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A term used to describe something as being from the 2000s era, often with a nostalgic or identifying reference to that decade's culture and trends.
Someone who sprints through public spaces completely naked for shock value, attention, or just pure chaos. A time-honored tradition of public indecency that somehow never goes out of style.
A deliberately leet-speak plural term for girls or women, typically used ironically by mid-2000s internet culture. Peak early-aughts cringe energy.
To engage in a physical fight, usually one-on-one or with a group. The 'fade' refers to the fading away of civility into combat mode.
A whimsical portmanteau combining "absolutely" and "positively" for when regular emphasis just won't cut it. This playful intensifier emerged from the same linguistic tradition that gave us "fantabulous" and other delightfully unnecessary word mashups. It's the verbal equivalent of adding three exclamation points!!!
An Urban Dictionary contributor who submits a single definition, gets it published, then vanishes without helping moderate the site's massive backlogβbasically a definition deadbeat parent.
Canadian prison slang referring to a major incident, confrontation, or problematic situation behind barsβnot the lucky casino kind of jackpot. When someone gets into a jackpot, they've found themselves in serious trouble, usually resulting in disciplinary action or solitary confinement. It's ironic terminology at its finest: calling your worst day a "jackpot."
The official light stick for BTS concerts that had airport security doing double-takes until fans explained it's not an actual explosive device. This glowing wand of K-pop devotion lights up and syncs with concerts, though BTS member Jin has hilariously repurposed his for everything from fishing to general tomfoolery. It's less "bomb threat" and more "bomb choreography."
Australian slang for huffing paint thinner to get high, because apparently Down Under they prefer their recreational activities to sound adorable while being absolutely terrible for you. It's the linguistic equivalent of wrapping dangerous behavior in a cute little bow. Definitely not as wholesome as it sounds.
Slang for gross, sticky, unidentified fluid that you definitely don't want to touch but somehow already did. It's the substance that makes you immediately seek hand sanitizer or consider amputation. The word itself sounds exactly as unpleasant as what it describes.
A portmanteau of 'bros' and 'alumni' referring to former fraternity brothers or college buddies who refuse to let graduation dampen their party lifestyle. They've left campus but campus culture hasn't left them. The guys at the tailgate who peaked in college and are totally fine with that.
An escalated form of douchebag, reserved for someone whose douchey behavior has reached such epic proportions they deserve a surname to commemorate it. It's douchebaggery with pedigree. The kind of person who makes regular jerks look like decent humans by comparison.
The unfortunate state of someone who's smoked so much cannabis that they've turned pale, clammy, and frozen in place like a statue made of damp pottery. Their face takes on a grayish, sweaty sheen before the inevitable happens. It's the stoner equivalent of a blue screen of death, usually followed by profound regret.
Street slang transformation of 'cutie' into something that sounds way cooler when addressing your homies. It's a term of endearment that somehow maintains masculinity through creative pronunciation and has been part of urban vocabulary for decades.
This page explains what the abbreviation "b4" means. The definition, example, and related terms listed above have been manually compiled and written by the Slang.net team.
Those who are anti-ship believe fans should notshipproblematic fictional relationships. This abbreviation is often used in contrast topro-ship.
"What's up?," of course, is a way of asking what and/or how someone is doing. Those who use text and chat slang also sometimes abbreviate "What's up?" assup,WU, or W^.
In online marketplaces and forums, NFS stands for "not for sale." Item owners use this acronym to denote that an item they've shown or discussed is not available for purchase.
Someone who understands what you're saying might send IGTP (I get the point). Often, people use IGTP when you've gone on at length about something, and they want you toSU.
Textual chemistry is when two people experience a special romantic connection via text messages. The messaging may also occur online via social media or other messaging channels.
The B in HBU stands for 'bout, which is an abbreviated form of about. So in its full form, HBU stands for "how about you."
The "you go girl" phrase was popular back in the 1990s as a new wave of female empowerment overcame pop culture in the form of women athletes (e.g. theUSWNT) and female pop singers (e.g. the Spice Girls). The saying still resonates in the 2020s, with many millennial women still using it.
While you are unlikely to encounter omgf, you may see it in text messages, emails, online messages, and social media. For example, your friend may text you, "omgf, I forgot the tix. I'll be right back."
A person that always haves the biggest and longest duck in the room