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Add A WordAn anime/manga genre where the hero gets transported to another world, often after dying.
nounDouble-verlan of 'arabe' (via 'beur') — a French person of North African/Arab descent.
nounAn all-purpose 'okay,' 'deal,' or 'we'll see' — agreement or a challenge.
interjectionAmerican slang for someone or something lame, broke, or low-effort; the opposite of impressive.
adjectiveThe cheek fat pad people get removed to chase a sculpted, hollow-cheek look.
nounDriving into a rival area looking for trouble — or, in production, the signature gliding 808 bass.
verbCockney for neck — 'Gregory Peck' rhymes with neck, clipped to a 'Gregory'.
nounSomeone obsessively into anime, manga, or games — the original hardcore fan label from Japan.
nounThe eternal anime debate: watch with subtitles and Japanese audio, or with an English dub.
phraseSomeone living life like they're the star of their own movie — full main character energy.
nounThe red flag emoji — marks warning-sign behavior, especially in dating; spam it to flag something sketchy.
nounCockney for the Flying Squad — 'Sweeney Todd' rhymes with Squad, clipped to 'the Sweeney'.
nounPolari for to smarten, fluff or style up — the word that gave us modern 'zhuzh'.
verbA cute, small art style where characters are drawn with big heads and tiny bodies.
nounKorean for 'awesome' or 'jackpot' — what you yell when something's incredible.
interjectionVerlan for 'mechant' (wicked) — flipped to mean awesome or sick, like English 'wicked'.
adjectiveBlowing a winnable game through bad decisions — losing a lead you should've closed out.
verbFixed That For You — quoting someone's line then 'correcting' it, usually as a joke.
phrasePolari for a dull or unavailable man — 'naff' here meaning ordinary, possibly 'not available for...'.
nounThe clown face that calls someone (often yourself) a fool who made a dumb choice.
nounLondon filler tagged onto the end of sentences for emphasis — 'still,' but stretched.
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