Casual Slang Terms

adjective showing a lack of effort or care; incomplete or inadequate

• The team's half-assed effort led to a subpar result.
• Don't do a half-assed job on this project, give it your all.
• Stop being so half-assed about your responsibilities.
• His half-assed attempt at an apology did not suffice.

noun A person who is jogging or running

verb To run or move at a steady, gentle pace

• I kindly ask you to jog on as I have important matters to attend to.
• Hey, why don't you just jog on and leave me alone?
• If you don't like it, you can just jog on, mate.
• His outdated opinions need to jog on and make way for progress.

noun A derogatory term used to insult someone, implying that they are foolish or annoying.

• The CEO referred to the disruptive employee as a jerkface during the board meeting.
• My little brother is such a jerkface when he doesn't get his way.
• I can't believe that jerkface cut me off in traffic!
• She always acts like a jerkface when she's stressed out.

adjective informal contraction of 'trying to'

preposition informal contraction of 'trying to'

• I am attempting to find a solution to the problem at hand.
• I'm tryna figure out how to fix this.
• I'm tryna get to the bottom of this.
• I'm tryna unravel the mystery behind it all.

noun a slang term used to express indifference or dismissal

interjection used to convey a casual or nonchalant attitude

• I do not appreciate when you use the word 'whateves' in a professional setting.
• I'm just going to do my own thing, whateves.
• Whateves, I don't care what you think.
• She shrugged her shoulders and said 'whateves' as a way of dismissing the argument.