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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… eejit A pejorative regional word for an idiot or fool, documente… 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. Ukraineball Ukraineball: cartoon ball representing Ukraine in the coun… unc A shortening of uncle; also a teasing label for an older m… 0wn 0wn: defeat, dominate, or be above. jailbreaking jailbreaking: modifying a locked device to run unauthorize… jeej jeej: what a surprising thing indeed!. FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. jiraimaxxer jiraimaxxer: person who jiraimaxxes. John Mastodon In plain English, “John Mastodon”: join Mastodon. join4join join4join: mutual Discord server-joining scheme to inflate… Jokerfication Jokerfication: process of becoming nihilistic and disillus… joybait joybait: content meant to bring joy to others. b4 In plain English, “b4”: before. bahaha bahaha: a textual representation of laughter. baleet baleet: delete or permanently erase. banjaxed Broken, ruined, or completely exhausted in Irish English—u… banter Playful, quick back-and-forth conversation, often involvin… banwave banwave: sudden mass banning of many users from a system. Bare Minimum Monday Starting the workweek at a deliberate, low-pressure pace t…
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