in segregation — to make guards refuse to touch you during a cell extraction, search or transfer. A protest tactic of last resort, particularly associated with long-term solitary in the UK and Australian systems.

An adult fan — historically male, though the label has broadened — of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and its spinoffs. Defined as much by the community (conventions, fan art, OCs, podcasts) as by the show itself. Female-identifying fans often use 'pegasister' instead.

A loud, sarcastic jeer from the crowd, often a raspberry sound, expressing disapproval.

A problem, difficulty, or quarrel; 'no hay bronca' means 'no problem'.

RAF aircrew slang for a parachute — because when it opens above you it looks like an umbrella, and 'brolly' is the British nickname for an umbrella. WWII vintage and still in use. Hitting the silk, taking to the brolly, same thing.

A group of local 'bros' who dominate and gatekeep a surfing spot, enforcing who gets waves.

Having large, well-developed muscles; also acting aggressively macho or menacing. A regional Northeast (NY/NJ) term for physically imposing.

When the shield bar hits empty. 'He's broken' tells your team the guy has no defence left and is taking raw health damage now. Push it.

The sturdy boots issued to inmates, especially for work assignments.

Weed. Green, leafy, gets you fed — pun's right there. E-40 put it on wax with 'Broccoli' off 1993's Federal, and it's stayed in the rap vocabulary ever since (D.R.A.M. and Lil Yachty revived it in 2016).

A training split that dedicates each session to one muscle group — e.g. chest Monday, back Tuesday — associated with classic bodybuilding.

A traditional bodybuilding way of eating built on simple whole-food staples like chicken, rice and broccoli, eaten across many small meals and passed down as gym lore.

A casual term of address used for friends and strangers alike, regardless of whether they are actually related or even male.

Closely linked to the gang's violence and street fights.

Modern Cockney rhyming slang for 'beers', from 'Britney Spears'.

An informal word for pants, famous in the rebuke "too big for your britches."