Another way to say “succeed”

The act of sending a direct message — usually flirtatious — to someone you barely know on social media, hoping to start something. "He slid into her DMs after she posted that beach photo." A specific 2010s+ DM-app maneuver; success rate famously low; persistence required.

British euphemistic way of saying 'absolutely nothing' — a polite swap-in for the stronger 'f*** all'. If someone did eff all today, they accomplished zero, zilch, nothing whatsoever. The 'eff' softens the explicit F-word just enough to deploy in mixed company or print without causing a scene. Widely used across the UK with varying degrees of irony and exasperation, often when complaining about laziness, empty results, or a total lack of effort.

A playful, hyperbolic non-number that means an impossibly, comically large quantity — more than a billion, more than a trillion, basically more than your brain can meaningfully process. Not found in any maths textbook, infinitillion lives entirely in the realm of exaggeration, used when actual big numbers feel too boring to convey just how enormous something is. Perfect for kids, memes, and anyone who wants to win an argument about who loves something more.

Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.

(informal) The basic training required to start using a machine or piece of software: what the components of the interface are, what they do, and how to accomplish basic tasks.

(AAVE, slang) A man who prioritizes his own financial success and lifestyle over romantic relationships with women.

(Singlish) Grudging]] admission of defeat in an argument.

(originally, and, chiefly, US) An informal list of people (especially in the entertainment industry, or professionally or socially prominent) who are the most admired or desirable, or likely to bring success.

(UK, AU, NZ, gambling) For either a win or a place in a competition.

(UK) Any of a number of government-sponsored new towns which are intended to achieve exemplary standards of sustainability.

(British, informal, archaic) A diet aimed at losing weight, mostly accomplished by avoiding carbohydrates and sweet foods.

(British, colloquial) A smug expression of triumph or happiness.

(UK, soccer) A footballer who played in the Premier League in approximately the 2000s and is seen as representative of the era or as beloved despite a lack of success and/or skill.

(idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To win decisively.

(horse racing, archaic, slang) A form of cheating in which the jockey deliberately pulls his horse back so that it does not win.

Preterite wung Wor. [win..] beam, the upper beam in (2) -bonnet, a sunbonnet;

A person usually of little talent who tries hard to succeed, especially through imitation, usually to gain fame or popularity.

A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.