FLUENT, UNFORTUNATELY
Zack’s Slang Dictionary.
What the words actually mean, then what they mean about you. Compiled by a 40-something man who watched 400 hours of TikTok “for work”.
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WORD OF THE DAY
NOUN / ADJECTIVE · MOSTLY IRONIC, THANKFULLY1 NOV
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Means: A self-styled lone wolf. Usually joking.
Zack: A man who eats lunch alone and thinks it’s a personality. Sometimes it’s just lunch.
MOST LOOKED UP
DeluluConfident about a plan reality has not approved.ADJECTIVERizzCharm. Yours is in airplane mode.NOUN / VERBAuraPresence. Yours is overdrawn.NOUNMidAverage. The kindest word anyone will use about your podcast.ADJECTIVENPCA person with no main storyline. Says “k”.NOUNThe ickA sudden, permanent turn-off. You have caused several.NOUNSituationshipA relationship with none of the paperwork.NOUNTouch grassGo outside. The grass has filed a missing-person report.PHRASE
THE FULL DICTIONARY / 39 WORDS AND COUNTING
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- Cap / No cap Cap is a lie. No cap is a lie with emphasis.
- Caught in 4K Caught red-handed, in high definition.
- Chat, is this real? Talking to a livestream audience you don’t have.
- Clocked Noticed. Saw straight through you.
- Cooked In serious trouble, beyond saving.
- Copium The comforting lie you tell yourself after losing.
- -core An aesthetic. Add it to any word and it becomes a lifestyle.
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FOR ADULTS TRYING TO KEEP UP AND TEENAGERS CHECKING ZACK IS WRONG. HE IS NOT.