Glossary

لاگین کردن

Login kardan means to log into an account. Used for email, social media, banking, and every other gate online.

ریست کردن

Reset kardan means to reset a device. Persian also uses it metaphorically when a life or relationship starts over from zero.

شارژ کردن

Charge kardan means to charge a phone or battery. A1 vocabulary, used by every Iranian with a device.

فیک

Feyek is the Persianized spelling of fake. Iranian Gen Z uses it as an adjective for inauthentic people, accounts, and behavior.

غیدر

Gheydar names the self-styled tough guy who postures hardness without backing it up. Used mockingly by Iranian youth.

بچه منفی

Bachche manfi literally means negative kid. Iranian Gen Z wears it as a badge for being anti-regime and refusing to play along.

بچه مثبت

Bachche mosbat literally means positive kid. Iranian youth use it sarcastically for regime apologists and rule-followers.

خاله زینب

Khaleh Zaynab literally means Aunt Zaynab. Iranian Gen Z women use it for older women who police other women on behalf of the regime.

آبسرد

Absard literally means cold water. In Gen Z Persian it names being ghosted or iced out by someone you expected to hear back from.

سایت

Sait is the fully naturalized Persian word for a website. Most Iranian sites are sait-something, and the English word has displaced any alternative.

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