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Slang Bingo.

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W In internet slang, W abbreviates win: a success or winning… weaponized incompetence Pretending to be bad at a household or workplace task so t… weed number In plain English, “weed number”: number 420. gaff Informal British and Irish word for someone’s house, flat,… gaming gaming: strategic exploitation of rules to achieve a goal. gas Hilarious, entertaining, or absurdly funny in Irish Englis… gaslighting Manipulating someone into doubting their own memory, perce… gatekeeping Controlling or restricting who is allowed to claim members… gay baby jail gay baby jail: state of imprisonment or containment. gayge gayge: that's definitely gay, indeed. Gbooks In plain English, “Gbooks”: Google Books. GCalendar In plain English, “GCalendar”: Google Calendar. FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. GDocs In plain English, “GDocs”: Google Docs. GDrive In plain English, “GDrive”: Google Drive. geg geg: laugh out loud, showing something is funny. genayatollah genayatollah: truthfully, in an authentic manner. get rekt get rekt: a taunt meaning you’ve been thoroughly defeated. GFlights In plain English, “GFlights”: Google Flights. GForms GForms: the Google Forms online service. GG In plain English, “GG”: good game. GGer In plain English, “GGer”: Google Grouper. GGP In plain English, “GGP”: general game playing. GGs In plain English, “GGs”: Google Groups. ghosting Ending or abandoning an ongoing connection by stopping com…
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