Another way to say “wealthy”

The folded hands emoji 🙏. Originally prayer; broadly used for "please," "thanks," or "fingers crossed." The universal small-favor emoji. "Can you bring me a coffee 🙏" is a complete, polite request. Sincere when alone; can read as begging when stacked three deep.

TikTok's anti-trend format where creators tell viewers what NOT to buy. The inverse of a haul. Often the video that ends your shopping cart — you see the honest review and close the tab. Popular among creators trying to rebuild trust after years of paid promotion.

Subtly showing you can afford expensive things — specific hoodies, watchbands, sneakers that only the rich recognize. The quiet-luxury playbook.

The smirking face emoji. Implies mischief, flirtation, or inside knowledge. Rarely used innocently. A single 😏 under a post can carry accusations, compliments, or loaded questions without any words at all.

Someone who photographs and posts every restaurant check — usually to signal spending or shame a specific bill. "Can't believe I paid $89 for pasta" with the itemized receipt visible. Performance disguised as financial commentary. The genre mostly lives on Instagram Stories.

Umlungu is a Zulu and Xhosa word used in South Africa to refer to a white person, functioning in much the same register as 'mzungu' in East Africa. While it can be neutral and descriptive, it is often perceived as loaded depending on tone, context, and speaker, and is frequently noted as potentially derogatory. It is commonly heard in South African everyday speech and occasionally appears in casual conversation or political commentary. Non-South African audiences may encounter it in literature, music, or journalism covering the country.

A Scottish name for a young gull — specifically a gull that has not yet acquired adult plumage. Young gulls go through several years of mottled brown and white plumage before becoming the gray-and-white adults familiar to most people. 'Scourie' is a dialectal term from Scottish coastal communities and reflects the rich local vocabulary for seabirds that developed in fishing regions.

(AAVE) The quality of being bougie.

(slang) Wealthy, but of ghetto roots and ethic.

(internet slang, humorous, often, derogatory) Money paid to NEETs through welfare schemes.

(AAVE, MLE, slang) Having an ostentatiously wealthy lifestyle.

(AAVE, slang) Both bougie and ghetto; nouveau riche.

(idiomatic, US, euphemistic) Of an item of merchandise, to come into a person's possession without having been paid for; to be acquired illegally; to have been stolen.

(North America) French fries covered or cooked in cheese (especially when grated or melted) or cheese sauce and sometimes loaded with other ingredients.

(US, idiomatic) Money in the form of paper currency or coins, paid immediately at the time and place of a transaction: cash only (no credit), and at the point of sale.

(Now, _, chiefly, dialectal) Wealthy; well-to-do.

(AU, informal, mining) An exceptionally rich pocket or seam of gold-bearing ore, or, of high-quality opal; a find so rich, dazzling, and valuable that it resembles the stock of a jewellery store.

(AU, finance) Being or relating to a refund of the contributions tax paid within a taxed superannuation account, in the event of a member's death.

(UK, NZ) A telephone number beginning with 0800; these numbers are free for the caller because the call is paid for by the company or organisation being called.

(humorous, slang) An incredibly rich person.

(humorous, slang) An incredibly rich person.

a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.