AI_SLANG_GUIDE
What Is AI Slang?
AI slang is the fast-moving vocabulary people use to describe model behavior, AI-written text, coding agents, synthetic content, and the culture forming around large language models.
Why AI slang moves fast
AI tools change workflows quickly, and people invent shorthand before formal terminology catches up. Some words begin as research terms, some as product marketing, and some as jokes from developers trying to describe a new kind of annoyance.
The main categories
The useful split is technical terms, cultural slang, and GPT-ese. Technical terms include RAG and context window. Cultural slang includes slop and vibe coding. GPT-ese covers words that make writing feel suspiciously machine-polished.
How to read this dictionary
Treat each entry as an editorial definition, not legal or academic authority. When a term has a stable source, the entry links to it. When a term is community slang, the entry says so instead of pretending the origin is clean.