LOVE ISLANDâS SPECIAL LINGO
Love Island Islanders have a very specific language while on Love Island. The words and phrases used by the Islanders have specific meanings within the context of the show.Â
A BIT OF ME. Someone youâre attracted to.
A SORT. A term to describe someone a person finds physically attractive.
A BIT OF ME. The object of oneâs affections.Â
AGGY. Contestants will use this word to refer to Islanders that are angry, agitated or aggravated. You could say, âsheâs so aggy todayâ.
AT THE END OF THE DAY. A phrase meaning âultimatelyâ.
BANTER/BANTZ. The act of teasing or kidding, âBanterâ is the existence of high-level rapport between two people. Some islanders pride themselves on their bants, or jokes. Especially popular when trying to graft on with someone.
BELLEND. A derogatory word.
BEVY/BEV. This new word has been introduced for the 2019 season. Used to describe a hot guy. If heâs your boyfriend, heâs your bevy, but if heâs not your boyfriend, heâs a bev.
BOMBSHELL. A contestant who enters Love Island after the initial group.
BREADCRUMBING. When you lead someone on.
BRUV. Brother, for short, not referring to a blood relative, but a friend. Typically used between male islanders.
BUZZINâ. To be excited about something, extremely thrilled.
CANâT BE ARSED. A state of uncaring, âcouldnât care lessâ; Though it is when Islanders say they âcanât be arsed,â the fact is, they could very much be arsed.
CATCH FEELINGS. Refers to falling in love when you werenât supposed to or starting to like who you are matched with too soon.
CHALLENGE. An official setup game the contestants play that almost never has any substantial consequences. Usually a challenge starts with them running to the little challenge area in slow motion.
CHAT/HAVE A CHAT. Speak with someone for a private, often more serious conversation. E.g. âI just wanted to go for a chat and see where your headâs atâ.
CHEEKY. It means fun and brash and cute.
CHIRPSE. Means to flirt or chat someone up.
CHIVED. To be hacked off or peeved.
CONNECTION. A way of saying you like someone romantically in a deep and meaningful way
COULD BE HAPPIER. The type of happiness thatâs not big enough to stop you from ending things with who youâre with in order to get with someone else.
COUPLE. The two-person team contestants are in. A couple shares a bed, competes in challenges as a unit, and can be up for elimination together. Love Island is won by a couple.
COUPLE UP. Become a couple with someone during a Love Island recoupling.
CRACK ON. For two people to pursue each other romantically.
CRINGE. Used to describe the peak awkwardness of a person or situation.
DBS AKA DO BITS SOCIETY. The âDo Bits Societyâ or âDBSâ as it became known later was a secret membersâ club for islanders who had successfully taken part in sexual activities in the villa.
DEAD. A word used to add emphasis, such as, âThat man is dead fitâ.
DEAD TING. People usually use this phrase to describe something as boring, dull or ugly.
DECLARATIONS OF LOVE. The speeches the final four couples say to each other at the Love Island prom.
DEFFO. A shortening of the word âdefinitelyâ.
DICKSAND. Like quicksand, âdicksandâ is what you get caught in when youâre totally obsessed with a guy and canât get him out of your head.
DMC. An abbreviation for Deep Meaningful Conversation, often necessary on Love Island whenever one feels insecure, in love, or has fallen into dicksand.
DOGHEAD. A derogatory word for an ugly person.
DOING BITS. To fool around in a sexual nature, more than kissing and less than the full shebang.
DROP ME OUT. Essex slang for âOh My God!â - an expression of disbelief or shock.
EARLY DAYS. An expression used to assert that a romantic endeavor has only just begun.
EGGS IN ONE BASKET. The term refers to the act of going all-in on something, giving all of your time and attention to one person.
END OF THE DAY. An expression signaling that the declarative statement that follows will be a total summation of the matter at hand.
EXTRA. When you take something too far, and are over dramatic about something. E.G. âWhy are you getting so extra about it?â
FANCY. To have a crush on someone.
FANNY FLUTTERS. A tingling sensation a woman gets when she is aroused. (When someone has turned you on.)
FACTOR 50. To graft way, way too hard.
FIT. Good-looking, in ways beyond physical fitness, âhotâ.
FRIEND ISLAND. Specifically, what Love Island is not. This phrase is Love Islandâs version of ânot here to make friendsâ.
FUMING. Super angry or really pissed off.
GEEZER. A term of endearment used to refer to a male friend; can also be shortened as âgeezâ.
GET THE HUMP. To become annoyed, perhaps unreasonably so, about oneâs current state of affairs.
GET TO KNOW. To admit that you fancy someone, but without actually having to say those words; in turn, saving yourself the embarrassment of a potential rejection.
GIRL CODE.  Although girl code is not exclusive to Love Island, it is a term which is regularly used by female contestants.It is used to describe a special female pact/code that should not be broken even for an attractive man.
GRAFT/GRAFTING. It means that someone is going to put in the work to try to win another over and get them to like you. Grafting is an all-important step in the mating rituals of Love Island, without which one cannot survive.
GROWER. In the Love Island villa, a grower refers to someone who can slowly become more confident and outgoing as the series goes on. But it can also refer to a love interest who âgrowsâ on you.
GUTTED. To be emotionally devastated; in Love Island parlance, those who are gutted traditionally add the adverb âabsolutelyâ to accentuate the extent to which they have been gutted.
HAVE A CUDDLE. To cuddle, usually with one islander as the big spoon and the other as the baby spoon. Since couples sleep in the same bed, islanders will wonder in the morning whether other islanders âhad a cuddleâ.
HEADâS BEEN TURNED. All of your emotional connection and attention changes from the person that you may have fancied toward another person, usually a newer islander.
HIDEAWAY. The room where the contestants are sometimes allowed to go, almost always as a couple, for the purpose of getting away from everyone else. There are still cameras in there. People can do lots of bits.
ICK. That feeling of cringey discomfort or gut feeling you get around someone you used to fancy, but now youâre like, gaaaah, no.
IS WHAT IT IS. Expression of defeat when something, usually a relationship, does not go the way youâd want it to so it must be accepted even if it is undesirable. 'Thereâs nothing you can do about itâ. âIt is what it isâ is basically English for câest la vie.
IâVE GOT A TEXT! The common reaction to receiving a text message from the producers, shouted when done correctly, instructing them to do something. [Ping] Iâve Got a text!
LAY IT ON THICK. Try really hard to graft someone.
LOYAL. Describes someone who stays true to their Love Island partnership and friendships. Reassure others that their âhead wonât turnâ and that theyâll stay true to their partner.
MELT. A person who is soppy and so into someone else that itâs an embarrassing flaw.
MINGING. Unpleasant, foul, generally unwanted.
MINT. As in âmint conditionâ, a term used to describe a person, place, or things, superb superficial appearance.
MUGGY. Like youâre trying to play someone or dump them. Go behind their back, or act sneaky, disloyal.
MUG OFF. Dump someone. Someone whoâs been dumped or made to look like a fool for being played. âNow I look like an absolute mugâ. In the context of Love Island, one almost always does this by choosing a new mate with little regard for their former one. As an act, it is deeply frowned upon.
MY TYPE ON PAPER. A way of describing a personâs type. The kind of person youâre usually attracted to physically. But usually followed by a âbutâ⌠Â
OG. Used to simply mean that something or someone is 'original'âmeaning, the first of its kind.
OH MY DAYS. An exclamation of shock. In a moment of exasperation, a much more fun, much more charming way to basically say âOh my godâ.
OI OI! A way for a large group of men to greet a another person theyâve never seen before.
PENG SORT. A very handsome young man.
PIED/PIED OFF. The act of being dumped or ditched. Reject someone.Â
PLAYING THE GAME. Is seen as slimy and low as it can get. Despite the cash prize and fame at stake, one of the best parts of the show is that the contestants rarely mention the potential windfall.
PRANGY. AÂ term used for feeling anxious, paranoid or scared - particularly at the prospect of someone new entering the Love Island villa.
PRANGING OUT. To behave erratically.
PROPER. Itâs often used to quantify the level of attractiveness, anger or horniness.
PUNCHING. A shortened version of âpunching up,â it is the act of dating out of oneâs league.
RECOUPLE. One of the biggest causes of stress and constant topic of conversation revolves around ârecouplingâ. Recoupling is where the contestants find out if they will be picked by a fellow contestant or if they will be kicked off the show.The viewing public may be asked to vote on their favorite couples.
SALTY. To behave unfavourably towards someone. Used it in a sentence, âWhy are you being so salty with me?â
SALMON. A way to jump into the pool where you shake your body like a fish.
SAUCE. Your personality, character, and what makes you, well, you or sex appeal.
SHOOT YOUR SHOT. Taking the opportunity to tell someone you like them, and put yourself out there.
SLAG. A disgraceful, derogatory term akin to slut. The Love Island villa is a place of acceptance, forward thinking, and sexual freedom, and thus, slag is one of the worst words one can utter while on the show.
SNAKE/SNAKEY. When someoneâs being sneaky, deceitful, or sly behind your back Or right in your face. In the villa, someone is 'snakeyâ if they make romantic advances towards a coupled up Islander.
SNOG. To make out, often with some heavy petting.
STICK IT ON HIM OR HER. To make a move on someone (graft), flirt.
VIBES. A certain feeling a person, or two persons, give out.
WHAT HE/SHE BRINGS TO THE VILLA. The ultimate sign of respect from other islanders. It means the other islanders actually like you and recognize that your personality adds something of value to their cohort. In recouplings and other voting scenarios among Islanders, if you âbring a lot to the Villa,â your chances of staying in the Villa are higher.
WHEREâS YOUR HEAD AT? A way to find out how someone feels about you.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? To ask if somebody understands what you are talking about. But most of the time, itâs used as a way to end a sentence.Â
