Results for “silk purse out of a sow's ear”

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you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
phrase

You can't make something fine from poor material.

#american#regional#proverb#idiom
silky
adjective

Smooth and technically elegant on the ball.

#sports#skill#praise
waveclear
noun

How fast and cleanly a hero can wipe out a minion wave.

#moba#laning#minions#league of legends
boomer (30-year-old)
noun

The '30-year-old Boomer' wojak — a millennial mocked as already old, tired and out of touch.

#meme#wojak#millennial#gen-z
Bear bite
noun

A speeding ticket handed out by the cops.

#trucker#cb-radio#police#ticket
Baby bear
noun

A rookie cop, fresh out of the academy.

#trucker#cb-radio#police#rookie
Feeding the bears
phrase

Getting a ticket — or speeding hard enough you're about to.

#trucker#cb-radio#police#speeding
bearish
adjective

Expecting or pessimistic about falling prices.

#crypto#web3#sentiment#market
janguear
verb

To hang out (PR/DR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#action
pichear
verb

To ignore, blow off, forget about (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#action
tripear
verb

You're kidding / to trip out (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#reaction
chillear
verb

To chill, to hang out.

#spanish#spanglish#latino#leisure
clear
verb

To inhale all the smoke out of a bong chamber.

#weed#cannabis#420#waterpipe
whiteout
noun

Near-zero visibility from heavy snow or fog.

#skater#surf#snowboarding#conditions
the mountain is out
phrase

PNW way to say it's clear enough to see Mount Rainier.

#american#regional#pnw#seattle
Pop Out
verb

To show up somewhere, often unexpectedly — to make an appearance and let your presence be felt.

#hip-hop#aave#american#gen-z
Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Burnout
noun

Total physical and mental exhaustion from prolonged stress, usually work.

#gen-z#mental-health#money#internet
run out
noun, verb

Defenders leaving the building to ambush attackers outside.

#fps#rainbow-six-siege#defense#tactics
wave clear
noun

Wiping a whole minion wave fast, usually with AoE.

#league of legends#moba#laning#minions
sprout
noun

A new FFXIV player, marked by a little sprout icon.

#ffxiv#newbie#mmo
down-but-not-out
phrase

The revivable bleed-out state in squad BRs — DBNO.

#battle royale#dbno#squad play
loadout drop
noun

A bought-in crate that delivers your custom weapons.

#battle royale#warzone#loot
routing
noun

Working out the fastest path through a game.

#speedrunning#strategy#planning
out of bounds
noun

Slipping outside the level into space the game never meant you to reach.

#speedrunning#glitch#oob#clipping
1CC (one-credit clear)
noun

Clearing the whole game on a single credit, no continues.

#shmup#arcade#speedrunning#retro
tell me X without telling me X
phrase

Prompt format inviting indirect self-disclosure through telling details.

#twitter#tiktok#format#meme
neckbeard
noun

Stock chat insult for the unkempt, smug, fedora-tipping nerd archetype.

#discord#insult#archetype#reddit
out of pocket
phrase

Acting wild, inappropriate, or completely off-the-rails — usually said with a laugh.

#aave#gen-z#behaviour#reaction
username checks out
phrase

Reply pointing out that someone's handle is suspiciously perfect for what they just said.

#reddit#comments#phrase#meta
gay bear
noun

WSB insult for anyone shorting or betting on a stock falling.

#wallstreetbets#reddit#insult#trading
snout
noun

Prison and working-class British slang for a cigarette.

#geordie#british#smoking#slang
the outdoor
noun

The off-licence — where you nip out to grab a few cans.

#brummie#birmingham#black-country#british
cheers big ears
phrase

A playful, sing-song thank-you.

#mancunian#british#northern#greeting
varnyear
adverb

Nearly. Almost. Not quite there yet.

#mancunian#manchester#dialect#british
Salmon and trout
noun

Cockney rhyming slang for snout — slang for tobacco.

#cockney#rhyming-slang#smoking#british
feart
adjective

Afraid. Scared. Bottling it.

#scottish#scots#emotion#fear
give out
verb

To scold, moan or complain at someone.

#irish#ireland#behaviour#hiberno-english
sound out
noun phrase

A genuinely decent, trustworthy person — the highest Irish compliment with minimum fuss.

#irish#ireland#hiberno-english#compliment
get up outta that
phrase

Affectionate Irish 'no way!' / 'stop messing'.

#irish#ireland#hiberno-english#disbelief