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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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Anti-aircraft fire — the flak thrown up at enemy planes — or the guns doing the throwing. The name comes from the old British signaller's phonetic for the letters A.A.

A trick in which the rider rolls off the end of a raised object and free-falls straight down to land and ride away, without an ollie or grab.

Well-dressed and fashionable, looking sharp and put-together.

Left shocked, stunned, or dumbfounded by something.

A casual Puerto Rican filler and attention-grabber, short for 'muchacho'. Also heard as 'chacho'.

An exclamation of surprise or puzzlement, like 'oh gosh' or 'huh?'.

The best starting pitcher on a team, usually the one who heads the rotation and takes the mound in the biggest games.

A market phase after a decline where prices stabilise and larger investors quietly build positions, laying the groundwork for the next uptrend.

On TikTok, the in-joke cover-story job. Most commonly it's a wink for sex work or OnlyFans, but it's stretched into a catch-all for any income you don't feel like explaining to relatives at Christmas — crypto, dropshipping, sugar arrangements, whatever. The whole gag is that 'accountant' is so dull nobody follows up.

Accessory (or assistance) exercises that support and strengthen the main lifts like squat, bench and deadlift.

A famous heirloom sativa landrace strain originating in western Mexico, prized in the 1960s-70s.

absolute scenes

Exclamation for when something kicks off — a fight, a goal, a mate falling over. Implies it was so wild you'd describe it as a scene. Manc and wider northern lads' favourite.

Slang for the abdominal muscles, especially a visible, defined 'six-pack.'

Said like 'wow' or 'damn' when something shocks, impresses, or annoys you. Long predates TikTok in Swedish suburban slang (Blattesvenska), where it crossed over from Turkish/Arabic immigrant communities. Now lives globally as a one-word reaction.

about to kick the bucket

Blunt nursing shorthand that a patient is critically unwell and may soon deteriorate into cardiac arrest.

A brevity code directing aircrew to cease action or terminate the attack prior to weapons release, or to cancel the event or mission.

Of food or drink, to go bad or spoil; to sour.

Used at the end (or sometimes start) of a statement to seek agreement or confirmation from the listener, much like "right?" in English.

A sample drawn from an artery to measure oxygenation, carbon dioxide, and acid-base balance, key in respiratory and metabolic emergencies.

An abbreviation for 'Already Been Done,' meaning a trick or line at a given spot has already been landed by someone else, reducing its novelty value.

Throwing out an attack while you're minus and under pressure, gambling that the opponent pauses so you steal a counter-hit and flip the turn. High risk, gets blown up by frame traps.

Initialism for the Aryan Brotherhood, one of the most notorious white prison gangs in the US system.

Alright; a contracted spelling used as a greeting.

A weakened, ballooning section of the aorta in the abdomen that can rupture catastrophically. Often pronounced 'triple-A.'