Short for 'literal' used as a filler word to emphasize that something is 100% true or actually happened. Gen Z sprinkles it into every sentence for dramatic effect.

The most effective strategy or characters at the current moment in a competitive game. Playing meta means using whatever works best according to the patch, even if it's not the most fun or creative.

To get into a fight by grabbing each other's hair, typically between women. In Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador, mechonearse describes that classic street brawl where hair goes flying and the whole thing ends up on social media. It comes from "mechón," meaning a lock of hair. When someone says "se mechonearon," picture two people yanking each other's hair outside a club at 3 AM.

A complete set of clothes you're wearing, from shoes to accessories. A fashion anglicism that became part of young people's daily vocabulary.