Words, abbreviations and numbers

Slang

What slang words, text abbreviations, emojis and numbers actually mean, with real examples of how people use them and how to reply.

  • Text abbreviations
  • Emoji and numbers
  • Gen Z slang
  • Where words come from

18 entries, page 1 of 2.

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Rizz

The charisma stat that took over the internet

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Delulu

When optimism stops checking the evidence

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LWK

The quiet way to admit something

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Yap

Talking a lot, and the people accused of it

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GNG

Gang, used the way others say bro

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Ick

The small thing that ends the attraction

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HN

Two letters, four different answers

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Glazing

Praising someone so hard it gets embarrassing

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GTS

The late-night sign-off, and two other meanings

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Crash out

Losing your temper, or wrecking your own situation

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ICL

The honesty marker that came from the UK

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Lock in

The call to focus, borrowed from sport and gaming

About this section

Slang moves faster than any dictionary can keep up with, so this section is the part of the site we update most. Each entry gives you the meaning first, then the context: where the term came from, how people are really using it on each platform, what it signals about tone, and what to say back. Where a word carries more than one meaning we list them all and explain how to tell which one you are looking at.

Every piece is written or edited to our editorial policy: plain English, sources checked, and corrections made when we get something wrong.