SlangDex: The Slang Dictionary With Verified Meanings
Every slang word, explained: what it means, where it comes from, and how people actually use it.
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tuff
Tuff is slang for cool or impressive, tough respelled and used as praise. After bad news, "that's tuff" flips to mean that's rough.
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Gen Z Slang Words
Verified meanings and real origins for the words Gen Z actually uses right now. Honest labels show how current each term still is.
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Internet & Meme Slang Words
Slang born in memes and forums. Each entry explains where a term started, what it means now, and how seriously people mean it.
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Texting & Chat Acronyms
What smh, bet, gg and the other texting shorthand actually mean. How to use each one, and which ones make you sound old.
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TikTok Slang Words
Slang that started on TikTok or got its meaning there, from delulu to gyat. Every entry has a checked origin and a plain answer to what it means.
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Gaming Slang Words
Gaming slang from gg to sweat to sus, explained with real origins. The story runs from 1990s server rooms to Twitch chat.
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Dating & Relationship Slang Words
The words of modern dating, like situationship and the ick. Each one defined clearly enough to name what is happening to you.
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British Slang Words
UK slang decoded for a global audience, from peng onward, with the real London roots of each word credited properly.
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Slang from hip-hop and music culture, from no cap to mid to stan. Origins credited carefully, AAVE roots named, never erased.
New on SlangDex
All new terms →- aura farming Aura farming is slang for doing things on purpose to look effortlessly cool, as if collecting invisible aura points. Get caught trying and you lose them.
- rage bait Rage bait is slang for online content made to anger people on purpose. Furious comments and shares push a post to far more viewers.
- ate Ate is slang for did something perfectly, as in "she ate that." The stronger form, "ate and left no crumbs," means there was nothing left to criticize.
- it's giving It's giving is slang for "this has the vibe of," as in "it's giving main character." Said alone, "it's giving" means the look or moment is working.
- skill issue Skill issue is gaming slang for "you lost because you're bad," a reply that rejects every excuse. Often said as a joke when the game itself is at fault.