Slang words: D
942 slang and Internet words starting with D, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- donnerTo beat up; clobber; thrash.
- donnikerA toilet.
- donoA donation.
- donut bumpingSynonym of tribadism.
- donut holeAn income bracket in which an individual is ineligible for benefits, despite such benefits being available to...
- DonutgateA 2015 controversy in which American singer, songwriter, and actress Ariana Grande was seen on surveillance...
- doobA marijuana cigarette.
- doobageMarijuana.
- dooberA thingamajig; a whatchamacallit.
- doobieA marijuana cigarette.
- dooblydooThe description under a YouTube video that includes information and links to relevant material.
- doocedDismissed from one's job as a result of one's actions on the Internet.
- doodie upTo decorate or dress in a fancy way in order to make attractive.
- doodlebuggerA dowser searching for subterranean natural resources such as water or oil.
- doodyTo defecate, poop.
- doofA simpleton.
- dooferAn object whose name the speaker or writer cannot remember or does not know.
- doohickeyA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall).
- dookDookie; feces.
- dookerA piece of poo.
- dookieFeces.
- doolallyEccentric; insane, mad.
- doomTo be extremely pessimistic about something.
- Doom cloneGames that uses same art-style as the first Doom like 2.5D worlds or digitalized frames or mimic the gameplay.
- doomerSomeone who is apathetic or has a negative prospect towards the world.
- doomerismDespair and apathy caused by disbelief in the possibility of change; the mindset of doomers.
- DoomguyThe unnamed protagonist in the Doom series of video games.
- doomjobbingThe habit of mass-applying to random job postings, without tailoring a resume or using a strategy.
- doompostingThe practice of continually commenting on Internet news while magnifying disagreeable outcomes.
- doomscrollTo continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.
- doomscrollingThe practice of continually reading Internet news about catastrophic events.
- DoorDashTo order, pick up, or deliver (food or goods) using the DoorDash app or service.
- doorgameA computer game hosted by a bulletin board system.
- doorway pageA web page that deliberately manipulates search engines through the use of irrelevant terms that will attract...
- doozyOf high quality; remarkable; excellent.
- dopTo drink alcohol.
- dopeAn opiate, now particularly heroin.
- dope addictSynonym of drug addict.
- dope houseA dwelling where drugs are either used or sold.
- dope manSynonym of drug dealer.
- dope offTo be inattentive; to get out of hard work; to skive off.
- dope setA street or section of a town or city where drugs are either used or sold.
- dope sickIll due to withdrawal from drugs, especially opiates; in withdrawal.
- dope sicknessIllness due to withdrawal from opiates.
- dope slapA light slap to the back of the head intended as a disciplinary measure.
- dope stickA cigarette.
- dope timeThe displacement or distortion of time while under the influence of narcotics.
- dope upTo use or abuse narcotics.
- dopenessThe characteristic of being dope (great, extraordinary).
- doper timeThe imprecise nature of scheduling drug deals, where the stated time of a transaction is often different from...
- dopesauceSomething that is great, cool, or awesome.
- dopesterA person who collects information on, and forecasts the results of, sporting events, elections, etc.
- doplicLacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.
- doppelbangerA romantic and/or sexual partner who strongly resembles oneself.
- doppichClumsy; lacking dexterity; not skilled.
- dorgA man.
- Dorito bodyA physique in which the shoulders are wide but the waist is small.
- dorkifyTo make dorky.
- dormcestRomantic and/or sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory.
- dormyA dormitory.
- doshMoney.
- doss aroundTo be idle, to shirk one's work or duty.
- doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
- doss outTo sleep outside.
- dossbagA sleeping bag.
- dotConfinement facility.
- dot comUsed as an sentence-final intensifier to affirm one's judgement.
- dot-carnageThe results of the dot-com bubble collapse, which included the closure of many Internet-based businesses, and...
- dot-comaThe collapse of a dot-com or of the dot-com bubble.
- dotted decimalA method of writing IP addresses where the value of each byte is given as a decimal number, and each byte...
- dotted quadAn IPv4 address in the form of four numbers separated by dots, such as 127.0.0.1.
- doubleSomeone who identifies with the same kintype.
- double belly busterA poker hand where two different ranks could complete the straight, but the new card would not be the highest...
- double bubbleOvertime paid at twice the normal rate.
- double gut shotA poker hand where two different ranks could complete the straight, but the new card would not be the highest...
- double opt-inThe situation where a subscriber to a newsletter etc. first provides their e-mail address and then receives a...
- double sawbuckTwenty dollars; a twenty-dollar bill.
- double seatTo seat two tables in one waiter's area at the same time.
- double upTo marry or live with someone; to share a living space.
- double XTwenty dollars; a $20 bill.
- double-headerDouble penetration.
- double-jabbedOf a person, having received both doses (jabs) of a COVID vaccine.
- double-nickelThe national speed limit of 55 miles per hour introduced in the USA in 1974.
- double-teamTo gang up on someone, as a group of two.
- doubloonieA Canadian two-dollar coin; a toonie.
- douche boatA river craft outfitted with a high-pressure water cannon capable of destroying enemy encampments.
- douche chillsA physical feeling, akin to chills, in reaction to something contemptibly obnoxious.
- douche downTo wash (a person or thing) thoroughly.
- douchebagnessThe state or quality of being a douchebag.
- doucherA douchebag; a contemptible person.
- douchetasticExtremely douchey; highly obnoxious.
- douchewadA rude, obnoxious, or annoying person.
- doughMoney.
- dough mixerA kind of Chuck E. Cheese animatronic.
- doughnutA whole note.
- downComfortable [with]; accepting [of]; okay [with].
- down badIn a difficult situation, despondent.
- down horrendousExtremely down bad; in a desperate or depressed state.
- down the banksA severe criticism, scolding, reprimand, or punishment.
- down the khaziSynonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
- down the panSynonym of down the toilet: wasted; irretrievable.
- down the roadDismissed; fired from one's employment.
- down-downAmong the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.
- downdootA downvote.
- downerAny drug that has depressant qualities.
- downsiesSynonym of tranquilizers (“drugs used to reduce anxiety or tension”).
- downthreadLater, or hierarchically lower, in a thread of discussion.
- DowntonianA fan of the television series Downton Abbey.
- downtownHeroin.
- downvoteA vote against something that reduces a cumulative tally of popularity.
- downvoterOne who downvotes.
- downySharp-witted, perceptive.
- doxDocuments, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
- doxxTo publish personal information of (a person) without their consent.
- DoylistFrom a real-world perspective; of or relating to an explanation outside the text; external to the narrative.
- dozeTo bulldoze.
- DPAn instance of a gang member getting physically disciplined for being seen as acting out of line.
- drabbieA dowdy person.
- dracarysTo burn or destroy.
- Draco in Leather PantsAny fictional character written or reinterpreted by fans as appealingly roguish or evil.
- dragA drag king or drag queen.
- draggerA car thief.
- dragonSynonym of drag queen.
- Dragon BookAny one of several textbooks about compiler construction written by Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman, especially...
- DragonballerA fan of the manga and anime franchise Dragon Ball.
- dragonessA female dragon.
- dragonkinA dragon otherkin.
- dragonsonaA fursona that is a dragon.
- dragontaurA taur with the lower body of a dragon.
- dragsterA drag queen.
- drainA drink.
- drain the dragonTo urinate.
- DrainbowA person who benefits from a Rainbow Gathering without doing their share of labour.
- draincoreAn aesthetic blending hyper-saturated Y2K digital iconography, glitch art, and anime imagery with edgy, dark...
- dramaRumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a...
- drama farmerA person who encourages and publicizes melodramatic behavior on the Internet.
- drama llamaA histrionic person.
- DramioneThe ship of characters Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series.
- drankA drink, usually alcoholic.
- DrarryThe ship of characters Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series.
- drawA bag of cannabis.
- draw a bead onTo aim a gun at.
- draw ironTo hit the rim.
- draw offTo distract (someone).
- drawersAny clothing covering the legs, such as shorts, trousers, or tights.
- drawlsSynonym of drawers.
- dreadheadA person with dreadlocks.
- dreadyResembling or characteristic of dreads.
- dreckitudeThe quality of being dreck (junk, garbage).
- drelfieA self-taken photograph of oneself while intoxicated.
- DressgateThe controversy over The Dress, a photographed dress whose colors were unclear.
- drillTo shoot; to kill by shooting.
- drill upTo kill (someone).
- drillerTerm of address for a person, usually a man.
- drink alertA warning that information to follow may cause the reader to laugh unexpectedly and, if drinking, cause drink...
- drink runA short break that involves procuring (non-alcoholic) drinks and possibly snacks.
- drinkerA pub.
- drinkieDrink.
- drinking ageA two and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- drinkologistA connaisseur of alcoholic beverages.
- drinkyDrink.
- drinkypooAn alcoholic drink.
- dripStyle; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing.
- dripologyThe imaginary study of impressing others.
- dripped outShowily adorned with jewellery or ornaments.
- drippyExtravagant, luxurious.
- driveFriendly term of address for a bus driver.
- drive one's pigs to marketTo snore very loudly.
- drive-by downloadA download triggered by scripts, etc., on a website, without prompting the user, usually for malicious...
- driverA pilot (person who flies aircraft).
- drizzleTo urinate.
- droMarijuana grown hydroponically.
- droneThe drug mephedrone.
- dronieA photograph taken of oneself by means of a flying drone.
- dronistA drone pilot or hobbyist.
- dronkieA drunkard.
- droobAn ineffectual or unattractive person; a dag.
- droolworthyHighly physically attractive or otherwise desirable.
- dropTo lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- drop a bombTo release noxious gas from the bowels: to fart.
- drop a chalupaTo release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
- drop a deuceTo release feces into a toilet; to defecate.
- drop a dimeTo inform, to call the authorities (on).
- drop a dime on someoneTo inform on (a person); to turn someone in.
- drop acidTo take LSD.
- drop dimesSynonym of drop a dime.
- drop neckTo perform fellatio.
- drop offTo die.
- drop one's beadsTo reveal one's homosexuality.
- drop outTo dismiss, break up with or abandon (someone).
- drop scienceTo show off one's talent and ability, as if to educate others.
- drop the micTo do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.
- drop the pilotTo obtain a divorce.
- drop trowTo pull down one's trousers (pants).
- drop-offA visitor to a website who ceases to continue using and navigating around the site after reaching some...
- dropperA person who uses fraudulent cheques.
- droppieA drop goal.
- drossResidual raw opium left in an opium pipe which can be recycled for further sale or use.
- drug jointAn illegal establishment where the consumption or sale of drugs takes place.
- drug rugSynonym of Baja jacket.
- drugged-outUnder the influence of a narcotic drug.
- drugheadA drug addict.
- drumA tip; a piece of information.
- drum upTo prepare food or drink with improvised implements, e.g. while camping; especially, to make tea in something...
- drummerA housebreaker.
- drummyThe drum magazine of a firearm.
- drumstickA person's leg.
- DrunaThe ship of characters Draco Malfoy and Luna Lovegood of the Harry Potter series.
- drunchiesA craving for food as a result of alcohol consumption.
- drungryDrunk and hungry, especially when the hunger is induced by the drunkenness.
- drunk as a wheelbarrowThoroughly drunk.
- drunk tankA cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.
- drunkieA drunkard.
- drunkorexiaA combination of anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse.
- drunkpostTo post to a message board, newsgroup, etc. while drunk.
- dry bobA schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.
- dry lunchA contemptible or uncool person.
- dry pailTo use a dry pail.
- dry snitchTo inform on somebody indirectly or by implication.
- drygulchTo murder; to attack, assault, especially in an ambush.
- drygulcherIn the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location.
- drynxA hybrid between a dragon and a lynx.
- DTsDelirium tremens.
- DU30Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
- dubA piece of graffiti in metallic colour with a thick black outline.
- dub sackA bag of marijuana worth twenty dollars.
- dub upTo give up money; to give in to demands for money; pay up.
- dubbySynonym of rubby-dub (“drinker of alcohol in non-beverage form”).
- dubconErotica featuring sexual relations where the presence of sexual consent is unclear.
- dubsAn imageboard post venerated for its post number, which ends in two repeated digits.
- ducatA ticket.
- DuchovnikA fan of American actor David Duchovny (born 1960).
- duckA playing card with the rank of two.
- duck dinnerDishonorable discharge.
- duck fartA sound made when a stone is thrown into the water where the water breaks twice creating a longer sounding...
- duck offTo lie low; to hide.
- duck outTo avoid a debt; to skip out on a bill.
- duck shootSomething very easy; a piece of cake.
- duck snortSynonym of duck fart.
- duck soupSomething which is easy; a piece of cake.
- duck's gutsA difficult or awkward situation, trouble.
- DuckDuckGoTo search for (something) using the DuckDuckGo search engine.
- ducked offLying low; hidden.
- duckfaceA facial expression in which the lips are pushed outwards in a pout.
- duckrollA bait-and-switch Internet prank involving the sharing of a link that leads to a picture of a duck on wheels...
- ducksA pair of twos.
- ducks and geesePolice.
- ducksonaA fursona that is a duck.
- duckyGreat; going well; proceeding in an eminently agreeable fashion.
- dudeA tourist.
- dudesAny group of people, regardless of gender.
- dudeskiSynonym of broski (“male friend”).
- dudetteA girl or woman, especially a masculine one.
- dudevorceThe breakup of a casual friendship between men.
- dudicalCool, awesome.
- DueserA fan of the television series Due South.
- duffThe bits left in the bottom of the bag after the booty has been consumed, like crumbs.
- duff upTo beat up, to give a beating to.
- duffoBad; inferior.
- dugeeHeroin.
- dugoutA small portable case for equipment used to smoke marijuana.
- duh factorThe element of a situation or problem that should be obvious but may go unnoticed through human error.
- dukeA fist.
- duke inTo vouch for (someone), thus allowing them to join a gang, buy contraband from or otherwise be treated as...
- duke outTo fight, especially with fists; to knock out (someone).
- duke upTo dress up; to embellish or improve (something).
- dukesOne's parents.
- dum dum bulletHollow-point or soft-point bullet designed to expand on impact.
- dumb as a bag of hammersRemarkably stupid.
- dumb as a box of rocksVery stupid.
- dumb as a doorknobVery stupid.
- dumb as dirtExtremely stupid.
- dumb bunnyA stupid person.
- dumb taxThe national lottery.
- dumb zoneThe portion of a lengthy LLM conversation where quality degrades as the limit of the context window is...
- dumbahhDumbass.
- dumber than a box of rocksVery stupid.
- dumbitudeLack of sense or intelligence; stupidity.
- dumbledoreA blundering person.
- dummyA term of address.
- dummy lightSynonym of idiot light (“warning light”).
- dump coreTo ramble pointlessly at length; especially used in apology.
- dump onTo finish a romantic relationship with (someone).
- dump truckA large pair of buttocks.
- dumperA person's buttocks.
- dumpsterTo discard or dispose something, especially to throw into a dumpster.
- dumpster diveTo practice dumpster diving.
- dumpster diverA person who practices dumpster diving.
- dumpster fireA chaotic, unpleasant, unmanageable thing, situation, or person; a disaster.
- DumpsvilleThe notional location of a person who has been dumped, or jilted by a lover.
- dumpySynonym of dump truck (“prominent buttocks”).
- DunesdayThe future simultaneous release of two anticipated films (Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday) on...
- DuneverseThe fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Dune novels.
- dunkTo put down on social media [with on].
- dunkfestA game involving many dunks.
- dunkyA condom.
- Dunner stunnerA blazingly sunny day in Dunedin, New Zealand.
- dunny budgieA blowfly.
- dunzoDone, finished.
- DuolingoA lesson on Duolingo.
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