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nonchalant

calm and relaxed, without strong emotion or worry

mysterious

having unclear or unknown qualities that create curiosity

complex human being

person with many different thoughts, feelings, and traits

to open up

to share thoughts and feelings with sb in a vulnerable manner

to not do sth out of fear

to avoid doing sth because you are afraid

to come off as too much (inf)

to seem too intense or overwhelming to sb

to lose meaningful connections

to stop having deep and important relationships with sb

sb’s face lit up (past tense)

sb’s face showed sudden happiness or excitement

to hold back

to stop oneself from expressing feelings or actions

to let yourself feel genuine emotion

to allow oneself to experience real feelings

to reinforce sth

to strengthen or support sth

stigma (around) sth

negative social belief about sth or sb

chalant (inf)

attentive, concerned, enthusiastic, or deeply interested, rather than carefree

superficial

concerned with surface qualities without depth

vain

feeling too much pride in one’s appearance or abilities

to fit into an aesthetic

to match a certain style or visual idea

byproduct of sth

result that comes as a side effect of sth

envy

feeling of wanting what sb else has

to deem sth cool

to consider sth as good or attractive

to prefer sth over sth

to choose one thing instead of another

underground artist

artist outside mainstream popularity

content with sth

happy and satisfied with sth

9-5 corporate office job

regular office work in a company from morning to afternoon

chronically online (inf)

spending too much time on the internet

to outgrow sb in your life

to mature, change, or develop beyond a person, leading to a loss of shared interests, compatibility, or closeness

to have a detrimental impact on sth

to cause negative effect on sth

to feel inferior / superior to sb

to believe you are less important / more important than sb

jealous

feeling of fear or anger about losing sth to sb else

resentful

feeling anger because of unfair treatment

to associate yourself with sth

to connect oneself with sth

to cut sb off

to stop all contact with sb and remove them from your life

to listen to niche bands

to listen to less popular artists

valid reason

acceptable and logical cause

ridiculous

very unreasonable, absurd or silly

to click with sb (inf)

to quickly form a good connection with sb

to come across as cool

to seem confident and attractive to sb

NPC

person with predictable, basic or unoriginal behavior; background character

to give sb the ick (inf)

to cause sudden dislike or discomfort in sb because of one specific thing

to give off energy

to show a certain feeling or mood to others

to carry yourself

to behave and present yourself in a certain way

to increase / gain aura points (inf)

to get social approval or attractiveness

baddie (inf)

confident and attractive person, usually a woman

to deplete your aura (inf)

to lose social appeal or positive impression

to cultivate aura (inf)

to develop personal presence and attractiveness

effortlessly cool

natural and easy style without visible effort

hyper-curated

very carefully selected and organized appearance or content

buzzword

popular word used often without deep meaning

raw

natural and not edited or controlled

to strive for coolness

to try hard to become attractive or impressive

authenticity

quality of being real and true to oneself

nonchalance

calm and relaxed attitude without concern

carefully orchestrated

planned and controlled in detail

to meticulously coordinate an outfit

to carefully match clothing

to appear casual

to seem relaxed and not formal

to fit the mold

to match expected standards, to fit into a box

to fool sb

to make sb believe sth false

commodification

process of turning sth into product for sale

to lurk on sb’s stories

to watch sb’s posts without interacting

to live your best life

to enjoy life in a very positive way

validation

approval or acceptance from others

hit of dopamine

a sudden, temporary feeling of pleasure or reward

self-worth

sense of one’s own value

to stand out

to be different and noticeable

to reward conformity

to give approval for following norms

to live performatively

to pretend to be sth that you are not to impress others

feeling of inadequacy

sense of not being good enough

to hop on the bandwagon

to follow a trend because others do

to be in / out

to be popular / not popular

to keep up with trends

to follow current popular styles or ideas

to show up as your messy self

to present oneself to the world in an honest and imperfect way

agreeable

willing to agree and easy to get along with

magnetic

having strong attraction that draws people in

to lean into sth

to accept and fully express sth

hedonistic

focused on pleasure as main goal

to chase pleasure

to actively seek enjoyable experiences

self-contained

independent and not needing others emotionally

unbothered

calm without showing worry or concern

social circle

group of friends and contacts

to adopt traits

to take on certain qualities or behaviors

mutually exclusive

things that cannot exist or happen together

to develop a cult-like following

to gain very loyal and devoted fans

to captivate people

to strongly attract and hold attention of people

to reveal sth

to make sth known or visible

one of the cool kids (inf)

person accepted as socially popular

to water yourself down

to simplify or reduce your personality to fit in

to double down on your quirks

to actively celebrate and reinforce the things that make you unique

to grasp sth

to understand sth

entrancing

causing strong attention and interest

captivating

holding attention in a very strong way

to project sth onto sb

to place one’s own feelings or ideas on sb

to lure people in

to attract people in a tempting way

to embrace yourself

to accept and value oneself

to dilute yourself for approval

to reduce your individuality to gain approval