Results for “the read”

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the read
noun

A clever, thorough takedown — pointing out someone's flaws with precision.

#drag#ballroom#lgbtq#shade
reading / the read
noun, verb

The art of dragging someone's flaws so wittily the room laughs with you, not them.

#ballroom#drag#lgbtq#shade
snatched at the read / reading to filth
phrase

To be so thoroughly read you're left exposed and speechless.

#ballroom#drag#lgbtq#shade
Reading the mail
phrase

Listening to the CB without saying anything.

#trucker#cb-radio#1970s#lurking
reading
noun

The art of the witty, pointed insult, exposing someone's flaw so sharp the room laughs.

#ballroom#drag#lgbtq#paris-is-burning
read to filth
phrase

To read someone so thoroughly they're left in ruins.

#ballroom#vogue#lgbtq#reading
readies
noun

Ready cash, banknotes in hand.

#cockney#london#british#money
Read back
phrase

Radio proword ordering the receiver to repeat the message verbatim.

#military#army#radio#proword
Read
verb

To cleverly insult or call out someone's flaws with precision and wit.

#aave#lgbtq#ballroom#drag
spread
noun

Get away from everyone — a mechanic that punishes you for standing together.

#mmo#ffxiv#raid#mechanics
Bread and Butter (BnB)
noun

Your character's go-to combo — reliable, easy, the one you'll do a thousand times.

#fighting games#fgc#combo#fundamentals
she done already done had herses
phrase

RuPaul catchphrase introducing the She-Mail segment.

#drag#rupaul#catchphrase#lgbtq
fairy bread
noun

Buttered white bread covered in sprinkles.

#australian#aussie#food#children
natty dread
noun

A person with dreadlocks; a Rasta

#caribbean#patois#rasta#people
dread
noun

A Rasta with dreadlocks; also 'serious/heavy'

#caribbean#patois#rasta#people
cheese-on-bread
interjection

A mild Bajan exclamation of surprise or dismay.

#caribbean#patois#exclamation#emotion
spread offense
noun

An offense that spreads receivers wide from the shotgun.

#sports#offense#scheme
beta reader
noun

Someone who proofreads and edits a fic before posting

#kpop#stan#fandom#fanfic
breadcrumb
noun

A single crumb of attention meant to keep someone hooked.

#dating#relationships#stringing-along#attention
breaded pork tenderloin
noun

Indiana's iconic pork sandwich, far bigger than its bun.

#american#regional#indiana#food
God Don Butter My Bread
phrase

"God has answered my prayers" — a joyful expression of gratitude for good fortune.

#nigerian-pidgin#pidgin#nigerian#west-african
Threads
noun

Clothes — a classic, slightly retro way to refer to your outfit or wardrobe.

#american#aave#hip-hop#2000s
Bread And Honey
noun

Cockney for money — 'bread and honey' rhymes with money, the likely root of 'bread' for cash.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Breadcrumbing
noun

Leading someone on with just enough attention to keep them interested, without real commitment.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Loaf Of Bread
noun

Cockney for head — 'loaf of bread' rhymes with head, behind the phrase 'use your loaf'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Brown Bread
adjective

Cockney for dead — 'brown bread' rhymes with dead, used both literally and as a threat.

#cockney#rhyming#british#uk
Bread
noun

Money, cash, or earnings — the dough you work for.

#1970s#disco#funk#soul
default
noun

T-side spreading out at round start to grab map info before committing.

#csgo#fps#tactical#strategy
retake
noun

Taking back a bombsite the enemy already grabbed and planted on.

#csgo#valorant#fps#tactical
game sense
noun

Real-time read on where the enemies are and what they're about to do.

#fps#awareness#tactical#skill
IGL
noun

In-game leader, the player who calls the team's strategy and reads.

#cs2#valorant#esports#team
chalked
adjective

A round, game or situation that's already lost — write it off.

#fps#valorant#slang#mood
counter pick
noun

Drafting a champ specifically to beat one the enemy already locked.

#moba#draft#matchup#esports
add
noun, verb

An extra enemy that joins the fight you're already in.

#mmo#raiding#mobs#aggro
third party
verb

Jumping a squad that's already fighting, so you mop up two weakened teams.

#battle royale#warzone#apex#strategy
Hitconfirm
verb

Reading whether your move hit or got blocked, then deciding to combo or stay safe.

#fighting games#combos#execution#fgc
Tech Chase
noun, verb

Reading how your opponent gets up and punishing it before they can move.

#fighting games#smash bros#okizeme
Hellsweep
noun

A fast sweeping low that's the bread and butter of every Mishima mixup.

#tekken#mishima#low attack
Chicken
noun, verb

Reversing your opponent's reversal, the ultimate 'I knew you knew' read.

#tekken#reversal#mind games
Pocket character
noun

A backup fighter you keep ready for one specific bad matchup.

#fgc#smash bros#matchup#secondary