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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 short-handled sledge — typically 2 to 4 pounds — designed to be swung one-handed while the other hand holds a chisel, star drill, or spike. Originates in hardrock mining where a single jack miner drilled holes solo. Still standard in masonry, demo, and anywhere you need controlled heavy hits.

A traditional Northumbrian griddle cake — flour, lard, butter, currants — cooked on a hot bakestone where the fat sizzles and sings as it hits the heat. Hinnie is the Geordie/Northumbrian term of endearment (honey). Served split, buttered, with tea.

since jesus was a corporal

A humorous expression meaning something has been the case for ages.

The practice of legally streaming a new anime episode to overseas audiences at the same time as, or shortly after, its Japanese broadcast — now the standard way most fans watch seasonal anime.

simping (fictional)

Going full bad-bitch obsessed over a fictional man (or woman, or fae prince) the way you'd normally embarrass yourself over a real person. BookTok runs on it — entire accounts dedicated to one morally questionable book boyfriend. The 'fictional' qualifier exists because everyone already knows what regular simping is.

Used as a light insult for being thirsty or doing too much for a crush.

Not a distinct headword; folded into 'simón'. Retained inadvertently.

Yes, for sure, hell yeah. A Caló embellishment of 'sí' that turns a plain agreement into something with swagger. You'll hear it everywhere from SoCal backyards to Cypress Hill records.

The feeling of your heart skipping from something adorable or attractive an idol does; roughly 'heart attack (from cuteness)'.

Describes a player or piece of skill executed with effortless smoothness and control.

A condition (classically hypertension) that progresses and damages the body before producing noticeable symptoms.

Often features multiple channels, with color-coded headphones letting people switch DJs or genres on the fly.

Describes something built or hung askew, out of alignment.

significant other

A gender-neutral, relationship-neutral term for a person's spouse or romantic partner.

'Signals Intelligence' — intelligence derived from intercepting and analyzing electronic signals and communications, including radio, radar, and data links.

An official traffic advisory for an unplanned event that closes a lane for 30 minutes or more; used broadly for a bad LA traffic snarl.

An admitting doctor who lets almost every referral through, the opposite of a 'wall.'

Unsanctioned car gathering that spills out of an Oakland intersection or empty lot — drivers cutting donuts, spinning figure-eights, ghost-riding whips while hundreds film and cheer. The cultural engine the whole hyphy movement formed around.

Off-kilter, leaning, not level. Used for pictures hung wonky on the wall, hats sat at an angle, or anything that should be straight and isn't.

Someone you're sleeping with who isn't your main partner. The MLE/Jamaican-flavoured version of 'side piece' — 'ting' being the all-purpose patois-derived word for a person or thing. Often used about a woman, sometimes a man, always with the understanding that there's a main relationship being kept separate.

An unexpected detour or spontaneous mini-adventure that takes you away from what you were supposed to be doing. From gaming, where side quests are optional missions outside the main story.

A small business or freelance project run in spare time.

A sidelong glance expressing suspicion, skepticism, or disapproval. To give someone the side eye is to silently judge them.

A blend of "sit" and "down," used for the everyday action of sitting, and also forming the basis of expressions like being told to stay quiet and "siddon."