Results for “topping out”

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Topping out
phrase

The ceremony for placing the highest beam on a building.

#construction#trades#ironwork#ceremony
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
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
tell me X without telling me X
phrase

Prompt format inviting indirect self-disclosure through telling details.

#twitter#tiktok#format#meme
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
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
Salmon and trout
noun

Cockney rhyming slang for snout — slang for tobacco.

#cockney#rhyming-slang#smoking#british
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
hellyoutalmbout
phrase

'The hell are you talking about?' — slurred into one word.

#atlanta#hip-hop#aave#internet
whatchu talmbout
phrase

'What are you talking about' — slurred and dropped into conversation.

#atlanta#hip-hop#aave#south
Ride out
phrase

To roll out with the gang to defend an associate, right or wrong.

#nyc-drill#hip-hop#loyalty#violence
draped up and dripped out
phrase

Iced in jewels, rolling in a candy-paint slab — Houston's full-flex setting.

#texas#houston#slab#hip-hop
nahtalmbout
phrase

Houston-mashed contraction of 'know what I'm talkin' 'bout'.

#houston#texas#aave#filler
knowmtalmbout
phrase

Dallas tag phrase — 'know what I'm talking about?'

#dallas#texas#aave#filler
southie
noun

South Boston, or someone from it.

#boston#neighborhood#regional#irish-american
back out
verb

To pull out a weapon — usually a blade or strap.

#uk-drill#london#violence#weapons
jump out
noun

Plain-clothes police who leap out of unmarked cars on you.

#uk-drill#london#police#stop-and-search
max out
verb

Serve every day of your sentence, no parole, no good time.

#prison#us#sentence#parole
turn out 18+
phrase

Mature content — open to view.

#prison#sexual-coercion#american#verb
slop out
verb

Empty your cell's chamber pot when the doors unlock in the morning.

#prison#uk-prison#sanitation#british
pump it out
phrase

Plate and push food out as fast as the line can move.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#service
Bucket mouth
noun

Loudmouth who won't shut up on the channel.

#trucker#cb-radio#1970s#insult
Outlawed
adjective

Out of legal driving hours under HOS rules.

#trucker#cb-radio#regulation#hos
Open outcry
noun

Pit trading by shouting and hand signals.

#finance#wall-street#trading#history
Topped out
phrase

Finished your apprenticeship — or the last beam is set on the building.

#construction#trades#union#ironwork
outcall
noun

You go to them — the worker travels to the client.

#sex-work#escort#booking#logistics
tip out
phrase

The cut a dancer owes the DJ, bouncers and house staff at end of shift.

#sex-work#stripping#club#fees
5-out
noun

Kitchen call meaning a dish is five minutes from the pass.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#service
jump out boys
noun

Plainclothes anti-crime cops who pile out of an unmarked car and rush suspects.

#police#anti-crime#plainclothes#street
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
bail-out
noun

Emergency escape out a window when the room turns on you.

#firefighter#fire service#survival#rescue
Outta Sight
adjective

Describing something so excellent it's beyond belief or comparison.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
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
Bug Out
verb

To panic, freak out, or flee — to come apart or bolt under pressure.

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
Mellow Out
verb

To calm down, relax, and let go of tension.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Far Out
interjection

An exclamation of awe at something amazing or wonderfully strange.

#1960s#hippie#counterculture#vintage
Talmbout
verb

A smashed-together way of saying 'talking about' that AAVE speakers use all day.

#aave#american#gen-z#hip-hop
Clout
noun

Influence, fame, or social pull — especially online clout from followers and attention.

#internet#gen-z#aave#hip-hop
Wig Out
verb

To lose your cool, freak out, or get wildly excited.

#1950s#greaser#rockabilly#vintage