| Modern
Slang: |
|
What The Kids are
Really Saying!
|
| Backup - A close friend who
you would be willing to marry, at a certain date or age,
if things don't work out with someone else. |
| Baby Boomers - people born
between 1944 and 1963. (see Generation X, Z and Alpha
below) |
| Baby Boomlets - people born
between 1965 and 1979. |
| Bangin- when a guy sees a hot/sexy
girl: That girl is bangin... |
| bizatch (biatch)
- referring to a bitch, in a friendly way, usually a female
or gay male friend. |
|
Bling Bling - flashy jewelry
|
| Boo - boyfriend or girlfriend |
| Boo That! - a bad idea, not
my idea |
| Bull - my friend |
| Busted- being called out for
something you did wrong, or referring to something that's
really ugly: "That girl's sweater is busted!" |
| Butterface - "everything's
cute but herface" |
| Buzz, Buzzed - high |
| Call out, Called out - singled
out & requested to fight but first with an offensive
comment |
| Came at Me - offended me |
| Craker- a white person |
| Crunk (Krunk) - get / are hyped
up/ crazy drunk |
| Cuzin (Cousin) - a friend |
| Dawg - friend / close or distant,
but a well-liked pal |
| D'Oh! - uh oh I made a mistake
|
| Diss (Dis) - To show disrespect,
verbally or physically. |
| Don't Cop A Tude - Don't speak
to me with a holier-than-thou attitude |
| Drockers - amazing sound system |
| Dude - young man |
| Dudette - young lady |
| Fire - match or lighter |
| Five by Five (5 by 5) - all
is well, or at least as well as could be expected. |
| Fives ("I call 5's")
- declaration that an occupied chair or sitting space
is reserved for a short time, at least 5 minutes |
| Four O Four (404) - someone
who is not mentally where they should be. (Based on a
404 error page online) |
| Four Twenty (4:20) (420) (4-20)
- Twenty minutes after four is known as the time to smoke
pot, generally parents aren't home yet. Also known for
the date, April 20th, the Hippy Holiday. This is
also Adolph Hitler's birthday and is the date of the Columbine
school tragedy. |
| Friend(s) With Benefits - Friends
and/or acquaintances you can "hook up" (see
below) with, without obligation of a dating relationship
or commitment. |
| Gangsta- street dwellers who
make themselves look like real criminals by graffiting
buildings, smoking and selling drugs |
| Generation Alpha - People born
after 1999, the first true computer generation kids |
| Generation X - people born
between 1980 and 1989 |
| Generation Z - People born
between 1990 & 1999 |
| Getting jiggy wit it - catching
the dance beat |
| Giggin' - all purpose verb;
everything and anything (example: I'm giggin' = I'm Dancing.
, I'm Driving. , I'm thinking.) see Jawn, the all-purpose
noun. |
| Glazing - sleeping at school
or at work with your eyes open. |
| Green - money |
| Hit me up - means
call me on my cell phone, or page me. |
| Hoe - a lady that
is or acts very sleazy |
| Holla - say hello |
| Holla at me, Holla at the celly
- call me or my cellular phone |
| Homey - close friend |
| Hook Up - referring to anything
physical from serious kissing to the dirty deed. Old
meaning: To give someone something they want. |
|
Hottie - An attractive person
|
| I Heard That - I agree |
| ifter - whereas "after"
assumes that a certain event will take place, "ifter"
grants some leeway about the events leading to a possible
outcome. ("We'll talk about the trip later, ifter
you get your parent's permission.") |
| ish! - poop |
| Jawn - all purpose noun; everything
and anything (example: that jawn is so comfortable = that
pillow is so comfortable) see Giggin', the all-purpose
verb. |
| Jinkies! - an expression of
surprise |
| Jump The Shark - named after
an episode of TV show Happy Days, when Fonzie "jumped"
over a shark while driving a motorcycle. A desperate attempt
in waning days to get higher ratings or to get noticed.
Examples: TV weddings, Janet Jackson's strip at the 2004
Superbowl. |
| Junk - a larger derriere "That
girl's got junk in her trunk." |
| Laters - see you later |
M - single drop of chocolate
covered with a colorful candy coating
& M - another single drop of chocolate covered
with a colorful candy coating (often of a different color)
Eminem - Marshall Bruce Mathers III |
| Metrosexual - an urban male
with a strong style sense, who spends a great deal of
time and money on his appearance and lifestyle. |
| MILF- a mother i'd
(typically a teenage boy) like to fraternize
with |
| Milkshake - a woman's jiggle |
| Mondegreen
- misunderstood song lyrics |
| Murk - hurt / kill / murder
|
| My Bad - my mistake |
| My Bust- oops, I didn't mean
to...., my mistake |
| Noogie - The act of rubbing
your knuckles on someone's forehead, causing just a little
pain. Usually takes place between siblings. |
| 'Nuff said - there is nothing
more to say about the subject |
| Olded - a multipart object
that cannot easily be loosened, due to excessive dirt,
wear or moldiness . An old pipe, found in a basement can
typically be described as olded. So could an obviously
aged older person. |
| Peeps - people who are associates
/ friends |
| PHAT - (pretty...hot...and
tempting) / very attractive |
| Player- someone who cheats
a lot on their significant other |
Po Po - police
5-Oh - police |
| Poppins - perfect, like Mary
Poppins, in every way |
| Posse - group of friends |
| Props - to offer respect,
for a person of honor, or congratulate someone who has
achieved something. |
| Prosta-tot- a young teenager
wearing sluty clothes |
| Purple Sticky Punch - marijuana |
| R Kellying - trying to date
underaged girls |
| Righteous! - that is a good
thing |
| Safety Net -. A
single layer of toilet paper placed on the surface of
the toilet water to prevent splashback |
| Salad Dodger -
an overweight person |
| Sal-T (sawl-tee)- being upset
at something or someone |
| Sassy - being fresh/disrespectful
|
| Say My Name! - calling out
a loved one's name in a climactic moment of celebration,
usually a person you are with. |
| Shorti - girlfriend |
| Shotgun - calling dibs on the
passanger seat in a car. |
| Sick - cool, awesome |
| Slammin'- when something is
real good, instyle, cool, or hip |
| Slut - someone who would have
sex pretty much with anyone, at any time. Easily convinced
for sex. |
| Smut - a smut is worse than
a hoe, but not as bad as a slut |
| So yesterday - old news, out
of date |
| Stoked - to be happy |
| 'Sup?! - hello, what is new?
(usually said with a slight nod of the head) |
| Swag - new stuff, usually presents
or a gift |
| Sweet - used in chill situations:
cool, awesome |
| Thug- to have gone or are still
going through struggles |
| Toasted - Quiet and happy,
usually inebriated. |
| Toot - involuntary gas emission
(fart) |
| Tween- a girl between middle
childhood and adolescence, 8-12 years old |
| Twenty-three skidoo - let's
roll! |
| Umfriend - One with whom one
has a sexual relationship, introduced as “This is
Chris, my... um, friend.” |
| Waz up / Wassup - Hi, what
is up? |
| Whateva (Whatever)
- you're wrong, but I don't care |
| Wheels - car |
| Wigger - a white thug |
| Woof - sex or someone who is
ugly |
| Word / Werd - all is well &
I agree / I support that |
| Y'all - you people |
| Yo! - hello there! |
