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Slang Words Starting with D
Below is a complete list of Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang words beginning with D that are used or popularized to help people understand the way the younger generations communicate. These slang words are constantly evolving and being updated, and their meanings may change as the way young people communicate changes.
| Slang Word | Definition | Examples | Variations | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DL | Down low, meaning to keep something secret or private. DL is often used to discuss something discreetly or confidentially. | Keep this on the DL, but I'm planning a surprise party for her.He's dating someone new, but it's on the DL.Can you tell me what happened, just keep it on the DL? | ||
DTF | Down To F**k, indicating readiness for sexual activity. DTF is often used in conversations about dating or sex, often casually or explicitly. | So, are you DTF or should I not bother flirting?That app is notorious for people just being DTF.He made it clear he was DTF, so I left. | ||
Dank | Excellent or high quality, especially for memes or marijuana. Dank is often used to describe something cool, awesome, or of high quality. | This is some dank pizza, where'd you get it?He always has the dank memes.Found a place with some dank brews you might like. | ||
Dap | Friendly gesture of greeting, agreement, or solidarity. Dap is often used in social interactions involving a handshake, fist bump, or gesture. | Gave him a dap when I saw him at the store.We always dap up before the game.It's just a quick dap and hug when we meet. | ||
Dayroom | Someone who is clueless or out of touch. Dayroom is often used to describe someone unaware of current trends or social cues. | Don't be a dayroom, everyone knows about it already.He's acting like a total dayroom, laughing at old jokes.You're in the dayroom if you just heard that song now. | ||
Deadge | Extremely cool, edgy, or stylish. Deadge is often used to describe fashion, music, or art that is considered dead or passé. | That style is deadge, nobody wears that anymore.This bar used to be cool, now it's total deadge.His dance moves are deadge, stuck in the '90s. | ||
Delulu | Used to describe someone who holds unrealistic or overly idealistic beliefs, especially in the realm of relationships.. | "You are so delulu." | Solulu, Trululu | Derived from the English word "delusional," and has its origins in Internet communities obsessed with K-pop culture. The phrase "delulu is the solulu," implying self-confidence is the solution, helped increase the popularity of the term. |
Dip | To leave abruptly. Dip is often used to indicate a quick departure or exit from a situation. | I'm gonna dip out early from the party.He dipped when he saw his ex show up.Let's dip before it gets too late. | ||
Dope | Cool or awesome. Dope is often used to describe something impressive, stylish, or enjoyable. | That new movie was dope, you gotta see it!She got a dope new tattoo on her arm.Found a dope spot for lunch, let's check it out tomorrow. | ||
Down bad | Desperate for love or attention. Down bad is often used when someone is craving affection or validation, often humorously. | He's down bad after the breakup, keeps calling her.Down bad for her, buys her gifts all the time.I'm down bad for that new phone, can't stop thinking about it. | ||
Dox | To publicly reveal private information about someone. Dox is often used in online contexts to describe the act of exposing personal information. | He got doxed online and now everyone knows where he lives.Doxing is dangerous, don't engage in it.She's worried about being doxed because of her online presence. | ||
Drag | To criticize or mock someone harshly. Drag is often used to describe public criticism or ridicule, often humorously or sharply. | They really dragged him online for his comments.Don't drag her just because you disagree.The review dragged the movie through the mud. | ||
Drip | Trendy high-class fashion.. | "Cool drip, where'd you buy it? | Dripper, Drippy | Origin is disputed; rap blog HipHopDX claims that it stems from the Atlanta Rap scene in the early 2000s; an Urban Dictionary entry states that it's early 2010s Jersey slang, and some state that it may originate from the late 2000s teen show Zoey 101, where dripping was a synonym for "cool." |
Dub | A win or victory. Dub is often used to celebrate success or achievement, especially in gaming or sports. | Just scored a dub in the game last night.We took a major dub with that project success.Collecting dubs this season, no losses! | ||
Dab | A dance move used as a gesture of triumph.. | "He dabbed on the haters." | Dabbed, Dabbing | The move originated in Japanese popular culture with shows such as Dragon Ball and Super Sentai before being adopted by rap groups in the 2010s. |
Ded | Used to describe something humorous to such an extent as to "kill you.". | "I am literally ded, that was hilarious." | Dead, I'm dead | Laughter and death as a combined concept has been present since Ancient Greece, where it is held that Zeuxis died from laughing at a portrait of an ugly woman he was painting. Ded stems from a folk etymology for dead reckoning. Emerged on the Internet in the early 1990s as a representation for regional speech. |
Dogs | Slang term for toes.. | "Ew, why are your dogs out?" | Dawgs, Doggos | In 1913, a journalist well known for rhyming slang, for the New York Evening, by the name of "T.A. Dorgan," published the phrase "my dogs are barking" in reference to his feet. From that point forward the word has been used as slang for feet. In the early 2020s the term "dogs out" gained popularity referring to someone's toes being exposed. |