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ContextWord · Ages 13-18 · In use

smash

To have casual sex with someone, or to say you would. "Smash or pass" is a game of rating whether someone is attractive.

For parents and educators

Usually crude joking rather than real plans. Smash-or-pass games aimed at classmates can turn into rating and shaming. A good talk is about how it feels to be the one being rated.

Where it came from

Long-running slang made more common by online rating games.

Also heard as

smash or pass

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