#english slang terms

[slangcards]

"Nuke" = heat or cook something in a microwave oven. ⠀ Example: Frozen food is so easy - just nuke it for two minutes and you're ready to eat. ⠀ Example: Don't nuke an egg. It will explode in the microwave. ⠀ Learn slang in our app - https://onelink.to/ewf6kr

[brainworms-all-night-long]

Tails and Nine can tecnobbable to their heart's content since they know each of the proper terminologies and understand the formulas that Mangey is starting to learn as well, on paper at least.

Sails doesn't bother.

He knows the practical side of tech and doesn't feel the need to write three books calculating the energy output and friction caused by a gear complex, or the bearing capacity of its hinges, he just makes it and if it holds up then that is that. He's also an absolute headache to get through and understand the slang he uses for everything.

[cannibal-rainbow]

me: many tumblr tankies are from north or south america and have zero firsthand knowledge of what actually happened in eastern european countries during soviet times and they point blank refuse to listen to us.

Some Bolshevik larpers: this tankie funnyman is not from north america but from south america so clearly she knows her Soviet history!!

[xhanisai]

I am today years old when I found out that my accent is just called "received pronunciation".

Makes sense...

[true-blue-sonic]

Idea: Every so often Sonic teaches Silver about outdated slang terms. Silver starts overusing them at every applicable situation and Espio has to try really hard to not kill Sonic over it

HE WOULD

I like to think Sonic himself is already a great fan of '90s and 2000s slang terms, and the moment he throws in a "da bomb" or a "booyah!" and sees Silver look Confused But Intrigued he knows he's hit the jackpot. Two hours later Silver absolutely refuses to use anything but the cool new words he's learned and Espio is burning Sonic into the ground with his glare

Bonus point for Silver not fully understanding in what situation to use which term so he just goes like "That is just not very booyah with a bag of chips of you, Es" when Espio vocally expresses his displeasure and only the fact Es thinks so fondly of him stops any single murders from becoming dual murders... but it's close all the same. (Sonic meanwhile has long ran away, cackling, and delighted in the knowledge the world has one more slang lover in its midst)

[cyarskaren52]

What Did You Just Say? The Top 24 Gen Z Slang Phrases That Leave Older Generations Confused

Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty

As the world becomes increasingly connected through the internet and social media platforms, generational gaps become more evident. One platform, in particular, has left older generations scratching their heads – TikTok. With its own unique language and fast-paced trends, TikTok has introduced a whole new set of words and phrases that can leave many adults feeling out of touch.

To find the most confusing Gen Z word, a new study by language education website Anna Spanish analyzed Google data to find out which TikTok phrases are searched online for their meanings. Researchers compiled a list of over 150 trending slangs and ranked the top 24 with the most searches. They then analyzed the number of searches for each slang combined with terms like “Slang meaning”, “what does Slang mean”, “what does Slang stand for” and “Slang definition”.

‘Pookie’ turned out to be the most confusing Gen Z word with 465,480 searches seeking its meaning. On TikTok and other social media platforms, ‘pookie’ is often used as an affectionate nickname or term of endearment for a loved one, such as a romantic partner, friend, celebrity, or pet.

Some other words that made the list include ‘simp,’ ‘rizz,’ ‘ick,’ and ‘mid’ just to name a few. Here’s the full list of the most trending/confusing Gen-Z slang words and phrases along with their meanings and search volume:

Pookie (465, 480) – A nickname which you call your best friend or someone you really love

Gyat (264,500) – Short term for goddamn

Simp (220,880) – It is when a male is overly submissive to a female and gains nothing from it

Rizz (201,000) – Short for charisma. Another word for spitting game/how good you are with pulling and sustaining women

Coquette (157,900) Coquette is mainly an aesthetic based on reclaiming girlhood and embracing a fun-loving, bubbly personality

Preppy (102,250) – A preppy girl is a girl who wears the “preppy aesthetic” style, this includes wearing roller rabbit, love shack fancy, sassy shortcake, american eagle, etc.

Yeet (95, 890) – To violenty throw an object that you deem to be worthless, inferior or just plain garbage

NPC (88,400) – Short for non-playable character, it means the opposite of a main characters, usually a background character in your life that does not have a significant importance

Moots (61,940) – Short for mutuals. It’s when you follow someone and they follow you back

No cap/capping (56,420) – The use of the phrase “no cap” is meant to convey authenticity and truth

Ick (50,100) – Something someone does that is an instant turn-off for you, making you instantly hate the idea of being with them romantically

GRWM (49,550) – A GRWM video is a vlog where you film everything that you do in your morning, night, ETC routine

Delulu (49,500) – A delusional fangirl/boy who believes they can/will end up with their favorite idol or celebrity and invest an unhealthy amount of time and energy into said idol

Cheugy (42, 870) – The opposite of trendy

Bussin (34,720) – What you would say if something was really good

Opps (30,300) – Anyone in competition or against you

Sus (22,570) – Giving the impression that something is questionable or dishonest, short for suspicious

PFP (22,280) – Short for profile picture

OOMF (22,200) – Short for “one of my followers”, usually used on X and TikTok to talk about one of your followers without mentioning their name

Beige flag (18,100) – Something that’s neither good or bad but makes you pause for a minute when you notice it and then you continue on, something odd

Sheesh (10,160) – A word used as a substitute to “Daaaaamn”

OK Boomer (9,890) – A slang term used as a response to a statement made by a person from the baby boomer generation

Heather (8,250) – When someone says you’re Heather, they mean that everybody can’t help but like you

Mid (8,210) – Used to insult or degrade an opposing opinion, labeling it as average or poor quality

Anna Latorra, founder of Anna Spanish commented on the findings:

“Language is always on the move, adapting and evolving. It mirrors the shifts in our lives, our culture, our experiences, and the flow of time. Though many languages exist, slang changes particularly fast. Every generation comes up with its own set of slang terms. However, keeping up with the latest slang can be tough, more so with social media’s power to turn phrases into overnight sesnations. On the other hand, this is also good because signs of a healthy language include new words being created , words being borrowed from other languages and new meanings being given to existing words.”

How do you feel about these words/phrases? How many of them are familiar? Will you be adding them to your lingo? Let us know in the comments!

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[definitelynotplanetfall]

thanks that's exactly what i wanted

[just-sum-stupid-account]

Non-English speaking Gorillaz fans are stronger than anyone in the US army

[dykeredhood]

*whispers* ultraviolence is a lana del rey album

*whispers back to you* the term ultraviolence existed before your queen of the nepo brunette lolita waifs co-opted it, retreat into your echo chamber where TSwift is somehow an indie musician if it makes you feel better

[necromancy-savant]

Who remembers the time in my first year back at college at a new school when, in my first ever Linguistics class, my professor asked me to research alternative terms for "penis" on Urban Dictionary?

@memey-dreams

[oatmilkandvellichor]

i love being in an excessively multilingual, multicultural relationship.

hahahaha, jajajaja, חחחחח, yalla, let’s go, dai, stop, cut it out, enough, nu?, so?, and?, ¿y?, what?, huh?, ¿que?, yes, yeah, sí, enka, yay, yesh, chabibi, achi, dude, bestie, compa, llave, kerido, querido, mi vida, cariño, tateleh, lovey, bitch, pendejo, shkots, fucking insane, descabellado, balagan, thank you, mvto, you good?, ‘stonko?

even the things that mean more or less the same thing Do Not mean the same thing in this house. if i’m laughing in hebrew instead of english there’s a reason. if i say querido instead of kerido there’s a reason. if zee calls me tateleh instead of papí there’s a reason. thanking you in creek instead of english isn’t a slip. etc etc etc.

i genuinely cannot explain this to you if you do not live in an excessively multicultural household. it is not enough to be bilingual/multilingual. i am spinning trying to explain this to people rn.

[slangcards]

“Cheesy” means ”something cheap-looking and in poor taste.”  ⠀ In the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest use of the word in a negative way is from the 1858 novel Ask Mamma: "To see him at Tattersall's sucking his cane, his cheesy hat well down on his nose.”⠀ Example 1: I wouldn’t live in a cheesy place like this if I could afford better.⠀ Example 2: I can't believe Carol bought that sofa just because it was on sale. It looks so cheesy.

[qlovefox]

I swear I’ve just awoken in an alternate universe. Is the term ‘toaster fire’ widely used to describe something shitty? I could’ve sworn it was, but everyone I’ve spoken to doesn’t know what the fuck I’m talking about. Can we make toaster fire a thing?

Ex: Twitter is a total toaster fire

[cruelsister-moved2]

this shit is so funny to me since i found out craic is just a gaelicisation of crack and not the other way around 😭

[audible-smiles]

When people get a little too gung-ho about-

wait. cancel post. gung-ho cannot be English. where did that phrase come from? China?

ok, yes. gōnghé, which is…an abbreviation for “industrial cooperative”? Like it was just a term for a worker-run organization? A specific U.S. marine stationed in China interpreted it as a motivational slogan about teamwork, and as a commander he got his whole battalion using it, and other U.S. marines found those guys so exhausting that it migrated into English slang with the meaning “overly enthusiastic”.

That’s…wild. What was I talking about?

[kirbyskisses]

dear non-spanish speakers writing spiderverse fanfiction (or anything with spanglish),

in spanglish you don’t switch by word, you switch by phrase.

it’s not:

“[first part of the sentence in english], [second part of the sentence in english], mi amor.”

“[full english sentence], querida.”

it’s:

“[first part of the sentence in english], [segunda parte de la frase en español], mi amor.”

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also miles is boricua, miguel is mexican. they have two different accents and use different vocabulary for certain words.

also miles is “nyourican” - a puerto rican native to new york - while his mom is directly from the island, so there are differences there, too, because his spanish is more influence by new york english. 

here’s some good references that aren’t google translate (which usually pulls from spain, a country that speaks vastly differently from latin america)

SpanishDict

WordReference

here have some random videos on different slang/spanish accents:

Puerto Rico

Mexico (1) (2)

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in spanish most words are gendered, so most feminine words end in a and masculine/gender neutral words end in o. adding ito/ita makes something cuter, smaller and more affectionate.

spanish nicknames that aren’t “mi amor”

“querido/a” - darling

“cariño” - dear (always masculine regardless, of who its being said to)

“mi princesa/príncipe” - my prince/princess

“mi rey/reina” - my king/queen

“papí/mamí” - can be used in any way; romantic, sexual, familial for one’s parent or child, or just platonically

“tesoro” - treasure

also spanish is a language that uses adjectives as terms of affection both cute ones and ones that might sound insensitive in english

gordo (fat), flaco (skinny), negro (black), blanco (white), linda (pretty), bella (beautiful), morena (brown skin), etc.

and like most languages that are not english, spanish has multiple ways of saying i love you.

“te amo” - romantic

“te quiero” - familial, platonic (although there’s nothing wrong with using it romantically)

see also:

te adoro - i adore you

te deseo - i want you

te necesito - i need you

 and, of course, they can vary regionally too.

please use this because i have read a lot of really well written things that take me out of it because the use of spanglish is terrible. don’t just go on your presumptions that spanish/spanglish works in the same way that english does.

buena suerte, gringos.

- signed your friendly neighborhood afro-latina