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PHRASE | WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS |
WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS |
Glow Up | On fire | A term used to describe how someone has improved from where they used to be. |
Main Character | The star of the movie | No movie script in sight - this is simply just being the centre of attention and owning it. |
Understood the assignment | A CIA agent doing their job | If someone tells you that you “understood the assignment” that means that you did something well and understood what you are supposed to do. |
Hits different | Plays a game different to others | Something received in a positive and unique way. |
Slay | Cut open | When someone is killing it (doing a good job). Often used in the term ‘slay all day’. |
Slaps | Hitting | A shortcode of saying it’s really good. |
Bet | Put money on something | A shortcode for saying “yes” or “OK” or “it’s on”. |
Stan | A guy’s name | This term is often used to refer to your support of something - you stand with/ for something. |
Facts | Information that is factually correct | Shortcode for saying something is true. |
Tea | Preferably Barry’s. Enjoyed with milk and sugar. | Refers to gossip aka spilling the tea. |
Cap / No Cap | A bottle with a lid/ without a lid | Cap is a word that means a lie. If someone says “no cap” it means something like “I’m being totally honest”. |
W or L | Letters in the alphabet | Shorthand for “win” - as in a good thing, or “loss” as in a bad thing. |
Ghost | The spirit of a dead person | Often used in dating, ghosting means to stop talking to someone without telling the person that you’re doing that. |
Big yikes | OK - maybe you know this one.. | …yup, it’s bad. Like really bad. |