Internet Slang
33 terms
- AI味AI wèi
The detectable “smell” of machine-generated content — and the insult that comes with it.
- city不citycity bù city
A playful way to ask whether something is trendy, modern or cool.
- i人 / e人i rén / e rén
MBTI labels for introverts (i人) and extroverts (e人), used as quick social identities.
- Passionpà shēn
Fu Hang's rallying cry: answer life's exhaustion with raw passion.
- yydsyǒng yuǎn de shén
The GOAT — the greatest of all time.
- 凡尔赛fán ěr sài
A humblebrag — showing off while pretending to complain.
- 南方小土豆nán fāng xiǎo tǔ dòu
A fond, teasing nickname for southern Chinese tourists visiting the snowy northeast.
- 古希腊掌管××的神gǔ xīlà zhǎngguǎn ×× de shén
A joking title naming someone the 'god' of one oddly specific thing they do well or badly.
- 吃瓜chī guā
Spectating drama; the “popcorn” of the Chinese internet.
- 回旋镖huí xuán biāo
“What goes around comes back around” — when someone’s own words return to hit them.
- 城巴佬chéng bā lǎo
A teasing label for city people who know nothing about farms or nature.
- ××基础，××不基础×× jī chǔ, ×× bù jī chǔ
A joke template contrasting something plain with something that is anything but.
- 塌房tā fáng
A celebrity or influencer scandal that destroys their public image.
- 大佬dà lǎo
Honorific for a dominant player; basically “sensei”.
- 尊嘟假嘟zūn dū jiǎ dū
A cutesy way of saying 'Really? No way!' to show surprise or playful disbelief.
- 小孩哥 / 小孩姐xiǎo hái gē / xiǎo hái jiě
A half-joking, admiring title for a child with surprising skill or confidence.
- 已读乱回yǐ dú luàn huí
Replying to a message with something completely off-topic, on purpose or by accident.
- 我的刀盾wǒ de dāo dùn
A jokey reaction to something baffling: basically “what on earth is it doing?”
- 抽象chōu xiàng
Absurd or surreal; 搞抽象 means making deliberately random, nonsensical humor.
- 接jiē
A one-character comment for 'catching' good luck from someone else's success.
- 搭子dā zi
A buddy for one specific activity, without the commitments of a close friendship.
- 显眼包xiǎn yǎn bāo
An affectionate tease for someone who loves attention and stands out in a funny way.
- 来财lái cái
A cheerful chant meaning “money, come to me”: a playful wish for luck and fortune.
- 栓Qshuān Q
A sarcastic, accented “thank you” — gratitude you don't actually mean.
- 水灵灵地shuǐ líng líng de
Doing something openly and casually, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
- 牛逼niú bī
Chinese “awesome!” in every register, from awe to slow-typed sarcasm.
- 甲亢哥jiǎ kàng gē
China's nickname for IShowSpeed: screaming, sprinting, medically improbable energy.
- 白嫖bái piáo
Freeloading; enjoying without paying, proudly.
- 绝绝子jué jué zǐ
"Absolutely amazing" — an over-the-top compliment.
- 苏超sū chāo
Jiangsu's amateur inter-city football league, and the viral banter between its cities.
- 蚌埠住了bèng bù zhù le
“I can't hold it anymore” — homophone slang for laughing or breaking down.
- 邪修xié xiū
Doing everyday tasks in weird but surprisingly effective shortcut ways.
- 预制××yù zhì
A put-down for anything that feels mass-produced, scripted or fake-spontaneous.