Results for “tin can”
A can of beer — Australian slang (also a small aluminum boat).
A thing, situation, or an attractive woman.
America's affectionate nickname for the Ford Model T, the car that put the nation on wheels.
The upward or downward angle of your eyes — looksmaxxers obsess over a 'positive' one.
Stealing somebody's rhymes, moves, or style and trying to pass it off as your own.
Small sneaky acts of emotional infidelity that aren't full cheating but still cross a line.
A well-off, well-dressed man about town, the tango's classic flush gentleman.
Colombian and Caribbean slang for 'cool,' 'awesome,' or 'great.'
Dating while stuck in constant hesitation, too unsure to commit or fully walk away.
Doing only the minimum required at work, without actually resigning.
When someone ghosts your texts but keeps watching your stories and liking your posts.
A formative, unavoidable life experience you're not supposed to interfere with — it shapes who you become.
Really good or really satisfying — food, music, or a vibe that lands.
When an ex or ghost keeps a creepy quiet presence on your socials, watching but never speaking.
Geordie/Scottish for nice, good, or — as an adverb — 'quite' / 'fairly'.
Putting your own feelings or flaws onto someone else.
Backing a defender down near the basket — or, in slang, just parking yourself somewhere.
Faking it, putting on a false front to seem tougher or richer.
The police, or jail itself, a cornerstone of the tango underworld's vocabulary.
Korean for 'you got this!' — a cheer of encouragement before something tough.
Dating someone but hiding them from your friends, family, and socials like they're a secret.
A rhetorical check meaning 'do you understand and agree with this?'
Publicly called out and boycotted for offensive or problematic behaviour.
Messing about, being silly, or causing harmless mischief.
Suddenly cutting off all contact with someone, with no explanation — vanishing like a ghost.
Fading someone out by liking their message instead of replying, so you never technically ghost.
Manipulating someone into doubting their own memory, perception, or sanity — a therapy-speak term gone mainstream.
To steal — the cant verb that gave us 'shoplifting' centuries on.
A shrug in word form: the situation is bad, you can't change it, so you're done fighting it.
A thief, in the old canting tongue — the general word for anyone who lifts what isn't theirs.
The top rank of the canting crew — the boss rogue who lorded it over every lesser vagabond.
The classic Jamaican greeting — literally 'what's going on', like 'what's up'.
An old name for the canting tongue itself — the secret 'language' of thieves and vagabonds.
Wild, exciting, and amazing — so good it's out of control.
Someone grinding hard at the gym hoping muscle alone will fix their dating life.
Mature content — open to view.
Money, especially a thick stack of it — getting cake means getting paid.
'Let me know' — the go-to sign-off when you're waiting on someone's answer.
To make money and provide — everybody at the table getting fed.
Cant for a man or fellow — your 'cove' could be a mate, a master, or the mark.
A workout plan hitting one muscle group a day — classic gym-bro programming.
Mexican all-purpose 'alright,' 'wow,' 'come on,' or 'let's go.'
To publicly and unmistakably reveal a relationship online, often after hinting at it for a while.
Someone who resents your success instead of getting their own.
Luxurious, high-class, or fancy — living or acting upscale; from bourgeois.
To speak or talk in the cant — and to 'cut bene whids' was to speak fair and friendly.
If I Recall Correctly — a soft hedge before stating something from memory.
To hoard access or info about something so others can't get in on it — keeping a thing exclusive on purpose.