{Origin: a portmanteau derived from the blending of ‘Beyoncé’ and ‘Slay,’ both words attributed to excellence and relevance; inspired by the song, ‘Formation.’}
1. Anyone who has ‘done their work,’ then steps aside so that their work and their life can do the talking, and tell the story, because they understand the importance of identity and detachment, as well as inspiring through effortless visibility; against validation by forced public recognition.
2. Unassuming; but, not a pushover either.
E.g Peter is a slayoncé; although he is used to being in the spotlight, and knows how to steal it, he prefers to let his work speak for itself.
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.