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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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Stands for "what the heck" (or "hell"), a cleaner exclamation of surprise or confusion.

An acronym for "what's good," used as a greeting or to ask what's happening. Common opener in DMs.

The abbreviation for r/WallStreetBets, the Reddit community — often described as '4chan with a Bloomberg terminal' — that popularized meme-stock trading and this entire slang lexicon.

Corrupting the game's idea of where a warp should send you so it dumps you somewhere completely different — usually skipping huge stretches of the game. The legendary credits warps live here.

A sex offender, or more loosely any prisoner considered morally beyond the pale.

A procedure word meaning "your last transmission was incorrect; the correct version is...," used to challenge and fix an error made by the other station.

A wholesome spin on rizz, where the charm is sincere and kind.

A formal report documenting a rule violation, which can cost privileges or good time. Also a 'ticket,' 'shot,' or '115' in California.

A token pegged 1:1 to an underlying asset so it can be used on a chain or protocol where the original can't, such as Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on Ethereum.

A ball-handling move where the dribbler wraps the ball around their body to change direction past a defender.

A greeting meaning 'hello' or 'how are you?'; also 'what cheer'.

Completely worn out, physically or mentally; dog-tired. "Slap" here is an intensifier.

Worcester's self-given nickname, embraced and merch-ified by the local punk scene. Coined in the late '70s by WCUW DJ LB Worm to describe the city's underdog music and culture scene. Now plastered on breweries (Wormtown Brewery), t-shirts, and tattoos. Outsiders sometimes assume it's an insult — Worcester people know it's a flag.

A sharply hit ground ball that skims along the surface so fast it looks like it could scorch the grass.

A dragon or wyvern in North East folklore, as in the Lambton Worm; pronounced 'warm'.

Short for 'world-class', a worldie is a goal of outstanding quality — often a long-range effort, volley or bicycle kick that leaves the keeper no chance.

Jumping to a different world when your current one is crowded, picked clean, or full of PKers. Empty rock to mine? Hop. Someone hunting you? Hop.

A pest, a wind-up merchant — someone who's pushing their luck on purpose, asking for a slap. The exact phrase your nana uses when you've crossed the line one too many times.

A set performed with a demanding weight that meaningfully contributes to fatigue and progress, as opposed to a warm-up set.

working on the lump

British building-trade phrase for being paid a lump sum in cash, self-employed in name only, with no PAYE, no National Insurance, and no holiday pay. It was rife in the 60s and 70s and is what HMRC's CIS scheme was eventually invented to clamp down on. Still surfaces today on dodgier sites.

Someone who deliberately misbehaves or tries your patience; to 'work your ticket' is to chance it.

work-life balance

The state of allocating time and energy between one's career and personal life, health, and relationships, so neither overwhelms the other. It is a central value in anti-hustle movements.

A set performed by alternating on shared equipment; you take your 'work-in set' during the other user's rest periods.

A coworker with whom one shares an especially close, supportive, platonic bond resembling a marriage in its familiarity and mutual reliance, minus the romance.