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🔘 SoftmaxxingWhat is softmaxxing?
◻️Making minor beauty improvements
Softmaxxing is when a person attempts to make minor improvements to their physical appearance. Examples of softmaxxing include changing your diet, slightly squinting your eyes or pushing your tongue to your mouth to accentuate your jawline (known as "mewing").
You will likely see softmaxxers online, whether it be on social media (e.g., influencers), in fashion forums, or within incel communities. For example, a model may provide softmaxxing techniques to her followers on Instagram.
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Craig has been acting weird recently
Yeah, he's been softmaxxing for his wedding in June
Ah, that explains why he's constantly chewing gum to improve his jawline
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Adam's ale = water.
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Example: We have no beer or wine, but I can offer you some Adam's ale.
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🔘 Bust A CapWhat does bust a cap mean?
◻️To shoot a gun
Bust a cap is a phrase that means "to shoot a gun," typically in the direction of a person to injure or kill him. It became popular in the mid-2000s in rap culture to brag about toughness or threaten other rappers.
While the term was heavily used in the 2000s by rappers, it was not coined by them. The phrase comes from "burst a cap," which dates back to the 1800s to describe the discharging of a firearm. The phrase was even used in the 1969 film True Grit when Ned Pepper says "I never busted a cap on a woman or nobody under sixteen."
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I'm gonna bust a cap in his face
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🔘 MoochWhat does mooch mean?
◻️To freeload
Mooch means to freeload. It describes the act of living off of someone else's resources or hard work, or to borrow without the intent to pay back.
Mooching is a common practice among lazy people who don't want to earn their way through life. There are varying degrees of mooching. It can be as bad as manipulating someone into paying for thousands of dollars of purchases or just eating french fries off of a person's plate. One of the more common mooches is sleeping on someone's couch.
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Forget your wallet and gonna mooch again, John?
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🔘 IMOWhat does IMO stand for in messages and online?
◻️In my opinion
IMO is an acronym that stands for "in my opinion," which is a quick way to share what you think. People commonly use IMO at the beginning or end of a sentence to share an opinion.
The acronym is often used in places where discussions take place, such as forums and in texts. It has also become popular on social sites like Facebook and Twitter as more social and political opinions are being expressed.
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IMO, Macs are easier to use than PCs
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🔘 Turn UpWhat does turn up mean?
◻️To get crazy
A term used to describe how things are about to get wild, crazy, and possibly out of control; can refer to something bad that's about to happen, such as a fight, or something good that's about to happen, such as a party starting to get awesome.
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Someone needs to turn up this joint or I'm outta here!
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Cuppa
Cup of tea or coffee ☕
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Loner is a person who prefers to be alone or avoids the company of others.
Example: I had always been a loner, and I hated sharing an apartment when I went to college.
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Zapped: In slang or informal language, to be zapped can mean to be exhausted or drained of energy. For example, “After a long day at work, I feel completely zapped.”
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🔘 FOMOWhat is FOMO?
◻️Fear of missing out
FOMO is the fear of missing out on something exciting, memorable, or just plain better than what you are currently experiencing. For example, if your friends are going to a concert together but you are stuck at a work meeting, you might experience FOMO.
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I decided to go to the game, even though it's likely going to be a blowout. My FOMO is too high
I hear ya. I would go too if I had the money
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🔘 WOATWhat does WOAT stand for?
◻️Worst of all time
WOAT is an acronym that stands for "Worst of all time," which is the opposite of the more common GOAT acronym that stands for "Greatest of all time." The acronym may be used to describe anything that is terrible, whether it be an athlete, food, or piece of technology.
You will often see the acronym in sports discussions in a joking manner to contrast the GOAT acronym, which is used so often to argue about who's the best athlete. The acronym may also commonly appear in forums or on social media to discuss the worst people or things they have experienced.
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Wow, he is the WOAT. I can't believe he's still in the league
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A misunderstanding with her boyfriend 📲
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🔘 Gate LiceWhat does gate lice mean?
◻️People congregating around an airport gate
Lice makes everyone's skin crawl, and "gate lice" does the same for seasoned airplane travelers. Gate lice refers to passengers who get up and stand around a gate waiting to board the airplane instead of waiting for the gate attendant to announce their seating zone.
Veteran flyers get annoyed by gate lice because they congest the entrance for other passengers, possibly causing confusion and leading to longer wait times. For example, people waiting for their seat might be unable to hear their zone called or see a sign displaying the zone because of all the gate lice in their way.
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Aren't you seated in zone 2? They called it 5 minutes ago
I didn't even know my zone was called with all the gate lice noise
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🔘 WhatchaWhat does whatcha mean?
◻️What are you
Whatcha is a commonly spoken and written abbreviation that combines "what are you" (or "what do you") into a single word. For example, you may ask your friend, "whatcha doin'?" or "whatcha thinkin'?"
You will likely hear or see whatcha in casual contexts, like gotcha, but it is so common that you may also hear or see it in more professional environments. Some instances include a conversation with a neighbor, a DM, or a text message.
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whatcha doin tonite?
n2m. u?
nuthin. u wanna get some food?
bet
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🔘 DM SlideWhat is a DM slide?
◻️Direct message to a crush
A DM slide is a direct message (DM) sent to a crush on a social platform, such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. The DM is a sly way to privately message a person instead of via a user's public profile.
Since DMs are private messages (PM), people often use the DM feature to communicate with others about a sensitive matter. In the case of most DM slides, they are messages where users shoot their shots.
Typically, people who just met are the ones to perform a DM slide. However, people who are friends with someone but are also too nervous to ask their friend out may do a DM slide.
As a heads up, you cannot slide into a user's DMs without being mutuals with them (following each other). Also, if the recipient does not reciprocate your feelings, they may label you as a creeper.
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I can't believe Lawrence's DM slide was successful. He got a date this Saturday
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🔘 ClappedWhat does clapped mean as an insult?
◻️Beaten
To get clapped means to get hit, beaten, or otherwise wrecked. This slang term derives from a lesser-known definition of clap - which can mean to slap someone.
People also use clapped to call someone or something ugly. (e.g. "Rob's looking clapped today.") In this case, the implication is the clapped thing looks as though it has been repeatedly slapped or punched. This use of clapped can be extended to "clapped out," a phrase used to describe especially beat-up looking cars and machinery.
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Ooh, he just got clapped!
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Barbie
Barbecue
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Sheila
Woman
Ex: "That Sheila over there is a friend of mine."
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"Loaded" = wealthy, rich.
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Example: All those owners of Las Vegas casinos are really loaded.
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🔘 CRAFTWhat does CRAFT stand for?
◻️Can't remember a freakin' thing
CRAFT stands for "can't remember a freakin' thing." If you're drawing a blank on a particular fact or topic, you can tell the person you're chatting with that you CRAFT.
However, because CRAFT is an uncommon acronym, using it in a chat, email, or text message may confuse the person you're talking to. For example, if someone asks you what you did last night, and you say that you CRAFT, the person might think you spent your evening knitting or creating jewelry.
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I have to take the test tomorrow, and I feel like I CRAFT!
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🔘 ChungusWhat does chungus mean?
◻️A cute, chunky creature
Chungus means a cute, chunky creature. While the term was originally popularized by video game journalist Jim Sterling and online gamers, its use has increased and morphed such that you might hear someone at your local park shout "Look at that chungus!" while pointing at an adorably fat squirrel.
When Sterling began using the term chungus, it had no actual meaning. A Redditor named GaryTheTaco, however, paired the term with an image of an overweight Bugs Bunny, creating a mock-up for a fake PS4 game called Big Chungus. This image eventually went viral, leading to chungus's association with cartooinshly overweight creatures.
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Aw, look at that squirrel. It's a chungus among us
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🔘 BandHow much is a band?
◻️One thousand dollars
A band is one thousand dollars, also known as a grand, stack, or G. The term comes from the band placed around a stack of cash to hold it together.
Band is often used in contexts where money is being bragged about, such as a club or rap song. The term is typically seen as "bands", which refers to multiple thousands of dollars. If the band contains more than 1G, say 10Gs, then it may be called a "10G band" or "10K band."
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He be flauntin' those bands filling his hands
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