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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 rolled-up sleeping outfit or portable bed, historically carried by itinerant workers ('swagmen').

A Navy sailor; from the traditional shipboard chore of swabbing (mopping) the deck.

Suya is thinly sliced, skewered meat (usually beef) grilled over an open flame and coated in a dry, spicy peanut-based rub called yaji. It's sold by roadside vendors, often called 'mallams,' across Nigeria.

As a label for the thing that is bad, sometimes spelled with zeros.

The act of courting or wooing someone romantically.

Healing, lifesteal, or damage reduction that lets you stay healthy without backing. Champs with strong sustain win drawn-out lanes because they just heal back up the poke. Low sustain means you get bullied off the wave.

An affectionate-mocking way to call someone a suspicious dummy. Used so ironically it loops back to sincere; you say it to friends acting shifty, NPCs in games, or anyone caught doing something mildly sus. Saying it unironically is itself the joke.

In weeb-meme crossover, it pairs with 'baka' as 'sussy baka', a mock-affectionate scolding for someone being a suspicious idiot.

To work something out, investigate, or arrange it. 'Suss it out' means find out or handle.

Gossip, rumor, or the latest scandalous news about people. Also used as a verb, to gossip.

Suspicious, dodgy, or untrustworthy; can also be a verb ('sus it out').

A televised contest where trainees compete and are eliminated, with the final winners debuting as a group. A high-stakes, fan-vote-driven format.

To sleep deeply or crash out. Metathesis of 'ronsar/roncar' vibe.

An expression of resignation or acceptance; a verbal shrug. Also 'sure look it'.

Literally 'above the tentorium (in the mind),' used as a coded way of saying a patient's complaints are psychosomatic rather than physical.

A traditional, often family-owned dining establishment open only for dinner, known for prime rib, fish fry, relish trays, and brandy Old Fashioneds.

Performing one exercise and immediately moving to a second with little or no rest between them.

An air trick where the rider takes both feet off the pedals and stretches their legs straight out behind the bike while holding the bars, flying like Superman before returning to land. Variations include the Superman seatgrab.

An informer who provides evidence against a large number of associates, typically in a major criminal trial.

The idea that Bitcoin or crypto has broken from its historical four-year boom-bust rhythm into a sustained period of expansion, often credited to institutional demand and ETFs.

A tanky, hard-hitting minion that joins a lane once the enemy's inhibitor in that lane is destroyed. It eats tower shots and shoves the wave for you, which is why cracking an inhib swings so much pressure. Kill all three inhibitors and you get two super minions per lane.

A way to ask what's going on or what someone needs.

The tendency of some patients with dementia or delirium to grow disoriented, restless or combative as daylight fades. Also 'sundowner.'

A patient, often with dementia, who grows disoriented, restless, or combative as evening falls (sundowning).