Slang words: T
1,001 slang and Internet words starting with T, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- T-DayThanksgiving Day; Turkey Day.
- T-DotThe city of Toronto.
- T-dot ohSynonym of T.O. (“Toronto, Ontario”).
- T-TownTacoma, Washington, United States.
- t.Used as a way of signing off posts. Typically followed by an occupation, nationality, or field of expertise....
- T. rex handsA posture in which the arms are kept close to the body with the elbows bent perpendicularly; typically...
- T.O.The city of Toronto.
- ta-taA woman's breast.
- tabAn ear.
- tab outTo pay one's tab and leave a bar.
- tabbyA woman, irrespective of age, but often used for a young, attractive woman.
- tabby partyA social meeting of women for tea and gossip.
- tabhangingListening secretly to the private conversations of others; eavesdropping.
- table surfingA viral social media challenge where a participant stands or sits on a folding table that is then pulled...
- table-enderAn act of sexual intercourse performed on or against a table.
- tabnabA small item of food offered at break times, normally the morning break.
- tabnabbingA form of cyberattack that takes over inactive tabs in a user's browser, relying on their inattention.
- tabtopSynonym of laplet.
- tabulatophobiaAn irrational or intense fear of walking on, standing on, or being near floors.
- tacThe drug cannabis.
- tackieThe tyre of a car or other vehicle.
- tackleClothing.
- tacnukeA tactical nuclear weapon.
- TACO outOf Donald Trump, to pause or back down from aggressive policies.
- TACO tradeA pattern observed on Wall Street where investors anticipate market rebounds after Donald Trump threatens new...
- tacticoolHaving the impressive appearance, but not the functionality, of tactical military equipment, or being...
- tadA street boy; an urchin.
- taffA Welshman.
- tagTo attach the name of (a user) to a posted message so that they are linked from the post and possibly sent a...
- tag cloudA visual depiction of a set of tags, typically used to describe the content of web sites and having the more...
- tag groupA community on social media having an intentionally humorous or striking name, which people join so that the...
- tag soupPoorly structured code in a markup language that uses tags (such as HTML), especially when it violates...
- tagboardA small message board on a webpage, usually located in the sidebar, where visitors can leave a name and short...
- tagosphereA community that creates and uses tags for informal categorization of content.
- tai chiTo push a task or responsibility to someone else.
- Tail End CharlieThe last aircraft in a formation.
- tail plugA butt plug that has a tail on its obverse.
- tail-napkinSynonym of toilet paper.
- tailmouthA tail, often a large bushy one with a mouth of its own, possessing a separate mind from who it belongs to.
- tailor-madeSynonym of civvy (“manufactured cigarette”).
- tailstandStanding with one's tail rather than the legs, usually in a curved way, in a similar fashion to kangaroos.
- tailwaggerA fawning or overzealous fan or supporter.
- takatak boyAn ambulant male vendor, typically selling candies and cigarettes.
- take a dirt napTo die.
- take a dookieTo defecate.
- take a dumpTo defecate.
- take a lickingTo suffer a defeat or a beating.
- take a walkout powderSynonym of take a powder (“to depart in a hurry”).
- take a whack atTo try or attempt to do something.
- take a whizTo urinate.
- take care ofTo kill.
- take from behindTo have sex with (someone) in doggy style.
- take gasTo be knocked off one's surfboard by a wave.
- take offTo steal (something) or rob (someone).
- take one's hookTo depart in a hurry; to clear out.
- take one's lumpsTo receive physical abuse and to survive.
- take outTo stun, amaze; to kill.
- take something to the headTo consume or ingest (e.g. food, drink, drugs, etc.) through the mouth or by snorting; to take.
- Take ThatterA member of the English boy band Take That.
- take the mickeyTo ridicule or mock someone; to make fun of someone.
- take the rapTo be blamed or punished for something, especially for the wrongful actions of another; to willingly allow...
- take the rideTo concede to be arrested for a crime and be transported to jail.
- take to the cleanersTo take a significant quantity of a person's money or valuables, through overcharging, litigation...
- take your oilAccept the situation and stop complaining.
- takedownA taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
- takeoverAn event at which teens gather in public and act out; a street takeover.
- taleThe fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
- talentOne, especially a woman, from a particular place or area, judged by their attractiveness.
- talkTo confess, especially implicating others.
- talk atTo speak with; to have a conversation with.
- talk downTo comfort someone experiencing a bad trip, to help them come down.
- talk someone's ear offTo talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
- talk to God on the big white telephoneTo vomit into a toilet.
- talk to Ralph on the big white telephoneTo vomit into a toilet.
- talk trashTo speak boastfully or tauntingly about oneself in contrast with another person or other people.
- talk-about-ableThat can be talked about; discussable.
- talkboardA chatroom or bulletin board.
- talkerA stripped-down version of a MUD which is designed for talking, predating instant messengers; a kind of early...
- talkloidThe practice of producing speech using singing voice synthesis software, such as Vocaloid.
- tallieA tall beer bottle.
- TamartianA fan of the American singer Tamar Braxton.
- tanTo kill by gun, to shoot.
- tang pingA lifestyle and social protest movement in China beginning in April 2021, which is a rejection of societal...
- tangoA target; an enemy.
- tango uniformBroken and unable to be fixed; dead.
- tankTo resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
- tank upTo intoxicate oneself, especially with alcohol.
- tankedDrunk.
- tanked upIntoxicated.
- tankerA longboard.
- tankyA sailor who assists the navigator of the ship; a sailor in charge of the ship's hold, and thus responsible...
- tanorexiaA condition whose sufferers believe they are too pale and become obsessed with tanning.
- tantA tantalum capacitor.
- tantyA tantrum.
- tapTo shoot (someone or something) with a firearm.
- Tap CityThe condition of having no money, described as an imaginary place.
- tap inTo contact (someone); to call (someone) on the phone.
- tap or napTo submit by tapping, or risk being rendered unconscious.
- tap the admiralTo steal some liquor from a cask that is in storage or transit.
- tape treeA network for distributing content not aired/distributed locally between enthusiasts and fans of the...
- taporiA street-smart dealer, often associated with a flashy style.
- tappableSexually attractive.
- tappedCrazy, eccentric.
- tapped outHaving no money, broke, penniless.
- tapperA weakly hit ground ball.
- tarA sailor (because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes).
- Tar HeelSynonym of North Carolinian.
- tar outTo punish; to pay back or take revenge on.
- TarantinoverseThe world as portrayed in the films of Quentin Tarantino.
- tarantula juiceStrong homemade whiskey.
- tarbombA tarball (archive file) containing numerous files that are extracted into the working directory, potentially...
- tarbucketThe shako traditionally worn by cadets of West Point as part of full dress.
- tardishStupid; moronic.
- target for tonightA girlfriend or lover.
- tarnalDamned (as an intensifier).
- tarnallyDamned (as an intensifier).
- tartA prostitute.
- tart cardA card advertising the services of a prostitute.
- tarzyA Tarzan swing.
- task failed successfullyUsed in response to a failure that leads to positive benefits.
- Tasmanian nativehenTribonyx mortierii, a flightless bird related to rails and coots.
- Tassie devilThe Tasmanian devil (marsupial native to the island of Tasmania).
- tastyAppealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.
- TaswegianA Tasmanian seaman.
- taterA home run.
- tatersCold.
- taters in the mouldCold.
- TatNetThe Tatar-language community on the Internet.
- TatsuJunThe ship of characters Tatsuya Suou and Jun Kurosu from the Persona series.
- tatty byeGoodbye.
- tauChiefly written τ: an irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a...
- Taunton turkeyA herring caught in the region of Taunton, Massachusetts.
- taurA fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and an...
- taur trainA taur with multiple lower bodies, sometimes indefinitely many, joined in sequence.
- taursuitA fursuit in the shape of a taur.
- Tay TayNickname for American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (born 1989).
- TBH creatureSynonym of autism creature.
- TDKA mainlander from mainland China; mainland Chinese (to differentiate from a Chinese Filipino raised in the...
- teaInformation, especially gossip.
- tea fightSynonym of bun fight (“formal tea party”).
- tea leafA thief.
- tea moneyA bribe, especially for facilitating a business dealing.
- tea wagonAn audio mixing console on wheels.
- tea-leafingTheft; thieving.
- teaheadA habitual marijuana smoker.
- teahouseA meeting place for gay men.
- teal deerOverly verbose; longwinded.
- Team EdwardThe faction of Twilight fandom which prefers Bella Swan in a romantic relationship with Edward Cullen.
- Team JacobThe faction of Twilight fandom which prefers Bella Swan in a romantic relationship with Jacob Black.
- teamcestA sexual or romantic relationship between teammates.
- teameoA teamster (one who drives animals).
- tearA rampage.
- tear a strip off someoneTo scold vigorously.
- tear upTo brutally assault.
- tear-upA fight; a scrap.
- tearerOne who rages or raves with violence; a boisterous person.
- tearoomA meeting place for gay men.
- teatimeA social gathering or conversation centered on sharing gossip, rumors, or other personal news.
- teatoxAn attempt to remove harmful toxins from the body by consuming tea.
- techingSpecialist preparation of equipment for use.
- techlashBacklash against technology.
- Technicolor yawnAn act of vomiting.
- techno geekSomeone who is obsessed with technology, especially electronics and computing.
- technocutieA desirable young woman associated with a technology field or subculture.
- technofossilA fossil formed from an industrial man-made object or material.
- technoheadA fan of techno music.
- technoidA person interested in or skilled with technology.
- technoromanticismThe theory of links between art and new technologies, within the context of the threats posed to nature by...
- technosexualA person, especially a male metrosexual, who expresses himself or herself (including in terms of sexuality)...
- TechTokThe community of technology-oriented accounts on TikTok.
- TechTokerA TikToker who makes videos about, discusses, or is otherwise interested in technology.
- tee offTo irritate, vex, or annoy.
- teed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- teejayAt Winchester College, a new boy placed under the care of older pupils.
- teenagereseThe slang used by teenagers.
- teenerA sixteenth of an ounce of a drug.
- teenthA dram, a sixteenth of an ounce.
- teeth armAny branch of the military that engages in direct combat.
- tekA method of, or procedure for, extracting, synthesizing, freebasing, or otherwise manufacturing or preparing...
- tekanTo bully or treat harshly, to punish (especially in military contexts).
- TekongSynonym of Pulau Tekong.
- tele bubbleA circular, short video message recorded and sent directly within the Telegram instant messaging application.
- televisionTo watch television.
- tellA private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
- tellyA hotel or motel.
- telly tennisThe game of Pong, or any TV game closely based on it.
- tempbanA temporary ban on a user.
- tenA perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
- Ten CommandmentsThe ten fingernails, used by women when fighting.
- ten pieceA very attractive woman; a dime piece.
- ten toes downDedicated, loyal.
- ten-strikeA perfectly chosen word or phrase; an exact bit of wording that “solves” a problem (especially in adapting or...
- tenderloinA district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable...
- tenderoniA younger (often female) love interest.
- tenderpreneurA government official or politician who uses their powers and influence to secure government tenders and...
- tendieThe money or financial instruments gained by independent currency or securities traders following a...
- TengolfThe fictional ship of the characters Tennis Ball and Golf Ball from Battle for Dream Island.
- tennerA kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
- Tennessee windageSynonym of Kentucky windage.
- tenpence to the shillingMentally deficient.
- tensA pair of tens.
- tent pegAn egg.
- terpAn interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).
- terpsterA dance performer.
- terramationA process for the final disposition of human remains in which microbes convert a dead body into compost.
- terribadExtremely bad.
- terrifTerrific; wonderful; very good.
- terrorA strict teacher who fails most of the students.
- TerrorgramA decentralized network of far-right Telegram channels.
- tervenA gender-critical or trans-exclusionary feminist.
- testTo challenge (someone) to a fight.
- test and traceA means of combating coronavirus by taking samples from individuals and instructing those who are infected to...
- testerA sixpence.
- tetherTo connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the computer access to the phone's Internet...
- tetheringThe connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the...
- tetherlessWireless; pertaining to a wireless network.
- tetrisTo arrange items in a constrained space.
- Texas bankrollSynonym of Michigan bankroll.
- Texas rollSynonym of Michigan bankroll.
- Texas stop signThe sign of a Dairy Queen fast food restaurant.
- Texas teaCrude oil.
- Texas wedgeThe putter, when used to take a shot that is not on the green.
- text door neighbourThe person whose telephone number is the same as one's own, but with the final digit increased or decreased...
- text linkAn element of text on a web page, used to access other web pages.
- textaholicOne who spends a great deal of time sending text messages.
- textboardA simple Internet message board that allows anonymous posting without registering an account.
- textpertSomeone who is exceptionally skilled at crafting and sending text messages.
- textureHaving an intense texture; with a texture that causes a strong (often positive) reaction.
- TezzaThe British politician Theresa May (born 1956), Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016 and Prime Minister of the...
- TG girlA trans woman, a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person.
- TGCFHeaven Official's Blessing, a Chinese manhua novel series.
- thalienceThe property, of an object, of knowing what and where it is, and being able to report that to every nearby...
- thallA style of progressive metal music related to djent, with particular emphasis on manipulation of pitch...
- thamkThanks.
- thangThe buttocks.
- thank scienceUsed to express gratitude or relief.
- thank uThank you.
- thank you for your attention to this matterSarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.
- thankiesThank you.
- thanks for coming to my TED TalkSarcastically or self-deprecatingly stated at the end of a wordy and often preachy monologue.
- that ain't itUsed to express disapproval of an action.
- that was not the windA phrase used to call out one's ignorance or denial of a suspicious situation.
- that's a barSaid in response to a statement found to be true or well-articulated.
- that's it, send tweetUnderscores a punchy quip or random thought.
- that's on periodUsed at the end of a statement to declare that it is final and there is no room for discussion.
- that's wassupThis is excellent; this is cool. Used to express approval.
- that's what I'm talking aboutUsed to express enthusiastic support for an object or person that has just been referenced or for an event...
- that's what's upUsed to express acquiescence or concurrence; true; indeed.
- ThatterA fan of Take That, an English boy band popular in the 1990s.
- the bad placeSynonym of darkest timeline.
- the bejeebers out ofUsed as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
- the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juiceExpressing pride in one's black heritage.
- the bogsA public bathroom; lavatory.
- the bombA success; something excellent.
- the bomb diggitySomething that is really excellent or cool.
- the box they're going to bury it inA person or product that hastens the obsolescence of another person or product.
- the boysThe speaker's group of male friends. This phrase is often put after "me and" if the speaker is referring to...
- the cake is a lieThe end being pursued is unattainable or misguided; the reward promised is false.
- the comA transnational network of interconnected online groups, primarily active on Discord and Telegram, involved...
- the craftMinecraft.
- the devil a oneNot a single one, none (of a number of people or things).
- The DitchThe Tasman Sea, separating Australia and New Zealand.
- the dollar beanFilter-avoidance spelling of lesbian.
- The DotThe city of Toronto.
- the girls are fightingUsed to describe a dramatic conflict between two or more famous or powerful individuals or groups, especially...
- the head fredThe person in charge; boss; leader.
- the Internet never forgetsA widely held belief that everything that is posted online will remain there forever.
- the laws of thermodynamicsThe dieting maxim that one needs a calorie deficit to lose body-fat and surplus calories to gain muscle.
- the lower 48Synonym of Outside.
- the math ain't mathingSomething is incorrect or unreasonable; something doesn't add up or makes no sense.
- the math is mathingSomething is correct or reasonable; something adds up or makes sense.
- the Mbappé specialAbsolutely nothing; zero output, effort, or substance.
- the pantaloons offSynonym of the pants off.
- the pitsSomething miserable or unpleasant.
- the seven bellsUsed as an intensifier after an interrogative pronoun.
- the sigmaUsed for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun.
- the skibidiUsed for emphasis after an interrogative word or relative pronoun.
- the squirtsDiarrhea.
- the struggle is realUsed when experiencing or sympathizing with a difficulty or hardship.
- the turns have tabledSynonym of the tables have turned.
- the whole caboodleEverything else.
- theologySubjective marginal details.
- there is no war in Ba Sing SeNothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important...
- there's a sucker born every minuteThere will always be a great number of fools in the world who can be easily swindled.
- therpPsychotherapist.
- they hate us 'cause they ain't usThe reason that certain people are disliked is that others are jealous of them.
- they hit the PentagonUsed to indicate that an event or news of an event is cause for alarm.
- theybyA baby that is raised in a gender-neutral manner.
- theydies and gentlethemsUsed to address an audience gender-neutrally.
- theydyPolite term of address for a non-binary person, especially a feminine one, or used as a general inclusive...
- theyfriendA non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
- thiccnessThe quality or state of being thicc; voluptuousness.
- thickA stupid person; a fool.
- thick as a whale omeletteExtremely stupid.
- thickaliciousOf a woman: extremely curvy and attractive.
- thicker than a SnickersOf a woman: voluptuously curvy, with large hips.
- thickieA dimwit or idiot.
- thighbrowThe crease or line formed between a woman's thigh and hip when the leg is lifted.
- thighed upHaving extra wide or enlarged thighs.
- thingamabobA thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
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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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