Tuff is a phonetic respelling of “tough” that works as a compliment: it means cool, awesome, stylish, or impressively strong....

Sigma is slang for a lone-wolf type: someone quiet, independent, and unbothered by social rank. It comes from “sigma male,”...

Rizz is slang for charm, especially the skill of winning someone over with smooth, confident talk. It is widely believed...

No cap means “no lie” or “for real.” People add it to a claim to swear it is true and...

New York slang words are the informal terms New Yorkers use for emphasis, weather, agreement, and everyday city life, shaped...

In slang, lit means exciting, excellent, or full of energy — the word people reach for when a party, song,...

In slang, gas most often means top-shelf marijuana: strong, high-quality flower with a loud, fuel-like smell. A bag of it...

Cooked is slang for done for: overwhelmed, exhausted, in serious trouble, or beaten so badly there is no way back....

Chopped is slang for ugly or unattractive, and it is a genuine insult, not a compliment. Teens on TikTok, X,...

BTA stands for “belt to ass,” a trash-talk phrase from youth football that blew up on TikTok in fall 2024....