Before tight gained its more generic meaning of "awesome" or "cool," it was used to refer to a person or group performing with complete control. If you've ever heard the phrase "running a tight ship," you're familiar with tight's original meaning. In the world of music, when an orchestra's musicians are in perfect sync with one another, their performance is also referred to as tight.

📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Beginner

Ss

You'll commonly see SS used on platforms like Reddit, Twitter, and Discord, where space is limited, such as when discussing SS's motion controls, its unique story, or its use of the flying bird companion, Loftwing. Players also use SS when sharing experiences about the game's exploration and puzzle mechanics or discussing its place in the timeline of theZeldaseries. SS is one of many game abbreviations in the community, along withBOTW,TP, andOOT.

📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Beginner

stank

An overwhelmingly terrible smell, or the unfortunate talent for creating such a smell—it's the opposite of fresh and it announces itself before you do.

📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Translate This Term

See “ianalb ” in Corporate Speak, Gen-Z Slang, Pirate Speak, and more.

Try the Translator

Share This Term

Post on X Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn

Discover a Term

Advanced

eccentric overload

Training the lowering phase of a movement with more weight than you can actually lift, typically with assistance on the ...