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Flex — Showing off an achievement or possession. “Posting the boarding pass to first class is such a flex.” Origin: Money and hustle-culture slang, popularized across hip-hop-adjacent and TikTok finance-humor content. Money & hustle

FOMO — Fear of missing out — the anxious feeling that something better is happening without you. “I skipped the trip and now I’ve got serious FOMO.” Origin: General internet reaction slang, spread mainly through TikTok and X/Twitter comment sections. Reactions & internet culture

Folded — Giving up, or losing confidence under pressure. “He folded the second she asked a follow-up question.” Origin: General internet reaction slang, spread mainly through TikTok and X/Twitter comment sections. Reactions & internet culture

Gaslight — Manipulating someone into doubting their own perception of reality. “Stop trying to gaslight me, I have the texts.” Origin: Dating-app and relationship-culture slang, mostly spread through TikTok relationship commentary. Dating & relationships

Gatekeep Gaslight Girlboss — An ironic, meme-ified phrase parodying a certain breed of toxic self-help positivity. “Her whole personal brand is gatekeep, gaslight, girlboss.” Origin: Meme-culture slang, born from a specific viral video or format rather than organic wordplay. Meme culture

Gatekeeping — Controlling who gets access to information, a community, or a trend. “Telling people the secret menu item isn’t real is just gatekeeping.” Origin: General internet/platform slang describing how people behave and communicate online. Internet & platform culture

Gassed Up — Heavily praised or hyped up by others. “He got so gassed up by the comments he actually posted the audition tape.” Origin: General internet reaction slang, spread mainly through TikTok and X/Twitter comment sections. Reactions & internet culture

Get Good — A blunt gaming retort telling someone to improve their skills instead of complaining. “This level is impossible.” “Get good.” Origin: Gaming-culture slang, spread through competitive voice chat, streams, and Discord before crossing over into general internet use. Gaming

Glizzy — A hot dog, in meme-culture usage. “Grabbed a glizzy from the stand outside the stadium.” Origin: Meme-culture slang, born from a specific viral video or format rather than organic wordplay. Meme culture

Glow Up — A dramatic, positive transformation — usually appearance, sometimes lifestyle. “She had a serious glow up between freshman and senior year.” Origin: Style and appearance slang, tied to TikTok fashion and beauty content. Style & appearance