Results for “high key”

48 results

high-key
adverb

Openly or very much, as in an obvious crush.

#dating#relationships#open#emphasis
Highkey
adverb

Openly and obviously — the loud, no-shame opposite of lowkey.

#aave#american#gen-z#urban-lingo
high ground
noun

A raised spot that gives you the angle and the advantage.

#fps#battle-royale#positioning#tactics
high alch
verb, noun

Casting High Level Alchemy to turn an item straight into gold.

#osrs#runescape#magic#money making
high-level emulation (HLE)
noun

Faking the hardware's functions instead of the hardware itself.

#emulation#accuracy#n64#hle
high mileage 18+
adjective

Mature content — open to view.

#sex-work#hobbyist#review-boards#slang
high heat
noun

A high-velocity fastball up in the zone.

#sports#pitching#fastball
high note
noun

A powerful sustained high pitch, usually in a final chorus.

#kpop#stan#fandom#vocals
high
adjective

Intoxicated on cannabis.

#weed#cannabis#420#effect
high level
adjective

A broad overview without detail.

#corporate#office#work#communication
high and tight
noun

The classic close-clipped military haircut.

#military#army#appearance#marines
High speed
adjective

Highly motivated and squared-away (sometimes sarcastic).

#military#army#attitude#humor
high serum porcelain
phrase

Mock lab result implying malingering ('always on the toilet')

#medical#nursing#malingering#pseudo-lab
highfalutin
adjective

Pretentious, pompous, or putting on airs.

#american#regional#pretentious#adjective
high on the hog
phrase

Living well or lavishly.

#american#regional#prosperity#luxury
w-keying
verb

Rushing every enemy in sight by holding the forward key.

#battle royale#aggression#pc#fps
keysmash
noun

Random rapid typing to convey emotional overload.

#tumblr#stan-twitter#reaction#gen-z
Mickey Bliss 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#cockney#rhyming-slang#british#etymology
up to high doh
phrase

Wound up, in a state, nerves shot.

#irish#hiberno-english#phrase#emotion
keys
noun

The senior inmate running a gang's pod.

#prison#gangs#hierarchy#jail
chokey
noun

British slang for prison, or specifically solitary confinement.

#prison#uk-prison#british-slang#hindi-origin
Turkey
noun

A difficult, unrewarding patient.

#medical#hospital#patient-slang
hockey puck
noun

A well-done burger — overcooked, dense, and a punishment to plate.

#kitchen#boh#restaurant#burger
Smokey
noun

A state trooper, named for the hat that looks like Smokey Bear's.

#trucker#cb-radio#police#americana
Suicide jockey
noun

A driver hauling explosives or other dangerously volatile freight.

#trucker#cb-radio#hazmat#explosives
Hickey
noun

A hand bender for shaping rigid electrical conduit by leverage.

#construction#electrical#conduit#trades
Whiskey stick
noun

A spirit level.

#construction#trades#tools#carpentry
monkey dish
noun

Tiny round bowl for sauces, sides or garnishes.

#kitchen#restaurant#smallwares#service
Keys code
noun

Pre-hanky cruising signal: keys on the left hip mean top, on the right mean bottom.

#kink#leather#cruising#lgbtq
crikey
interjection

An exclamation of surprise.

#australian#aussie#exclamation
hokey pokey
noun

Honeycomb toffee; a classic ice-cream flavour

#australian#aussie#food#dessert
donkey years
phrase

A very long time

#caribbean#patois#time#phrase
private key
noun

The secret that controls a wallet's funds.

#crypto#web3#wallet#security
the key
noun

The area under the basket to the foul line

#sports#court#area
mickey mouse cup
noun

A competition dismissed as trivial or unimportant.

#sports#cup#banter#british
monkey
noun

Five hundred pounds (£500).

#cockney#london#british#money
donkey's years
noun

A very long time.

#cockney#london#british#time
take the mickey
verb

To mock or tease; 'take the mick'.

#cockney#london#british#rhyming
key
noun

A kilogram of cannabis.

#weed#cannabis#420#amount
jakey
noun

A destitute street drinker or alcoholic

#scottish#irish#drink#insult