As If Excl. I'd rather not. "Hey why don't you go out with that guy?" "AS
IF!"
Awesome Adj. Something REALLY good. ie. "That movie was awesome!"
Bad Adj. Good. ie. "That movie was bad, man!"
Barney Noun. An ugly guy. ie. "He is such a Barney."
Batcaver Noun. Someone who wears all black and listens to The Cure...
Bitchin' Adj. excellent. ie. "That's a bitchin' Camaro!"
Bodacious Adj. beautiful. ie. "That is one bodacious babe!"
Bogus (1)Adj. Not good. ie. "I'm all out of cash. That's pretty bogus." (2)Excl. Really not good. ie. "Aw man, that cop took my board."
"Bogus!"
Bonus Excl. Used to denote satisfaction or one's approval. ie. "My parents are going
away next weekend, I'm throwing a party!" "Bonus!"
Boss Adj. very cool. ie. "That version of the "Synchronicity" cover is
boss!"
Bow-Head Noun. Another name for preppie - usually a silly girl who wore a big bow in her
hair. (Mid-to late eighties)
Brody Noun. Police officer. ie. "Slow down there is a Brody over there!"
Comes from Roy Scheider in the lead roll as the police officer who sets out to kill the
rogue shark in Jaws.
Chill Verb. To be calm. ie. "I'm chill."
Chill Pill Excl. Take it easy. ie. "Take a Chill Pill! You're gonna get us all
busted."
Chillin' Verb. To be resting. ie. "I'm just chillin' with my homey's in my crib."
Cool (1)Adj. Something really good and hip. ie. "That's a cool shirt." (2)Excl. Very good, very hip. ie. "I just scored tickets to Bruce
Springsteen" "Cool!"
Crib Noun. A homeboy's home. ie. "I'm just chillin' with my homey's in my
crib."
Damn Sam! Excl. Wow. Unbelievable.
Deck Verb. To hit someone...ie. "I'm gonna deck you if you play that damn Raffi
album again!"
Def Adj. Something really hip. ie. "That jam was def."
Deke Verb. To fake someone out. ie. "I deked him out of his shoes"
Don't Have a Cow Phrase. Remain calm, don't get excited.
Dork (1)Noun. Someone who is not cool. (2)Noun. A penis. ie. "Stop playing with your dork and get out here."
Dope Adj. Very hip and with it. ie. "Those Addidas are dope!"
Dude (1)Noun. Someone who is cool. The opposite of a dork. (2)Excl. A greeting. Used with a close friend that is considered cool. ie.
"Dude!"
Dufus Noun. Someone who acts stupid.
Duh Adj. Stupid. Usually used with the word "like"
Dweeb Noun. Someone who is not cool. ie.
Elite Noun. A person who has achieved a high status. ie. "He has a Comodor 64,
he's elite now!"
Excellent Excl. Superb.
Fer Sure Phrase. Definitely. ie. "Do you want to meet Duran Duran?" "Fer
Sure!"
Five O Noun. Police officer. ie. "Oh oh, chill, there's a Five O comin'"
Fly Adj. Very hip and with it.
Fresh Adj. Very new, used in reference to music a lot. ie. "His beat's real
fresh"
Gag Me With a Spoon Phrase. Disgusting.
Geek Noun. A person who is not hip.
Generic Adj. Of poor quality; poorly planned or executed. ie. "Hey man, do you like
that new Atari game, Moon Patrol?" "Hell no, dude! That game is generic!"
Get Out Excl. I don't believe you. ie. "I got tickets to Duran Duran." "Get
Out!"
Goober Noun. Snot. ie. "Eww. You've got a goober showing."
Gnarly Adj. Exceptional. ie. "That move you just did with your board was
gnarly."
Heavy Adj. A bad situation. ie. "This algebra test is heavy."
Heinous Adj. Not good. ie. "That wipeout was heinous dude."
'hood Abrv. Neighborhood. ie. "My homey's like to hang out with me in my 'hood"
Hellish Adj. Incredibly good.
Homeboy Noun. A close friend. ie. "I like to hang with my homeboys at the mall."
Homey (1)Noun. A friend. see Homeboy. (2)Noun. A greeting. "Hey homey, don't play that"
This can be attributed to the "In Living Colour" show that had a weird clown
(portrayed by Daymon Wayons) whose catch phrase was "Homey don't play that"
responding to a situation he didn't approve of.
Kickin' Adj. Fun, exciting, and cool. ie. "This is a kickin' party"
Killer Adj. very cool. ie. "Your blue lip gloss is killer!"
Kiss My Grits Excl. A more polite way of saying "kiss my ass."
The Joint Adj. Very cool. It's an East Coast term, started by rappers. ie: "The Sugar
Hill Gang is the joint!"
Like
Used as a modifier, really has no definition. ie. "I was all like, really cool!"
Like, oh my God! Excl. Wow. Unbelievable.
Major Adj. Really cool. ie. "That song sounds major"
Make Me Barf Phrase. Disgust with a situation. (make me throw up) ie. "I just bought a new
Englebert Humperdink album." "Oh, don't play it. That'll make me barf."
McFly Excl. Someone has just done something very stupid. ex: "Nice move McFly"
The name of a dweeb character in the 80's flick Back to the Future.
Melvin Action Verb. To pull another person's underwear upwards in a jerking motion untill
it wedges between ones butt-crack. This is done from behind the person in order to keep
them defenseless.
Mint Adj. Excellent, memorable, "priceless. "How was your weekend?"
"Mint, best yet!"
Nerd (1)Noun. Someone who is very smart and socially unacceptable. ie. (2)Noun. Also the name of a tangy candy made by Wonka.
Nice Play Shakespeare Excl. That was a really stupid action.
No Shit Sherlock Excl. Stating the obvious. I already know that.
No Way (1)Excl. Not going to do that. "Do your homework!" "No Way!" (2)Excl. Disbelief. "I got tickets to see Michael Jackson." "No
Way!"
Poser Noun. An imposter whose intent is to fit in with a more acceptable social group.
ie. "Marky Mark was such a poser, he pretend to be from the ghetto when he was really
a middle class preppie."
Preppie Noun. A person who dressed in upscale clothing and acted snobbish towards people
not in the same social standings. ie. "That guy wearing the Izods is such a
preppie."
Psyche Excl. Ha! Fooled you! ie. Person offers an ice cream cone, and then pulls it away,
he would then yell "Psyche!".
Rad Abrv. Short for radical.
Radical Adj. Something extremely hip, almost awesome.
Skill Adj. Excellent. ie. "That jump was skill"
Smooth move, Ex-Lax Excl. That was a really stupid action.
Stellar Adj. very cool. ie. "Your blue lip gloss is stellar!"
Stoked Excl. Very excited. ie. "I am so stoked, I just found twenty bucks on the
ground."
To The Max Adj. Used in conjunction with any adjective that you want to emphasize. ie
"That chick is annoying to the max!"
Totally Awesome Adj. Something truly amazing, not flawed in any ways. "That was like, totally
awesome."
Totally Tubular Adj. A really cool skateboarding move.
"Way","No Way" Excl. When one person believes something the other does not. ie. "I saw your
girlfriend with another guy" "No Way!" "Way!" "No Way!"
"WAY!"
Way Cool Adj. Very cool. ie. "The A-Team is way cool."
Whatever Excl. Anything that leaves even an ounce of doubt in your mind. ie. "So she
said, 'I really like your purse' and I'm like, 'Whatever!'"
Wicked Adj. Excellent or great. ie. "That movie was wicked"
Word Noun. Word means "Yes, I agree with what you're saying, and I'll re-emphasize
it." ie: Person 1: "That dweeb is grody to the max." Person 2 sayst:
"Word." Synonyms: "That's right," and "I heard that."
Yeah! That's the ticket Phrase. That sounds right.
Yo Excl. A greeting. ie. "Yo homey, what's happening?"
Yuppie Noun. A white collar worker who has expensive possessions and flaunts them. ie.
"You see that guy in the Saab, he's such a yuppie." Yuppie came from the acronym
YUP, which stood for Young Urban Proffesional.
