Results for “explain like i'm five”

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Like, Totally
phrase

The signature Valley-girl filler combo meaning 'absolutely' or 'for sure.'

#80s#american#pop
Like, For Sure
phrase

Valley-girl for 'definitely' or 'absolutely' — often crunched into 'fer sure.'

#80s#american#pop
Like Crazy
adverb

To an intense or wild degree — the beat-era way of saying 'a whole lot.'

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
ELI5
phrase

Explain Like I'm 5 — break it down in dead-simple terms.

#acronym#internet#texting#meme
Say Less
phrase

I already understand and agree — no need to explain further, I'm on it.

#gen-z#american#aave
AFAIK
phrase

As Far As I Know — a hedge meaning that's true unless I'm missing something.

#acronym#internet#texting
Blokecore
noun

Dressing like a regular British football lad — retro soccer jerseys, trainers, jeans, and a casual everyman swagger.

#british#uk#gen-z#sports
Banjaxed
adjective

Broken, ruined, or knackered — works for machines and humans alike.

#irish#uk
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
Applesauce
interjection

Flapper-era way to call something nonsense, like saying 'baloney' or 'bunk.'

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Bumbaclaat 18+
interjection

Mature content — open to view.

#caribbean#uk
Feds
noun

The police — used in UK road slang and US hip-hop alike.

#uk#british#mle#american
Mansplain
verb

When a man explains something condescendingly, often to a woman who already knows it.

#gen-z#internet#meme#pop
LMS
phrase

Like my status — an old social-media call for likes; can also mean let me see.

#acronym#texting#2000s#internet
Godinez
noun

The Mexican office-worker stereotype — the corporate nine-to-five drone.

#spanish#mexican#money#meme
J00
phrase

Leetspeak for 'you', often paired with taunts like 'j00 got pwned'.

#leet#1337#gaming#internet
Rah
interjection

A British/MLE exclamation of surprise, shock, or emphasis — like "damn" or "whoa."

#uk#british#street#mle
💀
interjection

The skull that means 'I'm dead' — as in dying of laughter, not actual death.

#gen-z#texting#meme#aave
Talk To The Hand
phrase

A sassy 'I'm not listening' delivered with a palm in your face.

#90s#american#pop
Hank Marvin
adjective

Cockney rhyming slang for starving — 'I'm Hank Marvin' means you're famished.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Lore
noun

The backstory, history, or collection of events that explain a person, community, joke, or fictional world.

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

A friendly term of address for a fellow hipster or musician, like 'pal' with jive flavor.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Cherry
adjective

In mint, like-new, perfectly maintained condition — said especially of a car.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage
Goblincore
noun

An aesthetic that romanticizes mushrooms, frogs, mud, and hoarding shiny little treasures like a feral woodland goblin.

#gen-z#internet#meme#american
Cattle Truck
noun

GI slang for the cramped troop transport that hauled men packed in like livestock.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Swatted
verb

When your shot gets violently blocked, slapped out of the air like a bug.

#sports#american#aave
Pick Me
noun

Someone who seeks validation by putting others down and acting "not like the rest" to be chosen.

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

An attractive, stylish, confident older man — like "daddy" but with extra swagger.

#aave#gen-z#dating#pop
Gobsmacked
adjective

Utterly stunned, like someone smacked you in the mouth with the news.

#british#uk#cockney
Kip
noun

A nap or a sleep — 'I'm having a kip' means do not disturb.

#british#uk
Glazed Donut
noun

Skin or nails so dewy and glossy they shine like a fresh glazed donut.

#gen-z#internet#american
BSFR
phrase

"Be so for real" — a way to express disbelief, like "are you serious?" or "stop lying."

#acronym#texting#gen-z#internet
Bread And Honey
noun

Cockney for money — 'bread and honey' rhymes with money, the likely root of 'bread' for cash.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Stashing
verb

Keeping your partner hidden from your friends, family, and online life like a stashed secret.

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

A loyal crew member down to put in work — pronounced like 'hitter' without the hard ending.

#hip-hop#aave#american#gen-z
Rawdog 18+
verb

Mature content — open to view.

#gen-z#internet#meme
DYEL
phrase

'Do You Even Lift?' — a meme jab at someone who looks like they don't train.

#gym#fitness#acronym#meme
Chat Is This Real
phrase

Talking to an invisible audience like a streamer, asking if something unbelievable is actually happening.

#gen-z#meme#internet#gaming
On Foe
phrase

"On my friends" or "on the gang" — used to swear something is true, like "I swear to God."

#aave#gen-z#hip-hop#american
Coastal Grandmother
noun

A breezy, expensive-but-effortless aesthetic of linen, neutral tones, and living like a wealthy retiree by the sea.

#gen-z#internet#american#pop
Make It Make Sense
phrase

A rhetorical 'explain this' aimed at something illogical or unfair.

#aave#american#gen-z#meme
Ratio
verb

When a reply gets more likes than the post it's roasting — proof the internet sided against you.

#gen-z#twitter#meme#social
Serving
verb

Delivering a look so strong you're 'serving' it up like a runway moment.

#gen-z#aave#american#hip-hop
Palone
noun

Polari for a woman or girl — likely from Italian 'paglione' or a Romance root.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Wha Gwaan
phrase

The classic Jamaican greeting — literally 'what's going on', like 'what's up'.

#caribbean#uk#mle
Hopium
noun

Unrealistic or excessive hope you cling to despite the odds — like a drug.

#gen-z#money#meme#internet
Veg Out
verb

To relax and do absolutely nothing, like a vegetable on the couch.

#80s#american#pop
Lady Godiva
noun

Cockney for a fiver — Lady Godiva rhymes with five-er, so a fiver becomes a 'Lady'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk