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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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An offensive play where one player lobs the ball near the rim and a teammate catches it midair to dunk or lay it in.

An alley rat is a street robber who preys on victims in alleyways, mugging them for cash and valuables.

A performer competent or excellent in every core idol discipline rather than specialized in one. Closely related to the 'ace' role.

When a song simultaneously tops all eight major Korean real-time music charts (Melon, Genie, Bugs, FLO, Vibe, etc.) plus the daily and weekly charts. A 'Perfect All-Kill' (PAK) is the holy grail — number one on every chart at the same moment. It's the K-pop equivalent of clean-sweeping the Grammys in real-time.

You blow every ability, summoner spell and cooldown to kill the target. No holding back, no escape plan. Either they die or you do. Win the all-in and you snowball; lose it and you're walking back from base.

all your base are belong to us

A triumphant, ironic way to announce that you've taken over something, a server, a group chat, a Discord, a market. The mangled grammar is the point; saying it 'correctly' kills the joke.

An intensified version of "y'all" that stresses every single member of a group, leaving no one out.

Mistaken, off-base, or talking nonsense.

Conceited, acting superior, thinking you're better than everyone (usually sarcastic).

A New England catch-all meaning finished, taken care of, or (when declining) 'I'm good, no thanks.'

A casual reassurance that everything is okay or that no apology is needed.

all day and a night

An intensified form of 'all day,' denoting a life sentence with no chance of release.

Called by the expo or chef to tell the line how many of a thing they owe in total across all live tickets. Cuts through the noise of reading individual dockets — one number, fire it. 'Three ribeyes all day' means three ribeyes total, not per ticket.

To bring people or goals into agreement or a consistent direction.

Contraction of 'am I lying?' — slapped on the end of a statement to demand agreement. Functions like 'innit' but more confrontational: you're putting the listener on the spot to confirm you're right.

The code word representing the letter 'A' in the NATO/ICAO phonetic (spelling) alphabet, spelled with an 'f' so non-English speakers do not mispronounce it.

A patient with a chronic, incurable condition who remains attached to a particular physician for a very long time, felt as a burden.

From a Yoruba root meaning 'one who is alive/has information'; can mean 'my guy/bro' among peers, or, more pointedly, a street hustler or fraudster.

Cockney rhyming slang for 'nicker', meaning one pound sterling. Often just shortened to 'Alan' or 'Alans' for multiples. Named after the globetrotting British TV broadcaster Alan Whicker.

Duct tape used as bodywork or repair — holding a fender, a mirror, or a marker light together because the run can't wait. The joke writes itself: silver, shiny from a distance, and definitely not what the factory had in mind.

Catch you later, dude. The Chicano 'see ya later, alligator' — said as you peel off from the homies. The rhyme is the whole charm.

Describes something chaotic, adrift, or done rashly with no plan — a party, a plan, or a person gone off the rails.

The word for a beat-up, barely-functioning public transport bus or car — the kind that rattles and breaks down constantly.

Dropped at the end of a sentence to soften it or show respect between mandem.