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Brolic
New York City & Tri-State context
Extremely muscular, powerfully built, or visibly strong; sometimes extended to anything unusually sturdy or forceful.
New York topic
Reactions & judgment
Fast evaluations of behavior, appearance, decisions, and situations. Read the full context before treating related terms as synonyms.
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Bugging
New York City & Tri-State context
Acting irrationally, overreacting, misunderstanding, or saying something unreasonable.
03
Chopped liver
New York City & Tri-State context
A seasoned spread traditionally made from chopped cooked liver, onions, fat, and often egg; the words also appear in a humorous expression about being ignored.
04
Chutzpah
New York City & Tri-State context
Bold nerve, audacity, gall, or striking self-confidence, with the judgment ranging from admiration to disapproval.
05
Dope
New York City & Tri-State context
As an adjective, excellent, impressive, stylish, or exciting; as a noun, it can carry several unrelated meanings.
06
Dub
New York City & Tri-State context
A rejection, refusal, failed plan, or person or situation being dismissed; as a verb, to ignore, turn down, or reject.
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Dumb
New York City & Tri-State context
Very or extremely when placed before an adjective, as in dumb nice, dumb far, or dumb expensive.
08
Fly
New York City & Tri-State context
Stylish, attractive, polished, or impressively put together, especially when evaluating clothing or presentation.
09
Frontin’
New York City & Tri-State context
Pretending, exaggerating, acting tougher or more successful than reality, or presenting an image the speaker believes is false.
10
Fuhgeddaboudit
New York City & Tri-State context
A stylized spelling of forget about it that can dismiss an idea, close a subject, express disbelief, or intensify praise.
11
Grill
New York City & Tri-State context
To question someone intensely, scrutinize them, or stare at them in a challenging way.
12
Ill
New York City & Tri-State context
Exceptionally good, skillful, striking, or impressive in a positive slang use; ordinarily, ill can still mean sick or harmful.
13
Jacking
New York City & Tri-State context
Supporting, believing, claiming, or approving something; in the negative, refusing to endorse or accept it.
14
Kvetch
New York City & Tri-State context
To complain repeatedly or habitually; also a complaint or a person known for persistent complaining.
15
Mad
New York City & Tri-State context
Very, extremely, or a lot of; in other contexts it can still mean angry.
16
Mensch
New York City & Tri-State context
A person regarded as decent, honorable, responsible, and trustworthy.
17
New York minute
New York City & Tri-State context
An extremely short amount of time, suggesting that decisions, reactions, and daily life move unusually fast in New York.
18
Not for nothing
New York City & Tri-State context
A phrase used before an opinion, warning, or criticism to signal that the point has a reason behind it.
19
OD
New York City & Tri-State context
Excessive, extremely, or doing too much; the exact grammar changes with the sentence.
20
Schmuck
New York City & Tri-State context
An insulting slang term for a foolish, unlikeable, inconsiderate, or contemptible person.
21
Tight
New York City & Tri-State context
Upset, annoyed, or bothered; elsewhere it can also mean close, secure, or excellent.
22
Valid
New York City & Tri-State context
Good, acceptable, impressive, legitimate, or worth approving.
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Wack
New York City & Tri-State context
Bad, low-quality, unappealing, unfair, or lacking skill, depending on what the speaker is judging.
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Wildin’
New York City & Tri-State context
Behaving excessively, recklessly, dramatically, or far outside what the speaker considers reasonable.