​​🔘Homeslice
does homeslice mean?

A close friend
Homeslice is another term for a close friend, perhaps a BFF. It is often used when referring to or greeting a friend.

Homeslice comes from the "little slice of home" saying, which is used to describe something that is familiar and dear to your heart and reminds you of home. Some other terms for a homeslice include biffles, broseph, and bestie.

❓Example
"Why the glum face, homeslice?"
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When you just gotta embrace your homeslice

​​🔘Side Eye
What does side eye mean?

▫️Disapproving glance
Side eye is a disapproving glance. It is often directed at you when you do something wrong.

Side eye is perfected by mothers who can communicate disappointment to their kids with one look. The act consists of a sidelong glance that can sometimes be lethal to the recipient.

❓Example
"He gave me some side eye that cut right to my core."
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Do not make Cookie mad or she will side eye you to death

​​🔘Ginger
What does ginger mean?

▫️Red-head
Ginger is a term that refers to a person with reddish hair. Gingers also commonly have pale skin and freckles.

Gingers are pretty rare, roughly 2% of the world are gingers, which is around 140 million. Some famous examples of gingers around the world include Conan O'Brien, Emma Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Andy Dalton, Ron Howard, Julianne Moore, Damien, Jessica Chastain. Lewis Louis C.K., and Chuck Norris. Ginger Spice from the Spice Girls pop band and Ginger from the Gilligan's Island tv show are also famous examples that are actually named "Ginger."

❓Example
"He doesn't like going to the beach?
Of course not, he's a ginger!"
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Television personality Conan O'Brien

​​🔘Torch
What does torch mean?

▫️To beat someone in competition
Torch is a slang word that means to beat an opponent in a humiliating way. It could occur in any kind of competition, such as a basketball game, video games, surfing, fencing, race, etc.

When you torch somebody you go beyond just beating him, you set him on fire and burn him to a crisp. That's what the torch term is meant to convey, totally destroying another competitor.

❓Example
"You see me torch that guy?"
"What a noob."
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Shooter McGavin torching the competition

​​🔘Bestie
What does bestie mean?

▫️Best Friend
A bestie is an endearing term for a best friend. It is commonly used by teenage girls when talking about their best friend.

Bestie is one of many terms for a best friend, which includes, biffles, BFAW, work boyfriend, and BFF. Besties can finish each other's sentences, have tons of inside jokes, and often accused of twinning.

❓Example
"You know Allison?!
Yeah, she's my bestie!"
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Everyone's favorite space besties

​​🔘Phantom Buzz
What does phantom buzz mean?

▫️False phone vibration in your pocket
A phantom buzz is when you think you feel your phone vibrating but it actually isn't. The feeling often occurs when you are anxiously awaiting a phone call or text and your mind tricks you into thinking that your phone is vibrating.

❓Example
"I thought Kelsey just texted me back but it was just a phantom buzz."
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When you think you think you felt a buzz

​​🔘Beemer

 does beemer mean?

◽️A BMW vehicle
A beemer is a nickname for a BMW vehicle. It most likely references a BMW car instead of, say a BMW motorcycle.

It is a mark of affluence often used when bragging. Beemer may also be spelled beamer.

❓Example
"Did you see Jon's new beemer?
No, I didn't know he was that rich."
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Beemer fail

​​🔘Grind
What does grind mean?

◽️To do something difficult
Grind is a term that refers to persevering when doing something difficult or performing repetitive tasks to attain a certain goal. The term is frequently used when talking about school tests and projects, working long hours, and rigorous exercise workouts.

Grind is often used by teenagers to complain about having to do work. It's also commonly used by athletes on social media when they brag about working out and say "rise and grind!"

❓Example
"I'm on a 16 hour grind at work and feel like I could die!"
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Rise and Grind meme

​​🔘Manny
What does manny mean?

◽️A male nanny
A manny is a male who takes care of a child much like a nanny does. A manny, or "mannies," are not very common compared to nannies, which are females who take care of children.

The manny role can be occupied by a man hired to do the job or the father when he stays home from work to care of the kids. The profession is slightly growing, as more females are working more and becoming the breadwinners of the household.

❓Example
"I think I want to be a manny this summer, it seems like a pretty sweet gig."
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When your manny plays the recorder for your baby

​​🔘Draft Dasher
What does draft dasher mean?

◽️A fantasy football owner who drafts a team and abandons it
A draft dasher is a fantasy football term for an owner who drafts a team but leaves it before the season is over. The practice of draft dashing breaks FF etiquette and is one of the most frustrating aspects of FF.

The draft dasher usually just likes the rush and strategy of putting a team together but not the monotony of setting a lineup every week. Also, the owner's team could just be really bad and they don't want to manage it anymore.

❓Example
"Don't invite Ryan to the league, he's just a draft dasher that won't finish the season."
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Draft dasher after the draft

​​🔘Waiver Hawk
What does waiver hawk mean?

◽️A fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire
A waiver hawk is an owner in fantasy sports, like fantasy football or fantasy baseball, who patrols the waiver wire to pick up players moments after they become a free agent. The name comes from the laser-like focus and patience of a real hawk hunting prey and an owner hunting a player that is placed on the league's waiver wire.

The waiver wire is known in real-life and fantasy sports as the period when a player is released from his team and before he becomes a free agent. There is an order that teams are placed in to have priority to pick up players. The order is based on the team's record (the worst team has first priority) and how often they pick up players (when you pick up a player from waivers you go to the back of the line). Owners become waiver hawks when a player they deem as valuable to their team is going to clear waivers and they get up early in the morning to pick up the player moments after he becomes available as a free agent. This strategy allows the owner to not sacrifice his waiver order when picking up the player.

❓Example
"Brad is a real waiver hawk.
Yeah I saw he picked up Jones right after midnight."
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Waiver Hawk means a fantasy sports owner who patrols the waiver wire

​​🔘MNF
What does MNF stand for?

◽️Monday Night Football
MNF is a popular acronym that refers to the Monday night live broadcast of NFL games. It features a matchup of two teams during prime time on ESPN.

MNF helped make the NFL more popular as it aired during the peak TV watching hours in the evening and to the whole U.S. instead of just the regions of the teams playing. It aired on ABC from 1970 to 2005 and then moved to ESPN where it airs today.

❓Example
"Who is playing on MNF 2nite?
I think the 49ers and Cowboys..."
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Monday Night Football logo

​​🔘FOMOF
What does FOMOF stand for?

◽️Fear of missing out on football
FOMOF is an acronym that means "fear of missing out on football" and refers to the fear a person experiences when he is going to miss a football game. The acronym often appears on social sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, preceded with a hashtag (#).

The acronym is commonly used by fans who have to go to a wedding, birthday party, baby shower, etc. instead of watching the football game. It became popular through Verizon's 2013 Twitter campaign plugging their NFL Mobile app, which allows subscribers to watch NFL games on their mobile devices.

❓Example
"I dunno if I'll be coming tonight, I really wanna watch the Vikings and Packers game. #FOMOF
Oh cmon Luke!"
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QB Drew Brees explaining # FOMOF

​​🔘Fresh
What does fresh mean?

◽️Cool
Fresh is another way to say that something is "cool" or "great." It is commonly used in reference to how someone appears, including his threads and kicks.

Many people recognize the term from, "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air," a popular sitcom from the 90s starring Will Smith. The term is often heard in rap songs to brag about luxurious lifestyles.

❓Example
"That guy is so fresh, I wanna be just like him. "
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This guy is so fresh

​​🔘Hw
What is hw short for?

◽️Homework
Hw is an abbreviation that refers to homework, which is school work that needs to be done outside of class. It is assigned by teachers to help kids learn a subject by completing essays, worksheets, and other tasks.

Homework is the bane of students from grade school to college. It not only requires a lot of effort but also ruins social plans, especially over the weekend.

❓Example
"Did you already do the hw assignment we got today?"
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When that hw makes your head spin

​​🔘Tebowing
What does tebowing mean?

▫️Getting in a position of praying
A body position that involves getting in a position of praying with one knee on the ground; refers to football player Tim Tebow's tradition of praying on the football field.

❓Example
"Did you see his picture? He was Tebowing in front of the school."
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Two surgeons tebowing in the ER

​​🔘Phantom Buzz
What does phantom buzz mean?

▫️False phone vibration in your pocket
A phantom buzz is when you think you feel your phone vibrating but it actually isn't. The feeling often occurs when you are anxiously awaiting a phone call or text and your mind tricks you into thinking that your phone is vibrating.

❓Example
"I thought Kelsey just texted me back but it was just a phantom buzz."
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When you think you think you felt a buzz

​​🔘Phantom Buzz
What does phantom buzz mean?

▫️False phone vibration in your pocket
A phantom buzz is when you think you feel your phone vibrating but it actually isn't. The feeling often occurs when you are anxiously awaiting a phone call or text and your mind tricks you into thinking that your phone is vibrating.

❓Example
"I thought Kelsey just texted me back but it was just a phantom buzz."
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When you think you think you felt a buzz

​​🔘IHM
What does IHM stand for?

▫️I hate Mondays
IHM is an acronym that means "I hate Mondays." It is used to express dislike of Mondays, most likely referring to the stress of the first day of the work week.

It may be used when texting somebody or chatting online to lament about dislike for the day. It is the opposite of the TGIF acronym, which celebrates the end of the work week.

❓Example
"The weekend went so fast and now I have a ton of reports to go thru, IHM."
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We've all been there

​​🔘Bbq
What is bbq short for?

◽️Barbecue
Bbq is an abbreviation that refers to the flavorful sauce used for grilled or slow-cooked meat, or to a picnic/social gathering where barbecued meat is served. The abbreviation uses a "q" which either sounds like "cue" or represents barbecue's alternate spelling, barbeque.

❓Example
"We're going to have a bbq this weekend. Want to come?"
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A tasty bbq

​​🔘Homeslice
does homeslice mean?

A close friend
Homeslice is another term for a close friend, perhaps a BFF. It is often used when referring to or greeting a friend.

Homeslice comes from the "little slice of home" saying, which is used to describe something that is familiar and dear to your heart and reminds you of home. Some other terms for a homeslice include biffles, broseph, and bestie.

❓Example
"Why the glum face, homeslice?"
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When you just gotta embrace your homeslice