word
interjectionInformal
A American English slang term. Browse all American slang.
What it means
Agreed; I hear you. An acknowledgement.
As a question — 'word?' — it asks whether the speaker is serious.
In use
—I'm heading out early. —Word.
—She got the job. —Word?
Where it comes from
From AAVE, originally the fuller 'word is bond' — a statement backed by one's honour. It has been in general use since the 1980s and now sounds slightly of that era.