Results for “hip cat”

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Cats
noun

The guys, especially musicians and people who are hip to the scene.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Catjam
interjection

An animated head-bobbing cat emote spammed when the music or vibe is good.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#emote
Sadcat
noun

A teary-eyed cat emote for soft sadness, disappointment, or pity.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#emote
Catfish
noun

Someone who uses a fake online identity to deceive people, especially in dating — or the act of doing so.

#internet#dating#2010s#meme
Whipped
adjective

So in love or devoted to a partner that you do whatever they want.

#gen-z#dating#relationships#internet
Cool Cat
noun

A composed, stylish, in-the-know man — the very picture of beatnik cool.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Hep Cat
noun

A sharp, in-the-know person who's wise to jazz, style, and the latest jive.

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Cattle Truck
noun

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

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Shipper
noun

A fan who roots for two idols to be a couple — real or fully imagined.

#kpop#stan#pop#fandom
Delusionship
noun

An imagined relationship that exists mostly in your head — being delulu about someone who isn't actually your partner.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
The Cat's Pajamas
phrase

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

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
The Cat's Meow
noun

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

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Whip
noun

A car — especially a stylish or expensive one.

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

A romantic relationship that's undefined — more than a fling, but without a clear label or commitment.

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

Roaring Twenties for blind drunk, one of dozens of comic synonyms born under Prohibition.

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage
Catch You On The Flip Side
phrase

A breezy goodbye meaning 'see you later' or 'until next time.'

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
Chippy
noun

A British fish and chip shop — the home of the Friday night chippy tea.

#british#uk
Category Is
phrase

The ballroom emcee's call announcing the theme contestants must serve — 'the category is...'

#aave#lgbtq#ballroom#drag
Bearcat
noun

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

#1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition
Catch Flights, Not Feelings
phrase

A mantra about staying detached, chasing travel and freedom instead of getting attached.

#gen-z#dating#internet#aave
Eleganza
noun

A ballroom category of high-fashion, over-the-top glamour and extravagance.

#lgbtq#ballroom#drag#fashion
Trap
noun

A subgenre of hip-hop, or slang for a place where hustling happens.

#hip-hop#music#aave#street
Hard Launch
verb

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

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Daddy-O
noun

A hip, affectionate way to address a man — the beatnik equivalent of 'man' or 'dude.'

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Soft Launch Era
phrase

The phase where you hint at something new (a relationship, project, or self-reinvention) without fully revealing it.

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

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

#uk#british#mle#american
Chick
noun

A young woman — the beatnik counterpart to calling a guy a 'cat.'

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Clocked
verb

To notice, recognize, or call out something — especially catching what someone's trying to hide.

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

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

#harlemese#jive#1930s#harlem-renaissance
Wassup
interjection

What's up — the drawn-out 90s greeting Budweiser turned into a national catchphrase.

#90s#aave#american#pop
Emotional Labor
noun

The invisible effort of managing feelings and relationships — usually unthanked.

#gen-z#american#texting
Cushioning
verb

Keeping a few backups on the side to soften the blow if your main relationship ends.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Tralalero Tralala
noun

An AI-generated brainrot character — a shark in sneakers — and a flagship of the 'Italian brainrot' wave.

#meme#brainrot#gen-z#tiktok
Type Shit 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#aave#hip-hop#gen-z#meme
Soft Launch
verb

To hint at something (often a new relationship) subtly online before officially revealing it.

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

Extremely drunk — one of Ireland's many words for falling-down intoxicated.

#irish#uk
Phat
adjective

Excellent, cool, and top-quality — a hip-hop term of high praise.

#80s#american#aave#hip-hop
Flower Power
noun

The hippie ethos of nonviolence, love, and passive resistance to war.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Sad Sack
noun

The hapless, bumbling soldier who can't catch a break — and any luckless screw-up since.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Codependent
adjective

Losing yourself in a relationship by over-relying on or over-managing another person.

#gen-z#american#texting
Indie Sleaze
noun

The messy, flash-photo, hipster party aesthetic of the late 2000s — American Apparel, eyeliner, and disco-grime.

#gen-z#internet#2000s#music
Spot
noun

Helping someone lift safely by being ready to catch the weight if they fail.

#gym#fitness#american#sports
Armored Heifer
noun

GI slang for canned milk — the only 'cow' the army could ship to the front.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Switch
noun

A device that makes a pistol fire fully automatic — a heavily referenced and illegal modification in drill.

#hip-hop#aave#american#gen-z
Railed 18+
adjective

Mature content — open to view.

#american#gen-z
WYA
phrase

'Where you at?' — the locator text when you're waiting on someone or trying to link up.

#acronym#texting#gen-z#aave
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
Nammow
noun

Cockney back-slang for 'woman' — said backwards so the subject didn't catch it.

#cockney#back-slang#british#uk