No matter the generation you’re born into, when you listen to today’s students it sounds like they’re speaking a foreign language. But, don’t sweat it, Homeskillet, NEA Today has you covered. So, take a chill pill and learn some groovy new words.
Thanks to our members, and some righteous middle school students, we’ve compiled this sick list to help you understand your students. If they come to class and there are new words we didn’t cover here... my bad.
Current Slang
Alpha: The top dog, leader of the pack.
Aura Points: If you do something good, you get aura points.
Bet!: Yes! or Let’s Go!
Cap. That’s cap. You cappin?: Not true, you’re lying.
Cook. Let’s cook. I’m cooking: Cooking is doing well.
Coquette: An aesthetic associated with girls who love pink, frills, bows, and more. Like “cutesy.”
Drip/Drippy: Good style, looks cool.
“Facts!”: Used when someone believes something is very true or relates heavily to the statement.
“Stop glazing him, he's not that good at baseball.”
Glazing: Worshipping someone/sucking up to another person.
“It’s giving...”: It feels like, it’s giving off certain vibes.
Lock in: Be ready. Use in a sentence: “We gotta get locked in.” “Okay, I’m locked in.”
Mid: Something that is just alright.
On God/Ongod: I swear.
Opp: An enemy, someone you don’t like.
Pressed: You’re pressed when you’re mad at someone, worrying excessively.
Rizz. Rizzler: Conversational skills, if you are a guy. Romantic charm.
Sigma. What the sigma?: 1. Dominant leader, lone wolf, cool and popular—like a Fonzie. Something can also make you look Sigma—these sunglasses make me look “Sigma.” 2. Originated from a Sponge Bob meme and is just a filler phrase, means nothing.
Skibidi. Skibidi toilet. “Chad is that skibidy?”: Technically it’s a guy in a toilet, but it is used in a way that means something that is “trash” or no good, belongs in a toilet.
W: I took the dub. It just means you won. You got the dub, you won.
Yappin’: Talking too much.
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New Slang
Camp: A particular aesthetic or style characterized by being deliberately exaggerated, theatrical, ironic, and often over-the-top.
Chat/“Hey Chat”: Referring to friends or people in the general area. Generally used when addressing a group.
Granola: Someone that’s into the outdoors.
Guap: A large sum of money.
Fanum Tax: Theft of food between friends/stealing.
Hits different: Something exceptional, one-of-a-kind, or that evokes intense feelings that are challenging to articulate.
“I’m sat”: I’m listening.
Mad Lit: Stylish.
“You see Ethan's OOTD? Dude's always mad lit.”
Moots: Mutual friends/followers.
Mog/Mogging: One upping someone in terms of physical appearance or attractiveness.
OOTD/OTD: Outfit of the day.
Pookie: Term of endearment that describes something/someone cute.
Side Eye: Skeptical about what just happened or was said.
Standing on Business/10 Toes: Sincerity and seriousness about whatever was said or done.
Touch Grass: Encourage someone to spend more time in the real world instead of online.
Vanilla: Boring/Beige.
Yuurr: “Yes” or “Yessir” or “Okay.” A way of saying you heard me or what’s up.
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