#ballroom
132 words tagged “ballroom”
The top trophy at a ball, and the opening procession where the houses make their entrance.
To compete in a ballroom category for trophies, prizes and status.
Term of endearment (or shade) blending 'honey' and 'cunty'.
Intensifier meaning 'extremely' — done exceptionally, all the way.
To share the gossip or reveal the truth.
The art of the witty, pointed insult, exposing someone's flaw so sharp the room laughs.
A ball performer embodying tough, hip-hop-inflected street swagger.
Delivering beauty and confidence through pure facial performance.
A ballroom category of high-fashion, over-the-top glamour and extravagance.
Ballroom term for a gay or bisexual cis man — the scene's largest gender population.
Putting out a strong vibe of something; serving it ('she's giving...').
An elaborate staged ballroom performance with full costume, props and a crew.
The vogue element where you work the floor itself, rolling, arching and posing to ooze sensuality.
Gossip, the latest news, or the truth — 'spill the tea' means tell me everything.
Intense, fearless, confident style — a ballroom term of approval.
Old-school ballroom slang for stealing — especially clothes to compete in.
Truth, or the gossip that carries it; to spill the T is to tell what's really going on.
The fast, stunt-heavy, theatrical mode of voguing, all speed, tricks and big drops.
The experienced leader who heads a ballroom house and mentors its children.
To bring full energy, attitude and presentation, no half measures.
Mature content — open to view.
To see through the illusion and catch the detail that gives it away.
Artful, indirect contempt — an insult you don't even have to say out loud.
The junior members of a ballroom house, raised and mentored by its mother and father.
The stylised ballroom dance of sharp, model-like poses born in Harlem.
Unpolished, messy, badly done.
Getting cut from a category by the judges, eliminated, sent home.
The vogue element where you whip a 360 spin and drop straight into a back-landing dip on the musical accent.
The ballroom emcee's call announcing the theme contestants must serve — 'the category is...'
An affirmation shouted to hype a fierce performance.
Tricking or swindling to survive, like shoplifting or a dine-and-dash.
An ecstatic, drawn-out 'yes' — pure excitement and approval.
The ballroom surname for a walker with no house — a free agent.
Mature content — open to view.
Escorting, sex work, or other survival hustles in the ballroom economy.
To read someone so thoroughly they're left in ruins.
The vogue element where you tell a whole story through your hands and arms.
Mature content — open to view.
The co-leader of a ballroom house, ranking alongside the mother.
To enter and compete in a specific category at a ball.