#tiktok

Flamboyant, theatrical, camp — usually applied to a man whose mannerisms read as effeminate.

Reflex blurt at something shocking, awkward, or thirst-trap-tier.

Coded TikTok question for 'are you a girl who likes girls?' — a sapphic shibboleth.

A complete emotional breakdown or reckless meltdown where you snap and stop caring about consequences.

A go-for-it day — green light from the universe, courtesy of an elderly pug.

A face so good it never declines.

Celebrity whose famous parents pre-greased the entire career.

The cringe-flirty fuckboi energy of a certain masc TikTok lesbian.

Mock-Australian 'no' for dramatic emphasis.

Putting out a strong vibe of something; serving it ('she's giving...').

Meaningless TikTok hashtag people slap on videos hoping to crack the For You page.

Tongue-in-cheek job claim used to dodge questions about your real one.

An AI brainrot character that's half crocodile, half bomber plane — a pillar of the Italian brainrot meme.

TikTok subculture obsessed with a fictional flop-pop universe.

Mass-applying to jobs out of frustration with your current role.

Viral onomatopoeia for a spit, from a street-interview clip heard around the world.

Finance TikTok — short-video trading hype and meme trades.

2019 aesthetic tribe: scrunchies, Hydro Flasks, puka shells, oversized tees, and soft-filtered selfies.

An AI-generated brainrot character — a shark in sneakers — and a flagship of the 'Italian brainrot' wave.

Be f***ing for real — knock it off with the nonsense.

Loudly broadcasting how hard you work to seem busy.

Acting online like the world is a film and you're the lead everyone tuned in to watch.

Mature content — open to view.

"Get ready with me" — a routine-in-progress video

Slather a photo in beauty filters until the subject is unrecognisable.

TikTok's reader corner — the algorithm-powered engine selling out backlist romance and fantasy.

Handling what needs handling, no excuses, no flinching.

Women loving women, the catch-all tag for sapphic attraction.

Jokey 'language' spoken by someone who yaps nonstop — fluent in talking endlessly about nothing.

Silently throttled by the algorithm — no notice, no flag, just dead reach.

A genderless, slightly-softer respelling of 'bro'.

The in-between lesbian — neither lipstick femme nor full butch.

This s**t pisses me off — the default TikTok gripe.

Dance Credit — tagging the choreographer of a dance you're performing.

A nonsense number kids shout for laughs, meaning absolutely nothing.

Dominating someone by being more attractive, taller, or superior — making them look small by comparison.

A mysterious, aloof, independent partner who keeps you guessing.

Hitting your own face with hard objects in the hope of thickening the bone for a more chiseled look.

Quick-fire game where you vote whether you'd sleep with someone or not.

Someone so visibly sapphic you can clock them from 100 feet away.