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Slang Words Starting with A

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Af/Asf

Shortened version of "as fuck.""That is lame asf.""You're crazy af!"as fuckThe abbreviation "AF" was first defined by Urban Dictionary user Mr McDownage on October 10, 2011. The term was popularized by Twitter user @whitepplquote on June 7, 2015, tweeting "Saying 'af' instead of 'As Fuck.'"

Asl

Shortened version of "as hell." Unrelated to early Internet slang, "age/sex/location.""Your shirt looks cool asl."as hell

Ate

Phrase used to show admiration or praise for someone who succeeded or performed well in something."Girl, you ate that outfit.""That choreography ate down.""They ate and left no crumbs."Ate down, Eat, Eating, Ate that, Ate it up, Devoured, Ate and left no crumbs, Left no crumbsTerm originated in the African-American LGBTQ+ communities in the 2000s. Popularized by social media platforms such as TikTok.

Aura

A quantifiable unit referring to how cool (positive integer) or uncool (negative integer) an individual is."Oh, you failed to rizz that level 10 gyatt? -1000000 aura loss lil bro.""How much aura did I lose when I got Fanum taxed in Ohio?"Aura loss, aura gainGeneration Alpha slang. Gained popularity in 2024 on TikTok before spreading to other social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube Shorts.

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