Results for “playing hooky”

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playing the dozens
phrase

Trading escalating insults, often about mothers

#american#regional#insults#game
hooky
noun

Skipping school or work

#american#regional#truancy#school
anti-eco
noun

Playing it safe against a broke enemy so you don't gift them free guns.

#csgo#fps#economy#tactical
naked
adjective

Playing without armor.

#cs2#armor#eco#fps
Sandbagging
verb, noun

Deliberately playing below your level — hiding your real skill or holding back in a match.

#fgc#competition#culture
rank
noun

Dynamic difficulty that ramps up based on how well you're playing.

#shmup#difficulty#battle-garegga#retro
ghetto tate
noun

Playing a vert in tate mode by lying on your side instead of rotating the TV.

#shmup#vertical#diy#retro
netplay
noun

Playing emulated retro games online together.

#emulation#online#fgc#retro
versing
verb

playing against (an opponent)

#australian#aussie#sport#youth
mas
noun

Carnival masquerade; playing costumed in the bands

#caribbean#patois#carnival#festival
on fire
phrase

Playing so well the shots can't miss

#sports#shooting#hot streak
in the paint
phrase

Playing within the painted key area

#sports#court#area
emptying the bench
phrase

Playing deep reserves in a decided game

#sports#gameflow#bench
putting on a clinic
phrase

Playing so well it looks like a teaching demo

#sports#performance
nutmeg
noun

Playing the ball through an opponent's legs and collecting it behind them.

#sports#skill#dribbling#insult
backheel
noun

Playing the ball with the heel, often behind the standing leg.

#sports#skill#passing
cap-tied
adjective

Committed to one nation after playing a competitive game.

#sports#international#eligibility
point choreography
noun

The signature hooky, repeated move that defines a song's dance.

#kpop#stan#fandom#dance
twagging
verb

Playing truant from school.

#british#regional#school#verb
chairforce ranger
noun

A desk-bound airman playing at being elite.

#military#army#air-force#pejorative
crossplay
noun

Cosplaying a character of a different gender from your own.

#anime#weeb#costume#gender
Tilt
verb

To get so frustrated you start playing worse and spiral.

#gaming#gen-z#american
Hoop
noun

Basketball itself — both the rim and the act of playing the game.

#sports#aave#american#urban-lingo
Camping
verb

Sitting in one spot waiting to ambush people instead of playing aggressively — usually said with disgust.

#gen-z#fps#meme#competitive
Cracked
adjective

Insanely good at a game — playing at a level that seems almost unfair.

#gen-z#fps#fortnite#compliment
Sweaty
adjective

Playing way too hard in a casual match — trying so intensely you're basically sweating.

#gen-z#fortnite#competitive#tryhard
Bop
noun

A genuinely great, catchy song — if a track is a bop, it goes hard and you can't stop playing it.

#gen-z#music#internet#aave
Tilted
adjective

So frustrated your judgment goes out the window — playing emotionally instead of smart.

#gen-z#esports#poker#mental
In The Groove
phrase

Playing or performing perfectly, locked into the rhythm and feeling it just right.

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

A Pepe emote for acting dumb or playing badly; calling someone or something stupid.

#gen-z#meme#twitch#emote