DRIP

What Does DRIP Mean in a Text?

The Quick Answer

DRIP usually means "Style and Confidence."

More Detail...

It sometimes means "Dork."

Style and Confidence

Since at least the early 2000s, DRIP has been used admiringly as a slang word to refer to people who are fashionable, stylish and confident (and also, usually, sexy and attractive). For example:

Lee: Nicki Minaj and ASAP Rocky were totally DRIPPING last night.
Nel: Nicki and ASAP are always DRIP.

Dork

Long before DRIP meant "Style and Confidence," it was actually used insultingly to describe a dorky person (i.e., someone deemed stupid or uninteresting). For example:

Sam: I can't come to the rave this weekend, there's a rerun of the complete first series of Star Trek on Channel X.
Lee: DRIP.

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When I write DRIP, I mean this:

"Style and Confidence"

Summary of Key Points for the First Definition

"Style and Confidence" is, by far, the most common meaning for DRIP when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

DRIP
Definition:	Style and Confidence
Type:	Word
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for the Second Definition

"Dork" is another common definition for DRIP.

DRIP
Definition:	Dork
Type:	Word (Slang)
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults

DRIP is a slang word. Slang refers to words, phrases and uses of language that are regarded as very informal and which are often restricted to a special context or a particular group of users.