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For example, your sister may be talking on the phone and exclaim, "Whoa! Is he OK?" when discovering your neighbor was in a car accident. Or, your mom and dad may text you an awesome birthday surprise, and you respond with, "Whoa! Amazing!" While the pronunciation is the same, people may also spell whoa as "woah."
British media began referring to the wives and girlfriends of famous footballers as WAGs in the early-to-mid 2000s. The first use of the term likely occurred in 2002, but it rose to prominence during the 2006 World Cup, when the media often used WAGs to refer to Victoria Beckham (wife of David Beckham), Cheryl Cole (now Cheryl Ann Tweedy, former wife of Ashley Cole), and other notable footballers' paramours.
A popular term used to exclaim a mistake; often used right after realizing that you or another person made a mistake; commonly said out loud but also appears in typed or written form.
A workaholic is a person who works incessantly, often in the form of long, hard hours at a job. However, workaholism is not limited to their employment since workaholics may find it hard to stop working at home, whether repairing a broken appliance, doing yard work, etc.
Someone who regularly gets stoned by eating Space cakes, Brownies or space shakes laced with marijuana.
Modern slang evolution of "whip" (car), extended to the more playful "whipper snapper" in certain regional dialects, particularly Washington state. Proof that if you give slang enough time, it will grow extra syllables like a linguistic Pokémon evolution.
British slang for something utterly rubbish, worthless, or offensively terrible. When 'bad' just won't cut it and you need that extra British bite to convey your disappointment, this is your go-to descriptor.
Abbreviation for "What the Pancake," a family-friendly substitute for more colorful expletives. For when you need to express confusion or disbelief but your grandmother is in the Discord.
Midwest slang (especially Milwaukee) popularized by basketball player Bobby Portis, meaning to walk and talk with confidence and style. It's about carrying yourself with swagger while doing literally anything.
A hilariously ineffective search technique where one glances around at eye level, refuses to move any objects, and gives up within 30 seconds while declaring the item 'lost forever.' Named for the historical tradition of Europeans 'discovering' places that millions of people already lived in. The searcher maintains plausible deniability about effort while actually exerting none.
Why are you so weird
what do you want to talk about
What I Love About You
when will you call me
will you please shut up
A casual, street-inflected greeting combining 'what's up' with 'dawg' (friend/buddy), typically exchanged between people trying to sound cooler than they actually are. This Y2K-era salutation peaked somewhere around 2003 but refuses to completely die. Using it today is either ironic nostalgia or evidence you're desperately clinging to a bygone era.
A flexible nonsense word that can mean literally anything depending on context—an enthusiastic adjective, a verb, a greeting, or just random noise. Maximum linguistic chaos with zero commitment to meaning.
A white person sporting an afro hairstyle, creating a glorious crown of curly defiance against their follicular genetics. This rare hair phenomenon deserves its own taxonomic classification.
An aggressively enthusiastic exclamation of excitement, combining "woot" (internet-speak for celebration) with an expletive intensifier for maximum hype. It's the digital equivalent of screaming into the void when good things happen, typically deployed with excessive punctuation. Can also be used sarcastically when things are decidedly not woot-worthy.
Short for 'Wrong Home Boy'—a quick way to say someone's romantic pairing suggestion is completely off-base and won't happen.
Weak tea means "boring gossip" or "lame secret." It is typically used in response to hearing an underwhelming secret or gossip.
A charmingly British way to say "hold on a second," as if time is measured in tiny insect movements rather than standard units. It's the linguistic equivalent of raising one finger while you finish a thought. Perfect for when "wait a minute" sounds too American and you want to add some transatlantic flair to your pause.
An utterly bizarre phrase meaning to smell bad or emit an unpleasant odor. The etymology is mysterious and possibly nonexistent, making it one of those phrases that sounds like it was invented by someone having a fever dream. Nobody knows why wagons are wet or what that has to do with smelling bad, but here we are.
A tongue-in-cheek acronym for Walmart, suggesting it's the unofficial gathering place for people of questionable taste and budget constraints. Ground zero for People of Walmart sightings.