# netvocab.com > A plain-English dictionary of internet slang, text abbreviations and the tech and AI jargon now everywhere. Meanings, origins and real examples. Every entry is written and maintained by the netvocab.com editorial team, with occasional guest contributions from people who work in technology. Definitions describe how a term is actually used, note competing meanings where they exist, and are updated when usage shifts. Content is free to read and free to cite with attribution and a link to the source page. ## How this site is organised - Dictionary index of every term: https://netvocab.com/dictionary/ - Slang: https://netvocab.com/slang/ (What slang words, text abbreviations, emojis and numbers actually mean, with real examples of how people use them and how to reply.) - Tech & AI: https://netvocab.com/tech/ (Plain-English explanations of the tech and AI terms suddenly everywhere, from LLMs and RAG to vibe coding and AI slop.) - Grammar: https://netvocab.com/grammar/ (Straightforward explanations of English grammar, tenses and sentence structure, with worked examples and practice you can actually do.) - Blog: https://netvocab.com/blog/ (Longer pieces on internet language, texting culture and how new words spread. Explainers, reference lists and guides that go wider than a single definition.) - Explainers: https://netvocab.com/explainers/ (Plain-English explanations of the terms that turn up in money, property, health and paperwork, written the same way we explain slang.) Each dictionary entry opens with a one-line definition, then a definition card giving what the term stands for, its part of speech, register, tone, where it appears and how long it has been in use. Entries then cover origin, real usage, common mistakes, related terms and a question and answer section. ## Slang - [Rizz](https://netvocab.com/slang/rizz/): Short for charisma - [Delulu](https://netvocab.com/slang/delulu/): Short for delusional - [LWK](https://netvocab.com/slang/lwk/): Short for low-key - [Yap](https://netvocab.com/slang/yap/): To talk at length, often pointlessly - [GNG](https://netvocab.com/slang/gng/): Short for gang - [Ick](https://netvocab.com/slang/ick/): A sudden feeling of repulsion towards someone you fancied - [HN](https://netvocab.com/slang/hn/): Usually hell no - [Glazing](https://netvocab.com/slang/glazing/): Excessive, fawning praise - [GTS](https://netvocab.com/slang/gts/): Usually going to sleep - [Crash out](https://netvocab.com/slang/crash-out/): To lose your temper or self-destruct publicly - [ICL](https://netvocab.com/slang/icl/): Short for I can’t lie - [Lock in](https://netvocab.com/slang/lock-in/): To focus completely on a task - [MBN](https://netvocab.com/slang/mbn/): Short for must be nice - [PMO](https://netvocab.com/slang/pmo/): Usually pisses me off - [FT](https://netvocab.com/slang/ft/): Usually FaceTime - [555](https://netvocab.com/slang/555/): Change in numerology, laughter in Thai - [Baddie](https://netvocab.com/slang/baddie/): A confident, striking person - [5201314](https://netvocab.com/slang/5201314/): I love you for a lifetime ## Tech & AI - [AI slop](https://netvocab.com/tech/ai-slop/): Mass-produced, low-quality AI-generated content - [Vibe coding](https://netvocab.com/tech/vibe-coding/): Coding by prompting AI and accepting what it writes - [Clanker](https://netvocab.com/tech/clanker/): A derogatory word for a robot or AI - [Hallucination](https://netvocab.com/tech/hallucination/): A confident but made-up AI answer - [LLM](https://netvocab.com/tech/llm/): Large language model - [Prompt engineering](https://netvocab.com/tech/prompt-engineering/): Crafting inputs to steer an AI model - [RAG](https://netvocab.com/tech/rag/): Retrieval-augmented generation - [Token](https://netvocab.com/tech/token/): A chunk of text, often part of a word - [AI agent](https://netvocab.com/tech/ai-agent/): An AI system that plans and carries out tasks ## Grammar - [Active and passive voice](https://netvocab.com/grammar/active-and-passive-voice/): How to spot each one and switch between them - [The future perfect tense](https://netvocab.com/grammar/future-perfect-tense/): The deadline tense, and how to use it ## Blog - [AI jargon, translated](https://netvocab.com/blog/ai-jargon-glossary/): 40 terms from the AI boom, explained without the hype - [How AI is quietly changing the way we text](https://netvocab.com/blog/ai-and-texting/): Smart replies, suspiciously polished messages and the new slang about machines - [70 text abbreviations, decoded](https://netvocab.com/blog/text-abbreviations-list/): A reference list you can actually scan, from AFAIK to WYD - [How a word gets from one comment to every group chat](https://netvocab.com/blog/how-slang-spreads/): The five stages of a slang term, and why most die within a year - [Teen texting abbreviations, decoded for parents](https://netvocab.com/blog/teen-texting-abbreviations/): The words in use now, and the few worth a conversation - [How to decode slang you have never seen](https://netvocab.com/blog/decode-any-slang/): Five methods that beat memorising a word list ## Explainers - [APR](https://netvocab.com/explainers/apr/): Annual percentage rate - [Escrow](https://netvocab.com/explainers/escrow/): Money or documents held by a neutral third party until conditions are met ## About - [About](https://netvocab.com/about-us/) - [Editorial policy](https://netvocab.com/editorial-policy/) - [Review methodology](https://netvocab.com/review-methodology/) - [Write for us](https://netvocab.com/write-for-us/) - [Contact](https://netvocab.com/contact-us/) - [Sitemap](https://netvocab.com/sitemap.xml)