English slang - “rank” 🤢

In this context the word “rank” is an informal adjective which means disgusting or very unpleasant.

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English slang - “bounce” 🏃🏻

“Bounce” in this context means to leave.

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🔘 Grand


What does grand mean?


◻️A thousand dollars

   Grand is a popular term that refers to a thousand dollars. 1 grand is equal to 10 Benjamins and is similar to the G and stack terms.
Grand is often used to reference how much you paid for something. The term also appears on the "100 Grand" candy bar.

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I just spent 15 grand on a new car and now my furnace just went out, FML
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🔘 Band


How 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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📌Home and Living Slang You Should Know

✅DIY-Do It Yourself; creating or fixing things independently.
✏️ I love DIY projects for home decor ideas.

✅Cozy-Comfortable and warm; inviting atmosphere.
✏️This blanket makes the couch feel so cozy.

✅Clutter-A messy or disorganized collection of items.
✏️I need to declutter my room this weekend.

✅Pad-A slang term for a home or apartment.
✏️He just moved into a new pad downtown.

✅Nest-A comfortable home, often for a family.
✏️They're creating a nest for their new family.

✅Chill-To relax or hang out in a comfortable space.
✏️Let's chill at my place this weekend.

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🗣’ish’ is very common in spoken English, but do you know how to use it? Watch Sian’s shortish video to learn 5 ways we use ‘ish’ in natural English to make words more vague – less exact! Have you heard the last one being used?

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English slang - “keep it 100” 💯

Keep it 100 means to be completely honest and authentic.

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English slang - “shaft” 🤨

“Shaft” is a verb which means to trick someone or treat them unfairly.

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🔘 H/w

What is h/w short for?


◻️Homework

H/w is a common way to abbreviate homework, which is schoolwork a teacher assigns to students to work on outside of class at home. It may be an essay, book report, presentation, worksheet, or another type of task.
Many students despise h/w because it infringes on their free time outside of school, like going to a movie or hanging out at a friend's house. Nevertheless, students in elementary school to college have to work on h/w, although the way they complete it has changed over the years. For example, students in the 1980s had to complete their work on paper with a pencil, pen, or typewriter; but students in the 2020s often complete and submit their work on a computer via the Internet.
Mostly tweens, teens, and young adults use the abbreviation. You can also remove the slash in the abbreviation to make hw.


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Do you know if that class is going to have a lot of h/w?
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🔘 FPS

What game genre is FPS?

◻️First-person shooter

Gamers use FPS as shorthand for the "first-person shooter" genre. First-person shooters are 3D action games in which players:
View the game's world from their character's limited, first-person perspective
Shoot enemies with a gun or other projectile weapon
Popular FPSes include Call of Duty (CoD), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Half-Life, and Doom. Many FPSes include both player vs. computer (PvC) and player vs. player (PvP) modes, allowing players to play against either the game's AI or other players.


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Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Marathon were some of the first FPS games
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🔘 Whoa

What does whoa mean?

◻️Expression of surprise

Whoa is a common term people use to express surprise or shock at something. You will see or hear it in messages, in emails, online, and in real life (IRL).
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."


❓Example
Whoa! I had no idea they got engaged!
Ya, they kept it a secret for a while
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🔘 Big Mad

What does big mad mean?

◻️Very angry


Big mad is another way to say that you are furious with someone or something. For example, you might be big mad at your sister after she ruins your favorite shirt, or you might be big mad that you didn't get a promotion at work.
Big mad arose in popularity in 2017 along with "big yikes," which is an exaggeration of "yikes." Most people use it on social media when posting about their frustration, while some may also say it aloud in person when ranting.
If you encounter someone who is big mad, you should probably give them space to chill. Or, if they are looking to vent, you can listen and empathize with their plight.


❓Example
I'm big mad. I can't believe she said that about my bf after she just met him
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🔘 Bounce


What does bounce mean in CCGs?


◻️Return a card to a player's hand

  In Hearthstone, Magic: The Gathering (MTG), and other CCGs, to bounce a card means to return it from the battlefield to its owner's hand. For example, the MTG card Unsummon allows you to bounce an in-play creature (and is MTG's most iconic bounce spell).

There are many reasons a player might want to bounce an in-play card (usually a minion or creature) to their own or their opponent's hand. When used on an opponent's creature, a bounce spell acts as a soft removal spell, buying time in which you can either defeat your opponent or topdeck a permanent answer to their creature. Using a bounce spell on your own creature can protect it from your opponent's removal or allow you to re-use the creature's Battlecry or "enters the battlefield" (ETB) ability.

What is the difference between a bounce spell and a blink spell?

In MTG, bounce spells and blink spells are similar yet different. A bounce spell returns a card to its owner's hand, while a blink spell causes a card to temporarily leave and then re-enter the battlefield. However, a blinked card never returns to its owner's hand and does not have to be replayed. This makes blink spells a better choice than bounce spells for abusing "enters the battlefield" abilities.


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I'll bounce your Grizzly Bears with Echoing Truth and attack
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🔘 CGPT


What is CGPT short for?


◻️ChatGPT

Those discussing the AI chatbot ChatGPT may shorten the bot's name to CGPT. For example, you might see CGPT used in a forum post discussing ChatGPT's "conversational prowess," or a news article describing the chatbot's "factual errors."

What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT (which is itself short for Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) is a chatbot developed by OpenAI. When a user chats with ChatGPT, the bot uses algorithms to analyze a large database of original textual sources (including news articles, books, websites, and more), searching for text and patterns related to the user's message. It then uses the information and patterns it discovers to generate a response.

After CGPT was released in November 2022, nerds around the world began having conversations with the bot. They also used CGPT to write computer programs, stories, essays, emails, and other content, as well as answer factual questions. While CGPT is more advanced than its chatbot predecessors, it still has some flaws, including a tendency to "hallucinate" content - providing information that sounds convincing and correct, but is actually inaccurate.

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I got CGPT to tell me World War II is still happening the other day

I keep trying to get it to tell me its favorite ice cream flavor. No success so far
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🔘 420


What does 420 mean?


◻️Marijuana

420 is a code name for pot or marijuana that is pronounced "4-20." The term may refer to buying or smoking weed or to the counterculture day celebrated on April 20 (4/20).

Potheads see 4/20 as a day to celebrate weed and get high. The day most likely sees record sales in snacks due to the munchies.


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I saw an ad in the paper for an apartment that is 420 friendly
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🔘 DYK


What does DYK stand for?


◻️Did you know

DYK is an acronym that stands for "did you know" or "do you know". It is typically used in text messages or online on social sites or chatrooms.
DYK will most likely only appear at the beginning of a sentence. It is helpful for saving space when asking a question about someone's knowledge of a situation.

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DYK that Michelle was nominated for homecoming queen?
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🔘 JS


What does JS stand for?


◻️Just saying

JS is a way to clarify that what you are saying is to make a point and shouldn't be taken too personally. For example, if you try to share a hard truth with a friend, you might preface the statement with "JS."
Most people use JS online when messaging or emailing. However, they may also use it in texts when sharing something that could be taken offensively.
JS is obscure and may be used as an abbreviation or acronym for other things, such as "JavaScript" and "Jordan shoes." Therefore, be careful who you send it to because it will most likely confuse them.

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Hey, I am JS ... I think you could really use a vacation
I think so, too
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🔘 Bruh


What does bruh mean?


◻️Friend

Bruh is another way to refer to a friend (typically male) that is a variation of bro, similar to "dude." People often use it when exasperated or surprised by something someone (guy or girl) did or said. For example, your buddy may say something so stupid that all you can muster is "bruh" (like SMH).
Origin of bruh
Some sources date "bruh" back to the 19th century as a shortened form for "brother" (particularly in the Black community) that extended to the 20th century. It then gained a resurgence in the 1990s among laid-back skaters and surfers, along with brah and broham, as a way to address each other (typically in a friendly manner).
However, in the 2020s, teenagers and kids began using it confrontationally when reacting to something they disagreed with or were surprised about. For example, if a mom interrupts her kid's video game to tell him to clean his room, he might reply with, "Bruh!"


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bruh, wuts good?
nm, u?
jc, my man!
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🔘 Banger


What is a banger?


◻️An awesome, energetic piece of media

People typically use the term banger to refer to a high-energy, tightly-crafted song. Bangers are often but definitely not always pop songs, featuring highly infectious beats. Whatever the genre, the true mark of a banger is that it makes listeners want to get up and dance - or at the very least, bang their head in time with the music.

Over time, Internet users have expanded banger's meaning such that it can be applied to almost any form of media. For example, a fan of Adventure Time might say a very good episode of that show is a banger. In this sense, banger now means "awesome" or "a classic," in addition to its original, music-specific meaning.

Other meanings of banger

The word banger has a few other meanings, which are used less frequently than the one described above. For instance, in the UK, banger is another word for "sausage." Also, those discussing members of a gang may refer to the gang members as "bangers," which is short for "gang bangers." Context should help you sort out whether you're discussing media, sausage, gangsters, or something else entirely.


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Did you put on the new Janelle Monáe single yet? What a banger!
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Slang for bills 💵💵💵

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