Slang & Words We're Watching

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abrosexual

Having a fluid sexual orientation

agentic

Able to accomplish results with autonomy, used especially in reference to artificial intelligence

bet

An informal affirmative, sometimes used facetiously

🖤 Black Heart

A digital black-colored heart, usually expressing affection

💙 Blue Heart

A digital blue-colored heart expressing types of affection

blue-pilled

A right-wing insult for being delusional and ‘woke’; willfully ignorant of the supposed truth

preppy

A cheery, sporty style popular among girls involving lots of pink; a girl who follows this style

manosphere

Misogynistic male Internet groups; online media seen as promoting toxic masculinity

high-key

Straight up, seriously, extremely

sanewashing

Making something considered ‘insane’ seem more ‘sane’

doge

Internet slang for dog; a meme about a Shiba Inu; a cryptocurrency; a proposed ‘government efficiency’ task force

red-pilled

A leftist insult for delusional far-right beliefs; someone who has come to see the truth about the world

thicc

Curvaceous; burly; lovably large

neckbeard

Unattractive facial hair around the neck; a slovenly computer nerd; a misogynistic Internet troll

no cap

For real, seriously

glow-up

A striking transformation in a person’s appearance; a makeover, a coming-of-age

chibi

A cute, baby version of a cartoon character stylized with a big head

smol

Adorably small

zoomies

A burst of frenetic running in dogs and cats; a bout of agitation or animation

Karen

Insulting term for a privileged, indignant, or discriminatory woman

main character energy

Dramatic self-confidence; obtrusive self-importance

fugazi

Fake, a phony; BS; messed up

Netflix and chill

To hook up romantically; to relax at home with a movie or TV

OK boomer

A sarcastic comeback to fogyish condescension

Chad

A stereotypical alpha male; a man, admired or scorned for brazen self-confidence

brain rot

Mindless digital content; the fixation on it and harmful mental effects of it

rawdog

To do something hard or boring without any aid, preparation, or diversions

stonks

Slang for “stocks” (shares in a company); an ironic remark on an amusingly mishandled situation, financial and otherwise

💜 Purple Heart

A digital purple-colored heart expressing types of affection

femboy

A young man presenting himself in a feminine way

gyatt

A slang exclamation for admiring an attractive posterior

boujee

Fancy, swanky, associated with wealth or indulgence

pick-me

Someone disingenuously seeking attention or approval; relating to such a person or behavior

enby

A nonbinary person; relating to or being nonbinary

it’s gonna be May

An annual Internet joke about Justin Timberlake and the start of May

webtoon

A digital comic scrolled vertically

bomboclat

A versatile Jamaican vulgarism; Internet slang for something weird or excellent

passenger princess

A woman chivalrously chauffeured by her partner

cottagecore

Quaint, cozy, and modest fashion and style drawn from bucolic inspirations

looksmaxxing

Efforts, sometimes extreme, young men take to look more attractive

cheugy

Makes fun of being uncool

CODA

Child of deaf adults

copium

An Internet taunt for a delusional loser
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