So I figured I’d learn today’s slang terms for erect nipples. Honestly, I felt kinda dumb not knowing these already, especially when my friends drop ’em casually.

Starting Point: Google is My Buddy
First thing? Just dumped “how do people say erect nipples nowadays” into Google. Sounded weird typing it, but hey, gotta start somewhere. Got slapped with pages upon pages—Reddit threads, Urban Dictionary craziness, even some sketchy health sites.
Sifting Through the Garbage
Spent like an hour scrolling. Some stuff was pure nonsense, like someone called it “ice cubes under a tee.” What? Nah. Skipped those. Noticed people using initials too—HN for hard nipples, PNP for pointy nips? Felt like cracking a secret code.
My Pen-and-Paper Moment
Grabbed my notebook—actual paper, yeah—and started scribbling. Wrote down everything that popped up more than twice:
- “Hard Nips” or just “Hard Nips”: Super basic, gets used everywhere from comments to memes.
- “Perky”: Sounds kinda nice actually. Saw this one on Insta captions.
- “Pokies”: Laughed at first. But damn, it’s everywhere—online stores, celeb gossip, even in chats.
- “Headlights”: Felt old-school seeing it pop up on forums and music lyrics.
- “Diamonds”: Never heard it until today, mostly stuck to TikTok comments.
Crossed out the fake ones like “frosty bullets”—nobody says that, right?
Testing These Words IRL
Went to a cafe later wearing this thin shirt. Cold AF inside. Walked out thinking, “Yep, major Pokies situation.” Felt awkward checking in the mirror outside, but hey—it stuck. Texted a buddy later saying “Headlights on!” when AC blasted. He just replied with a thumbs-up.

The Big Takeaway
Most of these are super literal:Pokies for when they poke, Headlights for shine/visibility, Hard Nips when cold. It ain’t rocket science. Funny how slang boils things down to the obvious. Still blushed looking up “diamonds” on Urban Dictionary though.