Toronto Hype & Approval Slang

This is hype vocabulary — words used to big something up, whether it's an outfit, a song, or a moment.

11 words in this category

• Bare — Means the opposite of its dictionary definition — "a lot" or "very," not "empty."
• Blessed — A catch-all positive response — used as a greeting, a farewell, or a reaction to good news. When plans are locked in, they're "blessed."
• Clean — Sharp, stylish, well put-together — used for outfits, cars, sneakers, basically anything that looks good.
• Drip — A person's style, fashion sense and overall presentation — having "drip" means dressing with consistent, impressive style.
• Fit — Short for "outfit" — everything you're wearing, as a whole look.
• Flex — As a verb, to show off or stunt. Tacked onto a noun, it can also mean you're about to go do something ("gym flex" = heading to the gym).
• Leng — Extremely attractive or impressive.
• Maaarved — Extremely hungry — the drawn-out spelling is part of the word.
• Mad — An intensifier meaning "very" or "a lot," unrelated to anger.
• Peng — Excellent, attractive or high-quality — can describe food, people, outfits or music.
• Yeerrrttttt — An elongated, shouted exclamation of hype and excitement — the drawn-out spelling is the point, since it's meant to be yelled, not said flatly. Same energy family as "yeet" or "let's go," but its own thing in GTA party and hype culture.

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