Slang words: C
1,389 slang and Internet words starting with C, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- cistemicOf or relating to systems that privilege cisgender people and marginalize transgender people.
- cisterA cisgender woman, especially one that is part of a community that includes trans women.
- citayeA city.
- citifyTo make more like or more in the character of a city.
- cityA large amount of something (used after the noun).
- city boyA man who prioritizes his own financial success and lifestyle over romantic relationships with women.
- city mouseA member of support personnel who remains at the base.
- city tittyA raised marker separating the lanes of a road.
- citywideA combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer.
- civilianA person not affiliated with a gang.
- civviesCivilian clothes.
- civvyA manufactured cigarette, as opposed to a rollup.
- civvy streetThe condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.
- clagBits of rubber which are shed from tires during a race and collect off the racing line, especially on the...
- clagnutA dingleberry (clinging piece of feces).
- clamMouth (Now found mostly in the expression shut one's clam).
- clam smackerA lesbian.
- clambakeTo smoke marijuana in an enclosed space such as a car with the windows up.
- ClanaThe ship of characters Clark Kent and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville.
- clankerA fib.
- clapSynonym of gonorrhea.
- clap onTo decide to make a concerted effort to do something; to operate with dedication and vigor.
- clap outTo fail; to stop working.
- clappedExtremely ugly; physically unattractive.
- clapped outExhausted, worn out.
- clapperA person's tongue.
- clapterThe sound of applause or clapping.
- ClaremonsterA contributor to the Claremont Review of Books, a quarterly review of politics and statesmanship published by...
- clashTo play Clash Royale or Clash of Clans.
- classGreat; fabulous.
- class AAny illicit drug (e.g. cocaine, heroin) categorised as “class A” under the United Kingdom's Misuse of Drugs...
- classcestA sexual or romantic relationship between classmates.
- classfulOf or relating to a network-addressing architecture that divides the address space into a number of classes.
- claw offTo hit or beat up (someone).
- clayLand or territory of a country or other political region, especially when subject to territorial claims.
- clayheadA person from the Potteries region of England.
- cleanNot muscular due to steroid use.
- clean houseTo win overwhelmingly.
- clean outTo hit or strike (someone); to beat up.
- clean teenAn adolescent who abstains from the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful substances.
- clean URLA web address or URL intended to improve the usability and accessibility of a website, web application, or...
- cleanfluencerAn influencer who gives advice on housekeeping and cleaning products.
- Clear NetSynonym of surface Web.
- Clear WebSynonym of surface Web.
- clearnetBeing the legitimate front of an illegal website.
- clemA brick or stone.
- ClemsonTo perform uncharacteristically poorly, well below expectations.
- CleonThe ship of characters Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield of Resident Evil.
- ClerithThe ship of characters Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy 7.
- Cleveland steamerA sex act involving defecating on someone's chest, then sitting in it and rolling back and forth like a...
- cleversticksA clever clogs or smart aleck.
- ClexThe ship of characters Clark Kent and Lex Luthor from the television series Smallville.
- ClexaThe ship of characters Clarke Griffin and Lexa from the television series The 100.
- ClexanaThe love triangle/OT3 of characters Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, and Lana Lang from the television series...
- click farmA form of click fraud, where a large group of low-paid workers are hired to click on paid advertising links...
- click farmerAn owner or operator of a click farm.
- click forTo acquire or gain (something).
- click throughTo click on a link in order to move to another page.
- click-throughThe act or an instance of clicking through from one webpage to another.
- click-through rateA ratio of the number of clicks on a unit of online advertising to the number of times it is shown.
- clickaA clique, group, gang.
- clickbaitWebsite content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or...
- clickerThe remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.
- clickjackTo steal confidential information from a user who is browsing a website via clickjacking.
- clickoThe inadvertent depressing of a computer mouse button on a wrong selection.
- clickocracyThe role of the internet and algorithmic media in elections and governance.
- clientitisThe situation where an organization's resident in-country staff come to regard the officials and people of...
- cliffyA cliffhanger (dramatic stopping point in a story).
- clikkieA member of the Skeleton Clique.
- climb intoTo fight or attack (someone), physically or verbally.
- climb up one's thumbGo away; get lost; scram.
- clinkA prison.
- clink-clanksHandcuffs.
- clinkerA mistake or blunder.
- ClintashaThe ship of characters Clint Barton (Hawkeye) and Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) from the Marvel Cinematic...
- cliodynamicsThe use of mathematical models to explain macrohistorical patterns.
- clipTo assassinate; to bump off.
- clipperA confidence trickster; a conman.
- clippieA bus conductor.
- cliqueA group of related websites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined...
- cloacalingusThe stimulation of the cloaca using the lips or tongue.
- cloakA text replacement for an IRC user's hostname or IP address, making the user less identifiable.
- clobberTo overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
- clobberedDrunk.
- clockA face; the head.
- clock appNickname for TikTok, a social networking service and short-form online video platform; typically only used...
- clock itA congratulation of success.
- clock outTo die.
- clockerA low-level drug dealer who operates on the streets.
- clockweightA testicle.
- clodhopperUnited States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
- cloggerA physically aggressive player.
- CloisThe ship of characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane from the television series Smallville.
- cloneA Castro clone.
- close upTo stop talking.
- closed speciesA fictional species whose creator does not permit unauthorized new members.
- closest alligator to the boatThe most important issue at hand.
- closet caseA person who conceals or denies their sexuality or gender identity.
- closet queenSynonym of closet case.
- ClotiThe ship of characters Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7.
- cloudCrystal methamphetamine.
- cloud chaserA user of electronic cigarettes who attempts to blow large clouds of vapor.
- cloud chasingThe practice of blowing large clouds of vapor using electronic cigarettes.
- cloud storageA model of computer data storage in which data, said to be in the cloud, is stored remotely in logical pools...
- clout onTo steal (something).
- clouterA thief.
- clubThe propeller of an aeroplane.
- Club FedA prison offering greater comfort and more facilities to inmates than is typical.
- club nineThe team.
- clubcestSexual or romantic relations between members of a club.
- cludgeA toilet.
- cluebatA bat (club) with which someone clueless is struck (figuratively or in one's imagination).
- cluebieA new or inexperienced user who is more knowledgeable than a newbie; a newbie who "has a clue".
- cluonThe imaginary elementary particle of cluefulness; the anti-particle to the bogon.
- clusterbùrachA total mess, catastrophic failure, fiasco.
- clutronA cluon (hypothetical particle of cluefulness).
- co-citationThe simultaneous linking to each of a group of webpages from each of another group of webpages, even though...
- coach horseA member of the crew who rowed the admiral's barge or a state barge.
- coacheeA coachman.
- coadminA coadministrator.
- coalContent of low quality.
- coal crackerA native or established resident of the traditional coal-mining area of northeastern Pennsylvania; a worker...
- coal scuttle helmetA style of soldier's helmet that is almost identical to resembles the helmet used by current Chilean...
- coasterA prostitute, especially one of European descent, plying her trade in Chinese port towns.
- coatingA telling-off; a reprimand.
- CobainiacA fan of American grunge musician Kurt Cobain and/or his band Nirvana.
- cobberA pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
- cobber upTo make friends (with someone).
- cobblerA sheep left to the end to be sheared (for example, because its wool is filthy, or because it is difficult to...
- cobblersTesticles.
- cobra chickenA Canada goose (Branta canadensis).
- cobwebA web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or one that is rarely visited.
- cobweb siteA website that has not been updated for a very long time.
- cocaine cowboyA cocaine smuggler or dealer whose activities are likely to lead them into violent confrontations.
- coconutThe human head.
- coconut doggyA capybara.
- codTo attempt to deceive or confuse; to kid.
- codeheadA computer programming enthusiast.
- codswallopSenseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
- coffee and cakeA trivial amount of money; peanuts.
- coffee and cakesA meagre salary.
- coffee moneyLoose change.
- coffeed outHaving have had enough coffee for the time being.
- coffeeheadA person who is addicted to or regularly consumes coffee.
- coffin nailA cigarette.
- coffin riderA person who enriches himself through the exploitation of the misery, suffering, or deaths of others.
- coffin tackSynonym of coffin nail (“a cigarette”).
- cogniacCounterfeit money.
- coilA wad of cash.
- coinMoney in general, not limited to coins.
- coin purseTesticles.
- coinlessNot tied to a particular cryptocurrency.
- CoinpinThe fictional ship of the characters Coiny and Pin from Battle for Dream Island.
- cokeCocaine.
- coke nailAn intentionally long fingernail on the little finger, used to conveniently inhale powdered cocaine.
- coke nosePhysical damage to the nose caused by snorting cocaine.
- cokebottleAn unusual character, or one that is difficult to type.
- cokefiendA cocaine addict.
- Cola TownA nickname for the city of Columbia, South Carolina.
- coldCool, impressive.
- cold brewA chilled beer.
- cold carlA sexual act where one person defecates onto a pane of glass or table while a partner lies beneath, observing...
- cold coffeeMisfortune; an unpleasant experience.
- cold cookAn undertaker.
- cold day in HellThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.
- cold drink moneyA small bribe.
- cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold.
- cold fishA sexual partner who, during sex, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity.
- cold gruelMisfortune; an unpleasant experience.
- cold ironA bad omen.
- cold meatOne or more corpses, or people soon to be killed.
- cold pigThe act of throwing cold water over a sleeping individual to wake them.
- cold turkeySomething exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
- cold-conkTo knock out (a person); to render unconscious by a blow.
- ColgateToothpaste.
- collaboA collaborator; a traitor.
- collarAn arrest.
- CollargateA 2025 controversy within the Twitch community involving American streamer and political commentator Hasan...
- collegianAn inmate of a prison.
- collegiateAn inmate of a prison.
- collierA non-traveller.
- Colombian coldA cold or sinus infection resulting from the use of cocaine.
- Colombian marching powderSynonym of Bolivian marching powder.
- Colonel SandersA KFC restaurant.
- colophonA page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies...
- colorTo bleed, either through injury or blading. Usually prefaced with "get".
- coltA professional cricketer during his first season.
- ColumbinerOne who idolizes the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre, with this fascination often...
- ColumbusTo explore; to go around exploring, to go around as an explorer.
- comatoastUnresponsive as a result of drug use.
- comb-outThe act of sorting out.
- comboA combination.
- combozineA combination of zines bound or distributed together.
- comeTo carry through; to succeed in.
- come a gutserTo fail miserably; to make a huge mistake; to fall flat on one's face.
- come across withTo provide something owed; to show up with something that is anticipated or that is assumed to be received.
- come atTo accept (a situation); to agree to do; to try.
- come downTo behave in a particular way.
- come down onTo attack or harass (someone).
- come itTo pretend.
- come onTo appear or seem to be a particular.
- come on toTo harass (someone).
- come outTo join a church; to convert to a religion.
- come overTo deceive or get the better of; overreach.
- come the acidTo make oneself unpleasant, especially by sarcasm.
- come throughTo provide information on something; to confess.
- come unhingedTo become angered or crazy; to lose control of one's senses or sanity.
- come upTo happen or occur.
- come up with snake eyesTo fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.
- come with itTo challenge or dare (someone); to meet a challenge or dare; to try or endeavor.
- comfortficFan fiction read in order to make oneself feel better when sad, ill, stressed, etc.
- comicverseThe fictional universe of a work as presented in its comics version, as opposed to, e.g. the TV series or the...
- comixComics, especially those that are self-published and deal with offbeat or transgressive topics.
- comma queenA person who is obsessed with fixing grammatical errors.
- comment sectionThe section of a website or social media where users can post comments.
- commit dieTo commit suicide.
- commit sudokuTo commit seppuku.
- commit to the bitTo remain faithful to one's prior decisions, especially for the sake of humor.
- Common Gateway InterfaceA protocol for calling external software via a Web server to deliver dynamic content.
- commotion lotionBuckfast Tonic Wine, a brand of fortified wine.
- communityA group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a...
- comp stompA cooperative game format typical to competitive player-versus-player video games, such as real-time strategy...
- comp.theoristA participant in the Usenet newsgroup comp.theory.
- compersionThe feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy...
- completoA hot dog with the works.
- complexity-hiding proxyA proxy that hides the complexity of and controls access to a complex set of classes.
- compoWorkers' compensation.
- comprendoDo you understand?
- compromise to a permanent endTo kill or destroy.
- compuperA computer.
- ComputergateA 1981 controversy around allegations that the staff of US politician Jerry Brown deliberately destroyed...
- compyA computer.
- comshawThe practice of pilfering or bartering for surplus items.
- comshipA ship featuring elements deemed morally complex or problematic, such as abuse, incest, or a power gap.
- comshipperOne who supports a ship with elements deemed morally complex or problematic, such as a power gap, or a...
- conA convicted criminal, a convict.
- con crudAn illness resulting from having people from a wide variety of places at a single gathering such as a...
- concern trollSomeone who posts to an Internet forum or newsgroup, claiming to share its goals while deliberately working...
- conchyA conscientious objector.
- concomThe group of volunteers who organise and run a convention.
- concrete-headA person who is stuck in their ways; one who is unwilling to try new ideas.
- concritSyllabic abbreviation of constructive criticism.
- condieA condom.
- coneA passenger on a cruise ship (that needs to be navigated around).
- coneheadA pinhead, a stupid person.
- conerA marijuana cigarette tapered to a conical shape.
- Coney Island whitefishA used condom.
- confessing SamA person who falsely confesses to a crime.
- confessions pageA social networking platform for posting anonymous confessions and secrets, especially in school and...
- Conformity GateThe theory suggesting that the happy ending of the Stranger Things finale was an illusion created by Vecna...
- confuddleThe state of confusion and/or being befuddled.
- confuzzleA state of confusion or puzzlement.
- confuzzlementConfusion.
- confuzzlingConfusing or puzzling.
- congoerAn attendee at a convention.
- congoingThe action or hobby of attending a convention.
- congratzCongratulations.
- ConjuringverseThe Conjuring Universe, an American horror franchise and shared universe centered on a series of supernatural...
- conkTo hit, especially on the head.
- conk offTo stop functioning.
- conkyHaving a prominent nose.
- Conky JoeA white resident or native of the Bahamas.
- connectA useful friend or associate.
- connect upTo join to a network or supply.
- connectionA drug dealer.
- connie-onnieCondensed milk.
- connubiateTo live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
- ConnverseThe ship of characters Connie Maheswaran and Steven Universe from the Steven Universe series.
- conreportA report on the events of a convention.
- conrunnerA person who organises a convention.
- consanguinamoryConsensual adult romantic and/or sexual love between family members; consensual adult incest.
- conscious uncouplingDivorce or similar separation.
- consent or payA tactic by which an online service or hospital gives the user or patient the choice of either paying full...
- ConservapedianA person who contributes to the wiki Conservapedia, and shares the site's fundamentalist Christian...
- consolitisA notional condition affecting video games released for game consoles, making them inferior to computer...
- conspiraboomerAn older person, typically a member of the baby boomer generation, who believes in conspiracy theories.
- contentThe potential of creative work for a content creator.
- content farmA website, company or entity that contains low-quality, search-engine optimized writing, which may be...
- content filteringWeb filtering, content-control software or spam-blocking solutions.
- content millAn organization that produces content farm sites.
- continueTo make a continuation bet.
- controligarchAn oligarch who has a desire to control people's individual lives.
- conversational commerceE-commerce done via various means of conversation (live support on e-commerce web sites, online chat using...
- conversionChanging a miniature figure into another character, usually by mixing different parts, or molding the model's...
- converterRegional term for remote control.
- conyoPerson who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family.
- conyo boyA male person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family.
- conyo girlA female person who belongs to a wealthy or well off predominantly English-speaking family.
- coochieSex with a woman.
- coochie cuttersVery brief, skimpy shorts worn by a woman.
- coofCOVID-19.
- cookTo proceed with some advantageous course of action; (more generally) to be successful.
- cook upTo prepare (heroin, opium, crack, or meth) by heating or otherwise manufacturing.
- cookedIn trouble; in a hopeless situation.
- cookerThe container in which recreational drugs are prepared.
- cookieAn HTTP cookie.
- cookie jarThe storage space for browser cookies.
- cookie pusherA waitress.
- cookie stealerA type of malware that reads private browser cookies.
- cookie wallA barrier to viewing a website, requiring the user to agree to accept an HTTP cookie before proceeding.
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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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