Slang

Words that leave TikTok, Discord, Reddit, Twitch and chat and arrive in speech without a manual.

19 entries

Slang Aura In slang, someone’s charisma and presence treated as a scoreboard: aura means cool; losing aura means the scene just tripped you. Slang Brainrot Slang for the hangover of thin content — and for the content itself: a head (or a feed) full of short video, memes and citations that will not leave. Slang Chopped Ugly, finished, off the camera standard: an appearance verdict in one hard syllable. Slang Cooked Finished, exposed, or out of moves — in a match, a fight, or a reputation. Slang Crash out Losing composure in one move: fighting, confessing, spending, blowing up your own plan. Slang Delulu A shared joke for clinging to an unlikely romantic or fame plot. Slang Glaze Excess praise, licked on, covering someone in public varnish. Slang Gyatt A hyperbolic shout at a body, especially hips, turned into a schoolyard meme. Slang Looksmaxxing An aggressive routine of optimising appearance, from skin to surgery, treated as a grind. Slang Mewing A tongue-on-palate posture sold as an exercise to change the jawline. Slang No cap No lie: the young-English truth stamp, cap being the fraud. Slang NPC A person described as a video-game extra: stock lines, fixed route, no visible agency. Slang Ratio When a reply wins more uptake than the original post, read as a public loss. Slang Rizz Flirting charm, usually improvised and visible to an internet audience. Slang Sigma A stereotype of the man who refuses pack hierarchy and performs independence. Slang Simp Someone who over-defers or overspends for romantic attention, usually unreturned. Slang Stan An intense fan who defends, tracks, and sometimes attacks in the name of an idol or work. Slang Touch grass An order to leave the screen and touch the physical world, usually as mockery. Slang Unalive A platform euphemism: to kill or to die said in a way the filter might let through.