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favorite words and phrases outside the American English lexicon

meady

UK Slang

Something that is "not the worst, but not great either"—merely middling or disappointing. (meady, medium)

Everyone in the club is meady, let's leave.

amk

Abbv. Turkish, Amına koyayım

In internet slang, amk is a common Turkish abbreviation for a vulgar curse phrase, roughly translating to "fuck", "damn", or "fucking"

Another food recall? Amına koyayım!

hdml

Abbr. Arabic, Alhamdulillah

Hmdl (often typed as hmdl or hmd) is a text shorthand or abbreviation for the Arabic phrase Alhamdulillah, which means "Praise be to God" or "Thanks be to God".

It's friday hmdl

inshallah

Abbr. Arabic

If God wills or God Willing

Inshallah, we find a parking spot / Insh, we find a parking spot

bun

UK Slang (Jamaican Patwa)

To dismiss, "forget that"

30 minute wait for pizza? Bun that.

allow it

UK Slang

Drop it, let it go

She's not going to answer your text. Allow it, fam.

siktir lo!

Turkish

a highly informal, vulgar Turkish slang phrase. It roughly translates to "fuck off, man" or "get the fuck out of here."

Chick-fil-a adds a fee when you don't tip? Siktir lo!

chattin' shit

UK Slang

the British version of "talking shit" or talking about nothing. You could also be chatting shit out your bottom.

Don't let me hear you chattin shit about Arsenal

pattern up

UK Slang

Stop acting foolish, improve your attitude, or get your act together.

54 unread emails, pattern up blud.

canim

Turkish (pronounced Juhn-im)

Darling, sweetheart, love of my life.

Good morning canim, how are you today?

habibi

Arabic

Honey, sweetheart. Can be used condescendingly like the American "sis."

Habibi, if you can't pronounce my name, keep it out of your mouth.

mày

Vietnamese

in the singular, impolite, familiar, disrespectful or hostile version of you

"Mày muốn gì đây?" translates roughly to "What do you want?" (hostile) where "Anh muốn gì đây?" asks politely asks an older gentleman what he would like.

trời ơi

Vietnamese

The Vietnamese version of "omg" or "holy shit"

Troi oi, I forgot to turn the oven off.

so desu ne

Japanese

I see, I agree

You're taking a sick day? So desu ne.

honto ni

Japanese

The Japanese equivalent of "Forreal" ?

Honto ni, $150 for all these chicken wings?

hyeongje

Korean

Brother, but can be used in the same way as "bro" or "bruh"

Chik-fil-a is closed on Sundays? Hyeongje!!!

waffling

UK slang

To stall, to bide time, rambling, especially in conversation.

Does he even know what he's talking about? Man's just waffling.

genau

German

Exactly, correct, forreal

"Big Boss is just a soldier realizing the dream of The Boss." "Genau."

Het vertrouwen

Dutch

The feeling that something is trustworthy

"Chick-fil-a has the best waffle fries." "Het vertrouwen!"