The motherland of the English language, where slang is practically a national sport. From Cockney rhyming slang to modern street talk, the UK has been inventing words and bending grammar since before Shakespeare made it cool.
Janna
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United States
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"Mewing is basically the act of typing your jawline, pressing your lips in a way so your jawline is very prominent and your cheekbones are kind of prominent as well, like you suck in your cheeks to define your cheekbones a bit more so to quote-unquote look more attractive, to mug someone in the future basically so it's just the act of mewing to enhance your jawline in the long run and cheekbones an example would be that bro really thinks mewing for two weeks can change his face structure"
Janna
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United States
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"Drip is basically your clothes but like or your appearance but it's just like very stylish you know looking good looking let's say it doesn't have to be expensive but you just look really good and stylish that's basically you having drip. An example would be damn did you see his fit today he's got mad drip"
Janna
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United States
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"brain rot refers to basically really dumb content like on social media that makes absolutely no sense by the way but it just- it can be catchy, it just takes over your brain aka brain rot, rotting your brain an example would be, oh my god, tung tung tung sahur tra la la tra la la is probably the worst form of brain rot I have ever seen"
Janna
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United States
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"Valid means okay, that's good, basically it's an agreement. Good, acceptable, approves, all of that, that's basically what valid means. An example would be, guys, here's my hot take on colors. Orange and navy blue actually go pretty well together. You just need to have like the right shades. And then someone will go like, oh yeah, valid."
Janna
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United States
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"Twin is basically, you know, your close friend, someone who maybe resembles you a lot, you have a lot in common with, just like a very close friend. You know, you're like twins, but obviously you're not, so twin. An example would be, oh my god, I just saw this post on my FYP right now. You're literally twin."
Mewing
Pressing your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, supposedly to sharpen your jawline over time. It blew up online as a free glow-up trick, half fitness tip and half meme, with people silently mewing in photos and refusing to talk so they do not break form.
Valid
Calling a take or a feeling valid is a quick stamp of approval, saying it makes total sense and you are right to feel that way. A small word that does a lot of supportive heavy lifting.
Twin
Calling your close friend twin is the top tier of besthood, saying you two are so in sync you might as well be twins. Often just twin on its own as a hype-filled greeting.
Brainrot
What happens when you spend so long scrolling TikTok, watching Skibidi Toilet, and absorbing meme culture that your vocabulary starts sounding like a corrupted hard drive. If you've ever said "sigma rizz" out loud without irony, congratulations, the brainrot got you. Both a diagnosis and a badge of honour depending on who you ask. Oxford declared it their 2024 word of the year, which is poetic honestly.
Drip
Two meanings, two moods. As an older insult, a drip is a boring, annoying little wet blanket who sucks the life out of the room. The newer meaning is the total opposite, drip is your style, the fit, the jewellery, the whole look when it’s looking seriously sharp and pricey. Context matters or you’ll accidentally start beef.