Lore
At Peak🎒High SchoolDefinition
A person's backstory, history, or the complicated context behind a situation. Borrowed from gaming/fantasy where 'lore' refers to world-building details. Now applied to real people and drama.
Translation for Parents
When your kid says 'you need to know her lore,' they mean 'there's a long backstory you need to understand first.' It's treating real life like a fantasy novel. Everyone has lore now — even you. (Your lore includes that time you accidentally set the grill on fire.)
Examples
“Wait you don't know her lore? Sit down.”
“You don't know her complicated backstory? Let me explain.”
“The lore between those two is insane”
“The history between those two people is incredibly dramatic and complicated”
Cringe Score
Mildly embarrassing
This one is actually fun to use. Telling the family 'I need to catch you up on the neighborhood lore' is peak dad energy and completely acceptable.
Category
general
Peak
2025-01
Last Verified
2026-02-25
Sources
urban_dictionary, reddit, tiktok