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100 Informal Slang Words English Learners Should Understand

March 5, 2026

100 Informal Slang Words English Learners Should Understand

No. Term Definition
1. AFK away from keyboard; temporarily offline
2. Aight all right; okay
3. All-nighter staying awake all night
4. Amaze-balls extremely amazing
5. Aww reaction to something cute
6. Bae romantic partner; before anyone else
7. Bail leave suddenly; cancel plans
8. Basic mainstream; unoriginal
9. Beat tired; exhausted
10. Bet okay; agreed; for sure
11. Big yikes strong embarrassment or disapproval
12. Binge-watch watch many episodes in a row
13. Bummer disappointing situation
14. Bussin really tasty; excellent
15. Buzzkill person who ruins the mood
16. Cap lie; not true
17. Catch feelings start developing romantic feelings
18. Chill relax; calm down
19. Clap back respond sharply to criticism
20. Clout influence; popularity
21. Cram study intensely at last minute
22. Crash fall asleep suddenly
23. Cringe embarrassing; awkward
24. Crowd-pleaser something most people like
25. Cuppa a cup of tea or coffee
26. Ditch abandon; leave behind
27. DM private message online
28. Dope very good; cool
29. Down bad desperate; especially romantically
30. Drag criticize harshly
31. Dude informal term for a person
32. Ew expression of disgust
33. Extra overly dramatic; too much
34. Facepalm gesture of frustration or embarrassment
35. Flex show off
36. Flop failure; not successful
37. FOMO fear of missing out
38. Ghost suddenly stop replying; disappear
39. GOAT greatest of all time
40. Gonna going to
41. Goof off waste time; fool around
42. Grind work hard consistently
43. Hangry angry because hungry
44. Hella very; a lot
45. Hit me up contact me
46. Hot mess chaotic person or situation
47. Hype excitement; promotion
48. I dunno I do not know
49. Iffy uncertain; questionable
50. IMO in my opinion
51. IRL in real life
52. Janky poorly made; unreliable
53. JK just kidding
54. Kinda somewhat; sort of
55. Knockout very attractive person
56. Legit genuine; real
57. Lit exciting; excellent
58. LOL laughing out loud
59. Low-key subtle; not obvious
60. Make out kiss passionately
61. Meh so-so; unimpressed
62. Mic drop confident finish; boastful exit
63. Mood relatable feeling; same
64. Nah no
65. Nail it do perfectly
66. No biggie not a big deal
67. Nope no
68. Not gonna lie to be honest
69. NVM never mind
70. Obvi obviously
71. Off the hook excellent; amazing
72. OK boomer dismissive reply to older views
73. On point exactly right; excellent
74. Out of pocket inappropriate; out of line
75. Over it tired of it; done
76. PDA public displays of affection
77. Pet peeve small thing that annoys you
78. Pick-me seeks attention by pleasing others
79. Plot twist unexpected change in events
80. Pog impressive; exciting
81. Props proper respect; credit
82. Pushy too aggressive; insistent
83. Random unexpected; unrelated
84. Real talk serious, honest conversation
85. Receipts proof; evidence
86. Ride or die loyal supporter; close friend
87. RIP rest in peace; used jokingly too
88. Roast tease; mock humorously
89. Salty bitter; annoyed
90. Savage brutally honest; impressive
91. Selfie photo of yourself
92. Shady suspicious; untrustworthy
93. Ship support a couple romantically
94. Sick awesome; impressive
95. Simp overly devoted to someone
96. Skint having no money
97. Slay do extremely well; look great
98. Srsly seriously
99. Stan obsessive fan; strongly support
100. Sus suspicious
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