What does “slay” mean?
To slay is to do something brilliantly, or to look amazing.
Where it comes from
The old verb means to kill. The sense of doing something brilliantly comes from Black and Latino LGBTQ ballroom culture and spread through drag and social media.
Slay in a sentence
- You slayed that presentation.
- She slayed in the green dress.
Can you say it at work?
Common enough to be safe as praise among colleagues who use it.
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