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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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Well-built and heavily muscled, with particular emphasis on the yoke — the traps, neck and shoulders. Also spelled 'yolked.'

Used dismissively for a contraption that's awkward or unfamiliar.

A rough, uncultured and often loud person.

A rowdy, aggressive or loutish young man.

A team that bounces repeatedly between two divisions, going up and down like a yo-yo.

Stands for 'your mileage may vary,' meaning a result that worked for one person isn't guaranteed for everyone.

A Pittsburgh-area word meaning "you all" or "you guys," used to address a group. It's a defining feature of the local "Pittsburghese" dialect.

The practice of deploying assets across DeFi protocols — providing liquidity, staking, or lending — to maximise reward yield, often hopping between platforms as incentives shift.

You get me? — tacked onto the end of a sentence to check the other person's following you. The MLE equivalent of 'you know what I mean' or 'innit'. In text form it's the verbal tic compressed to three letters.

A sudden dizzy spell or (often dramatic) fainting fit brought on by shock. 'Me va a dar un yeyo' = I'm going to faint.

Describes a person, thing, or situation as worthless, foolish, or unserious — can also describe an unserious joke.

A U-turn while driving; usually 'chuck a yewy'. Also spelt 'uey'.

yes ma'am / yes sir

The polite, expected way to answer an elder or authority in the affirmative.

An exclamatory greeting used to hail someone, acknowledge a friend across the street, or signal 'what's up.'

A way to refer to a man without naming him, whether you've forgotten his name or just won't say it.

yer bum's oot the windae

Literally 'your bum's out the window'; means you're talking rubbish or exaggerating.

Less a reaction, more a chat ritual. It gets spammed with no real context, usually in the 'YEP COCK' bait, purely to wind people up.

A day's earnings or profit from the barrow.

A penny. From 'penny' reversed to 'yennep', the back-slang traders used to call prices and reckon change without customers fully following the haggle.

A yegg is a safe-breaker or burglar, historically a wandering criminal who moved between towns cracking safes. The term is closely tied to early-1900s tramp culture.

The big rotating hammer obstacle in Fall Guys. Time it right and it flings you forward; time it wrong and it smacks you off the course. Friend and foe at once.

Used as an exclamation while throwing something or to express excitement.

Compressed pronunciation of 'you ain't.' Standard in Atlanta and broader Southern Black English — drops the 'ai' down to a single nasalised vowel. Heard constantly in ATL rap.

An enthusiastic 'yes' or sign of agreement; the longer you drag the vowel, the more excitement you signal.