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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.

2000s62 terms

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📱 Early Gen Z era · 1997-2012
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02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
bruh
2005
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
lowkey
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
tiktok
🔊
goat
2000
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
tiktok
🔊
CORS
2006
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
peng
2005
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
pop off
2000
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
tiktok
🔊
bruv
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊
OP
2000
🎮 Gaming
reddit
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ship it
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊
LGTM
2006
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
highkey
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
tiktok
🔊
ping me
2000
💼 Corporate & Work
bluesky
🔊
safe
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
youtube
🔊
body doubling
2000
🌱 Lifestyle & Wellness
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deadass
2000
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
tiktok
🔊
stan
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
tiktok
🔊
mukbang
2009
🍔 Food & Drink
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shift left
2001
💼 Corporate & Work
🔊
hella
2000
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
tiktok
🔊
chimp out
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
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that's so fetch
2004
🚀 Emerging / Viral
tiktok
🔊
velocity
2002
💼 Corporate & Work
🔊
jailbreak
2007
Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊
tank
2000
🎮 Gaming
discord
🔊
tilt
2000
🎮 Gaming
discord
🔊
pre-mortem
2007
💼 Corporate & Work
🔊
story points
2001
💼 Corporate & Work
🔊
context collapse
2009
Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊
wombo combo
2008
🎮 Gaming
discord
🔊
Jersey club
2000
🎵 Music & Lyrics
🔊
frame perfect
2000
🎮 Gaming
discord
🔊
thizz
2002
?? Drugs & Substances
🔊
crank one's hog
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
whack the illy
2000
🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
🔊
yummy mummy
2000
🇦🇺 Australian & NZ slang
🔊
360 noscope
2007
🎮 Gaming
🔊
sloppy toppy
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
Boris bus
2008
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
snatched
2009
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
tiktok
🔊
Barclaysman
2004
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
anti-fan
2000
🎵 Music & Lyrics
🔊
BoJo
2008
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
deafaz
2005
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
fux0r
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
bbiab
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
aegyo
2000
🎵 Music & Lyrics
🔊
on swole
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
ALSer
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
fong kong
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
Liebour
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
selca
2002
🎵 Music & Lyrics
🔊
assage
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
adulting
2008
🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊
peak
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
noona
2008
🎵 Music & Lyrics
🔊
visual
2005
🎵 Music & Lyrics
🔊
hit a lick
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
hol' up
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
Jayoncé
2008
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
yeen
2005
🌐 Internet & Memes
bluesky
🔊
mandy
2005
?? Drugs & Substances
bluesky
🔊
mobe
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
zaddy
2008
👗 Fashion & Lifestyle
bluesky
🔊
quarter bathroom
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
Caturday
2005
🌐 Internet & Memes
bluesky
🔊
Ali Baba
2003
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
pantsu
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
koranimal
2005
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
HMO
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
ratchet
2000
🔥 Gen Z & TikTok
tiktok
🔊
ABU
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
namesearch
2005
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
bait
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊
skeng
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
bars
2000
🎵 Music & Lyrics
bluesky
🔊
freak off
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
jizz bucket
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
munchie box
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
niggersow
2005
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
Jordan's Principle
2007
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
Aberzombie
2002
👗 Fashion & Lifestyle
🔊
ends
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
bluesky
🔊
Krogering
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
NCT
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
🔊
permatroll
2005
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
Kevin
2000
🇬🇧 British & Irish slang
bluesky
🔊
dukes
2005
🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊
fasho
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊
blud
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
bluesky
🔊
abecedarian jigsaw
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
a-bling
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
unbirth
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
NN
2003
🎮 Gaming
🔊
jizzrag
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
fetti
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
emosh
2005
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
Y2K
2000
👗 Fashion & Lifestyle
tiktok
🔊
do the most
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
bluesky
🔊
number six
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊
kidkind
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
2nite
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
handle up
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
Flodge
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
'mirin
2008
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
fagness
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
4channer
2005
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
flagpole
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
🔊
NGP
2000
🎮 Gaming
🔊
Flag Town
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
First Cat
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
bluesky
🔊
Acela
2000
Tech, Dev & AI
🔊
acquihire
2005
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
flash disk
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
juice monkey
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
4get
2000
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
GILF
2000
🗺️ Regional & Other
texting
🔊
cac
2000
🎤 Black culture & AAVE
🔊
10q
2003
🌐 Internet & Memes
🔊
UEN
2008
🗺️ Regional & Other
🔊
Afghan
2007
Tech, Dev & AI
bluesky
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