#slang
- Loose woman (obsolete slang) — An old, obsolete slang term previously used in underworld circles or suburban vernacular with a direct pejorative connotation to denote a woman considered depraved, vulgar, or immoral.
- To get tipsy — To get tipsy or enter a state of mild to moderate intoxication by consuming alcoholic beverages; to cheer up over a drink. Sometimes used transitively to describe the action of getting someone drunk secretly or gradually. It represents a colorful term from Romanian slang, carrying a rather humorous or indulgent connotation rather than a severe or peiorative one.
- Tipsiness — The act of getting tipsy and its result; the state of mild euphoria, lightheadedness, and high spirits caused by moderate alcohol consumption. This verbal noun describes the sociable and often festive process of alcoholic relaxation, used exclusively in informal settings or literary works replicating urban vernacular.
- Tipsy — Being under the moderate influence of alcoholic beverages; slightly tipsy, cheerful, or buzzed, without having reached a state of advanced intoxication or physical impairment. It is a term specific to the urban colloquial register of the Romanian language, used to describe a harmless euphoric state acquired in relaxed social contexts.
- Double-talk — In a literal and technical sense, a light, fine, and fleeting condensation of water vapor on a glossy surface. Figuratively, colloquially, and in slang, the term denotes a deliberate act of misleading, verbal manipulation, or deception through long, confusing speeches or plausible lies. It is frequently used to describe insincere behavior or a rhetorical stratagem aimed at hiding the truth or avoiding responsibility through superficial arguments.
- To steam up — To expose an object to hot steam (for cleaning, cooking, or sterilizing) or to cover a transparent surface with a fine layer of opaque condensation. As an intransitive verb, it means emitting vapors or blowing gently. Figuratively and in slang, it means to lie, to manipulate with sweet talk, or to mislead someone through false justifications or empty promises.
- Steamed up — The state of an object or surface covered with humid condensation or subjected to vapor treatment. Figuratively, colloquially, and in slang, it qualifies a person who has been tricked, manipulated, or misled through sweet talk, or an individual who is in a state of mild mental confusion, dizziness, or extreme naivety.
- Steamer appliance — An apparatus, machinery, or technical container specially designed to generate and distribute warm vapors for the thermal treatment, sterilization, cleaning, or cooking of materials and food. As a masculine noun in colloquial and slang registers, the term denotes an insincere person, a verbal manipulator, or a charlatan who misleads the audience through long, ambiguous speeches and false promises.
- Minor actor — A diminutive of the noun actor, often used with a slightly pejorative, ironic, or affectionate connotation to denote a performer of minor importance, lacking remarkable talent, who plays secondary or insignificant roles. This structural element highlights an informal value hierarchy within the artistic world.
- Adevăreală — A regional or archaic noun form for the concept of truth, representing the state of what is real, authentic, or aligned with the facts. In certain popular or modern slang contexts, the term is colloquially used to designate a state of maximum authenticity, a loud confirmation of reality, or an exceptional, structurally superior quality of an object or situation.
- Adolescentism — A variant or synonym for adolescentinism; a collection of behavioral characteristics, affective states, and thinking patterns specific to the age of adolescence; a tendency to prolong juvenile manifestations into adult behavior. In linguistics, it can denote the excessive use of youth jargon or slang in standard public discourse.
- Adulting — A sociological and behavioral concept adopted from Anglo-Saxon urban slang, used by younger generations (Millennials and Gen Z) to describe the act of behaving like a responsible adult and performing mundane or mandatory daily tasks, such as paying bills, cleaning, cooking meals, or managing a budget. It is often used on social media in a self-deprecating tone to highlight the psychological effort involved in transitioning to adulthood.
- Rookie pilot — A slangy, ironic, or pejorative term used in aviation communities or Romanian military jargon to designate a young, inexperienced pilot, a flight school student, or a novice who displays an overly confident or reckless attitude during flight.
- Womanizer — A slang term historically used to describe a womanizer or a man exhibiting traits stereotypically associated with women. In marginal lexicography, the word reflects the dynamics of urban subcultures and the evolution of native colloquial language, defining nonconformist or licentious behaviors in relation to traditional social norms.
- Away from keyboard — Acronym borrowed from the English jargon 'away from keyboard', widely used in Romanian virtual communities, video games, and messaging platforms to indicate that the user is temporarily away from the computer or unavailable to respond. Although used as a standalone word in the current speech of young people, it is not included in classical academic Romanian dictionaries.
- Excommunicated — A person who has been excluded from the church community, excommunicated, or placed under an official ecclesiastical curse. In old popular speech, the word acquired strong pejorative connotations, being used as an insulting epithet for a wicked, stubborn, or faithless individual.
- After — A term recently borrowed from English, used in modern urban jargon, advertising, educational contexts, or events, usually as a short form for 'after-school' (educational program after classes) or 'after-party' (a social gathering held after a main event). As an invariable adjective or adverb, it indicates a direct temporal succession.
- After hours — A neologistic phrase borrowed from English, initially used in economics and finance to denote stock market trading conducted outside official operating hours. In current urban slang, the phrase has expanded to designate parties, clubs, or social events that start late at night or at dawn, after classic venues have closed.
- Afterpic — A neologistic term from social media and digital photo editing jargon, used to denote a photograph taken or published after a certain event, transformation, cosmetic treatment, or surgical procedure. It frequently appears in comparative layouts, functionally paired with the initial image to highlight a visible structural progress.
- Afuera — A term of Spanish origin, meaning 'outside' or 'out', which recently entered international and Romanian political and media jargon, associated with a radical style of administrative reform or public spending cuts. Often used as a slogan or symbolic exclamation, the word describes the sudden elimination of institutions, ministries, or positions deemed redundant.