Results for “away from keyboard”

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AFK
phrase

Away From Keyboard — you've stepped away and aren't at the screen.

#acronym#gaming#internet#texting
Quilombo
noun

A total mess, a chaotic uproar, from an African word for a runaway-slave settlement.

#lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango
BRB
phrase

Be Right Back — stepping away from the chat for a sec.

#acronym#internet#texting#2000s
Avoidant
adjective

Someone who pulls away from closeness when things get real.

#gen-z#american#texting
Burnout
noun

Total physical and mental exhaustion from prolonged stress, usually work.

#gen-z#mental-health#money#internet
Dear John
noun

The breakup letter every soldier dreaded — the homefront sweetheart calling it off while he's away.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Dope
adjective

Excellent, top quality, the highest grade, flipped from drug slang into pure praise.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
No Nut November 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#acronym#internet#meme#gen-z
Carsey
noun

Polari for a toilet, lavatory or house — from Italian 'casa', and the root of Cockney 'khazi'.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Skibidi
adjective

A meaningless brainrot filler word from Skibidi Toilet, used to mean good, bad, or just for chaos.

#gen-z#alpha#tiktok#meme
Zerg
verb

To overwhelm an enemy with sheer numbers rather than skill, from StarCraft's Zerg race.

#leet#1337#gaming#internet
404 Coded
adjective

Clueless, checked out, or not all there — from the "404 Not Found" web error.

#gen-z#internet#meme#gaming
Waifu
noun

A fictional female character, usually from anime, that someone claims as their ideal partner or favorite.

#anime#meme#gen-z#internet
Litso
noun

Nadsat for the face, from the Russian 'litso'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Boujee
adjective

Luxurious, high-class, or fancy — living or acting upscale; from bourgeois.

#hip-hop#aave#money#gen-z
Side Quest
noun

An unplanned detour or random adventure that pulls you off your main task — borrowed from video games.

#gaming#gen-z#internet#meme
Govoreet
verb

Nadsat for to speak or talk, from the Russian 'govorit'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
IIRC
phrase

If I Recall Correctly — a soft hedge before stating something from memory.

#acronym#internet#texting
Drag
noun

A short, flat-out car race from a standing start — or something boring.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage
Plug Money
noun

Cash earned through your connect — money from the source or the hookup.

#money#cash#aave#hip-hop
Devotchka
noun

Nadsat for a girl or young woman, from the Russian 'devochka'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Veck
noun

Nadsat for a man or guy, clipped from chelloveck and the Russian 'chelovek' (person).

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Viddy
verb

Nadsat for to see or to watch, from the Russian 'videt'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Baboochka
noun

Nadsat for an old woman, from the Russian 'babushka' (grandmother).

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Paigon
noun

A fake friend, traitor, or untrustworthy person — UK slang from "pagan."

#uk#british#mle#aave
Noms
noun

Cute internet word for tasty food — from the 'nom nom nom' eating sound.

#internet#meme#gen-z#texting
Slooshy
verb

Nadsat for to hear or listen, from the Russian 'slushat'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Tipsy
adjective

Pleasantly buzzed from drinking — past sober, nowhere near drunk.

#american#british#uk
Hesidating
verb

Dating while stuck in constant hesitation, too unsure to commit or fully walk away.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Starry
adjective

Nadsat for old or ancient, from the Russian 'stary'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Omi
noun

Polari for a man — from Italian 'uomo', and the root of many compound terms.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Swole
adjective

Muscular and pumped up — looking big and strong from lifting.

#gym#fitness#aave#american
Self-Care
noun

Looking after your own wellbeing — from real rest to ironic bad decisions.

#gen-z#american#texting#meme
HODL
verb

To hold a coin no matter what, never selling through any crash — born from a famous typo.

#money#meme#internet#gen-z
Moloko
noun

Nadsat for milk, the drink of choice at the Korova Milk Bar, from Russian 'moloko'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary
Rug Pull
noun

A scam where the creators dump and vanish, pulling the rug out from under investors.

#money#meme#internet#gen-z
Sten 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#uk#mle#british#gen-z
Tubular
adjective

Totally excellent — peak Valley-girl and surfer praise from the Reagan era.

#80s#american#surf#pop
Homeboy
noun

Your tight friend from the neighborhood, your ride-or-die from way back.

#hip-hop#old-school#1980s#vintage
Clanker
noun

A mocking slur for robots and AI, revived from Star Wars and aimed at chatbots and machines in 2025.

#gen-z#meme#tiktok#ai
Laburar
verb

Lunfardo for 'to work', lifted straight from Italian immigrants' lavorare.

#lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango
Bands
noun

Stacks of cash — from the rubber bands around bundles of bills; a "band" is $1,000.

#money#hip-hop#american#aave
Clout
noun

Influence, fame, or social pull — especially online clout from followers and attention.

#internet#gen-z#aave#hip-hop
Malding
verb

Being so mad you're going bald from the stress — Twitch chat's word for a tilted, raging streamer.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#rage
Uber
adverb

An intensifier prefix meaning 'super' or 'ultra', borrowed from German 'uber' (over/above).

#leet#1337#gaming#internet
Otaku
noun

Someone obsessively into anime, manga, or games — the original hardcore fan label from Japan.

#anime#meme#gen-z#internet
Butchers
noun

A look — cockney rhyming slang from butcher's hook = look; have a butchers means have a look.

#cockney#rhyming#uk#british
Britva
noun

Nadsat for a razor, the gang's weapon of choice, from the Russian 'britva'.

#nadsat#clockwork-orange#fictional#literary