Catfish
"Spent three months texting a girl from Dallas who turned out to be some dude in Ohio, I got catfished so hard I deleted the app"
Janna
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United States
"Delulu, spelled D-E-L-U-L-U, is basically short for delusional and is typically used in like the relationship manner where, you know, it's like, it's a funny way. It's not a like, like proper like institutional delusion. It's basically picking up like random little hints that you're having from someone you're talking to and going like, oh my god, yeah, he's into me or she's into me or they're into me. An example would be, okay, so Brian asked for my notes last time. And I saw him writing notes in class. So pretty sure he's into me. I'm just delulu."
Delulu
"She's convinced she's gonna bump into Timothée Chalamet at Whole Foods and they'll fall in love on the spot, fully delulu energy right there."
Ghosting
"We went on three dates, he was proper keen, then he ghosted after I texted. No reply, no read receipt, nothing, just gone."
Janna
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United States
"A red flag is the complete opposite of a green flag. It's when someone does something that's not that good, you know, especially in a relationship. It might make you not want to be with that person, toxic behavior, one might say. An example would be, girl, when we went out to dinner last night, he literally snapped at the waiter. He was so rude and treated the waiter like he was below him. That's such a red flag."
Red flag
"He spent the whole first date talking about his ex. That is a massive red flag and she rang me straight after to debrief"
Rizz
"Bro walked up to her, said three words, and she handed him her number. Man has unspoken rizz"
Janna
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United States
"Situationship. This is basically kind of a romantic relationship, but there's no labels. You're not really, you know, in a proper romantic relationship where you can, you know, be labeled as a boyfriend or a girlfriend. It's somewhere in between. Basically confusing for all parties. An example would be, oh my god, this situation with Brian is super confusing. Yesterday he took me out on a beautiful date, we had so much fun, but today he hasn't even texted me."
Situationship
"We have been hanging out every weekend for four months but he says we are not dating. Classic situationship and I am tired"
Janna
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United States
"Soft-launch is the opposite, not exact opposite, but yeah, pretty much. It's when you're announcing something, but not full-on, in a low-key way, I would say. You're basically inferring, you know, whatever you're announcing. You're not straight-up saying it, so for example, let's say someone wants to soft-launch their relationship. They wouldn't post a picture of them and their significant other. They maybe might post a date they were on, with maybe just a figure showing, or not even the full person showing. An example would be, oh my god, I can't wait to soft-launch my relationship with David tomorrow."
Soft launch
"She posted a brunch photo and there was clearly a bloke's arm in the corner. Soft launching him, no doubt about it"
On the pull
"You on the pull tonight? New shirt, too much Lynx, straight to Spoons, trying to blag a number before last orders and the taxi queue gets feral."
Hottie
"It’s freezing, bro, pass us the hottie for the bed. She laughs, Sweet as. Thought you meant Jess. Nah, I’m not that brave."
Bird
"Is that Dave’s new bird? Met her at the gig last week, proper sound, and she didn’t blink when Gaz started chatting rubbish."
Fella
"Is that your fella in the GAA top by the bar? If he starts doing the worm after two pints, I’m off home."
Duck
"Alright, duck, you after a bacon cob or what? Cheers, love, stick a brew on an’ all, I’m starving, ta."
Jack the lad
"He rolled into the local skint, blagged two pints, chatted up the barmaid, then dipped in his mate’s cab. Proper jack the lad."
Rough patch
"We’ve been skint and snappy lately, proper rough patch, but we’ll grab a takeaway Friday and reset. It’s not the end of the world."
Burn bridges
"I wanted to quit, but I kept it polite. No point burning bridges, you never know when you’ll need a reference or a favour."
Swipe
"Went to grab my Tesco meal deal and some little gremlin had swiped it. Then I’m on Tinder, swiping right like a loon, begging for karma."
Snog
"Walked past the bus stop and they were snogging like it was the Love Island final. Dave goes, Oi save some oxygen for the rest of us, yeah?"