SLANG THROUGH THE DECADES Throughout the years, slang has evolved and new terms come into teens every day vocabulary. With slang becoming more popular and overused, many different resources have decided to acknowledge these words and add them to the dictionary
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE OXFORD DICTIONARY
TWERK
YOLO
SWAG
interjection
verb
dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance
acronym meaning you only live once
a swaying or lurching movement
exclamation speech regarded as meaningless or stupid, or to comment on a foolish or stupid action
GIRL CRUSH noun
an intense liking or admiration felt by one woman or girl for another
FOOD BABY noun
a protruding stomach caused by eating a large quantity of food resembling that of a woman in the early stages of pregnancy
DAPPY adjective silly, disorganized, or lacking concentration
SELFIE noun a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam
PHABLET noun a smartphone having a screen which is intermediate in size between that of a typical smartphone and a tablet computer
TOO MUCH SLANG TO HANDLE
A few teachers were asked what slang words were popular when they were in high school and tried to see if they could use today’s popular slang for teens in a sentence
Year graduated from high school:
1986 Popular slang in 1986: cool, grody, barfadelic, gag a maggot Attempt at today’s slang: “She’s going on a date with her bae.”
Do you try to keep up with slang: “Not a lot, maybe,
but I don’t know that I use them regularly. Mostly for comedic effect during class, like ‘basic’.”
Used to show excitement or a reaction to an event
Bae A term of endearment that is an acronym for “before anyone else”
Basic
definitions from the Oxford Dictionary
Steve Willott, Math
Today’s current slang words are broken down and defined
Yeet
verb
DERP
THE BREAKDOWN
Joe Brocksmith, Science
Year graduated from high school:
1996 Popular slang in 1996: rad, bogus, sike, sweet cheese, dank, fartknocker, score, jacked up, gank, your mom Attempt at today’s slang: “Hey bae, want to go hang out with the fam?” Do you try to keep up with slang: “Nah, I live in yesterday. It’s like 1996 in my head all the time.”
Tracy Weurtenberg, English Year graduated from high school:
Popular slang in 1987: gag me with a spoon, not, freak, rad Attempt at today’s slang: “When I give my kids homework they say this is no chill Mrs. Weurtenburg.” Do you try to keep up with slang: “No because my job is to teach kids not to use slang.”
Used to describe a person with a common style and interests
No Chill A term used to explain someone displaying reckless behaviors at the moment
Fam A shorter form of the word “family”, used to describe someone one is close with
Fire When something is off the chain and above all expectations
On Fleek This phrase is used to describe something that is right on target and looks good
Bruh Expression of disappointment and disbelief towards a close friend
Salty Term used to describe someone who is bitter about a specific situation or event
FHNTODAY.COM PAGE BY ALEXIS TAINTER 02.11.15
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