Phan can variously refer to the ship name of popular British YouTubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester, a superfan of the band Phish, and a ceremonial tray used in Southeast Asian Buddhism.
An idiocracy is a disparaging term for a society run by or made up of idiots (or people perceived as such). Idiocracy is also the title of 2006 satirical film that depicts a future in which…
You're using Dictionary.com to look up something you don't know? Bet! Bet is a slang term of affirmation, agreement, or approval along the lines of "Cool!" or "I'm down!" It can also suggest doubt or…
An 8 ball is one eighth of an ounce of a drug (usually cocaine). It can also refer to a mix of crack-cocaine and heroin as well as the malt-liquor brand Olde English 800. Sometimes,…
Vaporwave is a subgenre of electronic music that can feature heavy sampling and editing of smooth jazz or lounge, for example, and is known for its reinterpretation of pop culture themes.
Oy vey is a phrase that expresses grief, pain, frustration, or exasperation. It is often used in and associated with American Jewish culture. A parking ticket?! I was only gone five minutes! Oy vey.
Guap is slang for a lot of money—cash money. Unlike some of the other many slang terms for money (e.g., rack or milli), guap is an unspecified amount. It's just a lot of dough, moolah, bones.
Slender Man is a fictional creepypasta character depicted as an unnaturally tall, thin, spectral man with a featureless white face and a black suit and tie, sometimes shown with long black tentacles and sometimes without.…
A hot girl or guy is a woman or man who is considered very sexually attractive. Of course, nonbinary people can be hot, too—they may just not identify as girl or guy.