slimed out
Slimed out is slang for being betrayed or done dirty by someone you trusted. It can also mean beaten or embarrassed, and in some rap and street use, killed.
By Cal Hewitt, Gen X ·
What it means
Slimed out means betrayed, set up or treated badly by someone you trusted. A friend who ditched you, a partner who lied and a teammate who left you hanging all fit. The slang explainer meaningiffied lists betrayal, deception, disloyalty and disrespect, and says tone and community change how the phrase lands. The same words carry a harsher meaning in rap and street talk. Wiktionary lists "slime out" as a transitive slang verb meaning "to kill," and Know Your Meme says the phrase essentially describes killing someone for acting nefariously, most commonly by being backstabbed or killed, typically by being shot. A violent reading needs support from the rest of the message, such as a named person, a threat or a plan. If a message looks like a real threat, ask the speaker what they meant, and if someone may be in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. In games, memes and voice chat the phrase is exaggerated. Slang.net says the related "slimed" can mean losing a match or being humiliated, often in a jokey, theatrical way. Aimed at a person ("you slimed me out") it is an accusation. Between friends after a prank or a lost round it can be a joke. It is informal slang, so keep it out of workplace writing unless you are quoting it.
How to use it
“bro slimed me out and told everyone my secret”
A friend breaking a confidence. The betrayal sense.
“i got slimed out in that last round”
A gamer describing a bad loss. The lighter, exaggerated sense.
“don't slime me out like last time”
A warning not to be betrayed or embarrassed again.
“that's my slime, he would never slime me out”
The friendly noun and the hostile verb phrase in one sentence.
Where it came from
The noun "slime," meaning a close friend or associate, comes first. XXL's October 2020 history of the word has N.O.R.E. calling someone "slime" in the video for his 1999 single "Blood Money Pt. 3," and credits him with introducing the term to hip-hop. In an August 2010 AllHipHop interview, the Harlem rapper Vado said the word came first from his friend G-Dogz, and that N.O.R.E. also used it and "passed me the torch." No single originator is documented.
Young Thug kept the word prominent. XXL points to his three-volume "Slime Season" mixtape series in 2015 and 2016 and the 2018 "Slime Language" compilation, and AP reports that "Slime Language 2" reached No. 1 in 2021. The exact phrase "slimed out" has no firm first use. Know Your Meme records an Urban Dictionary definition added January 15, 2021. The documented path runs from New York rap to Atlanta rap to TikTok, memes and gaming chat.
Drake and SZA released "Slime You Out" in September 2023. TIME says the title refers to using someone for sex. That is the meaning inside the song, and a message that names the song will usually mean it.
No single person is credited, the origin is commonly reported.
Where it's popular
Hip-hop communities in New York and Atlanta, then TikTok, gaming clips and voice chat worldwide.
The harsher sense belongs mostly to rap and street talk. The lighter betrayal and defeat senses are the ones that travel through memes and gaming.
How it caught on
- 1999N.O.R.E. uses "slime" for a friend in the video for "Blood Money Pt. 3," according to XXL.
- August 20, 2010Vado tells AllHipHop the word came first from his friend G-Dogz and that he had also heard N.O.R.E. use it.
- 2015 to 2016Young Thug releases the three-volume "Slime Season" mixtape series.
- Fall 2018Young Thug's label releases the compilation "Slime Language."
- January 15, 2021The earliest Urban Dictionary definition of the slang, per Know Your Meme.
- September 15, 2023Drake and SZA release "Slime You Out."
- February 2, 2026A TikTok captioned "The last thing you see before getting slimed out in portland" goes on to pass 2.1 million views.
Test yourself
What did they mean by slimed out?
0/21. A classmate texts "i got slimed out in that last round" after a video game. What do they most likely mean?
2. In the slang noun sense, what does "that's my slime" mean?
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Questions people ask
What does getting slimed out mean in slang?
Most often it means being betrayed, set up or treated badly by someone you trusted. In games and memes it can mean being beaten or embarrassed, and in some rap and street use it means killed. The surrounding words and the platform show which.
What does "slime you out" mean on TikTok?
On TikTok it can be a friend's betrayal, an exaggerated joke about a loss, or a reference to the Drake and SZA song. TIME says the song's title refers to using someone for sex. Check whether the video is about the song or about an everyday falling-out.
What is the meaning of slime out?
As a verb phrase it means to betray or mistreat someone. Wiktionary lists "slime out" as slang for "to kill," a sense that belongs to rap and street talk. Know Your Meme treats both betrayal and killing as part of the phrase.
What does slime slang mean?
As a noun, "slime" is slang for a close friend or associate, as in "that's my slime." XXL describes it as a synonym for a rapper's day ones or anyone on their team. The verb phrase "slimed out" turns that trust around.
What does slime mean in English?
In ordinary English, slime is a thick, sticky, slippery substance, and the word also names the stretchy toy. The slang meaning is separate: a friend as a noun, and betrayal as the verb phrase "slimed out".
Is "slimed out" rude?
Aimed at a person, usually yes. "You slimed me out" accuses someone of disloyalty or mistreatment. Between friends after a prank or a lost game it can be a joke, and the same words from a stranger land differently.
The same word names a friend as a noun and a betrayal as a verb phrase, so "that's my slime" is a compliment and "he slimed me out" is a complaint.
- https://www.xxlmag.com/slime-history-hip-hop//
- https://allhiphop.com/features/vado-the-harlem-knight-talks-dip-set-camron-beef/
- https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slime-slang
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slime_out
- https://time.com/6314703/drake-sza-slime-you-out-history/
- https://apnews.com/article/0af09d00d583d45fe3056d2687246d9c
- https://slang.net/meaning/slimed
- https://meaningiffied.com/slimed-out-meaning/
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