Recently Added Slang

South African Gen Z — young people born in the 2000s

Awesome, cool, brilliant

'Thing' / 'stuff' — a catch-all noun

Obvious, too noticeable — or someone being snitched on

Lots of / very

Chaos/uproar — or, among Gen Z, something amazing ('bawaal hai')

Derogatory label for someone seen as tacky or a show-off wannabe (loud hair, flashy style)

'It went wrong' / 'that went badly'

'You're joking / not serious' — calling out someone's nonsense

'Served' — someone looked or acted like a diva, in a good way

'It's overwhelming / impressive' — hype for something big

Your neighbourhood or area

To flop — fail or get no engagement

Excited, hyped up — or overly pleased with yourself

'Exactly!' / 'spot on'

A fight or heated exchange (blow-for-blow)

'No way!' / 'what?!' — disbelief or surprise

'J'en peux plus' — I can't anymore (laughing too hard or exhausted)

A fight, quarrel, or drama — often viral public arguments

Someone from humble or struggling beginnings — the opposite of a nepo baby

'At the end of the day' / eventually

To meet up or hang out

Tedious, a hassle, too much effort

A fake excuse or trick ('dar um migué' = to pull a fast one)

Lame, weak, uncool

Meme reaction to sad, failed, or awkward moments

'It's too much!' — amazed at something impressive or excessive

'Overpowered' — awesome, top-tier

Friend, buddy ('my padi')

'Personnage non-jouable' — French for NPC; someone bland or passive

'All good' / 'cool' / 'see you' — friendly agreement or goodbye

To root for two people (real or fictional) to be a couple

'I'm shook' — utterly shocked

To tolerate or put up with ('não tanko' = I can't stand it)

'T'inquiète' — don't worry

Crazy person; a fool (often used playfully)

'I love you' in Chinese number slang; 20 May is an unofficial online Valentine's Day

'Awesome', 'skilful', 'smooth' — hype in comments and livestreams

'Awesome' / 'massive' — placed before a noun ('alta fiesta' = amazing party)

'Apparently' / 'rumour has it'

'Ouch' / 'that sucks' — sympathetic or self-pitying reaction

Idiot — but between friends it's an affectionate 'dude'

Being tricked into an impulse buy, especially from online sales ('nabudol ako')

'Ugh' / 'no way' — disappointment or disbelief

Work, a job, or a gig

'Just kidding!' — added after a statement to soften it (also char, chz)

'Hey' / 'mate' — the signature Argentine attention-getter

'You get it?' — added to the end of a sentence to make sure the listener follows

Cool, awesome

Shocked, stunned, gobsmacked