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Plain-English meanings of the slang people actually use, with examples, origins and sources.

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#

  • 6-7 — A nonsense chant from a 2025 meme. It means nothing, on purpose.

A

  • AFK — Away from keyboard; not at the screen right now.
  • akhi — My brother. Bro.
  • alhamdulillah — Praise be to God. Thank God.
  • ASL — "As hell" (very); or "age, sex, location?"
  • ate — Did it perfectly; nailed it.
  • ATP — At this point.
  • aura — Effortless cool; presence people notice.
  • aura farming — Trying on purpose to look effortlessly cool.

B

  • bandwidth — Spare time and mental energy.
  • based — Admirably yourself; bold and unbothered by what others think.
  • benching — Keeping someone in reserve, like a substitute on the bench.
  • bet — OK, deal, sounds good.
  • BFFR — "Be f-ing for real": come on, be serious.
  • brainrot — Mind-numbing internet content, or its effect on you.
  • breadcrumbing — Stringing someone along with crumbs of attention.
  • bussin — Extremely good, especially delicious.

C

  • canon event — A rite-of-passage moment that shapes who you become.
  • cap — A lie or exaggeration.
  • chat — Everyone listening, addressed like a streamer's audience.
  • chopped — Ugly, unattractive, or just plain uncool.
  • chud — A loser, jerk or troll; originally a far-right guy online.
  • circle back — Come back to this later.
  • clanker — A rude name for a robot or an AI.
  • clock it — Notice that. You caught it. I see it too.
  • coffee badging — Showing up at the office just long enough to be counted, then leaving.
  • cooked — Done for. In serious trouble. Out of options.
  • cracked — Extremely good, especially at a game.
  • crash out — To lose it emotionally and act rashly; a meltdown.
  • crine — Laughing so hard you're crying.
  • cuffing season — The fall and winter months when single people pair up.

D

  • deep dive — A close, thorough look at one thing.
  • delulu — Delusional, usually in a playful, hopeful way.
  • doomscrolling — Compulsively scrolling through bad news.

F

  • fanum tax — Taking a bite or a share of someone else's food, as a joke.
  • FR — For real. Seriously, honestly, or "I agree."
  • future faking — Promising a future you never intend to deliver.
  • FYP — "For You page": TikTok's main feed, chosen by the algorithm.

G

  • Gen Z stare — A blank, silent look in place of a reply.
  • GG — Good game; also "it's over."
  • ghost jobs — Job listings with no real intention to hire behind them.
  • ghosting — Disappearing on someone without a word.
  • glazing — Praising someone far more than they deserve.
  • GNG — Gang: your friends, or "bro" to a group; sometimes "going".
  • goated — Elite; one of the best ever.
  • gyatt — A clipped "goddamn" shouted at someone's curvy figure. Also the body part itself.

H

  • habibi — Arabic for "my love" or "my dear"; also "buddy" between friends.
  • highkey — Very, really, or openly and obviously.
  • HMU — "Hit me up": get in touch with me.
  • HYD — "How (are) you doing?"

I

  • ICL — I can't lie. To be honest.
  • ILY — "I love you."
  • inshallah — "If God wills": God willing, hopefully.
  • ISTG — I swear to God. Insisting, exasperated or shocked.
  • it's giving — It has the vibe of; it looks like.
  • IYKYK — If you know, you know. Marks an inside joke.

J

  • job hugging — Clinging to your current job because the market feels too shaky to leave.

K

  • khalas — Enough. Stop. Done, that's it.

L

  • LARP — To fake an identity, lifestyle or expertise; to be a poser.
  • let him cook — Give them room; they are about to do something good.
  • LMK — "Let me know."
  • lock in — Focus completely. Get serious.
  • looksmaxxing — Working to maximize your good looks, sometimes to extremes.
  • love bombing — Too much affection, too fast, with strings attached.
  • low-hanging fruit — The easy wins you go after first.
  • lowkenuinely — Honestly and sincerely, said in a relaxed, no-big-deal way.
  • lowkey — Kind of, a little, or quietly; also kept secret.

M

  • mashallah — "What God has willed": said in admiration, and to guard against envy.
  • maxxing — Optimizing something as far as it will go.
  • mewing — Tongue-posture trick said to sharpen the jaw.
  • mid — Mediocre. Average. Not as good as people say.
  • mogging — Outshining someone, especially in looks.
  • moots — Mutual followers: people you follow who follow you back.
  • move the needle — To make a real, visible difference to a result.

N

  • NGL — "Not gonna lie." Honestly.
  • no cap — No lie. For real.
  • nonchalant — Calm, unbothered and not visibly trying.
  • NPC — Someone acting like a scripted background character.

O

  • ohio — Weird, cursed or cringe, as if it could only happen in Ohio.
  • ONG — On God. I swear it's true.
  • oomf — "One of my followers/friends": a person hinted at, not named.
  • OOO — Out of office; away from work and not answering.
  • orbiting — Cutting off contact with someone while still watching them on social media.

P

  • parasocial — One-sided, as in feeling close to a famous stranger.
  • per my last email — "As I already said in my last email", often with an edge.
  • PMO — "Pisses me off," or "put me on" (introduce me).
  • pookie — A sweet, slightly silly pet name.
  • POV — "Point of view": on TikTok, "imagine you are in this scene."

Q

R

  • rage bait — Content posted to make people angry for clicks.
  • ratio — When the replies outscore the post: a crowd verdict against it.
  • red flag — A warning sign that something or someone is wrong.
  • rizz — Charm, especially when flirting.

S

  • side quest — A detour or extra pursuit off your main path.
  • sigma — Cool, independent, does their own thing.
  • situationship — More than friends, less than a couple, and nobody has said what it is.
  • skibidi — A nonsense word from Skibidi Toilet that can mean cool, bad, weird, or nothing.
  • skill issue — "You lost because you're not good enough."
  • slay — To do brilliantly or look amazing.
  • slop — Cheap, mass-produced content, usually made by AI.
  • SMH — "Shaking my head": a typed sign of disappointment.
  • soft launch — Hinting at a new partner online without a full reveal.
  • sus — Suspicious; not to be trusted.
  • sweaty — Trying far too hard to win.
  • synergy — When the combined result beats the sum of the parts.

T

  • talking stage — The phase between flirting and officially dating.
  • TBH — "To be honest."
  • tea — Gossip, juicy news or the true story.
  • the ick — A sudden turn-off that kills your attraction to someone.
  • touch base — A quick check-in with someone.
  • touch grass — Go outside; get off the internet and back to real life.
  • TS — "This sh-t" or "that sh-t" (often misused as "this").
  • tuff — Cool, impressive, hard in a good way.
  • tweaking — Acting irrational, overdramatic or out of it.
  • twin — A close friend, or someone who is just like you.

U

  • unc — Someone who seems old or out of touch, said as a tease.

W

  • wallah — "By God": I swear, honestly, for real.
  • WSG — "What's good?" A casual hello.
  • WYD — "What (are) you doing?"
  • WYLL — "What do you look like?" Usually a request for a selfie.
  • WYM — "What (do) you mean?"

Y

  • yalla — Let's go; come on; hurry up.
  • yani — I mean. Like. That is. Meh.
  • yapping — Talking a lot, usually without much point.

Z

  • zombieing — When a ghoster comes back from the dead and acts like nothing happened.

Every entry here answers one question first: what does this word mean, right now, when people use it? After the short answer, each page gives examples from real settings, a dated origin, a plain verdict on whether it is rude, three ways to reply, and where the word stands in 2026.

Words are tagged by tone. Safe words are fine anywhere. Mild words are cheeky or a little mean, and rude words involve swearing, sex or slurs. The "Is it rude?" section on each page is written for a parent or teacher deciding whether to worry.

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