Slang words: W
609 slang and Internet words starting with W, each with its slang meaning. Trending slang
- whimsy-maxxingThe trend of deliberately injecting playfulness, imagination, and childlike joy into one's daily routine to...
- whipTo defeat, as in a contest or game.
- whip appealAn intense, irresistible attraction to someone to the point of excessive devotion or subservience to them.
- whip it onTo play an active role in having sex with (someone).
- whippedVery tired; worn out; exhausted.
- whippetA cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.
- whirling pitsAn unpleasant sensation of spinning after consuming alcohol or other drugs.
- whirlybirdA helicopter.
- whisperA private message to an individual in a chat room.
- whistleA suit (from whistle and flute).
- whistle and fluteA suit.
- whistleberriesBaked beans.
- whiteCocaine.
- white boy wastedExtremely intoxicated from drugs or alcohol.
- white chocolateAn attractive white person or people, especially male.
- white crossA tablet of the recreational drug benzedrine.
- white feverSexual attraction towards health care professionals, particularly doctors and nurses.
- white hatA well-meaning hacker who hacks for a good cause or to aid a company, organization, or government without...
- white horseA recreational drug in the form of white powder: heroin or cocaine.
- white ladyMethylated spirit.
- white lightningIllegally distilled whiskey.
- white lobsterJettisoned cocaine retrieved by fishermen.
- white on riceA descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.
- white partyThe use of cocaine with other people.
- white shieldWhite people who make a formation around black people in order to protect them from racist violence.
- white smokeThe drug methamphetamine.
- white stuffThe drug cocaine.
- white sugarCocaine.
- white-blue-white flagA symbol of opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the current government of Russia, used by...
- white-coaterA sexually explicit film that is ostensibly educational.
- white-shirtA higher-ranking prison officer.
- white-shoeEstablishment; pertaining to mainstream US social power-structures.
- whiteboardingA collaborative discussion over the Internet in which participants can write and draw on a shared space...
- whiteboyHeroin.
- whitefaceA person of European descent. (See usage notes.).
- whiteoutA sporting event where all in attendance are urged to wear white apparel.
- whiteshiftThe demographic decline of white majorities in various Western jurisdictions.
- whiteysMen's or boys’ traditionally white briefs.
- whitiesMen's or boys’ traditionally white briefs.
- whizPickpocketing.
- whizzerA pickpocket.
- who's your daddyA humorous or sarcastic statement of (often sexual) superiority over someone else.
- who-hit-JohnHard liquor; whiskey.
- whoisTo look up using a whois protocol.
- whole ball of waxThe entire or overall plan, concept or action.
- wholecarA piece of graffiti that covers an entire train carriage.
- wholetrainA piece of graffiti that covers an entire train.
- WholiganA fan of the English rock band The Who.
- WholockA genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the...
- whompTo hit extremely hard.
- whomp onTo defeat thoroughly; to trounce.
- whomp upTo produce quickly, particularly a meal.
- whompageWhomping or whomping on; thumping; beating.
- whomperOne who or that which whomps.
- WhoniverseThe universe in which the television series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and The Sarah Jane Adventures, as well as...
- whoongaA street drug of uncertain composition, sometimes claimed to contain HIV antiretroviral drugs.
- whoopedFlawless.
- whoopsTo vomit.
- whoopsyA homosexual man, especially one with camp mannerisms.
- whooshTo kill by gun, to shoot.
- whootyA white girl with large buttocks.
- whopTo administer corporal punishment to.
- WhoserA fan of the British improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? or its American remake.
- WhovianA fan of the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who.
- whuddupWhat's up? (as a greeting).
- whuffieA type of social capital or reputation, especially within an online community.
- whuffoA person who is not a skydiver.
- whumpA genre of fan fiction in which a character endures injury, torture, or other forms of physical and mental...
- why not ZoidbergA call of attention to something that is ridiculous.
- why so seriousUsed to mock someone for adopting an overly intense, grim, or rigid demeanor in a situation that might call...
- whyteWhite (racial sense).
- wibbleTo make meaningless comments.
- wickedExcellent; awesome; masterful; exceptional.
- wickedlyVery.
- wicketAn angle bracket when used in HTML.
- wideSharp-witted.
- wide boyA man who lives by his wits, wheeling and dealing.
- wide stanceHomosexuality (as an attribute of a person).
- widgieA female bodgie.
- WidlarizeTo destroy (a defective electronic component) using a hammer.
- widow-makerThe Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.
- wieneringAn act of sexual intercourse, especially one categorised by passion or sincere love.
- wife guyA man who becomes famous on social media by posting content about his wife.
- wife up(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife.
- wifejakA wife Wojak, depicted as a redheaded white woman and representing a normal, well-adjusted wife.
- wigTo shoot in the head.
- wig outTo become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.
- wigged-outVery excited; crazy, frantic, zany.
- wigginsThe creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.
- wiggyUninhibited.
- wiki farmA type of server farm that offers users tools to simplify the creation and development of individual...
- wiki pageA page forming part of a wiki.
- wiki walkThe random perusing of wiki links and the reading of wiki articles.
- WikiaA wiki hosted on the wiki farm Wikia.
- wikicodeSynonym of wiki markup.
- WikigroaningThe act of comparing two similar Wikipedia articles, one considered generally useful and the other primarily...
- Wikipedia foodA mediocre photograph of food that makes the subject look undesirable and uncanny, generally as a result of...
- wikiquetteThe etiquette dictating the manner in which to behave when working on a wiki.
- wikistormingA collaborative effort to inject a certain viewpoint (such as a feminist perspective) into a wiki website.
- wikitimeA time standard or timestamp used in Wikipedia and its affiliates, set to Greenwich Mean Time, and encoded as...
- wikitorialAn editorial that can be edited by users in the manner of a wiki.
- wikiverseThe entire collective scope of wikis.
- wild mare's milkStrong homemade whiskey.
- wild oatsSexual intercourse outside of marriage.
- wild outTo stop behaving in a civilized way; to rebel against one's cultural mores.
- wildmatA pattern matching library for matching strings with certain wildcards, used in NNTP. Also refers to its own...
- wildstyleA form of graffiti with text so stylized as to be difficult to read, often with interlocking...
- WilfredThe Victory Medal.
- William McKinleyA United States five-hundred-dollar bill.
- Willie PeteWhite phosphorus.
- willowThe baseball bat.
- Willy PeteWhite phosphorus.
- WiMAXWorldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access: a telecommunications technology providing wireless data...
- WimboWimbledon (the tennis tournament).
- wimpoidA wimp.
- winA feat carried out successfully; a victorious achievement.
- WinblowsThe Microsoft Windows operating system.
- wincestIncest, usually of two siblings.
- winchA witch.
- winconA card or mechanic which allows a player to win the game.
- wind(usually as the wind) Something irrelevant; something that can be explained away.
- windbillA signed agreement to act as guarantor for another's debt.
- winderA blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.
- windjamTo speak in a long-winded manner; to chatter, bloviate.
- windjammerOne who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
- windjammingExcessive talking; loquaciousness.
- windowpaneA gelatin base tab with LSD.
- WindozeMicrosoft Windows.
- WindrossMicrosoft Windows.
- windyNervous, frightened.
- wine o'clockThe time of the first glass of wine (or alcoholic beverage) of the day.
- wine tosserA person who speaks at length about wine but possesses limited genuine knowledge or expertise about it.
- wingHuman arm.
- wing kingA male wing commander.
- wing queenA female wing commander.
- wingcoWing Commander.
- wingdingA fit or spasm.
- wingdingerA particularly energetic and boisterous event.
- wingficFan fiction in which canonically wingless characters are given wings.
- winggirlA wingwoman, especially a young one.
- wingnutA member of the air force (in a town that hosts a USAF installation).
- wingnutteryCraziness; lunacy.
- wingyOne who has a wing position.
- WinheadA user or fan of Microsoft Windows.
- winkSynonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- winkerAn eye.
- winnebagoA motorhome; a recreational vehicle (RV).
- Winnie the PoohA shoe.
- winnitudeSuccess or excellence, the characteristic of a winner.
- winternshipAn internship during the winter break in the school year.
- WinxerA fan of the Italian media franchise Winx Club.
- wipe someone's noseTo defeat someone humiliatingly, usually by robbing or killing.
- wipe the floor with someoneTo be well ahead of someone, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over someone.
- wipe upTo defeat (an opponent) thoroughly; trounce.
- wipe-breechSynonym of toilet paper.
- wipebreechSynonym of toilet paper.
- wipingA thrashing.
- wireA hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining...
- wire fuA style of Hong Kong action cinema that combines traditional kung fu with wirework techniques.
- wiredVery excited, overstimulated; high-strung.
- wired to the gillsExtremely drugged.
- wireless internetA type of internet service that uses the same technology that connects cell phones.
- wiseUsually with "up", to inform or learn.
- wish sandwichA snack consisting of two slices of bread with no filling.
- wishcyclingThe disposal of consumer waste in a recycling bin in the hope of it being recycled, when it cannot or is...
- WishverseThe dark alternate universe featured in the episode "The Wish" of the television series Buffy the Vampire...
- witch houseA style of music characterized by chopped and screwed hip-hop soundscapes, industrial and noise...
- WitchblrThe community of witches and occult-oriented blogs on Tumblr.
- witches' knickersPlastic bags snagged in trees and bushes.
- WitchTokThe community of witches and occult-oriented accounts on TikTok.
- with itAware of current trends and fashions.
- with-it-nessThe state of being with it.
- within an ace ofVery near; on the point of.
- witkeyA Web-based system whereby users can exchange and purchase services and information, and share knowledge and...
- WiWaSyllabic abbreviation of Pokémon Winds and Waves.
- wizA wizard; an administrator of a multi-user dungeon.
- wizardAn administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user...
- Wizard BookStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1985), a notable computer science textbook that teaches...
- WKFA famous member of fandom; a celebrity fan.
- wntWant.
- woadieA trusted friend; a dawg.
- wobblemeatLarge buttocks that wobble.
- wobblerA sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
- wobbly eggA gelatin-covered capsule of temazepam or lorazepam, taken as a recreational drug.
- wobbly popBeer.
- WockLean (recreational drug).
- WoctorA nickname for a U.S. Air Force warrant officer, emphasizing their role as highly trusted technical experts...
- WOFF2A second and more compact iteration of the WOFF file format.
- Woke 1.0An era of U.S. history extending from around 2014 to 2024 (the re-election of Donald Trump), during which...
- woke-freeLacking or clear of any wokeism.
- wokefishSomeone who pretends to be woke and in favour of progressive political ideologies on a social media or dating...
- wokelSomebody who speaks for progressive (“woke”) values in spite of missing education.
- wokelyIn a woke manner.
- wolfTo make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.
- wolf warriorA Chinese diplomat perceived to respond aggressively towards criticism of Communist China.
- wolfessA predatory woman.
- wolfsonaA fursona that is a wolf.
- WolfstarThe ship of characters Remus Lupin and Sirius Black of the Harry Potter series.
- wolftaurA taur with the lower body of a wolf.
- Woman Crush WednesdayA woman featured in a social media post shared by someone on Wednesday in which they share a woman (usually a...
- womanosphereThe collection of blogs and websites that focus on women's issues.
- womanscentA woman's body odor, typically regarded as feminine and attractive, especially in sexual contexts.
- wombatA slow and stupid person; a dullard.
- wombo comboA combination of actions which create a decisive advantage (often involving coordination between teammates).
- wonderbreadSynonym of white bread (“bland, boring; conventional”).
- wonderkidA child prodigy; (if male) a golden boy.
- wongaMoney.
- wonutA type of waffle made with a mixture of waffle and doughnut dough, deep-fried and decorated like a doughnut.
- woobieA fictional character, often morally grey or a villain, subjected to constant stress and angst, so as to...
- woobificationThe act or process of turning a character into a woobie.
- woobifyTo make into a woobie.
- Wood familyEmpty seats at a theater, circus, etc., corresponding to tickets that the venue failed to sell.
- wood shampooA beating around the head with a baton or wooden bat.
- wooden kimonoSynonym of coffin.
- wooden onesieCoffin.
- woodpeckerA Type 92 heavy machine gun.
- woodshedTo practice or rehearse a script.
- woodyA compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.
- woof one's cookiesTo vomit.
- wooferA dog.
- woofterA male homosexual.
- wookAn unwashed, unemployed moocher who enjoys traveling to festivals and crashes at other people's houses.
- wookieAn unwashed, unemployed moocher who enjoys traveling to festivals and crashes at other people's houses.
- woolA marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.
- woolerA marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.
- woolieA marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.
- woolly backAny unsophisticated person from the countryside.
- woolly woofterA male homosexual; poofter.
- Woolworth'sTwo pair fives and tens.
- woop woopUsed to express joy, particularly that felt during success or victory.
- WopeA pope who is woke; (specifically) Francis or Leo XIV.
- wopperjawedAskew.
- wordAn abbreviated form of word up; a statement of the acknowledgment of fact with a hint of nonchalant approval.
- Word of GodThe creator(s) of a media franchise and/or their extradiegetic revelations about plot, characters, etc.
- word vomitThe words that come out of one's mouth without any thought, often when one is drunk, embarrassed, angry, or...
- wordaholicA lover of words.
- wordcelSomeone (not necessarily an incel) with high writing skills and verbal intelligence, often portrayed as...
- workThe equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.).
- work it out on the remixTo settle a dispute; to restore a strained relationship; to reconcile.
- work overTo subject (a person) to a severe scolding, interrogation, beating, etc.
- work the holeTo rob drunks on the subway.
- work the oracleTo fabricate a suspect's verbal statement.
- work-safeThat can be viewed from one's workplace without the risk of disciplinary action; not graphic or offensive.
- workcestRomance or sexual activity between coworkers.
- workieAn intern.
- working aliveTeeming or swarming.
- workout warriorAn athlete who has superior measurables and physical attributes, e.g. an American football player who...
- worksA heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc.
- workslopContent generated by artificial intelligence that is presented by an employee as useful work but serves no...
- worksyDiligent, hard-working.
- World of WarcrackThe massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
- World Wide WebUsually preceded by the: all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet collectively, which are...
- world's fastest manThe Olympic champion male sprinter in the men's 100-metre dash sprint race athletics track and field event.
- world's fastest womanThe Olympic champion female sprinter in the women's 100-metre dash sprint race athletics track and field...
- world's greatest athleteThe Olympic champion male athlete in the men's decathlon athletics track and field sport.
- worldieAnything particularly excellent of its kind; especially a goal in sports or a beautiful woman.
- WorldstarExclaimed by onlookers or bystanders during an unexpected or dramatic event, especially a verbal or physical...
- worm on a stringSynonym of squirmle.
- wormholeA location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute...
- wormsonaA fursona that is a worm.
- worsBoerewors.
- worshipThe fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears...
- worshippyCharacteristic of worship, especially religious, spiritual, or church worship.
- Worst KoreaSouth Korea; the Republic of Korea.
- worst timelineSynonym of darkest timeline.
- wosoWomen's soccer.
- wotcherA friendly greeting.
- wouldn't touch with yoursTo not find (someone) sexually attractive; to be unwilling to have sex with someone.
- wouldn't work in an iron lungIs lazy.
- wowzerSomething of great interest or beauty.
- woz ereWas here. Frequently placed after the author's name in graffiti.
- wozzlesA blowjob.
- wrapA straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em.
- wrap it before you tap itIt is wise to wear a condom before sexual intercourse.
- wrapsFinished; hopeless.
- Wrath MonthA more politically activist version of Pride Month, typically during June.
- wreck shopTo "go to town", to do something with vigor, very enthusiastically.
- wreck the hoose juiceBuckfast Tonic Wine, a brand of fortified wine.
- wreckedVery intoxicated from alcohol or recreational drugs.
- wrench reactTo express disapproval by sending a wrench emoji (🔧) reaction.
- wringle-wrangleA verbal argument.
- wristyA handjob.
- writeblrA Tumblr blog focused on creative writing.
- writerA graffiti artist.
- wrockA genre of music produced by fans of the Harry Potter series, characterized by costumed performances and...
- wrongamundoWrong.
- wrongoSynonym of wrong 'un (“dishonest or disreputable person”).
- WRUDWhat are you doing?
- WTF StarSynonym of Tabby's Star: A star in Cygnus constellation, Milky Way Galaxy.
- WTFeryBlatant absurdity, stupidity, or surreality; nonsense.
- wtfpwnTo dominate or defeat thoroughly (as in a video game).
- wuckasOnly used in no wuckas.
- wuckazOnly used in no wuckaz.
- wuckersOnly used in no wuckers.
- wuckiesOnly used in no wuckies.
- wudupWhat's up? (as a greeting).
- wuffA wolf.
- wuh luh wuhSynonym of WLW.
- wukkasOnly used in no wukkas.
- wukkazOnly used in no wukkaz.
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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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