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shadowbanned
adjective

Silently throttled by the algorithm — no notice, no flag, just dead reach.

#tiktok#instagram#twitter#algorithm
shadowban
noun

Quietly throttling an account's visibility without telling them.

#twitter#moderation#algorithm#platforms
sharra
noun

A motor coach — the kind you book for a works outing or a day at the seaside.

#brummie#black country#transport#midlands
shank
noun, verb

A knife — or to stab someone with one.

#mle#london#road#british
shawty
noun

ATL's all-purpose 'you' — anybody, any size.

#atlanta#hip-hop#south#address
sharp
interjection

Knife in motion — hold position.

#kitchen#boh#safety#line
sharps
interjection

Called out when you're walking knives or blades through the line.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#safety
Shake Your Groove Thing
phrase

An invitation to dance and move your body freely on the floor.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
Shade
noun

A subtle, sly insult or disrespect — disrespect implied rather than said outright.

#aave#lgbtq#ballroom#drag
Shattered
adjective

Wiped out, exhausted — knackered's close cousin.

#british#uk
roshan
noun

Dota's big neutral boss who drops the Aegis — a free second life — when he dies.

#dota2#moba#objective#boss
milkshake duck
noun

Wholesome viral hero unmasked as a problematic mess within 48 hours.

#twitter#viral#scandal#meme
stunna shades
noun

Oversized shades worn loud — hyphy uniform.

#bay-area#hyphy#fashion#hip-hop
Crenshaw
noun

South LA's main artery and cruising strip — Nipsey Hussle's block.

#la#south-la#hip-hop#nipsey-hussle
cumshaw
noun

Trading something that isn't yours for something that isn't theirs.

#military#navy#scrounging#barter
Freightshaker
noun

A Freightliner tractor.

#trucker#cb-radio#freightliner#fleet
Pear-Shaped
adjective

When a plan goes wrong — 'it all went pear-shaped.'

#british#uk
Made In The Shade
phrase

Set for life, guaranteed to succeed, with nothing left to worry about.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage
quickscope
verb

Scope in and fire the instant the crosshair settles — a one-tap in one motion.

#fps#sniping#callofduty#technique
tap strafe
verb

Apex movement tech for whipping mid-air into a sharp new direction.

#apex legends#movement#tech
Hitlag
noun

The brief freeze-frame both characters share the instant an attack connects.

#fighting games#frame data#impact#fgc
ForsenCD
noun

ForsenE wearing Dr Disrespect's shades and 'stache — TTS reads it 'D OMEGALUL C'.

#twitch#emote#forsen#dr disrespect
RT
noun

Retweet — sharing someone else's tweet to your own followers.

#twitter#abbreviation#sharing#platform-slang
only one bed
noun phrase

The trope where the love interests are forced to share a single bed.

#booktok#fanfic#tropes#romance
witch hunt
noun

A mob effort to name, shame, and harass a specific user.

#reddit#moderation#harassment#internet
gone west
phrase

Scouse for something that's gone wrong, weird, or pear-shaped.

#scouse#liverpool#wrong#british
twos
verb

To share something — usually a cigarette or a joint.

#mle#london#british#smoking
shiggle
verb

To shake or wobble — Welsh-English verb lifted straight from Welsh siglo.

#welsh#wales#verb#british
skelp
verb, noun

A sharp smack or slap — usually open-handed, usually deserved.

#scottish#scots#violence#british
gombeen
noun

A wheeler-dealer profiteer; the village loan shark archetype.

#irish#ireland#politics#insult
wide
adjective

Streetwise, sharp, in the know — nobody pulls one over on you.

#irish#hiberno-english#character#everyday
gawk
verb

To stare like a gom — mouth open, no shame.

#irish#ireland#behaviour#british
the neck
noun

Brass-neck cheek — the gall to do something shameless.

#irish#hiberno-english#attitude#ireland
trucha
interjection

Caló for 'heads up' — stay sharp, watch your back.

#la#calo#chicano#pachuco
twerk
verb

Hip-popping, ass-shaking dance born out of New Orleans bounce.

#nola#bounce#dance#hip-hop
K&B purple
noun

The unmistakable royal purple of the old NOLA drugstore chain — local shorthand for that exact shade.

#nola#color#nostalgia#local
frappe
noun

A Boston milkshake — actually made with ice cream.

#boston#new-england#food#ice-cream
ox
noun

A blade. Razor, knife, anything sharp.

#uk-drill#london#weapons#violence
Poison pill
noun

Defensive trick that floods the market with cheap shares to choke a hostile takeover.

#finance#wall-street#m-and-a#corporate-law
Widow-and-orphan stock
noun

A boring, safe, dividend-paying share thought fit for people who can't afford to lose.

#finance#wall-street#dividends#blue-chip
Greenshoe
noun

IPO option letting underwriters sell up to 15% extra shares to steady the price.

#finance#wall-street#ipo#underwriting
Sell-off
noun

Sharp collective selling that tanks prices.

#finance#wall-street#markets
Spinning
noun

Slipping hot IPO shares to executives to win their company's banking business.

#finance#wall-street#ipo#ethics
Saw doctor
noun

The skilled tradesman who sharpens, sets, and repairs industrial saws.

#construction#trades#joinery#sawmill
Banker
noun

A mason who cuts and shapes building stone at a workbench.

#construction#masonry#stonework#trades
Hickey
noun

A hand bender for shaping rigid electrical conduit by leverage.

#construction#electrical#conduit#trades
Idiot Stick
noun

A non-contact voltage tester — pen-shaped, beeps near live wires.

#construction#electrician#tools#trades
two-in, two-out
phrase

OSHA rule: two firefighters inside an IDLH fire, two staged outside ready to rescue them.

#firefighter#fire service#osha#safety