🏆 Top 100 Most Common American Slang Terms

Absolute Essentials (Used Daily)

1. What’s up? - Greeting
   ”Hey, what’s up?”
2. Cool - Good/acceptable
   ”That’s cool with me”
3. Yeah - Yes (casual)
4. Nah - No (casual)
5. Dude - Person (gender-neutral)
   “Dude, check this out”

Modern Must-Knows (Gen Z/Millennial)

6. Lit - Amazing
   ”This party is lit!”
7. Salty - Bitter/angry
   ”Why you so salty?”
8. Ghost - Ignore someone
9. Flex - Show off
   ”Stop flexing your new car”
10. Vibe - Atmosphere
    ”I like your vibe”

Internet & Texting

11. LOL - Laugh out loud

12. BRB - Be right back

13. IMO - In my opinion

14. AF - As fuck (emphasis)
    “That’s funny AF”

15. Sus - Suspicious

Approval & Praise

16. Fire - Excellent
    ”Your outfit is fire”

17. Dope - Cool

18. Sick - Awesome

19. GOAT - Greatest of All Time

20. Valid - Legitimate

Money & Success

21. Bread - Money

22. Bag - Large sum of money
    ”Secure the bag”

23. Hustle - Work hard

24. Ballin’ - Living luxuriously

25. Broke - No money

Relationships

26. Ship - Support a couple
    ”I ship them”

27. Thirsty - Desperate for attention

28. Situationship - Unofficial relationship

29. FWB - Friends with benefits

30. OTP - One True Pairing

Reactions

31. Dead - Hilariously funny
    ”That joke had me dead”

32. Periodt - Strong emphasis
    ”She’s the best, periodt”

33. Sheesh - Amazement

34. Yeet - Throw forcefully

35. Bruh - Expression of disbelief

Insults & Roasts

36. Karen - Entitled person

37. Basic - Unoriginal
    ”She’s so basic”

38. Extra - Over-the-top

39. Clowning - Mocking someone

40. Wack - Bad

Gaming & Internet Culture

41. GG - Good game

42. OP - Overpowered

43. Poggers - Excited

44. Noob - Beginner

45. Tilted - Frustrated

Workplace

46. Ping - Message someone

47. Loop in - Include someone

48. Bandwidth - Availability

49. ASAP - As soon as possible

50. C-suite - Executives

Food & Drink

51. Grub - Food

52. Munchies - Hunger

53. Bussin’ - Delicious
    ”This pizza is bussin’”

54. Glizzy - Hot dog

55. Hangry - Hungry + angry

Appearance

56. Fit - Outfit

57. Drip - Stylish clothes

58. Fresh - Looking good

59. Snatched - Looking perfect

60. Yassify - Over-edit photos

Regional Favorites

61. Hella - Very (NorCal)

62. Y’all - You all (South)

63. Jawn - Thing (Philly)

64. Deadass - Seriously (NYC)

65. Pop - Soda (Midwest)

Retro Throwbacks

66. Rad - Cool (80s)

67. Da Bomb - The best (90s)

68. Wazzup - Greeting (2000s)

69. YOLO - You only live once (2010s)

70. On Fleek - Perfect (2015)

Multi-Purpose Verbs

71. Slay - Do amazingly
    ”She slayed that presentation”

72. Stan - Obsess over
    ”I stan Beyoncé”

73. Simp - Overly affectionate

74. Clout - Fame/influence

75. Gatekeep - Restrict access

Emoji Slang

76. 💀 - “I’m dead” (laughing)

77. 🔥 - Amazing

78. 👀 - “I’m watching”

79. 🍵 - Gossip (“tea”)

80. 🚩 - Red flag

Quick Responses

81. Bet - Agreement
    ”We meeting at 8?” “Bet.”

82. Say less - “I’m convinced”

83. Facts - “True”

84. Cap - Lie
    ”No cap, I saw Drake”

85. Fr - For real

Youth & Internet

86. Rizz - Charisma

87. Gyat - “Damn!” (reaction)

88. Sigma - Lone wolf (meme)

89. NPC - Unoriginal person

90. Touch grass - “Go outside”

Universal Expressions

91. My bad - My mistake

92. I’m good - No thanks

93. No biggie - No problem

94. Same - Me too

95. For real? - Seriously?

Wildcards

96. Send it - Do it recklessly

97. It’s giving - It reminds me of
    ”It’s giving 90s vibes”

98. Main character energy - Acting like a protagonist

99. Glow up - Transformation

100. Ick - Sudden turn-off