Being the mother of two
boys, twelve and fourteen, I'm constantly confronted by new slang words, the
meanings of which I have no clue. Even when I think I understand
something, I don't, such as the term skep. It's not short for skeptical, as I'd
assumed.
Today I thought I'd
share a few words I've heard recently from the mouths of my babes. I've
included definitions from The Urban Dictionary. If you do visit that link,
be forewarned: Language-wise, it's not the cleanest place.
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| Only a chosen few can look this cool... |
beast: UK Slang: a person who is very good at something.
boss: Incrediably
awesome; miraculous; great.
epic: Being
unusually large, powerful or wonderful. On a grander scale than the modified
word would otherwise imply.
fail: The
glorious lack of success.
lame: Just plain stupid,
un-original, or lifeless.
owned, pwned,
0wn3d, pwn3d, own3d: To be made a fool of. To make a fool of. To confound
or prove wrong. Embarrassing someone. Being embarrassed.
skep: A term used to describe a situation that is to one's
disliking. Also used to describe a situation that is uncomfortable... Not
used as an abbreviation of skeptical, because you do not necessarily have to be
skeptical of the situation.
twerk: The
rhythmic gyrating of the lower extremities in a lascivious manner with
the intent to elicit sexual arousal or laughter in one's intended audience.
yolo: Abbreviation for you only live once.
If
you're middle-aged and above, what are some new slang words you've heard from
the young people around you? And if you are young, what are some of the coolest
new slang words?
By the
way, I'm happy to report that according to The Urban Dictionary, the term cool
(the best way to say something is neat-o, awesome, or swell) never goes out of
style!
Thanks
for visiting and have a great week!
12 comments:
I'm an old person and was totally flummoxed with the word YOLO! LOL!! You only live once. LOL!
Take care
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Isn't that funny? I thought it was some celebrity couple;).
When kids say something is sick or bad, when they mean awesome, well I think it's funny.
Yeah, that makes no sense!
When my daughter was in middle school, everything was either "epic" or "random." But the weirdest one to me was that "dude" could refer to either a male or female!
I've heard of most of these... though skep is new to me.
Yep. Skep is new to me. And yes, urban dictionary has so really obscene words and meanings.
Hugs and chocolate!
I'm older than I thought, it seems. I only knew half of these!
@Jennette: I should have included random! My kids say that all the time;0.
@William: If I'm not mistaken, skep is rather new.
@Shelly: Yes, I was quite surprised to see the colorful word usage there.
@Norma: If Collin were a bit younger, you're vocabulary would be more hip, lol! (Guess I'm showing my age using the term hip.)
Oops, that's your, not you're. Sorry:).
Hi Maria
When I was back in Ireland after being away for two decades, I noticed that when you ask anyone hwo they are, they say: 'I'm good.' Not I'm fine, 'I'm good.'
Very strange.
Hmm... My uncle always says, "Better than good." I still hear a fair amount of "I'm fine," but the younger folks tend to say "I'm good."
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