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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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Basal Metabolic Rate, the number of calories the body burns at complete rest just to keep functioning; the floor beneath TDEE.

A blood test measuring electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) along with glucose, creatinine, and BUN.

Spamming dance emotes or chat messages specifically to provoke the loser.

A chance, opportunity or lucky break; 'gi mi a bly' = give me a chance/let it slide.

A slide performed with the board propped nearly vertical on the tail, back wheels resting on top of the ledge, sliding along before popping back out.

A commercially sold sheet of tobacco leaf, hemp or flavored wrap used to roll a blunt without gutting a cigar.

Cannabis rolled inside an emptied cigar or cigarillo tobacco wrap.

Running with full emergency lights and siren. Used by police, fire and ambulance crews to describe a Code-3-style response.

The standard-issue inmate uniform, blue in many state systems. Also 'greens' or 'states' depending on the institution's color.

A Birmingham City FC supporter, used pejoratively by Aston Villa fans and other rivals. Blues fans have largely reclaimed it — you'll see it worn with pride on terraces and in chants.

An enlisted sailor in the US Navy ranking E-6 or below — petty officer first class and down. Chiefs (E-7+) and officers are out of the club. The term carries the weight of the working-deck Navy: the people who chip paint, stand watches, and actually run the ship.

A day with clear blue skies, brilliant sunshine, and ideal visibility, often following a fresh snowfall. Bluebird powder days are the dream for snowboarders.

Describing work or workers involved in manual labor, trades, or physical tasks, historically associated with durable work clothing, as opposed to office-based white-collar work.

blue sky thinking

Open-ended, imaginative thinking that ignores practical limits or feasibility.

In League of Legends, the team that spawns bottom-left. Their big draft perk is first pick, so they can grab the single strongest champion before the enemy can touch it.

The porta-potty. Called the blue room because the dominant rental brands paint them that exact shade of plastic blue. Slightly more polite than the alternatives, which is why you'll hear foremen use it on the radio.

Slang for a patient's veins, from their bluish appearance under the skin.

An engagement in which friendly forces mistakenly fire on their own side; from map symbology where friendly ('blue') forces are marked in blue.

A market space with little or no competition, as opposed to a crowded 'red ocean'.

An informal strike where large numbers of cops call in sick simultaneously to apply pressure during a contract or political dispute. Plausibly deniable, deeply effective.

Slang for a $100 bill, named for the bluish security features on the modern US $100 note.

A top-tier NFT collection (like CryptoPunks or Bored Apes) with a strong community and durable value, considered a relatively safer, prestige holding.

Wordplay combining 'cheese' (money) with the blue tint of the redesigned $100 bill.

The blue verification badge next to a username on Twitter/X. Pre-2022 it meant a platform-vetted account of public interest; post-2022 it means someone paid $8 a month.