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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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left on delivered Seeing that your message was delivered to someone’s phone … left on read Having your message opened—showing a read receipt—without … let him cook Give someone space to finish their unconventional idea, ar… locked in Fully focused and committed to a task. “Time to lock in” m… looksmaxxing Trying to improve physical appearance, especially within o… lore The background story and accumulated details of a fictiona… loud quitting Openly voicing dissatisfaction with company leadership or … love bombing love bombing: manipulative over‑affection tactic. lowkey “Kind of,” “quietly,” or “I am admitting this without maki… dead internet theory The idea that much online activity is automated or artific… deadass deadass: in a completely sincere way, without joking. deadly Fantastic, brilliant, or genuinely great in Dublin and wid… FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. delulu An exaggerated, informal version of “delusional”: unrealis… derp derp: that was a foolish or stupid act. derpy derpy: odd or silly-looking, as if its eyes are misaligned… dodgy Unreliable, suspicious, or of questionable quality—applied… dog whistle Coded phrasing that sounds ordinary to a general audience … doomscrolling Continuing to scroll through distressing news or negative … dope dope: really awesome, very cool. double texting Sending a second message before the other person has repli… dry texting Replying with flat, one-word messages like “k”, “cool”, or… say less I understand completely and I am already on board—you do n… scarleh Playfully mortified or embarrassed on someone’s behalf in … scroll fatigue A feeling of being mentally worn out by prolonged scrollin…
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