Slang time machine
Every English slang term has a moment it first showed up in print or on someone's lips. We've tagged 1,000 terms with a first attested decade — from 18th-century thieves’ cant through to 2020s internet vocabulary. Pick a decade below.
2000s — 74 terms
Showing top 74 by viewsgoat
2000🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
OP
2000🎮 Gaming
lowkey
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
highkey
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
bruv
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
body doubling
2000🌱 Lifestyle & Wellness
hella
2000🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
deadass
2000🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
that's so fetch
2004🚀 Emerging / Viral
stan
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
wombo combo
2008🎮 Gaming
tilt
2000🎮 Gaming
Jersey club
2000🎵 Music & Lyrics
safe
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
jailbreak
2007⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
tank
2000🎮 Gaming
mukbang
2009🍔 Food & Drink
ratchet
2000🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
GOAT
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
ends
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
snatched
2009🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
an hero
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
idk
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
smh
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
babylon
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
'mirin
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
peak
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
tbf
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
unnie
2000🎵 Music & Lyrics
Wojak
2009🌐 Internet & Memes
party van
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
antimeme
2009🌐 Internet & Memes
Y2K
2000👗 Fashion & Lifestyle
pedobear
2009🌐 Internet & Memes
cac
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
throw them bows
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
Black Friday
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
Ballmer Peak
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
wapanese
2002🌐 Internet & Memes
hateration
2001🗺️ Regional & Other
dame
2007⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
rage
2000🎵 Music & Lyrics
angel mom
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
drop
2000🎵 Music & Lyrics
fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
horse armor
2006🎮 Gaming
thirteenth reason
2007🌐 Internet & Memes
Scouserati
2007🗺️ Regional & Other
idiocracy
2006🗺️ Regional & Other
porn tube
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
Japandering
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
O RLY
2003🌐 Internet & Memes
Hamastan
2004🗺️ Regional & Other
parking the bus
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
Afghan
2007⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
JAQ off
2006⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
boob sock
2003🗺️ Regional & Other
omnishambles
2009🗺️ Regional & Other
WEEE
2003🗺️ Regional & Other
zaddy
2008👗 Fashion & Lifestyle
Eagleland Osmosis
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
boong
2008🗺️ Regional & Other
caravan
2005⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
Kanye
2009🗺️ Regional & Other
the cake is a lie
2007🌐 Internet & Memes
Intertubes
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
death panel
2009🗺️ Regional & Other
headlight fluid
2003🌐 Internet & Memes
Arrow declaration
2007⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
Kolpak
2003🗺️ Regional & Other
Zalgo
2004🌐 Internet & Memes
fake and gay
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
there is no war in Ba Sing Se
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
bamboo ceiling
2005🗺️ Regional & Other
go ham
2007🗺️ Regional & Other
Barclaysman
2004🗺️ Regional & Other
oofy
2009⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
Reddit
2005🌐 Internet & Memes
senior hurling
2007🗺️ Regional & Other
mind virus
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
calefare
2008🗺️ Regional & Other
Kinnaird compliant
2003🗺️ Regional & Other
Exodia
2000🎮 Gaming
deathfat
2008🗺️ Regional & Other
Schadenford
2008🗺️ Regional & Other
karma whore
2000🌐 Internet & Memes
bias
2008🎵 Music & Lyrics
bait
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
battered sav
2000⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
Best Korea
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
lot lizard
2000⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
Rule 34
2003🌐 Internet & Memes
Arabtino
2004🗺️ Regional & Other
monthly tugboat
2007🌐 Internet & Memes
celebutard
2006🗺️ Regional & Other
Polandball
2009🌐 Internet & Memes
knife-ear
2009🗺️ Regional & Other
light cream
2002⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
sharrow
2004🗺️ Regional & Other
prawn sandwich brigade
2000💼 Corporate & Work
bovvered
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
truth nuke
2009🌐 Internet & Memes
micropolitan
2006⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
hug-a-hoodie
2006🗺️ Regional & Other
Rule 63
2007🌐 Internet & Memes
clunge
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
trifficult
2008🌐 Internet & Memes
flu friend
2009⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
bro code
2008🗺️ Regional & Other
creepypasta
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
Boris bus
2008🗺️ Regional & Other
freakend
2009🗺️ Regional & Other
hike the Appalachian Trail
2009⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
muscle mommy
2006🗺️ Regional & Other
treechange
2003🗺️ Regional & Other
Met Office
2000🗺️ Regional & Other
MySpace angle
2006🌐 Internet & Memes
countryball
2009🌐 Internet & Memes
Fourth of July
2007⚡ Tech, Dev & AI
hollaback girl
2004🗺️ Regional & Other
Attestation dates come from etymologies originally sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0) and editorial expansion authored on Slangora. They reflect the earliest documented use we found for each term, not necessarily the moment it was coined.