Maine’s Most Searched Slang Words of 2026 Include Some Terms You’ve Probably Never Heard

In Maine, we’ve pretty much got our own language. Something isn’t “very” good, it’s wicked good. We don’t go “up to camp,” we go upta camp. And when mud season rolls around, nobody needs an explanation.

But apparently Maine’s vocabulary is getting a few new additions, and I can honestly say “chud,” “strunk” and “foid” were not on my Maine slang bingo card.

According to research from Unscramblerer.com, those are among the slang words Mainers have been searching for the most in 2026.

At number one is “chud,” an insult for someone who’s a fool, troll or just an all-around obnoxious person.

Then there’s “6-7,” which comes in second. If you’ve heard kids randomly yelling it and wondered what you missed, the answer is… not much. It doesn’t really have a literal meaning. The phrase grew from Skrilla’s song “Doot Doot (6 7)” and became part of the intentionally ridiculous internet humor popular with kids and teens.

Also making Maine’s list is “strunk,” meaning drunk and high at the same time, and “unc,” short for uncle and jokingly used for someone considered old or out of touch.

Rounding out Maine’s top 10 are “larping,” “foid,” “based,” “woofer,” “bird” and “torta.”

So, from wicked and upta camp to chud and 6-7, Maine slang sure looks a little different in 2026.

And if you had to Google some of these, apparently plenty of other Mainers did too.