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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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e-boyfriend e-boyfriend: boyfriend who lives on the internet. e-gangster e-gangster: online gangster who seeks status. echo chamber A closed social or algorithmic environment where participa… ecks dee ecks dee: a sarcastic laugh used to mock something that is… eejit A pejorative regional word for an idiot or fool, documente… eks dee eks dee: sarcastic laugh as if that were funny. emotional labor Managing one’s own feelings and tone to keep customers, co… enter the chat enter the chat: appear suddenly and unexpectedly. every single time every single time: each time, without any exception. zombieing When someone who ghosted months ago suddenly resurfaces in… zonked Completely drained of energy and ready to fall asleep imme… r8 In plain English, “r8”: right. FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. 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… reel pull reel pull: bizarre, obscure, random video on Instagram Ree… 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 … retconning retconning: rewriting past events to match a new storyline… revdel revdel: delete page revisions from public view. revenge bedtime procrastination Staying up late scrolling or gaming to reclaim personal le…
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