Modern Lingo - Kidspeak
What The Kids are Really Saying!
also see: Instant Messaging Codes |
| 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. |
| Banger - something that is impressive |
| 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 |
| Buzz, Buzzed - high |
| Call out, Called out - singled out & requested to fight
but first with an offensive comment |
| Came at Me - offended me |
| Crunk (Krunk) - get / are hyped up, enebriated |
| 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. |
| 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 wid 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.
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| Green - money |
| Hit me on the Hip - 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. |
| 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,
but not gay. |
| 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 |
| Pimp juice - personal charisma [found in aisle 5, next to
the Crystal] |
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. |
| 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 |
| Say My Name! - calling out a loved one's name in a climactic
moment of celebration, usually a person you are with. |
| Shorti - girlfriend |
| 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 |
| Toasted - Quiet and happy, usually inebriated. |
| Toot - involuntary gas emission (fart) |
| 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 |
| Woof - sex |
| Word / Werd - all is well & I agree / I support that
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| Y'all - you people |
| Yo! - hello there! |
