YOLO may be the new EPIC. I am not sure, I am a mom. I have moved to the world of UNCOOL.
Do you know what your teens are even talking about these days with all their slang? Well, we thought we’d help you out with a little list of teen slang you may be hearing from the back seat of your car or when you are hanging around your kids these days.
Merked:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “Merked” has several definitions – it can mean anything from being drunk, high, tackled, or knocked out.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “I passed out this weekend at the bar, I got merked.” or “Did you see the Raptors get merked last night? “
YOLO:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: An acronym for “You Only Live Once.’ We can thank rapper Drake for this phrase, so live life to the fullest people. YOLO is often used before taking a risk or questioning a situation.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “Hey, should I chop off all my hair?” “YOLO”
Swag/Swaggy:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: Nothing surprising or new about this one. “Swag,” from the slang word ‘”swagger,” means being or having something cool. “Swaggy” in particular was used by Justin Bieber when he whispered it while singing his song, “Boyfriend.” How swaggy.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “Check out this blazer I found at the thrift store.” “Swag.”
Reach:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: When you “reach,” you are literally reaching somewhere or attending an event.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “Are you heading to this party tonight?” “Yeah, I’m reaching” or “I’ll reach tonight.”
Styll:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “Styll” is pronounced like still, but it means agreeing with someone or the truth.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “That episode of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ was good, styll.”
Cray/Cray-Cray:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “Cray” or “cray-cray” is just a shorter (kind of) word for crazy. “Cray” was also used in rapper Jay-Z’s ‘N*ggas in Paris,’ where Kayne West repeatedly tells Jay ‘that sh*t cray.’
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “You’re going to do all your holiday shopping on Christmas Eve? That’s cray.”
My Mains:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “My mains” also refers to my close group of friends or my family.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “Jay and I go way back, he is one of my mains.”
Yute:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “Yute” is another word for youth.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “All these yute these days keep thinking they’re cool, saying things like YOLO.”
Rachet:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “Rachet” is when someone is rude, loud or obnoxious. It can also be used to describe someone who is acting like a diva.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “I can’t believe that guy just dissed his mom, how rachet.”
Flex:
WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: “Flex” could mean both having cash on you or someone who loves to show off … possibly show off their cash.
USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE: “I hate when my best friend thinks she has to wear all her designer clothes, she keeps flexin’.”
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What words would you add to the list?
