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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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obvz In plain English, “obvz”: obviously. October Theory October Theory: the idea that October is a fresh start, li… olgolian olgolian: individual from Bosnia and Herzegovina. OMW In plain English, “OMW”: on my way. oomfchella oomfchella: gathering of online friends in person. orbiting orbiting: stopping direct contact while still watching or … orphan-crushing machine orphan-crushing machine: system that causes suffering with… 4real In plain English, “4real”: for real. vagueposting vagueposting: cryptic, indirect social media post about a … valid Reasonable, respectable, or worthy of approval—used in gro… vibe coder vibe coder: code generator who prompts AI without understa… vibe coding Building software by repeatedly prompting an AI and reacti… FREE SPACE (TOUCH GRASS) Take a sip of water and step away from the group chat. vibe debugging vibe debugging: debugging code by repeatedly prompting an … viral viral: widely shared online and quickly trending. virtue signaling Publicly expressing an approved opinion primarily to demon… voluntold Being assigned an extra task or committee under the polite… F2U F2U: line-art, meant to be coloured or edited. F4F In plain English, “F4F”: follow for follow. F4M In plain English, “F4M”: female for male. factive factive: a fictional persona based on a real person. faffing Wasting time on dithering, minor adjustments, or unproduct… fairy comment fairy comment: sarcastic, emoji‑filled comment that starts… fairycore fairycore: whimsical, fairy‑inspired aesthetic. Fandom Menace Fandom Menace: mostly-conservative fan subculture opposing…
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