To show up looking incredible or to deliver a flawless performance.
To show up looking incredible or to deliver a flawless performance. Often combined: "serving looks," "serving cunt," "serving fish." From Ballroom and drag culture (Paris Is Burning, 1990); mainstreamed via RuPaul's Drag Race. The verb describes intent, not just result — you set out to serve.
serve means To show up looking incredible or to deliver a flawless performance. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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To act in a powerfully and unapologetically feminine manner.
Slay with confidence and presence. Vulgar and affectionate — the compliment you scream in a group chat when someone absolutely dominates. Reclaimed from ballroom culture; mainstreamed via queer TikTok in the 2020s. Often paired with "she ATE" for emphasis.
Mile 131: Signal propagation follows physics, Dallas. Faith plants the church, but RF engineering keeps the congregation connected when weather hits the towers. Both callings serve the same Lord. "In all thy ways ack…
serve means To show up looking incredible or to deliver a flawless performance. It's mostly used on TikTok and short-form video. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
"serve" is slang. It means: To show up looking incredible or to deliver a flawless performance. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.
“Would be so proud of its son if he would serve BLACK”
“Another one clearly not written by Trump, but trying to serve the same deluded energy.”
“Mile 131: Signal propagation follows physics, Dallas. Faith plants the church, but RF engineering keeps the congregation connected when weather hits the towers. Both callings serve the same Lord. "In all thy ways acknowledge him" - Proverbs 3:6”
“let me serve it on a plate so you can break it.”
“I agree, but that does not mean it will happen. Ireland's skies and waters are protected by NATO, and Irish ports serve as resupply hubs for NATO ships. With a population of a bit more than 5 million, it is hard to imagine them doing much more if they joined NATO.”
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An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
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To work, to operate (a weapon).
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To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance).
To perform (a public obligation).
To present an attractive personal appearance.
To be in military service.
To be suitor to; to be the lover of.
A portion of food or drink, a serving.
To treat (someone) in a given manner.
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To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
To deliver a document in such a way that the recipient can be legally considered to be informed of it.
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