A meal usually consisting of snacks, side dishes, a single item, or portions of random foods that do not generally go well together. For example: On Wednesday I had a couple of pickles, a wheel of brie cheese and a cut-up raw red onion for dinner, or "girl dinner".
Slay
When someone does something so well they absolutely "kill it", such as when Queen performed at Live Aid in 1985. Their performance was an absolute "slay".
Let him cook
To let someone freely do something they are good at. The saying is believed to originate from the rapper Lil B, who said, "Let that boy cook." For example: I was sitting in a garage in Christchurch once and one of the guys was singing a very slowed-down rendition of You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid by The Offspring. Someone said something dumb and he stopped his melody. He was a very good singer so him stopping was met with shouts of "let him cook!"
Rizz
Short for charisma, this is usually used to say someone has really good flirting skills and excellent game. For example: "Matt pulled all the ladies in town on Friday with his off-the-charts rizz."
Rent free
A thought, or thing that is stuck in your head, or that you think about a lot. For example: The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 lives rent free in my head.
Chronically online
When someone is on the internet so much it begins to become their entire existence and personality. Chronically online people forget social norms and how to interact with people in real life or in a normal way. They create problems and internet arguments out of something innocent. For example: If someone posted a hair-straightening routine on TikTok, a chronically online person may take offence and give criticism about the routine because "not everyone has straight hair".
Delulu
Short for delusional. For example: All the 12-year-olds in 2014 who thought they had a chance to date Harry Styles if they went to the One Direction concert and acted "mysterious" while in the crowd. Friend No 1: "I think Timothee Chalamet is my future husband." Friend No 2: "You’re delulu."
Naur
Comes from the TV show H2O: Just Add Water. Started as a joke about how Australians say the word "no". Specifically the scenes where the character Emma says "Cleo, no! (naur)", and when the character Cleo says "oh no! (naur), Emma, the condensation!"
Mid
Another word for average, usually used to describe someone’s looks as average. An example is when the Barbie movie came out, people (mainly men) were saying Margot Robbie was "mid" (insane take).
For the plot
If your life was a story from a book. You are considering doing something, or have already done something, you know is slightly unhinged or stupid — you can justify your actions by saying it is moving the plot of your life-book along.
NPC
Stands for "non-playable character" from videogames which are characters the player cannot control. It is used to describe a person who does a meaningless and repetitive task slightly wrong or even just people going about their day. For example: When someone starts brushing their teeth but forgets to put toothpaste on their toothbrush, that is NPC behaviour.
