This one can be used in two ways. One is to hype someone up (à la: “Yas, go off, queen”). As of late, however, this has more commonly been used to mean angrily complaining about something.
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Big yike
An extension of the word “yikes” you can use this one when you see something that makes you recoil in mild horror or embarrassment. In scenarios when a simple “yikes” just doesn’t cut it, you can sub in the much more severe “big yikes”.
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That ain’t it
Seen something that makes you wince? Perhaps someone doing something unsavory or taking a prank on a friend just a little too far? Then that just ain’t it. A handy alternative for when you’ve big yikes-ed just one too many times.
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Mutuals
This one is nice and easy, but crops up a lot on social media. If two people are following each other, they are mutuals – be it on Instagram, Twitter, Tiktok or whatever your social media fix of choice is.
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Simp
A hotly contested one, this term is used to refer to someone who does “way too much” for someone they like or are fond of. So someone who is being overly sappy towards another person to win their affections be called a “simp”.
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CEO of
Essentially something that you’re very good at, hence making you the CEO of it. This is a big one on Tiktok and is commonly a comment on what someone did in the video.
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Sleeping on
When you’re not paying enough attention to something or someone, you’re said to be “sleeping on” them.
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Hits different
If something (be it an emotion, song, food, etc.) hits you in a better or new way, it hits different. For example, if you hear the same song before and after heartbreak, it might “hit different” the second time.
This refers to throwing something away from yourself at high velocity. If someone chucks their water bottle across the room into their bag, they’ve “yeeted” it.
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We move
A phrase for when you just keep chugging on, no matter the circumstances. Missed your flight? No matter, we move. It can also be used as an alternative for “yes” when asked to hang out. For example: “Do you want to go grab a coffee?”, “We move”.