Results for “going public”

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public pretender
noun

Mocking nickname for a public defender seen as useless.

#prison#legal#us#slang
Beef
noun

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

#hip-hop#aave#american#90s
dropshot
noun

Going prone mid-gunfight to drop under their aim and win the close-range duel.

#fps#callofduty#technique#movement
tunnel vision
noun

Locking onto one target and going blind to everything else.

#moba#mentality#macro
flank
verb

Going round the side to hit the squishy backline instead of the meat shields up front.

#moba#positioning#tactics
one-shot
adjective

Enemy's one hit from going down — finish them.

#battle royale#callout#fps
zipping
verb

Going out of bounds so the game flings you to a whole new location.

#speedrun#out-of-bounds#glitch#warp
flaming
verb

Going off on teammates in chat. Pure rage, zero help.

#toxicity#chat#esports#behaviour
ratioed
verb

When your post pulls way more angry replies than likes — the internet's public verdict that you cooked yourself.

#twitter#x#engagement#dunking
horny on main
phrase

Posting thirsty content from your real, public account instead of the burner.

#twitter#horny#alt-account#gen-z
I stan
phrase

Public co-sign — you approve, you support, you're a fan.

#stan-twitter#gen-z#approval#compliment
slow burn
noun phrase

A romance that takes its sweet time getting going.

#booktok#fanfic#tropes#romance
moonshot
noun

Lottery-ticket bet on an obscure coin going 100x.

#crypto#shitcoins#trading#memecoins
snap
noun

Food, especially a packed lunch — old miners' word still going strong.

#brummie#midlands#mining#british
wag1
phrase

Texted form of 'wagwan' — what's going on?

#mle#london#british#greeting
dustbin lid
noun

A kid. One of yours, or just any rugrat going past.

#cockney#london#rhyming-slang#british
messages
noun

Groceries; 'doing the messages' = going for the shopping.

#irish#ireland#shopping#food
up to 90
phrase

Flat out, going mental with how much you've got on.

#irish#hiberno-english#phrase#stress
how's she cutting?
phrase

Rural Irish 'how's it going?' — older, friendlier, slightly farm-coded.

#irish#ireland#hiberno-english#greeting
marta
noun

Atlanta's rail and bus system — the city's public transit, lovingly roasted.

#atlanta#transit#hip-hop
Drilling
verb

Going at opps — attacking, invading rival blocks, putting in work.

#nyc#hip-hop#drill#violence
drillin'
verb

Going out to commit violence against rivals.

#chicago#drill#violence#hip-hop
scuttlebutt
noun

Gossip, rumour, the unofficial word going round.

#military#navy#marines#nautical
CTD
noun

Circling The Drain: a patient who isn't going to make it.

#medical#hospital#abbreviation#end-of-life
GPO
noun

Good for Parts Only — the patient who's not going to make it but could save several others.

#medical#hospital#trauma#transplant
dying on the pass
phrase

Plated food sitting too long in the window, going cold or wilting before it's served.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#service
IPO
noun

Initial Public Offering — a company's first sale of stock to the public.

#finance#wall-street#equities#capital-markets
freelancing
verb

Going off on your own at a fire — and getting people killed.

#firefighter#fire service#safety#ems
fully involved
phrase

The whole building is on fire — we're not going inside.

#firefighter#fire service#size-up#ems
Hard Launch
verb

To publicly and unmistakably reveal a relationship online, often after hinting at it for a while.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Gwaan
verb

Patois for 'going on' — what's happening, or telling someone to carry on.

#caribbean#uk#mle
Cottage 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#polari#lgbtq#british#heritage
Exposed
verb

Publicly revealed doing something embarrassing, dishonest, or hypocritical.

#gen-z#internet#meme#pop
Wildin'
verb

Acting wild, going overboard, or behaving unreasonably.

#aave#american#gen-z#hip-hop
Put On Blast
phrase

To publicly call someone out or expose embarrassing details about them.

#aave#gen-z#internet#meme
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
The Cat's Pajamas
phrase

Jazz-age slang for the coolest, classiest, most wonderful thing going.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Dragged
verb

Harshly criticised or mocked, especially publicly online.

#gen-z#aave#internet#meme
Nowhere
adjective

Hopelessly square, dull, or worthless — going nowhere, leading nowhere.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Demon Time
phrase

Late-night reckless energy — going hard, on a track or in the streets.

#american#uk#hip-hop#gen-z
The Cat's Meow
noun

The gold standard of Twenties praise, the most stylish, splendid thing going.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Wha Gwaan
phrase

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

#caribbean#uk#mle
Gains
noun

The muscle and strength you build from lifting — the whole point of going to the gym.

#gym#fitness#american#meme
Throwing It
phrase

Hitting your moves or poses with full force and confidence — really going for it.

#lgbtq#ballroom#dance#gen-z
NSFW
adjective

Not Safe For Work — a warning that the content is graphic, sexual, or NSFW to open in public.

#acronym#internet#texting#meme
Finna
verb

"Fixing to" — about to or going to do something soon.

#aave#american#gen-z#texting
Cancelled
verb

Publicly called out and boycotted for offensive or problematic behaviour.

#gen-z#internet#pop#meme
Gie It Laldy
phrase

Scottish for going at something full-throttle, with everything you've got.

#scottish#british#uk