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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 memory aid for the differential of altered consciousness: Alcohol, Epilepsy, Insulin, Opiates, Uremia, Trauma, Infection, Psychiatric/Poisoning, Stroke.

The small roll of fat directly beneath the lower eyelid, considered youthful and cute in Korean beauty standards. Idols often accentuate it with makeup.

A display of exaggerated, deliberate cuteness through voice, gestures, and facial expressions, common in Korean culture and K-pop.

A unit for administrative segregation, holding inmates apart from general population for disciplinary or protective reasons. Sometimes just called 'ad-seg' or 'the box.'

Pig Latin for 'lad', referring to a young male of the eshay subculture.

An additional mob that enters an encounter, on top of the main target. Adds spawn during boss fights or wander in from nearby, and if nobody picks them up they wreck the healer.

The bot-lane damage dealer that does most of its work with auto-attacks. Squishy as anything early, terrifying late. Pair it with a support and the duo's the ADC's whole world.

A rhetorical way of saying 'can you believe it?'.

A short vocal exclamation or sound layered over or between rap lines, often a rapper's signature tag, like 'huh,' 'skrrt,' or 'yeah.'

A tender term of endearment for a beloved person. From 'a chuisle mo chroí' (pulse of my heart).

A radio term appended to a callsign to indicate the actual commander is personally speaking, rather than a radio operator or representative.

Describing someone who is really involved in street or gang activity, as opposed to someone who only talks about it. A drill-scene claim of authenticity, documented not endorsed.

Describing insight, feedback, or an item that makes it obvious what someone should do next.

A discrete task that comes out of a meeting and must be done, usually with an owner and deadline.

'Action' refers to gambling wagers or, more broadly, the flow of illicit business and profits in a racket.

acting the maggot

Larking around instead of doing what you should.

A pushback on hustle culture and unpaid overtime.

Short for Actavis, the pharmaceutical company whose promethazine-codeine syrup was the gold standard for lean until they pulled it from the US market in 2014. Pre-2014 Actavis bottles still trade for hundreds because the formula was that sought-after. Name-dropping act on a song is a flex — you've got the original recipe.

To settle into a place and get comfortable, or to arrange things to your liking.

A pseudo-medical label ('a-copia') applied to elderly patients admitted because they cannot manage at home rather than for a specific illness. Related: 'dyscopia.'

A set of clinical algorithms and interventions for managing cardiac arrest and serious arrhythmias, including drugs and defibrillation.

British slang for money, originally soldiers' talk.

A hide-and-seek/tag hybrid where 'it' counts, the rest scatter, and the chase is to beat them back to the safe zone. If they spot you and yell 'Ackee 1-2-3 [your name]' before you tag base, you're out. First one out is 'it' next round.

A red-podded fruit, the national fruit of Jamaica, cooked with saltfish for the national dish. Toxic if unripe.