noun🔥 Gen-Z slang

aura

coolness points

What it means

An imaginary score representing how cool, composed, or impressive someone is in a given moment. People jokingly award or deduct 'aura points' based on how smooth or embarrassing an action was.

Examples

  • Caught the ball one-handed, that's plus 1000 aura.
  • Tripping in front of your crush is minus aura instantly.
  • He walked away without looking at the explosion, infinite aura.
  • Losing an argument to a 12-year-old? Negative aura, my friend.

Where it comes from

An older mystical term repurposed by Gen-Z, with the 'aura points' scoring format blowing up on TikTok and gaming streams in 2024.

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