What Are The New Terms?

[AsylumSeeker]

I find myself using phrases that were popular in my youth when writing about the youth of today and know I'm wrong. Is there some kind of a dictionary of terms for this texting generation of today?

I feel confident of two; 'dude' and 'wicked'. Not sure of any others. Help???

 

[slyc_willie]

I find myself using phrases that were popular in my youth when writing about the youth of today and know I'm wrong. Is there some kind of a dictionary of terms for this texting generation of today?

I feel confident of two; 'dude' and 'wicked'. Not sure of any others. Help???

'Sick.' A lot of things that used to be 'bad' are now 'sick.'

'Cool' still seems to hold it's ground. It's timeless

 

[starrkers]

'Random' - anything unusual or out of the ordinary is random. (at least with my teen daughter anyway)

"Awesome" - good things are awesome.

 

[slyc_willie]

One I hear a lot from the kids at work: 'Snap!' As in, they just realized something, or saw a really interesting way of doing something.

"Oh, snap! I never thought of that!"

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

A lot of things seem "sweet," and the new "OK, acceptable" is "perfect."

 

[sweetness6280]

I know of a couple of sites that have a slang dictionary. Since I'm a forum virgin (first post), and I don't know all the rules of the forum, I didn't post the URLs. But would be happy to send them to you, or post them here if that's ok.

Wow, I haven't popped a cherry in years!! So that's what it feels like.

 

[CrazyCatGuy]

urbandictionary.com

 

[rachlou]

Most popular one I know is, "Yeah, whatever." Needs to be said with much rolling of eyes and in a totally dismissive way.

Means = 'you can talk all day, but I ain't listening!'

"Pikey" is another teen one. Meaning anybody/anything that is considered 'beneath' you.

(These are british though - so not necessarily what you are after).

 

[Vermilion]

I don't know about The States, but over here 'basically' and 'literally' are liberally sprinkled over conversations with very little reference to their literal meaning.

eg - "So, basically, you just have to press this key and it'll work?"

and- "She was so angry she, like, literally exploded..."

Examples like the latter do leave me wondering who had to clean up the mess...

 

[Chantilyvamp]

Here is the one that will drive my husband bonkers when he hears people say it

innit ~ (the following is from the urban dictionary)

Contraction of "isn't it", "isn't he/she", "aren't they", "isn't there" and many other end-of-sentence questions. For greatest effect use in places where it would make no sense whatsoever if expanded.

2. General positive exclamation meaning "yes, I agree!"

1. "Hey dere's some pigs in dat cop car over there innit?"
"Yo look at my new car innit!"

2. Raj: "Da Matrix is to'ally cool!"
Nisha: "Innit!"

People sometimes say this at the end of they're sentence, meaning you get me.

"Nah i went round to Shekka's ouse innit"

 

[starrkers]

I don't know about The States, but over here 'basically' and 'literally' are liberally sprinkled over conversations with very little reference to their literal meaning.

eg - "So, basically, you just have to press this key and it'll work?"

and- "She was so angry she, like, literally exploded..."

Examples like the latter do leave me wondering who had to clean up the mess...

Those two are in my (Aussie) kids' vocabs as well.
Particularly with my 8-year-old - and I have no idea where it comes from!

 

[keeblercrumb]

And of course.... the "not" negative....

As in...

"I really like your dress...... not."

And of course ... the ever present "duh".... response to the stupid question.


When I wrote my first porn here years ago, I was struggling with the same issue as one of my characters... was the proverbial Lit "18 y/o"... and I wanted her to sound realisitic... but I was about 40 years out of the loop.

I need not have worried.... "cock, pussy, fuck, suck, etc." are also timeless... at least to readers here abouts...

Of course, now I am 45 years out of loop.

-KC

 

[buxxxom]

One I hear a lot from the kids at work: 'Snap!' As in, they just realized something, or saw a really interesting way of doing something.

"Oh, snap! I never thought of that!"

I'm not completely sure, but I think that expression is from the children's TV show "That's so Raven." Snap is used in place of a mild expletive. I hear it all the time at home, along with "my bad." I dislike them equally. One I don't mind so much is from "Hannah Montana" and like snap, takes the place of a mild expletive. It's "sweet niblets."

 

[Vermilion]

And of course.... the "not" negative....

As in...

"I really like your dress...... not."



-KC

Oh my God? Do people still say that in the States?
I thought it went out of fashion with Wayne's World!

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[Vermilion]

ps - 'totally' is very popular too.

"Wow - he is seriously fit" ('fit' in this case meaning 'hot', but in English slang)

"Oh my God - Totally!"

 

[sweetness6280]

urbandictionary.com

Yep, that's one. There are two more that I know of, although I'm sure you could find many more.

peakenglish.com/slang
slanguage.com
slangsite.com

Some of the terms are reaching a bit, but there are others that help. Of course, having 3 teenagers doesn't hurt.

 

[sr71plt]

This is the Internet. Just Google "current slag dictionary" and take your pick. The Urban dictionary is probably the most current.

 

[carsonshepherd]

I hear the kids I go to school with (15 years younger than me) say "I suck at life" or "you suck at life" when they talk about something they're not good at. It's kinda depressing.

 

[slyc_willie]

Oh my God? Do people still say that in the States?
I thought it went out of fashion with Wayne's World!

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It did. Nobody I know uses "not" in that way.

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

It did. Nobody I know uses "not" in that way.

I do, in tongue-in-cheek sarcasm. Mostly in snarky emails to friends and colleagues about stuff that makes our eyes roll.

 

[slyc_willie]

I do, in tongue-in-cheek sarcasm. Mostly in snarky emails to friends and colleagues about stuff that makes our eyes roll.

But, not to put too fine a point on it, you aren't the current 'youth.'

Then again, neither am I . . . *sigh*

 

[sweetness6280]

But, not to put too fine a point on it, you aren't the current 'youth.'

Then again, neither am I . . . *sigh*

Oh, please... you are just a pup

 

[slyc_willie]

Oh, please... you are just a pup

Oh, I know that, but the years don't.

 

[sweetness6280]

Oh, I know that, but the years don't.

LOL, it will be our little secret.

 

[Liar]

One I hear a lot from the kids at work: 'Snap!' As in, they just realized something, or saw a really interesting way of doing something.

"Oh, snap! I never thought of that!"

Meh, that's like so 2002.