AMERICAN SLANG
From y’all to jawn
Modern online language and regional expressions from across the United States.
Stylish clothing, accessories or overall fashion.
A casual term for a person, friend or man.
Overly dramatic, elaborate or excessive.
A response strongly agreeing that a statement is true.
Close friends, relatives or a trusted group treated like family.
A person intensely craving or obsessing over something; also used as a verb for craving.
Planning or about to do something, originating in African American English.
A secondary, more private Instagram account.
Excellent, exciting or highly impressive.
Preparing or intending to do something soon.
Perfectly styled or very attractive, popularised by the phrase on fleek.
Show off possessions, success, ability or status.
Stylish, attractive or cool.
A playful form of for sure associated with early-2000s hip-hop slang.
Stylish, attractive or newly impressive.
A joking name for a very cold can of Diet Coke or similar canned drink enjoyed as a treat.
Becoming bold, energetic or willing to take a risk.
An exaggerated meme version of an extremely confident, muscular or admirable man.
A noticeable positive transformation in appearance, confidence or circumstances.
A long filled sandwich, especially in parts of New England.
A playful blend of grey and buzz cut, referring to a grey buzz-cut hairstyle or its wearer.
Trying intensely to make something happen, usually with determined or exaggerated effort.
Very or a lot, strongly associated with Northern California.
A long filled sandwich, especially in New York-area speech.
Depending on context, hit my line or hate my life.
A long filled sandwich, especially associated with Philadelphia and nearby areas.
A close friend or trusted person from one's neighbourhood or community.
A boast disguised as a complaint or modest comment.
A playful term of address combining honey and a stronger drag-culture term; use with cultural awareness.
A deliberately unserious slang term for girls or women, often used in meme speech.
A reaction to something overwhelmingly funny, awkward or unbelievable.
A reaction meaning something is extremely funny, shocking or embarrassing.
Something is so funny that the speaker feels unable to cope.
A phrase highlighting the most noticeable or amusing feature of something.
Unreliable, poorly made or awkwardly functioning.
A flexible Philadelphia-area noun that can refer to a person, place, object or event.