In modern colloquial slang, the term "metal" can function in a few distinct ways. As an adjective, describing an action, attitude, or event as "metal" means it is exceptionally hardcore, tough, uncompromising, extreme, or badass. Additionally, the term is universally used to denote heavy metal music and its associated counterculture lifestyle. In older historical British slang, references to having "metal" denoted personal grit, resilience, courage, and inner determination.
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