Results for “what in tarnation's name”

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what's the story?
phrase

How are you / what's the craic — Irish all-purpose greeting.

#irish#dublin#greeting#ireland
whatchu talmbout
phrase

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

#atlanta#hip-hop#aave#south
what it do
phrase

Houston-flavoured 'what's up?' — the city's signature greeting.

#texas#houston#greeting#hip-hop
what up doe
phrase

Detroit's signature greeting — 'what's up' with the city's stamp on it.

#midwest#detroit#greeting#aave
what about ye?
phrase

'How are you?' (the North)

#scottish#irish#greeting#ulster
what it is, is
phrase

A filler opener before explaining something.

#scottish#irish#idiom#welsh
what in tarnation
phrase

What on earth (mild oath).

#american#regional#exclamation#minced-oath
what in the Sam Hill
phrase

What the devil; what on earth.

#american#regional#exclamation#minced-oath
what's good
phrase

'What's up?' — a greeting or a challenge

#american#regional#greeting#aave
What A Deal
interjection

A sarcastic GI groan about a raw, rotten situation — the 'what a deal' nobody actually wanted.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Whatever
interjection

A dismissive 'I don't care' delivered with maximum attitude.

#90s#2000s#american#y2k
What It Is
phrase

A cool greeting or acknowledgment meaning 'what's going on' or 'right on.'

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
username checks out
phrase

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

#reddit#comments#phrase#meta
relevant username
phrase

Flag for a username that happens to fit the thread perfectly.

#reddit#comments#phrase#coincidence
WIITWD (What It Is That We Do)
noun (acronym)

Catch-all the kink scene uses for everything it gets up to, when 'BDSM' is too narrow.

#kink#bdsm#leather#lgbtq
ship name
noun

A portmanteau label for a pairing

#kpop#stan#fandom#shipping
fandom name
noun

The official collective name for a group's fans.

#kpop#stan#fandom#fans
name
noun

A rough storyboard draft of a manga chapter

#anime#weeb#publishing#craft
It Is What It Is
phrase

A shrug in word form: the situation is bad, you can't change it, so you're done fighting it.

#gen-z#american#meme#aave
cob
noun

A crusty bread roll — the Midlands name for what others call a bap or barm.

#brummie#birmingham#midlands#british
force buy
noun

Blowing all your cash on whatever you can afford, even when you can't afford the good stuff.

#csgo#valorant#fps#economy
anchor
noun

The defender who stays glued to a bombsite and holds it no matter what.

#csgo#valorant#fps#defense
game sense
noun

Real-time read on where the enemies are and what they're about to do.

#fps#awareness#tactical#skill
ding
verb

To level up — named for the sound the game plays when you do.

#wow#everquest#mmo#leveling
roulette
noun

Queue for a random instance and take whatever the game throws at you.

#ffxiv#queue#daily#mmo
Option select (OS)
noun

One input that auto-picks the right answer for you based on what they do.

#fighting games#fgc#tech#inputs
Johns
noun, verb

Excuses a player makes for losing — bad controller, lag, off day, you name it.

#fgc#smash bros#culture#melee
WutFace
noun

Open-mouthed shock emote — what the hell just happened.

#twitch#emote#shock
X Andy
phrase

Snowclone nickname for a streamer defined by one habit — like React Andy.

#twitch#snowclone#streamers#slang
bootcamp
noun

A team locks itself in a house to grind practice before a big tournament.

#esports#pro-play#practice#team
it's giving
phrase

Names the vibe or aesthetic something projects.

#tiktok#aave#gen-z#aesthetic
standing on business
phrase

Handling what needs handling, no excuses, no flinching.

#tiktok#gen-z#aave#hustle
the discourse
noun

Whatever exhausting argument Twitter has decided everyone must have today.

#twitter#x#culture#meta
hellsite
noun

Affectionate-derogatory nickname for Twitter (now X) and the cursed energy of posting there.

#twitter#x#internet#meta
the bird app
phrase

Coy nickname for Twitter, especially post-rebrand when people refuse to say 'X'.

#twitter#x#nickname#rebrand
Navy Seal copypasta
phrase

The canonical 'what the fuck did you just say to me' tough-guy rant pasted at random targets.

#copypasta#4chan#discord#meme
main
noun

Your primary account — the one with your real name and face on it.

#discord#social-media#accounts#identity
CR
noun

Currently Reading — what's in your hands right now.

#bookstagram#goodreads#abbreviation#books
ITT
abbreviation

In This Thread — sets up a one-line summary of what the thread is actually doing.

#reddit#forum#acronym#meta
cakeday
noun

The anniversary of your Reddit account, marked by a little cake icon next to your username.

#reddit#platform#tradition#upvotes