Everyday Conversation Slang

💬 Everyday Conversation Slang

What’s up? - “How are you?” / “What’s happening?"
"Hey man, what’s up?”
Hang out - Spend time together casually
”Wanna hang out this weekend?”
Chill - Relaxed or relaxing
”Let’s just chill at my place”
No biggie - “No problem"
"Forgot my wallet.” “No biggie, I got you.”
My bad - “My mistake"
"My bad, I thought you left already.”
For real? - “Seriously?” (Seeking confirmation)
“You’re moving? For real?”
Same here - “I agree” / “Me too"
"I’m exhausted.” “Same here.”
No way! - “That’s unbelievable!"
"I won the lottery!” “No way!”
You good? - “Are you okay?"
"You look upset - you good?”
I’m down - “I’m interested” / “I agree"
"Wanna see a movie?” “I’m down!”
Hit me up - “Contact me"
"Hit me up when you’re free”
Totally - “Completely” (agreement)
“That movie was awesome.” “Totally!”
Nah - “No” (casual)
“Want more pizza?” “Nah, I’m good.”
Sorta - “Sort of"
"You tired?” “Sorta, but I can stay out.”
Gotta - “Got to” (necessity)
“I gotta leave by 8”
Kinda - “Kind of"
"I kinda like this song”
Lemme - “Let me"
"Lemme check my calendar”
Gimme - “Give me"
"Gimme a sec to think”
Wanna - “Want to"
"Wanna grab coffee?”
Dunno - “Don’t know"
"Where’s Sarah?” “Dunno, haven’t seen her.”
Sup? - Short for “What’s up?"
"Sup? Haven’t seen you in ages!”
How’s it going? - “How are you?"
"Hey Mark, how’s it going?”
Long time no see - “Haven’t seen you in a while"
"Long time no see! Where you been?”
Whatcha doing? - “What are you doing?"
"Whatcha doing this weekend?”
Same old - “Nothing new"
"How’s work?” “Same old.”
For sure - “Definitely"
"Can you help me move?” “For sure!”
Tell me about it - “I completely agree"
"Traffic is awful.” “Tell me about it!”
I feel you - “I understand"
"Work’s been stressful.” “I feel you.”
No doubt - “Absolutely"
"This is the best burger.” “No doubt!”
You know it - Strong agreement
”Ready for vacation?” “You know it!”
Not really - Soft “no"
"Do you like sushi?” “Not really.”
I’m good - Polite refusal
”More coffee?” “I’m good, thanks.”
Hard pass - Strong refusal
”Wanna skydive?” “Hard pass.”
Nope - Casual “no"
"Did you finish the report?” “Nope.”
Not my thing - “I don’t enjoy this"
"You like jazz?” “Not my thing.”
Later - “Goodbye” / “See you later"
"I’m heading out. Later!”
Rain check - Postponing plans
”Can I take a rain check?”
ASAP - “As soon as possible"
"Need this done ASAP!”
All day - “Constantly” / “For hours"
"I’ve been working all day.”
24/7 - “All the time"
"This store is open 24/7.”
Seriously? - Disbelief
”She quit? Seriously?”
Get out! - Surprise
”I won tickets!” “Get out!”
Bummer - Disappointment
”Rain canceled the picnic? Bummer.”
Jeez - Frustration/surprise
”Jeez, take a chill pill!”
Oh snap! - Surprise (mild)
“Oh snap! Forgot my wallet.”
Killing it - Doing great
”You’re killing it at work!”
Looking sharp - Well-dressed
”New suit? Looking sharp!”
Props - Respect
”Props for finishing the marathon!”
You rock - Strong praise
”You fixed my computer? You rock!”
Nailed it - Perfect execution
”That presentation? Nailed it!”
Starving - Very hungry
”I’m starving - let’s eat!”
Wiped out - Exhausted
”After that hike, I’m wiped out.”
Pumped - Excited
”I’m pumped for the concert!”
Crash - Sleep suddenly
”I need to crash for a bit.”
Zoned out - Not paying attention
”Sorry, I zoned out.”
Broke - No money
”Can’t go out - I’m broke.”
Spot me - Temporary loan
”Can you spot me $20?”
Splurge - Spend extravagantly
”I splurged on these shoes.”
Strapped - Low on money
”Can’t afford it - I’m strapped.”
Hook me up - Give a deal
”Can you hook me up with tickets?”
Ghosted - Ignored digitally
”She ghosted my texts.”
Left on read - Message seen but unanswered
”He left me on read for days.”
Vibe check - Assess mood/situation
”This party needs a vibe check.”
IRL - “In real life"
"We met IRL last week.”
TTYL - “Talk to you later"
"Gotta run - TTYL!”
Ride - Car
”Nice new ride!”
Hop in - Enter vehicle
”Hop in, I’ll drive.”
Bail - Leave suddenly
”It’s late, I’m gonna bail.”
Shotgun - Front passenger seat
”I call shotgun!”
Leg it - Walk quickly
”No bus? We’ll have to leg it.”
Grub - Food
”Let’s get some grub.”
Munchies - Hunger (often after cannabis)
“I’ve got serious munchies.”
Comfort food - Nostalgic meals
”Mac and cheese is my comfort food.”
Grab a bite - Get food
”Wanna grab a bite?”
On me - “I’ll pay"
"This round’s on me.”
Grind - Hard work
”Back to the daily grind.”
Slack off - Avoid work
”Stop slacking off!”
Nailed it - Did perfectly
”That interview? Nailed it!”
Bombed - Failed badly
”I totally bombed the test.”
Pull an all-nighter - Work all night
”Had to pull an all-nighter.”
Vibing - Getting along well
”We’re really vibing tonight.”
Third wheel - Extra person in duo
”I felt like a third wheel.”
It’s complicated - Relationship status
”Are you dating?” “It’s complicated.”
DTR - “Define the relationship"
"We need to DTR.”
Ghost - Cut off contact
”After 3 dates, he ghosted me.”
Under the weather - Sick
”I’m feeling under the weather.”
Pig out - Eat excessively
”We pigged out at the buffet.”
Burnout - Extreme exhaustion
”I’ve got total work burnout.”
Chill pill - Relaxation suggestion
”Dude, take a chill pill.”
Zonked - Completely exhausted
”After that workout, I’m zonked.”
My jam - Favorite thing
”80s music is my jam.”
Throw shade - Subtle insult
”She threw shade at my outfit.”
Spill the tea - Share gossip
”Come on, spill the tea!”
By the book - Follow rules exactly
”He does everything by the book.”
On point - Perfect
”Your outfit is on point.”
Wack - Bad
”This pizza is wack.”
The works - Everything included
”I want the burger with the works.”
Easy peasy - Very easy
”This recipe is easy peasy.”
No sweat - “No problem"
"Need help?” “No sweat!”
You do you - “Be yourself"
"Don’t like my style? You do you.”
Hang tight - Wait patiently
”Hang tight, I’ll be there in 5”
Catch flak - Receive criticism
”I caught flak for being late”
Spill - Share information
”Come on, spill the details!”
Throw hands - Fight physically
”They almost threw hands at the bar”
Vibe with - Connect with someone
”I really vibe with your friends”
Glitchy - Malfunctioning
”My phone’s been glitchy all day”
Unsend - Delete a sent message
”I wish I could unsend that text”
Doomscroll - Obsessively read bad news
”I doomscrolled all night”
TL;DR - “Too long; didn’t read"
"TL;DR: We broke up”
IRL - “In real life"
"We first met IRL at the concert”
Hustle - Work hard
”Side hustle season is here”
Clock out - Finish work
”I clock out at 6 today”
Game changer - Revolutionary thing
”This app is a game changer”
Loop in - Include someone
”Let’s loop Sarah in on this”
Pencil in - Tentatively schedule
”Let’s pencil in Tuesday”
Bumper-to-bumper - Heavy traffic
”Traffic was bumper-to-bumper”
Joyride - Drive for fun
”We took the car for a joyride”
Road rage - Anger while driving
”Dude had serious road rage”
Hit the road - Begin traveling
”Time to hit the road”
Backseat driver - Annoying passenger
”Stop being a backseat driver!”
Food baby - Bloated stomach after eating
”I’ve got a serious food baby”
Scarf down - Eat quickly
”I scarfed down my lunch”
Brunch - Late breakfast/early lunch
”Sunday brunch is my ritual”
Potluck - Shared meal
”It’s a potluck - bring a dish”
Takeout - Food to-go
”Let’s just get takeout”
Ballin’ - Living luxuriously
”New car? You’re ballin’!”
Stacks - Large amounts of money
”He’s got stacks in the bank”
Front - Pay in advance
”Can you front me $20?”
Swipe left - Reject (from dating apps)
“I’d swipe left on that deal”
Side hustle - Secondary job
”My photography is my side hustle”
Gassed - Exhausted
”After that workout, I’m gassed”
Woke up on the wrong side of the bed - In a bad mood
”Someone woke up wrong today”
Under the knife - Having surgery
”She’s going under the knife”
Hangry - Angry from hunger
”Don’t talk to me when I’m hangry”
Glow up - Physical transformation
”Her glow up is incredible”
Situationship - Unofficial relationship
”We’re in a situationship”
Breadcrumbing - Leading someone on
”He’s just breadcrumbing her”
FWB - “Friends with benefits"
"We’re FWB, nothing serious”
OTP - “One true pairing"
"Ross and Rachel are my OTP”
Ship - Support a relationship
”I ship them so hard”
Shook - Shocked
”That plot twist left me shook”
Big yikes - Extreme embarrassment
”He called the boss ‘mom’? Big yikes”
Sending me - Making me laugh hard
”Your jokes are sending me”
Can’t even - Overwhelmed
”This news… I can’t even”
Dead - Hilariously funny
”That meme had me dead”
ASAP - “As soon as possible"
"Need this ASAP!”
TBD - “To be determined"
"The venue is still TBD”
Rain check - Postponing plans
”Let’s take a rain check”
Last minute - Done with little notice
”Why do you always wait till the last minute?”
Time crunch - Short on time
”We’re in a serious time crunch”
Drip - Stylish outfit
”Your drip is insane today”
Fit check - Outfit evaluation
”Fit check before we go out”
Fresh - Looking good
”New kicks? Looking fresh”
Beat - Tired-looking
”You look beat - get some sleep”
Snatched - Looking perfect
”Your makeup is snatched”
By the way - Introducing new info
”BTW, the meeting moved to 3”
No cap - “No lie"
"No cap, this is the best pizza”
Lowkey - Secretly/somewhat
”I lowkey love this song”
Highkey - Obviously/very
”I highkey hate mushrooms”
Say less - “I’m already convinced"
"Want free pizza?” “Say less!”
Ping - Message someone
”I’ll ping you the details”
Bandwidth - Availability/capacity
”I don’t have bandwidth for this”
Circle back - Revisit later
”Let’s circle back next week”
EOD - “End of day"
"Need this by EOD”
Pivot - Change direction
”We need to pivot our strategy”
Pregame - Drink before going out
”Come over to pregame”
Last call - Final drink order
”It’s last call at the bar”
DD - “Designated driver"
"Who’s DD tonight?”
Turnt - Wildly drunk/high-energy
”This party is getting turnt”
Faded - Very drunk/high
”I got faded last night”
Cop - Buy
”I copped the new Jordans”
Steal - Great deal
”This jacket was a steal”
Swipe - Purchase with card
”Just swipe your card”
Window shopping - Browse without buying
”We’re just window shopping”
Rack up - Accumulate (bills/points)
“I racked up credit card points”
Cram - Study intensely
”I need to cram for finals”
Flunk - Fail
”I flunked the chemistry test”
Ace - Do perfectly
”She aced the interview”
Cut class - Skip school
”We cut class to go to the beach”
All-nighter - Stay up all night studying
”Pulled an all-nighter for this exam”
Brisk - Chilly
”It’s brisk out today”
Scorcher - Very hot day
”Today’s a real scorcher”
Drizzle - Light rain
”Just a drizzle, no umbrella needed”
Downpour - Heavy rain
”Got caught in a downpour”
Bone-chilling - Extremely cold
”This wind is bone-chilling”
Crash - Sleep at someone’s place
”Can I crash at your place?”
Chill - Relax at home
”Let’s just chill tonight”
Nest - Personal space
”I love my little nest”
Handyman special - Needs repairs
”This house is a handyman special”
Spruce up - Improve appearance
”Let’s spruce up the living room”
Hail Mary - Desperate final attempt
”This plan is a Hail Mary”
Slam dunk - Guaranteed success
”This deal is a slam dunk”
Call an audible - Change plans
”We had to call an audible”
Next man up - Someone else takes over
”You’re sick? Next man up”
Ball’s in your court - Your turn to act
”I emailed them - ball’s in their court”
Bop - Catchy song
”This new track is a bop”
Vibes - Atmosphere/mood
”This playlist has good vibes”
Fire - Amazing
”His new album is fire”
Skips - Songs you avoid
”This album has no skips”
Blast - Play loudly
”Let’s blast this song!”