Expression USED Very frequently BY young people
To 'hang out with a friend' means to spend time with a friend.
"Hey, wanna hang out this evening?" "I want to, but I have work. How about tomorrow?" "Okay, sounds good!"
Expression USED Very frequently BY young people
To 'hang out with a friend' means to spend time with a friend.
"Hey, wanna hang out this evening?" "I want to, but I have work. How about tomorrow?" "Okay, sounds good!"
Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone
When you say that something is 'not your cup of tea', you mean that it's not something you enjoy or like; it's not your thing. You can use 'that' or 'it' or name the thing that isn't your cup of tea, or even simply say 'Not my cup of tea!'
'Do you want to play tennis with us?' 'No thanks, that's not my cup of tea' OR 'It's not my cup of tea' OR 'Tennis isn't my cup of tea' OR 'Not my cup of tea'
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Slang USED On Occasion BY Everyone
To be caught up on something.
"Can you bring me up to speed on the current economic situation?"
Emoji USED On Occasion BY young people
Can be used to display a sense of passive-aggressiveness.
"Should we just go with my idea then?" "Sure 🙃"
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English
North ,
United Kingdom
Slang USED On Occasion BY Northerners
Alone or on your own.
"Did you go into town with your friend." "No I was on my tod."
English
English speaking countries
Expression USED Frequently BY Most People
Used to encourage someone to remain positive.
"Have you heard back from the job yet?" "No." "Well, keep your chin up, you'll hear soon!"
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Abbreviation USED Frequently BY Millenials
(welcome back) • An acronym of 'Welcome Back'. It was mostly typed in messaging/chat applications, but may also be spoken aloud in-person when someone returns.
"Be right back." ... "I'm back."
Abbreviation USED Very frequently BY Millenials
An abbreviation of 'be right back'. It was most often used online in various messaging platforms, but is now often spoken aloud in-person when needing to temporarily leave a group or a room within the need of explanation (such as needing to use the toilet).
"Brb." ... "Okay, I'm back." "Welcome back."
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English
| Southern US
Southern US,
United States
Slang USED Very frequently BY Older Generations
Fixin' to (Fixing to) means 'about to' or 'going to' in the near future.
"Have you taken out the trash yet?" "I'm fixin' to."
English
Southern States,
United States
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
A contraction of 'you all', most often used as a second-person plural pronoun. It can also be used as an interjection to direct an emotion towards a small group of people as a reaction, or to attract attention. As an interjection, it is most commonly used either in anger or appreciation with a difference in inflection and tone to reflect this.
"Y'all are acting silly"
English
English speaking countries
Abbreviation USED Frequently BY Young People
Used when texting, short for ''what do you do?''.
''Hey! Wdy?''
Slang USED Very frequently BY Almost Everyone
(n.) • A generally informal word meaning £1000
"I wouldn't mind a spare couple grand to spend on a holiday."
"I wouldn't mind a spare couple thousand pounds to spend on a holiday."
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English
England,
English speaking countries
Slang USED Frequently BY Quite common, a lot originate from cockney rhyming slang
Expressions related to money used in England: *a quid (a pound) *lady godiva/deep sea diver(£5) *a pony (£25) *a ton (£100) *a monkey (£500) *a grand (£1000)
"Give us the moolah!"
"Give us the money!"
Slang USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone
Meant in jest, to say that someone is so rich they could print their own money.
"They're absolutely minted!"
English
California,
United States
Expression USED Very frequently BY Some People
Expression to say goodbye. The California way we blend English & Spanish daily.
“See you later.” “Hasta la toodles!”
Submitted August 2020 by solmaam
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English
| Brummie
West Midlands,
United Kingdom
Expression USED Frequently BY Working class and older generations
A way of saying ‘goodbye’ or ‘see you later’ used colloquially by people in the West Midlands, particularly common in Brummie and Black Country dialects.
"Tara-a-bit, bab!"
Submitted August 2020 by emperormoth
Idiom USED On Rare Occasion BY Some People
Destined to happen, as if there were no personal control and the future were predetermined by an external force.
“Their blossoming love was written in the stars.“
Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone
Dead and buried. The expression can be used in the literal sense or a metaphorical one. Six feet refers to the depth at which a deceased person would be buried.
"We both moved on. Our relationship is six feet under."
Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone
Being wasted or lost, likely to the end of being ruined.
"It was a bad investment, our money went down the drain."
Word USED On Occasion BY Everyone
(adj.) • Showing no emotion in facial expression.
"He was stone-faced as he listened to his brother's appeal for money."
