to be great at something or absolutely stunning that.
'' you slay ''
To be good at something,or entirely bad but your friends are cheering you on.
Originated from African American Venacular English AAVE (informally "ghetto language")
In the late 80s. It gained popularity due to popular social platform "Tiktok" in 2021/2.
It is used when someone does something really good or comically bad. It is often used as a feminine support word (FSW). Many claim that since the word is part of AAVE, it should be used exclusively by African American people.
FSW example:
a: Omg, slay girl! You don't need him (reffering to significant other)! You're on fire!
Normal example:
Slayyyy!
slay is used when you want to describe how to say something is cool or nice so you say slay and you can also compliment someone with it
emma: omg i am so over mike
max:slayyyyyyyy