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5×5 CLASSROOM & MEETING ICEBREAKER · 100% SFW

Slang Bingo.

Check off five in a row during your next group chat, lecture, or team call.

Play Group-Chat & Classroom Slang Bingo (100% SFW general-audience vocabulary). Use it as an icebreaker in B1–C2 ESL classes, university linguistics clubs, or remote team standups. Click any square to open its sourced definition and examples.

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echo chamber A closed social or algorithmic environment where participa… eejit A pejorative regional word for an idiot or fool, documente… emotional labor Managing one’s own feelings and tone to keep customers, co… main character energy A confident, cinematic sense of being the protagonist of t… masking Consciously suppressing natural reactions or exhaustion in… mate A friend or a familiar way to address someone. It can soun… mates’ rates A friendly discount given by a tradesperson, freelancer, o… the messages Grocery shopping or household errands in Irish and Scottis… mewing A tongue-posture practice pursued with the aim of changing… mid Mediocre, underwhelming, or not worth the hype. Usually a … miffed Slightly annoyed, offended, or put out by a small slight w… mineral Traditional Irish English word for a carbonated soft drink… FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. mob wife aesthetic mob wife aesthetic: a person who flaunts gaudy, ostentatio… mogging Outshining or appearing superior to someone, especially in… moral panic Widespread public anxiety that a new youth subculture, sla… mouse jiggler A tiny hardware plug or script that moves a cursor slightl… rage applying Sending out dozens of job applications in a single burst o… rage bait Content designed to provoke anger so people will react, ar… ratio A social-media response showing stronger pushback than app… real one real one: trustworthy, loyal friend. red flag A warning sign that something may be wrong or deserves clo… rejection sensitivity Intense emotional distress triggered by perceived criticis… rent-free Occupying someone’s thoughts without effort or invitation,… resenteeism Staying in an unsatisfying job out of financial necessity …
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