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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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jailbreaking jailbreaking: modifying a locked device to run unauthorize… jeej jeej: what a surprising thing indeed!. jiraimaxxer jiraimaxxer: person who jiraimaxxes. JMHO In plain English, “JMHO”: just my humble opinion. Joever Joever: completely finished, no chance of recovery. 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. r8 In plain English, “r8”: right. 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… FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. Rare Pepe Rare Pepe: unusual image of the character. 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… rejerk rejerk: post again in a circlejerk after a break. 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… retvrn retvrn: revert to the style or customs of a past era. revdel revdel: delete page revisions from public view.
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