Tuesday Coffee Chat

 

 I'm joining the coffee chat again this morning! If you'd like to join, head over to Rory's at Time out for Mom. The topic is: Slang

Ok, I'm really not into the slang but I hear an awful lot of it. It kindof makes me cringe when I hear kids talking around campus. Makes me want to stop them and say, "Does your mother know you talk like that?"

Oh well - just a part of growing up I guess - we used a lot of slang when I was a kid. This may indeed be telling my age but does anybody remember:
Bomb-adj. to be hip, cool. ex. That guy has a bomb Chevelle.
Bitchen-cool, the all time best, good idea, "That bike is bitchen", or "Bitchen, let's go!"
Be There Or Be Square!-Attend or you'll be looked down upon
Can You Dig It-You Understand
Cool-o-roonie-something really cool
Down With.-meaning i understand,like,hey man,are you down with it?
For Sure-Usually pronounced "fer shure"; synonym for the gazillion other things meaning, you are correct, such as, right on, I'm hip, I dig, etc.
Gnarly-cool, awesome, very good
Jinkies-Sign of surprise, "Oh my god!", "Oh dear!"
Let's Boogie-Let's get going, or Let's dance
No Duh-A response to use when someone states the obvious
Psyched-Excited. "Hey I am so psyched about this concert."
Radical-cool,awesome,sweet. "that was RADICAL man."
Say What?-a short question usually used to indicate, that you don't believe something someone said; Hate to tell ya this kid, but you didn't win the contest. Say what?
Shotgun-Laying claim to the front seat
Totally-yeah;sure
Tubular!-way cool, awesome
What's Shakin'?-Casual greeting; equivalent to "What's Happening?", "How's it going?"

So I guess the kids now aren't really so different than we were!