Results for “be right back”

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Be So For Real
phrase

A plea for someone to be serious or honest — 'you cannot be so for real right now.'

#gen-z#aave#american#texting
Benching
noun

Keeping someone as a backup option while you pursue other people.

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

Makeup applied flawlessly and fully — a face that's beat is perfectly done.

#aave#lgbtq#drag#beauty
Bear Market
noun

A long stretch of falling prices and gloom — the cold winter after the bull run.

#money#internet#american#meme
Bees And Honey
noun

Cockney rhyming slang for money — 'bees' for short.

#cockney#rhyming#british#money
Bevvy
noun

Polari and wider British slang for a drink, usually alcoholic — short for 'beverage'.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Bellend 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#british#uk
Bet
interjection

An all-purpose 'okay,' 'deal,' or 'we'll see' — agreement or a challenge.

#aave#american#gen-z
Bestie
noun

Best friend — also used loosely or sarcastically for anyone.

#gen-z#internet#pop#meme
Bed Rot
noun

Spending a long stretch lying in bed doing nothing — as deliberate rest or a low-energy slump.

#gen-z#internet#meme#mental-health
Beton
phrase

In 'laisse beton', verlan for 'laisse tomber' (drop it / forget it).

#verlan#french#argot#slang-terms
Belter
noun

Something excellent or a brilliant moment — a goal, a night out, a tune.

#scottish#british#uk#northern-english
Beat Up The Chops
phrase

To talk a lot, to run your mouth or chatter away.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Best Girl
noun

The female character a fan loves most in a show — their personal pick for who the hero should choose.

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

Verlan of 'arabe' — a French-born person of North African descent; named a 1980s generation.

#verlan#french#argot#identity
Bene
adjective

Cant for 'good' — the opposite of 'queer'; bene bouse was good drink, a bene cove a sound man.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
Bezoomny
adjective

Nadsat for mad, crazy, or insane, from the Russian 'bezumny'.

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

A fiery, spirited young woman with attitude and energy to spare.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Beige Flag
noun

A quirky, neutral trait in a partner that's neither a red flag nor a green flag — just oddly boring or weird.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Beef
noun

An ongoing feud or grudge — in rap, a public conflict often played out through diss tracks.

#hip-hop#aave#american#90s
Vibe Check
noun

A read on whether a crowd, set or moment has the right energy.

#american#gen-z#meme
The Berries
noun

Top-shelf praise of the Jazz Age, the best of the best, right up there with the cat's meow.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Righteous
adjective

Genuinely fine, excellent, the real thing, beyond reproach.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Kickback
noun

A small, chill, low-key gathering — the relaxed opposite of a rager.

#american#aave#gen-z
No Nut November 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#acronym#internet#meme#gen-z
Right On
interjection

An expression of strong agreement, approval, or encouragement.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
Clapback
noun

A sharp, witty comeback to criticism or an insult — a response that shuts the other person down.

#gen-z#aave#internet#texting
Type Beat
noun

An instrumental made to sound like a specific artist — and a meme format for 'this gives off ___ energy.'

#hip-hop#american#internet#gen-z
Rebeu
noun

Double-verlan of 'arabe' (via 'beur') — a French person of North African/Arab descent.

#verlan#french#argot#identity
Raspberry Tart
noun

Cockney for a fart — 'raspberry tart' rhymes with fart, and a rude noise became a 'raspberry'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Knock Me Your Lobes
phrase

Lend me your ears, that is, listen up and pay attention.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Upright Man
noun

The top rank of the canting crew — the boss rogue who lorded it over every lesser vagabond.

#thieves-cant#cant#historical#british
Uber
adverb

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

#leet#1337#gaming#internet
Vibes
noun

The intuitive emotional energy or atmosphere a person or place gives off.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Pibe
noun

A kid, lad or young guy, one of the warmest words in the porteno vocabulary.

#lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango
Vibe Shift
noun

A noticeable change in the mood, trend, or cultural feeling of a moment.

#gen-z#internet#meme#pop
Vibe
noun

The mood, feeling, or atmosphere of a person, place, or thing — "good vibes" means good energy.

#aave#gen-z#internet#music
Comeback
noun

A K-pop group's new release era — not a return from a break, just the next drop.

#kpop#stan#pop#music
Eager Beaver
noun

The overly keen recruit who volunteers for everything — sometimes a compliment, often a tease.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Where's The Beef
phrase

An 80s catchphrase asking where the substance is — all sizzle, no steak.

#80s#american#pop#meme
Garbed Up
adjective

Dressed up sharp in good gear — fully suited and looking the part.

#aave#hip-hop#american#gen-z
The Bee's Knees
phrase

Roaring Twenties praise for the absolute best thing or person around.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Circle Back
phrase

Corporate speak for returning to a topic later.

#gen-z#money#internet#meme
Big Back
noun

A playful (or insulting) way to call someone greedy or overweight — often used self-deprecatingly about overeating.

#gen-z#internet#meme#food
Burn Rubber
verb

To accelerate hard, spinning the tires — or to leave somewhere fast.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage
Teube
adjective

Verlan for 'bete' (stupid) — means dumb or an idiot.

#verlan#french#argot#slang-terms
Back Seat Bingo 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage
Razz My Berries
phrase

To excite or impress someone — that really thrills me.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage