| Modern
Slang: |
|
What The Kids are Really Saying!
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| 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. |
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Bling Bling - flashy jewelry
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| 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. |
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Hottie - An attractive person
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| 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! |
