cooking
Literal: preparing food.
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Born ~2022 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
someone in this building is cooking something incredible and i'll never know what it is
(And God damnit I wanna show off my VRChat fasting content I've been cooking up as of late to other people by posting here.) Hope y'all don't mind Apple Pie, Cola, Roses, Lavender, and simply sweaty scents... 'Cause…
Watching Lu doing some cooking and seeing this, almost cracked me up 🤭🤭🤭 I can just picture Alastor getting the stool for him 🤭 #TomodachiLife #HazbinHotel #Lucifer
Ever wanted a cooking simulator without stress? Here you learn real recipes while just enjoying every step. 👉 https://kidstime.ai/FoodFestival3_TM_BSKY #CookingGame #RelaxingGameplay #FoodieVibe #KidsGame
I managed a 2 mile walk and 3 hours on my feet in the kitchen. AND still managed the art for todays! 🎉 Do we hurt? Yes, very much so in the right hip, plus pretty sure I popped a cyst earlier while cooking. 🫠 And m…
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Literal: preparing food. "What are you cooking?" The slang sense ("dominating") is metaphorical extension.
"Cooking dinner — pasta tonight."
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Performing extremely well, dominating an opponent. Borrowed from cooking-show language for a culinary moment of inspiration.
"He's cooking the defender all night."
Cooking in gaming and casual slang means performing extremely well or dominating. "He's cooking right now" = he's playing great. Not concerning. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
Cooking is gaming and casual slang meaning performing exceptionally well, especially in competitive contexts. Use only in casual gaming or sports contexts. Formal equivalent: "performing excellently," "dominating." Common non-native mistake: confusing with the literal sense (preparing food). In slang the meaning is performance-based. Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
“someone in this building is cooking something incredible and i'll never know what it is”
— Bluesky· May 2026“(And God damnit I wanna show off my VRChat fasting content I've been cooking up as of late to other people by posting here.) Hope y'all don't mind Apple Pie, Cola, Roses, Lavender, and simply sweaty scents... 'Cause THAT is exactly what you're gonna get here...~”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Watching Lu doing some cooking and seeing this, almost cracked me up 🤭🤭🤭 I can just picture Alastor getting the stool for him 🤭 #TomodachiLife #HazbinHotel #Lucifer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ever wanted a cooking simulator without stress? Here you learn real recipes while just enjoying every step. 👉 https://kidstime.ai/FoodFestival3_TM_BSKY #CookingGame #RelaxingGameplay #FoodieVibe #KidsGame”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I managed a 2 mile walk and 3 hours on my feet in the kitchen. AND still managed the art for todays! 🎉 Do we hurt? Yes, very much so in the right hip, plus pretty sure I popped a cyst earlier while cooking. 🫠 And me ankles be a bit swollen but we managed!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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