THIRD EDITION
MAY 2O23
HAWK WEEKLY THE OFFICIAL CDS DICTIONARY ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LATEST WORDS ARE ANSWERED By Ben Chu and Michael Sebastian (with help from the CDS community) When one walks around the halls of Chatham Day School, they might hear words such as, "rizz," or "cap." So, today we will be addressing what these words mean based on our personal experiences and on a survey completed by most of the Upper School. We also interviewed fellow students to hear their opinions on what these words mean. Read the list below for the dictionary. Cap: Cap actually started in the 1990's, meaning exaggeration, or bragging. However, in 2018, "no cap" was used in a rap song by Lil Baby, and has since started being used as a popular reference by modern-day children. Nowadays, it essentially means "to lie." So one might say, "That's cap," meaning, "that's a lie." “No-cap” means not a lie, so for example, "I saw a great white shark, nocap."
Rizz: It started being used during the middle of 2021, and it's short for "charisma." To our knowledge collected by interviewing people, it basically means the level of ability to attract people. For example, "That guy has so much rizz!" That would mean that people think he can attract people and make them like him in a romantic way. Dawg: Means "bro," or "dude," or "homie," and if you don't know what that means, it pretty much just means friend, or someone you commonly hang out with. Homie, and bro are commonly used in rap songs, while dude has pretty much been around forever. To our knowledge, dawg, or "dog" is used to address a close friend. Chad: Means alpha male. Successful, attractive, and strong, essentially the most optimal male. Facts: Means exactly what it is. Facts means the truth, the opposite of cap. It is used now to agree with someone. For example, one person may say, "Bro, honestly the soccer team only lost because of the ball inflation." And if someone else agrees with this, they would say, "Facts!" Salty: Means jealous and angry. It's commonly referred to as the way someone acts if they've just lost a competition and are complaining. Disclaimer: Although this next phrase is "dead," meaning people don't use it anymore. L ratio used to be very popular during COVID-19. It combines L, or Loser, with ratio, in this case comparing something bad to something good, so L ratio means that you are a loser, and that the person saying it is the winner.
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