Taboords

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A–Z index of everything Taboords publishes: slang, acronyms, dynamics, traits, scenes.

124 entries

Psychology ADHD Acronym for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a neurodevelopmental diagnosis of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that gets in the way of life in more than one setting. Acronym AFK Away from keyboard: a notice that you have left the keys — or the screen — for a while, while the session stays open. Sexuality Aftercare Agreed care after a scene or an intense encounter: the physical and emotional landing when the session (or the orgasm) ends. Japanese culture Ahegao The hentai orgasm face: rolled eyes, tongue out, mouth open. It left the page and became a meme. Psychology Alexithymia Difficulty identifying and naming what one feels: the body reacts, the word does not arrive. Psychology Anhedonia Loss of the ability to feel pleasure in things that used to yield taste. Acronym ASD Autism spectrum disorder: the clinical English name for a neurodevelopmental diagnosis that Portuguese and Spanish usually call TEA. Psychology AuDHD A portmanteau of autism + ADHD: the nickname for autism and ADHD in the same person — two diagnoses, not a third disorder. Slang Aura In slang, someone’s charisma and presence treated as a scoreboard: aura means cool; losing aura means the scene just tripped you. Psychology Autistic burnout A lasting exhaustion after masking and overload: skills drop, the body asks for seclusion. Sexuality BDSM Umbrella acronym for bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism: erotic practices and roles among adults who agree what is in and what stops. Relationship Benching Leaving someone on the bench: minimum contact while waiting for a better starter. Psychology Body doubling Working beside someone — or a presence on a screen — so the start of the task happens. 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. Relationship Breadcrumbing Keeping someone hooked with crumbs of attention — a like, a cold DM, an emoji on a story — with no intention of taking the next step. Japanese culture Bukkake Several men come on one person, usually the face. In Japan the same word is also broth poured over noodles. Slang Chopped An appearance verdict: ugly, unflattering, off the frame — the person, the photo or the fit. Japanese culture Chuunibyou Japanese slang for the second year of middle school: a teen who imagines they are special, with homemade lore and a covered eye. Sexuality CNC Acronym for consensual non-consent: play in which refusal is part of the game, with a real agreement underneath. Relationship Compersion Joy in the other’s romantic pleasure — the contrary taste of jealousy, when it shows up. Slang Cooked Done for: no way out, already lost — on a test, in ranked, or in reputation. Subculture Cottagecore An imaginary-countryside aesthetic: bread, linen, a garden, a pastoral retreat made for the feed. Slang Crash out Snapping all at once: losing it and doing something you will probably regret. Relationship Cushioning Keeping spare suitors as a pillow in case the current bond fails. Japanese culture Dandere A character quiet from shyness, who opens to few people and drops the long sentence when fear eases. Subculture Dark academia An archive-and-tweed aesthetic: library, shop-window Latin, eternal autumn, a campus that fits on Pinterest. Sexuality DDLG Acronym for daddy dom / little girl: caretaking and playful-regression roles between adults, agreed. Slang Delulu Delusional, as a joke: hanging on to a story that almost certainly will not happen. Psychology Dissociation The mind switches off from what is happening now. The body keeps going; presence drops out. Subculture E-girl An internet look: heavy blush, a heart on the face, dyed or split hair, made for the camera — and, before that, an insult in gaming. Japanese culture Ecchi Ecchi (エッチ) is Japanese slang from the letter H: in speech it names the naughty and the act; in Western fandom it tags anime and manga built on innuendo and fanservice. Sexuality Edging Getting close to orgasm and stopping on purpose, to stretch arousal, solo or with a partner. Subculture Emo A scene that started as emotional hardcore in the 1980s and became a mall look in the 2000s: bangs, a bracelet, a band on the backpack — and a schoolyard insult. Sexuality ENM Acronym for ethical non-monogamy: more than one romantic or sexual bond, with everyone informed and agreeing. Acronym ETA Estimated time of arrival: when you get there on a map — and, on a post, the passage added later (edited to add). Psychology Executive dysfunction When the brain stalls on the functions that start, organise and finish tasks — even when you want to do them. Psychology Fawning An appease response: the fourth F after fight, flight and freeze, in trauma vocabulary. Acronym FOMO Fear of missing out: fear of being outside the party, the job, the couple — whatever the feed insists is happening now. Japanese culture Fujoshi A fan (usually a woman) of stories about romance between men: a label that began as an insult and became a tribe. Subculture Furry A fandom of animal characters with human ways: art, a fursona, conventions, sometimes a fursuit — and a reputation the press inflated. Japanese culture Futanari Futanari is a manga and hentai trope: a feminine-looking character drawn with a penis, and the adult titles built around her; Japanese ふたなり reads two forms. Acronym FWB Friends with benefits: friendship with agreed sex, without the dating contract. Acronym FYP For You Page: TikTok’s main recommended feed — and the feed the creator begs for in a caption. Psychology Gaslighting Making a person doubt, on purpose and repeatedly, what they saw, heard or felt — until they distrust their own mind. Relationship Ghosting Cutting contact at once, without saying it is over: the other person keeps texting into a void. Slang Glaze Praising too much, visibly and awkwardly — coating someone in varnish, like icing on a donut. Subculture Goth A British post-punk tribe of crypt-toned bands, nightclubs and a black look that school still confuses with emo. Slang Gyatt A hyperbolic shout at a body, especially hips, turned into a schoolyard meme. Relationship Haunting After ghosting, the visit: stories watched, an old like, presence without speech. Japanese culture Hentai Hentai (変態) is the Western name for pornographic Japanese manga, anime, and games. Japanese culture Hikikomori Someone who withdraws for months or years: almost no school, work or life outside the home — in Japanese social vocabulary. Psychology Hyperfixation Attention locked on a topic, task or person until the rest of the world loses volume — hours vanish. Acronym ICYMI In case you missed it: the note from someone replaying the news without admitting they are repeating. Acronym IMO In my opinion: a three-letter cushion before the take, sometimes sincere, sometimes fake humility. Acronym IRL In real life: the world off the screen, treated as a separate place. Japanese culture Isekai The other-world genre: the protagonist goes (or reincarnates) into a place with fantasy rules, often RPG rules. Japanese culture Iyashikei Healing works: low tempo, landscape, comfort without a save-the-world plot. Acronym IYKYK If you know, you know: the lock for speech aimed inside the tribe. Subculture Jirai kei A Japanese landmine aesthetic: sweet and wounded at once, ribbons, black and pink, heavy makeup. Sexuality JOI Acronym for jerk-off instruction: video, audio or text in which someone tells the viewer how to masturbate. Japanese culture Kuudere A low-speech, discreet-affection character: composed ice, warmth without a speech. Psychology Limerence A state of obsessive occupation by one person: intrusive thought, highs and lows with every signal from them. Subculture Lolita fashion A Japanese aesthetic of full skirts, lace and a doll silhouette — an adult wardrobe, despite the English name. Slang Looksmaxxing A routine of optimising appearance — from skin to surgery — spoken as a game grind. Relationship Love bombing A flood of praise, gifts and “us” too soon — affection used to speed attachment and occupy judgement. Psychology Masking Hiding autistic (or ADHD) traits to pass as neurotypical: a script, a smile, a suppressed stim. Relationship Metamour Your partner’s partner: the other love in the network, who is not yours. Slang Mewing A tongue-on-palate posture sold as an exercise to change the jawline. Japanese culture Moe Sharp affection for a character — the chest warms at a trait: a voice, helplessness, competence, bangs. Japanese culture Nakadashi Japanese slang for ejaculating inside a partner; 中出し, the adult-media tag English-language porn usually calls creampie. Relationship Nesting partner The partner with whom one shares house, bills and logistics — the nest — in a non-monogamous arrangement. Japanese culture Netorare The story where a partner is taken by someone else, and the camera stays with the one who loses. The tag is NTR. Acronym NGL Not gonna lie: a candour preface, cousin to TBH, with tweet rhythm. Slang No cap No lie: the short stamp for “I mean it.” Slang NPC A person described as a video-game extra: stock lines, a fixed route, no visible agency. Acronym NSFW Not safe for work: a warning that the link should not open on a work monitor — sex, gore, nudity, heavy swearing. Relationship Open relationship A couple (or main bond) that agrees sex outside, with rules — the “we” stays, sexual exclusivity does not. Japanese culture Oppai Informal Japanese for breasts: in Japan it still sounds like baby talk; in anime fandom the loanword points at a character's bust. Relationship Orbiting Leaving the conversation and still circling in the digital orbit: likes, views, stories, no speech. Japanese culture Oshi The idol (or character) you push: a declared favourite, votes, streaming, merch, pride.