slay
Dispatch with finality
Slay means to kill, especially violently or in battle—a word from older English that survives in literary and religious contexts: David slew Goliath.
The past tense is slew, past participle slain.
In contemporary slang, slay means to impress powerfully or dominate: She slayed that interview, You look amazing—slay!
This sense, rooted in drag and Black gay culture, suggests performance so good it figuratively kills the audience.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- executeCarry out fully
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- butcherOne who sells cuts
dispatch · eliminate · annihilate · exterminate · homicide · liquidate · manslaughter · killing
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
- beastLarge wild animal
- giantBeing of huge size
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- ogreMonstrous man-eating giant
serpent · hydra · Goliath · Medusa · minotaur · vampire · werewolf · hero
Control through superior strength
- crushCompress with force
- destroyCause complete ruin
- demolishDestroy completely
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
overwhelm · conquer · vanquish · defeat · beat · overpower · outperform · outshine
Violently intense or aggressive
- servingMeasured food portion
- werkBallroom culture exclamation
- lewkDistinctive personal style
- runwayPaved path for planes
glamour · vogue · couture · dripping · snatched · haute · designer · iconic
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
iconic · flawless · killer · nailed it · on fire · crushed it · wow · brilliant
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- executeCarry out fully
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
butcher · dispatch · eliminate · annihilate · exterminate · homicide · liquidate · manslaughter · killing · bloodshed
dragon
Legendary fire-breathing reptile
ogre · serpent · hydra · Goliath · Medusa · minotaur · vampire · werewolf · hero · knight
dominate
Control through superior strength
annihilate · overwhelm · conquer · vanquish · defeat · beat · overpower · outperform · outshine · wipe out
fierce
Violently intense or aggressive
runway · glamour · vogue · couture · dripping · snatched · haute · designer · iconic · fabulous
stunning
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- spectacularStrikingly impressive to behold
fierce · iconic · flawless · killer · nailed it · on fire · crushed it · wow · brilliant · masterful
slayresurrect
Restore after ending
revive · resuscitate · bring back to life · raise from the dead · reanimate
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- lamb to the slaughterOne unknowingly approaching harm
- dragon slayerOne who kills legendary reptiles
- lamb to slaughterOne unknowingly facing destruction
- giant slayerVanquisher of the massive
- vampire slayerOne who destroys undead
slaughter, slaying, slayer, slaughtered, slays, slain, slaughterer, slayed, slayings