Slang words: A
552 slang and Internet words starting with A, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- aHave (auxiliary verb).
- a kangaroo loose in the top paddockThings that are not quite right in one's head; a situation of mental confusion or insanity.
- a lotDramatic, extra.
- A plusThe highest possible rating.
- A+Synonym of A-plus (“excellent, outstanding”).
- a-alikeKindred spirit, friend (someone who shares similar interest and values).
- a-blingIn an ostentatious manner of richness or style.
- A-bombTo bomb with an atom bomb.
- A-gangAuxiliary division onboard a ship or submarine. Responsible for sanitary, heating/AC, emergency diesels...
- A-gayAn A-list gay; an affluent, well-connected, upwardly mobile gay man or woman.
- A-plusExcellent, outstanding.
- a-specOn, or relating to, the asexual spectrum and/or aromantic spectrum.
- A-TownAtlanta, Georgia, United States.
- AAAAA baseball player who is too good for Minor League Baseball, but not good enough for Major League Baseball.
- aadlyUnfortunately; sad to say.
- aardvarkingSexual intercourse.
- abAn abscess caused by injecting an illegal drug, usually heroin.
- ab offTo abseil down a mountain.
- abbedHaving abdominal muscles of a specified kind.
- abdabsExtreme nervousness or anxiety; terror; heebie-jeebies.
- Abe LincolnA penny (United States coin).
- ablesplainTo explain something related to disability in a manner that is condescending or shows a lack of...
- ablesplainingThe act of a nondisabled person condescendingly explaining disability, especially with the presumption that...
- abliterateTo uncensor a large language model by modifying specific model internals to remove refusal behaviours or...
- abliterationThe process of uncensoring a large language model by modifying internal functions to eliminate refusal...
- abnormieAn abnormal person.
- about eastOK; all right; in a proper manner.
- about that lifeHaving or desiring an ostentatious lifestyle, especially involving sex, drugs, and violence.
- Abraham LincolnA penny (United States coin).
- AbramsverseSynonym of Kelvinverse.
- abrosexualityThe state of being abrosexual.
- absobloodylutelyAbsolutely.
- absoflippinglutelyAbsolutely.
- absofreakinglutelyAbsolutely.
- absolute cinemaCinema that is personally considered to be outstanding.
- absolute stateA particularly dishevelled, sorry or contemptible condition.
- absolute unitAn exceptionally large or stout person.
- absquatulateTo leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
- AbstragedyThe ship of characters Zooble and Gangle from the web animation series The Amazing Digital Circus.
- acadaA current or former university student.
- academentiaThe state of insanity or loss of touch with reality allegedly due to the academic environment.
- academic weaponAn exceptionally productive and diligent student.
- acafanAn academic who self-identifies as a member of fandom.
- acafandomThe community or sphere of acafans.
- accaAn academic.
- accent tagA video uploaded to YouTube in which a speaker signifies bits of English dialectal language distinctive to...
- AccyThe English town of Accrington.
- aceA person who is asexual.
- ace boon coonA close friend.
- ace-aroSynonym of aro-ace (“aromantic and asexual”).
- aceggotAn asexual person.
- acemisiaHatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality; prejudice against people on the asexual spectrum.
- acenessExcellence.
- acephobiaFear, dislike, or hatred of asexual people and/or human asexuality.
- acephobicCharacteristic of or exhibiting acephobia.
- aces and spacesA poker hand containing only a pair of aces.
- acespecBelonging or related to the asexual spectrum.
- acey-deuceyUneven.
- acidLSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- ack-ackAntiaircraft artillery.
- ackempuckyA sticky, goopy, gooey or slimy substance.
- ackersSynonym of money.
- acornA testicle.
- acquihireTo acquire a company, in particular a small startup, to recruit its employees, rather than for its products...
- actifanA person, particularly a fan of science fiction, involved in fanac or fan activity.
- actionHeavy betting activity.
- activate someone's almondsSynonym of rustle someone's jimmies (“bother or upset someone”).
- activation phraseA phrase that triggers a person into doing a specific action upon hearing it. Used to joke about niche...
- activity streamA list of recent activities performed by someone, typically on a particular website.
- actorficSuch fan fiction collectively.
- ad inventoryThe number of page views that a website receives.
- Adam and EveTo believe.
- Adam and Eve on a raftTwo eggs (poached or fried) on toast.
- adblockSynonym of adblocker.
- adblockerA piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page.
- addTo add someone as a friend.
- add to the listTo geld (a horse).
- AddieAdderall, especially when used as a cognitive enhancer or recreational drug.
- addressA string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as...
- address lineThe physical or logical line of an address that usually contains parts of the address, such as the street...
- address me 🐘Used as a reaction to indicate an obvious or uncomfortable thing that is being ignored.
- address of recordThe SIP or SIPS URI that points to a domain with a location service that can map the URI to another URI where...
- addyAddress (especially e-mail address).
- adlayAn eshay.
- AdlockThe ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler from the television series Sherlock.
- adminA user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity...
- admin vortexA disorganized soldier.
- adminbotA bot used for administrating and moderating communities on the Internet.
- adminhoodThe state or period of being an admin.
- admonA Pokémon, often made from external devices, that is distributed to other players via Surprise Trade or other...
- adoptTo beat an opponent ten times in a row.
- adoptableA unique creature for a user to adopt.
- adoptionTen consecutive wins against an opponent.
- adorabubbleCute; lovable.
- adorasexySexually attractive and cute.
- AdoribullThe ship of characters Dorian Pavus and the Iron Bull from the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.
- adripIntoxicated with alcohol.
- AdrolThe anabolic steroid oxymetholone.
- adronitisFrustration with the amount of time required to become truly familiar with someone.
- adultTo behave like an adult.
- adultingActivities typically associated with adulthood.
- advice animalA photograph of an animal or human captioned with quotations typical of a stereotype or stock character, and...
- aegoromanticExperiencing romantic interest disconnected from oneself and/or without an active desire for partnered...
- aegyo salSmall, fatty pockets directly under the lower eyelids, especially when replicated with makeup.
- aeroAerodynamics.
- aeroirThe taste or flavor of the air associated with a particular place or environment.
- aeromorphA fictional anthropomorphic character based on an aircraft, often with design influences from dragons...
- AFAICAs far as I can ____.
- AFAIUAs far as I understand.
- AFChickA female average frustrated chump.
- afflouncementPosting of a flounce, or melodramatic announcement of one's departure from a group or forum.
- affzerA member of the alt.fan.frank-zappa newsgroup, for fans of the musician Frank Zappa.
- aforelinkedLinked previously (in the current text).
- afperA member of the alt.fan.pratchett newsgroup, for fans of the author Terry Pratchett.
- African golfThe game of craps.
- African massageA bumpy ride in a vehicle on African roads.
- African toothacheA sexually transmitted disease.
- AfricanfuturismAn Afrocentric subgenre of science fiction that foregrounds familial, spiritual and historical connections...
- after a while, crocodileAu revoir, see you soon.
- after darkA bookmaker's clerk.
- agateA testicle.
- age gateA barrier to accessing a digital resource that requires the user to confirm they are old enough to be allowed...
- age-gatingThe practice of establishing age gates.
- agendapostTo create an agendapost.
- agentic AIA type of artificial intelligence that can make decisions and take actions without the need for human input.
- agequeerFeeling uncomfortable with one's age, imagining oneself as being a different age (often younger) than one's...
- agetechThe business of using technology to offer services that help old people.
- AggielandTexas A&M University.
- aggregatorAn online feed reader used to keep track of updates to blogs, etc.
- aggroAggressive; inclined to attack (including, in video games, without having first been attacked).
- agony boxA piano.
- agribizAgribusiness.
- AGTubeThe community of YouTube channels covering the topic of American Girl dolls.
- AGTuberA YouTuber who uploads videos about American Girl dolls.
- Ah KongThe government.
- Ah LongLoan shark.
- Ah SohSister-in-law (elder brother's wife).
- ahlieAn expression of agreement.
- ahogeAn exaggerated cowlick (lock of hair). It adds cuteness to a character and is usually indicative of character...
- aiAll right.
- AI notkilleveryoneismAI safety (to prevent artificial intelligence causing harms such as literal human extinction).
- aightOkay; average; nothing special.
- aim communityA cheater in a shooter video game.
- ain't nothing but a thangThat particular thing or person is not important; it doesn't matter.
- aintchaPerineum.
- airTo ignore (a person).
- air commodeAir commodore.
- air offTo speak loudly.
- air one's dirty laundry in publicTo reveal one's sordid secrets to the public.
- air outTo throw passes, especially long and high passes.
- air-girlA female aviator.
- airbagA person who talks too much; a windbag or gossip.
- airballAn unfunny joke or remark.
- airgasmA state of mind provided by the air felt after removing a mask.
- airtistAn artist who uses airbrushes.
- aisle sitterA theatrical critic.
- ajaxAn ace and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- AjaxifyTo modify a Web application to use Ajax.
- akhBrother; a close male friend or associate.
- akillTo ban (a user) from an IRC server so that they are automatically disconnected on any future attempt to...
- akimboTo wield (two weapons), one in each hand.
- akiosexualSynonym of lithsexual.
- Al CaponeA telephone.
- Alan WhickerA pound sterling; a quid.
- Alan WhickersKnickers.
- Alaska handA king and a three as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em (see king crab).
- AlaskapoxA disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska...
- AlcanThe Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
- alchemyAny elaborate transformation process or algorithm.
- alcoAn alcoholic.
- aldermanA large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch, a potbelly.
- aled upDrunk.
- alert fiveOn an aircraft carrier, the state where fighters and crew are on guard, standing by in the aircraft, strapped...
- Alex HamiltonSynonym of Alexander Hamilton.
- Alexander HamiltonA United States ten-dollar bill.
- algospeakA form of cant intended to evade social media content filters.
- Ali Baba bagA soldier's duffel bag.
- AliceThe city of Alice Springs, Australia.
- AlicoleThe ship of characters Alicent Hightower and Criston Cole from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation...
- Alien DayApril 26, as a "fan holiday" celebrating the science-fiction horror franchise Alien. The date 4/26 is in...
- alien space batsAn implausible point of divergence from reality, used as a plot device in alternate history.
- aliensdiditA sarcastic assertion that something that has not been satisfactorily explained by science is therefore...
- alive internet theoryUsed to praise a social media or internet post, affirming that the dead internet theory is not true.
- all dayIn total.
- all dogged upWearing stylish and fancy clothing, having dressed up.
- all good in the hoodEverything is all right; no problem; used to reassure someone.
- all mops and broomsIntoxicated; drunk.
- all over hell's half acreAll over the place; everywhere.
- all Sir GarnetIn order; perfect.
- all thatOf especially good quality; particularly excellent.
- all that and a bag of chipsSomething very special.
- all your base are belong to usUsed to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.
- all-everythingOf a player: having an extremely broad range of skills.
- all-nighterA criminal or other person kept in jail over night.
- all-woman(Of a woman) Having a voluptuous figure, especially naturally.
- alley appleA cobblestone used as an impromptu missile.
- alley catSynonym of cat around (“to engage in sex with various partners”).
- alligatorA swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.
- Alligator AuschwitzAlligator Alcatraz.
- allisticNot autistic.
- allocishetAllosexual, cisgender, and heterosexual.
- allonormativityThe assumption that all human beings are allosexual or alloromantic, i.e. that they experience sexual...
- allow itDon't worry about it; let it be.
- almightyGreat; extreme; terrible.
- almond momA mother who promotes (or herself follows) an inadequate diet with poor nutritional value and low calories...
- almond rocksSocks.
- almost standards modeA technique used by some web browsers to maintain backward compatibility with older web pages, largely...
- alpha widowA woman who, after experiencing a relationship with an exceptionally desirable man (an alpha male), is unable...
- alphabetAn agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
- alphabet boyA man who works for a government agency, such as the CIA, FBI or IRS.
- alphabet soupThe series of preliminary races (denoted by letters) through which drivers must advance to the main event.
- ALSerA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.life.sucks.
- altAn alternate or secondary account.
- alt textA text caption, associated with an image or other element, that is rendered if the usual content cannot be...
- Alt-F4An Internet meme involving novice users being tricked into closing applications.
- alt-righterA member of the alt-right.
- alt-rightistA member of the alt-right.
- alt-techSocial media and other Internet platforms with a large alt-right userbase.
- alt.1derA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.1d.
- alt.2600erA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.2600 (on the topic of computer security, hacking and phreaking).
- alt.atheistA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.atheism.
- alt.flamerA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.flame.
- alt.horrorianA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.horror.
- alt.rapperA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.rap.
- alt.revisionistA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.revisionism.
- alt.slackerA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.slack.
- alt.surferA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.surfing.
- alt.writerA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.writing.
- alter kakerAn old fart or old fogey.
- altficSlash fiction that focuses on romantic and/or sexual relationships between female characters.
- althistSynonym of alternate history (“a genre of fiction based around or involving ahistorical events”).
- altieOne who believes in the efficacy of alternative medicine.
- altnoidSynonym of alternative cannabinoid.
- AltuveA distance of five feet and five inches, used chiefly as a unit to measure distances of home run balls.
- AltyAltrincham Football Club.
- aluminiumAircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.
- alumnxAn alumnus or alumna (of any gender).
- AlysmondThe ship of characters Alys Rivers and Aemond Targaryen from Fire & Blood and its television adaptation House...
- am ha'aretzAn ignoramus.
- AmalgamverseThe fictional universe of the Amalgam Comics, which is populated by alternate versions of characters merged...
- amatonormativePrivileging or valuing romantic relationships as fundamental or natural.
- amatonormativityThe assumption that all human beings pursue love or romance, especially by means of a monogamous long-term...
- amazeballsAmazing.
- ambassadonorSomeone selected as an ambassador based at least in part upon their history of political donations or...
- amber fluidBeer.
- amberlampsAn ambulance.
- ambient findabilityThe property of being findable at all times.
- ambisexualOf ambiguous sexual orientation.
- amboAn ambassador.
- ameboRumormonger.
- AmecheA telephone.
- AmedotThe ship of characters Amethyst and Peridot from the Steven Universe series.
- American AirlinesA pair of aces as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- AmeritopiaA utopian or overly idealistic vision or version of the United States.
- Amish bus driver ruleThe notion that one who refuses to perform a job's duties cannot demand employment in that job.
- ammieSynonym of amnesia (a potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana).
- ammoChips or money, usually at a casino.
- ammo humperA soldier responsible for carrying the ammunition.
- amnesiaA potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.
- amoebaAn asexual.
- amogusA crewmate or impostor character from the video game Among Us.
- amp downTo calm down; to speak or behave more quietly; to reduce the energy of (something).
- amphimorphoA fictional open species of extraterrestrial shapeshifter, with a long mammalian body and ears, and four or...
- an egg's ageA very long time.
- an heroTo commit suicide.
- anaAnorexia.
- anarchildSynonym of anarkid (“an immature or uninformed anarchist”).
- AncapistanA hypothetical society which operates under anarcho-capitalism.
- anchorThe brake of a vehicle.
- and I oopUsed to humorously convey embarrassment or shock.
- and nothing of value was lostUsed to celebrate the end or demise of someone or something unfavorable or disliked.
- and thatAnd the others; used after a name to denote the friends or social group of that person.
- and the church says amenUsed to express strong agreement or approval.
- and then everyone on the bus clappedUsed to express doubt on the veracity of an anecdote that is too good to be true.
- andeleHurry up; come on; get a move on.
- AndrewThe Royal Navy.
- Andrew JacksonA United States twenty-dollar bill.
- Andrew MillerThe Royal Navy; service in the Navy.
- andyAndroid.
- Andy JacksonSynonym of Andrew Jackson.
- Andy McNabA taxi.
- anemoiaNostalgia for a time or a place one has never known.
- anencephalicStupid; brainless.
- angelTo support by donating money.
- angel dustPhencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.
- angel gearThe neutral gear when used while a vehicle is moving, especially when it is used to freewheel so as to save...
- AngelinaA young, inexperienced hobo (of either gender).
- AngeliteA fan of the television series Angel.
- AngelverseThe fictional world, or universe, which serves as the setting for the television series Angel.
- angleA storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
- angle shooterA player who uses unfair tricks to gain advantage; one who angle-shoots.
- angle shootingUnethical behavior that is not clearly prohibited.
- angle shotAn act performed in order to angle-shoot; a trick used to gain unfair advantage.
- angle-shootTo use a trick that is not explicitly prohibited by the rules, but which is used to gain unfair advantage.
- anglefraudA self-portrait photograph taken from a favourable angle in order to conceal or mitigate a perceived negative...
- angles and danglesA random series of loops, turns, and depth changes in a submarine, intended to eliminate the self-noise which...
- AnglofanA science fiction fan from the United Kingdom.
- angry fruit saladA web page or user interface that is poorly designed and overuses color.
- angstficA fanfic which deals with tragic situations and themes.
- angyAngry in a cute way.
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Slang meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word (English slang). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the words, left out vulgar and offensive ones, and linked each to its full entry. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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