“Peppers” just means peptides.

also: 🌶️, pepps

Online slang for peptides, often written with the 🌶️ emoji in TikTok, Reddit, and Instagram discussions.

There is no single documented origin. The word and emoji have become recognizable shorthand in peptide discussions.

also: reta-tuti

Short for retatrutide, a compound that acts on GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon receptors.

Short for tirzepatide, a compound that acts on GIP and GLP-1 receptors.

Short for semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist.

Short for cagrilintide, a long-acting amylin analog.

Short for glucagon-like peptide-1, a hormone and receptor pathway named in many peptide discussions.

Short for BPC-157, a research compound commonly discussed under the initials BPC.

also: RCs, research use only

Short for research chemicals. Vendors use “research use only” to label products intended for laboratory research rather than human use.

Short for bacteriostatic water, a term that appears in discussions about mixing freeze-dried products.

Short for reconstitution, the process of adding a liquid to a freeze-dried product.

also: sub-q, SQ

Short for subcutaneous, which means beneath the skin.

Slang for insulin syringes, usually referring to small U-100 syringes.