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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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To endure or suffer patiently; 'I can thole nae mair' means I can bear no more.

The dance Mac Dre laid out on the 2004 track of the same name — loose, jerky, deliberately off-kilter movements done at hyphy gatherings, often paired with a thizz face. The choreography of the whole scene.

Scrunched-up face, eyes screwed shut, jaw clenched — the involuntary MDMA expression turned into a deliberate party gesture. Mac Dre made it iconic; you don't even need to be rolling to throw one.

Ecstasy pills. The Bay Area term Mac Dre built half his late catalogue around — 'Feelin' Myself', Thizzelle Washington, the whole Thizz Entertainment label.

The two-word reply that ends arguments. Posted under someone's pious tweet alongside a screenshot of them doing the exact thing they're now condemning. No argument, no insult — just the receipts and a polite question mark.

this is the way

A catchphrase used to endorse a good decision, action or take, signalling agreement and solidarity.

this is not rupaul's best friend race

A blunt way of saying 'I'm not here for the friendships.' You pull it out when someone expects warmth or loyalty in a situation that's actually a competition. It reframes any contest — work, a game show, a group project — as exactly what it is, no apologies. Cold, funny, and weirdly liberating.

Shorthand for performing calm in the middle of obvious catastrophe, work meltdowns, political chaos, a relationship visibly on fire. Usually posted with the dog image; the gap between the words and the disaster is the whole joke.

this ain't my first rodeo

A way of asserting that one is not naive and has relevant past experience.

Posted alone under a comment to signal total agreement — the comment above said it, no point repeating. Often dressed up as 'THIS.', 'so much this', or '^^^this'. So overused it's mostly mocked now.

Deliberately killing a knocked enemy off the floor to lock in the elimination — denying their teammates the revive. Players thirst for the secured kill, the loot, or just to thin the squad out.

Tied to "thirsty" (craving attention), and usually understood as intentional.

To accompany a couple as a solo tagalong, often feeling out of place.

A single person who accompanies a couple, often feeling awkward or unnecessary.

Let two teams beat each other half to death, then roll in fresh and clean up both. Scummy? Maybe. Effective? Absolutely. The whole genre runs on it.

The hip-hop name for the Gulf Coast — Houston as the capital, with New Orleans, Memphis and the rest of Texas under the same flag. A claim that the South wasn't a side scene to East-vs-West but its own coast with its own sound: screwed-and-chopped, candy paint, slab culture, trill.

think outside the box

To approach a problem in an unconventional or creative way, ignoring the usual constraints.

Either stupid/dim, or angry, sullen and stubborn. 'Taking the thick' means getting into a sulky temper.

The loss of an option's extrinsic value over time as it nears expiration. It works against buyers and in favor of sellers.

A category of plastics (including Worbla, Wonderflex, and Thibra) that soften and become shapeable at high temperature and rigidify when cool, central to modern cosplay armor and prop building.

A person who personally identifies as an animal spiritually or psychologically; related to but distinct from being a furry, and sometimes present in convention spaces.

there's more than one way to skin a cat

A proverb noting that a problem can be solved by more than one method.

A Welsh word-order idiom used to express approval or delight, placing 'there's' before the adjective.

The deep-nerd hobby of analysing stats, formulas and sim data to find the optimal gear, talents and rotation. Less playing, more spreadsheets — but it's how the meta gets solved.