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'Dip' or 'Let's Dip

verb...To leave. ex. 'Hang up the phone and let's dip.'or...'See you guys later, we have to dip.'

'Sup, b?

Phrase, short for "what's up my bitch?"

...with

Adv. along, short for "with you," "with me," etc. Example: "I can't go. I still have homework to do." "Just bring it with" or "We're going to the mall. Wanna go?" "Well, if you stop by the Gap, I'll come with."

Ah girl

What's up girl?

All That

Eexpression. That which has everyone's attention (usu. said to people who pretend to be such)

All that and a bag a chips

Means "I'm the best and then some."

All...

As in "I'm all" or "She was all..." A replacement for the term "like". Usually seems to mean "says" or "said". "He was all, 'Are you mad at me?' and I was all 'No way, what are you talking about?'

As if!

1) Excl. Yeah right! Phrase immortalized by Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless".

Atari

A term used among electronic musicians and some ravers to describe horrid DJs. The term used when referring to a bad, or mindless DJ's sound. "That DJ is such an Atari".

Back In The Day

expression. back in the days of..., '90s version of "When I was..." or "Remember when...?"

Bama

Term used to call someone a redneck ie "Dude that guy was a bama."

Bangin'/Slammin'

Has it going on..

Beans

money...ussually dollars. Let me borrow 2 beans for the soda.

Beards/Chinny/Chinny rack on

False, bull****. Said when you don't believe someone. Usually accompanied by scratching the chin.

Beeotch

n. phonetic variant of "bitch," usu. used as a term of endearment toward someone you're too macho to address more politely

Bitch

n. someone over whom you have pretty much complete control. Recalls sadomasochistic B&D meaning and/or prison sodomy.

Blazed

If you ask someone "Yo, wanna go get blazed?" You are asking them if they want to go smoke weed. Or already high "Man, I'm blazed"

Bling-Bling

Wearing nice jewelry

The Bomb

1) Adj. Par excellence! Out of this world!

Bones

Money, "I need 7 bones for the movie."

Bonus/bargain

Sarcasm generally used in the UK, meaning "Oh for god sake"

Bounce

To leave "lets bounce"

Brutal

Bacically means bad "That movie was brutal dogg"

Bugg'n

Same as trippin', Freaking out. "Man you's buggin the otha night dawg."

Bunk

Crazy, messed-up...

Buzz Hype

Awesome, amazing, not boring

Buzz Kill

Boring

CHA-CHING!!!

Costly

Cheddar

Money, cash, etc.

Chica

Means "chick" or "girl". i.e. "Hey what's up chica?"

Chick-Flick

n. any movie that has none of the following: graphic violence, full frontal female nudity (necessarily), a high-speed chase, or sight gags. Essentially, movies that stereotypically apply only to women, such as "The English Patient."

Chill Out

Calm down, take it easy

Chillin'

It means that you doing O.K., or your fine.

Crib

House, apartment, dorm, dwelling

Crunk

hyped up , bout it , excited

Damn Skippy

That's right

Dank

adjective. Describes how awesome something is. Used frequently in the Phish parking lots. Ex. "Those are some dank nugs!!!"

Dawg

another meaning for a friend, an acquaintance..."What up Dawg!"

Dead Presidents

Slang term for money (reference to pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin et.al. on paper or coined currency).

Don't go there!

Someone has just hit a touchy subject and the other person doesn't appreciate them getting in their business.

Dope

Great

Dope

Synonomous with fly, cool, etc. Ex. "Yo, those shoes are dope, girl!"

Dubs

Reveresed spelling of the word "buds" which is another slang form for WEED

Dude

noun. used for male or female.

Dude!

used at the beginning of an exclamation or a question. i.e. "Dude! Look at that hot guy!" or "Dude, have you seen my bag?" can be used for male or female.

Duh!!

Didn't you know that?

Eat my shorts!

"Screw you!" or "Go to hell!" used by the cartoon boy Bart Simpson in Matt Groening's "The Simpsons"

Evita Like

1) Adj. Snobby

F-bomb

Excl. euphemism for "f**k." May have gained popularity on radio sports talk host Jim Rome's show.

Fart-Knocker

adj. An idiot; A phrase coined by "Beavis & Butt-Head" in the early 90's.

Fine

he/she looks real good, like "that guy is fine"

Flawsen

Another term for "kissing ass to someone"

Fly

Fly: meaning cool, good, fun, etc. used mostly in the mid 90's, when the word "phat" was especially popular. (exp-"that dance was sooo fly")

Fool

Sounds like foo'. A dummy. ex: "Let's go fool."

Freak out

Go crazy, get really mad, i.e. "he freaked out when I told him"

Freakin'

a slightly nicer term for fu**ing. i.e. "he's a freakin idiot!"

Fresh

original, cool, nice, "the ****"

Gank

To steal. I ganked these shoes from the mall.

Get Over It

Get Over It means exactly wat it sez - "Get Over It!". To tell someone to get over it is to point out that they are over-reacting to a situation or thing or is telling them that they need to shut up- e.g. "I can't belive I spilt cola on my new shirt!" "Get over it"

Get a Room!

Excl. What you say to two or more people whose public displays of affection seem too inappropriate or risque. (i.e., make what you're doing private, not so public)

Gettin Jiggy

verb. Can mean either dancing or putting the move on a member of the opposite sex. Popularized by the Will Smith song "Getting Jiggy With It"

Ghetto

adj. unflattering, as in cheap.

Giddy Up!

A remark which might be said whilst eyeing up an attractive person.

Going Postal

1) Excl. Going crazy. Refers to the trend of some postal workers becoming violent.

Good to go

all set, in order, ready to go, etc.

Grind-age

1) Noun. Food

Hard / Hard nut / Tough nut

A tough guy. "He thinks he's a Tough nut"

Heady Nuggets

Description of very good weed.

Hella

It means sort of like saying "really." i.e. "she was hella pissed!"

Hey Fats

Phrase, means "Hey what's up buddy"

Hit

having sex, "let me hit it from behind"

Homey/Homeslice

n. buddy

Hooch or Hoochie

A slut

How's it hangin'?

Expr. informal greeting, as in "How are you?"

I Got The Pasties

My mouth is dry

I'm gone

Bye

IPO

The quickest way to get rich in 99--Initial Public Offering!

It's Cashed

Means it's gone. it's done

It's all good

meaning it's ok. ex:"i'm sorry i couldn't hook you up!" "oh, don't worry, it's all good!"

It's go time!

1) Excl. It's time to fight, you've pushed me too far, etc. (a.k.a. "bring it on!" or "you want a piece of me?!")

Jack

verb) to steal something. i.e. "my car got jacked" or "don't jack my stuff"

Jack you up

To beat the crap out of someone. i.e. "I'm gonna jack you up"

Jock

To like extremly, "Dude, he jocks my ****!" "I jock him hard!"

Junk

noun One of two words in the world which applies as a substitute to every single noun in the English language. The other word being "****." It is used liberally in any/all conversations. Example: "Damn, man, did you see that junk yesterday? Man, I was all up IN that junk! That junk was TIGHT"

Larey

Out of order, used when someone has committed a foux pas. "He stole my wallet, that guy is so larey", "He stole my wallet, that was not on"

Lay Off

Means to stop whatever it is you're doing. You want to lay off the potty mouth!

Let Me Bang

Let us have sex

Let's Bone Out

Meaning "let's go" .

Let's roll

Let's leave.

Like

an insert in sentences when no other word is available

Lunchn'

Verb,Messing around, acting crazy

Mad

adj: very; a lot; soooooo; shows extremism; Example: That dessert was MAD good. I have to pay MAD bills

Man, I'm Slammin

Meaning I'm doing good today

Man, that is clean.

That is righteous.

Mofo

Word used for mother f*cker

Morph

1) Verb. To change into something else

Murk, or Murkin'

To act crazy or wild out

My Bad!

1)Expr. My mistake

NOT!

Adverb. Used as a function word to stand for the negative of a preceding group of words "'Episode I, the Phantom Menace' was great... NOT". Origin stems from the Waynes World film.

O.G.

stands for "original gangsta"; see old school

OMG

means Oh MY God...

Off the Heasy

1) Adj. Otherwise known as off the hook; unbelieveable or different

Oh My God!

A sign of disgust, such as "ohmygod why is she wearing that." or a sign of excitement such as "ohmygod guess what?!"

Oh snap..

oh yeah, thats right

Old School

adj./adv. old-fashioned, of the old style, etc. Usually a term of respect for the past greats of whatever discipline you're talking about (e.g., Do it old school like Elvis)

Oogly

As in very ugly. "She's so ugly, she's OOgly" popular in the eastcoast since around 1997

Open up a can of whoop-ass

Excl. to kick one's butt, you're in trouble now, etc.

Peace out

Bye

Phat!

1) Adjective. Cool, awesome, your hip or pretty hot and tempting.

Pigeon

A girl that most guys hate; golddigger

Piggy

Term used to describe a cop or police man

Pimpin'

Cool, "tight",really good...or "to be pimpin" as in clothing..

Playa

someone who is cheating on their significant other

Po Po

Noun. Term used for police

Props

Kudos, credit. "I hate Dallas, but you gotta give Aikman his props." Often used with "Mad" ("Mad props for this website, Beeotch!"). Origin: from "proper respect."

Punani

A women's private parts

Quit Icing My Grill

Phrase used when someone gets in your face and speaks to make you look bad

Rolling

verb. Feeling the effects of MDMA (E, X, Ecstacy). Example: Damn, you are rolling your brains out!

Salty

1) Verb. To make someone angry. eg. "Back off, I'm getting hella salty"

Score!

You got something you wanted or you did really good at something. (ie. "Score!, i got 80% on my math test." Or " Score!, Jeff said he'd go to the prom with me.")

Shady

1) Adj. Being unfair or wrong

Shady

Someone who acts cool with you, but really isn't.

The ****

The best or that was the greatest.

Shiznit

A different way of saying ****.Can be used for anything.

Shooter

A person who shows off.

Shwing

If you see a hot chick you would say shwing while humping mid air.

Snaps

To give someone "Snaps" is like to give someone "Props", such as used in the Clueless movie - "I had to give Dee snaps for her corageous fashion efforts..."

So

adv. very much. Traditionally used as intensifying adverb for lone adjectives, usage expanded to intensify whole clauses, predicates, phrases, etc. Usage may have gained popularity on TV's "Friends." (Chandler: "That is so not the opposite of taking somebody's underwear!"...Joey, jokingly: "So didn't know that, but you should have seen your faces")

Speggets

Nuggets (usually heady) covered in parmesean cheese---(see definition of nuggets)

Step Off

Get out of my face, leave me alone

Straight

That's true

Straight Edge

Doesn't do drugs or drink

Stylin'

Cool hair or clothes.

Sup

The shorthand saying of "Wassup"

Sweet

Means cool (as in "That car is sweet")

THO

N.It means your nipples get hard like when it's cold outside.. You would say "I have MAJOR T-H-O." which stands for Tit Hard On..

TMI

Too much info!

Talk to the Hand

Another way of saying "I don't want to hear what you are saying."

Talk to the Hand(because the face ain't listening)

1) Excl. I'm not listening to you/I'm not talking to you!

Throw Down

To fight.

Throwed

messed up, high, drunk, "whooo we went to that party and got throwed ya heard?"

Tight

Great, The best

Triflin' (and/ or Pilt)

Pathetic

Trippin'

going off; overly critical of something or someone. Like telling your mom "Quit trippin' over my tattoo"

Tweak

Hurt or fix up

Tweak

Tweak; Noun: drug (Usualy Crystal Meth), Adj: To use Drugs. See the Sublime song STP (Secret Tweaker Pad)

Wacked

(1)Verb Used to described somebody out of their mind. ie. "That bitch is wacked!" Wacked started in the early 90's and carries a negative connotation.

Well

Very. "He's well rich"

Wellin'

This means that you're lying. Ex. "I went to the sore last night and got some new shoes","You wellin' 'cause you was over Mike's house last night".

Whassup

Asking how someone is doing (usu. between two guys talking).. also might refer to asking if the other person is having a Bud. Popularized by Budweiser commercials during Super Bowl and others.

What Up Dog?

1) Exl. What have you been up to?

What up, G?

greeting. Short for "What's up, gangsta?" "What's going on?" "How's it goin'?" etc. Again, usu. used as a greeting toward someone you're too macho to address more politely.

What's doin'?

Another way of saying "What's Up" or "Watcha Doin?"

Whatever You Reckon!

A way of saying you dis-belive what someone has just told you, e.g. "I just heard Britany Spears is touring here!" "Whatever you reckon!". It is just another way of saying "Whatever!"

Whatever!

Created by Alicia Siverstone in "Clueless".

Who's your daddy

"I'm better than you, etc." "I made your momma my bitch" (see 90's bitch definition) usu. by one adolescent male to another

Wicked

A lot or very as in "that movie was wicked good" or "that guy is wicked hot!!!!"

Wife Beater

A men's Tank Top or Athletic shirt, like Bruce Willis always wears in movies. Derived from the show 'Cops' when all the people arrested for domestic violence were only wearing this type of shirt and boxer shorts.

Wig out

1) Verb. To freak out; go nuts about something

Wigg'n

(1)Verb Short for Wig Out. ie. "He's totally wigg'n out!"

Word

Understood; I agree

YO

Hello

Yadda Yadda Yadda

Phrase popularized by the sitcom "Seinfeld". Often used to make a long story short, thus leaving out uncomfortable details. eg) we went to dinner, yadda yadda yadda, and then I never saw him again.

Yo, yo, homie Joe

Basically saying "Hello, my good friend, what is happening with you? You look mighty fine today."

Yoink!

v. to steal or take from someone,to skillfully acquire, etc..

You Straight

1) Phrase. Are you okay or all right

You be trippin fool

1) Excl. You're wrong, or you made a mistake.

Your Mom

it's a come back, usually used when you can't think of anything to say back: ex/ "that was the dumbest thing i ever heard" "yeah, your mom!"

bills

n. money

coin

n. money

dang it!

Meaning ow man! Saying you hurt yourself or you got a bad grade or something. another is looking good. e.i.- dang it!! she's lookinn' good!!!

deal

verb. cope with the circumstances (i.e., "deal with it")

faux

adj. fake (from the French for "false")

fugly

Adj: Extremely ugly (i.e., f**king ugly)

hottie

noun. someone, man or woman, who is very, very attractive (i.e., Natalie Portman is such a hottie!)

m'kay

noun; yes, okay, alright. Popularized by "The South Park Movie"

scrub

1) Adj. A guy that girls mostly hate. Popularized by the TLC song, "No Scrubs"

sup

1) Excl. What's up.

you go!

excl. Good for you! More power to you! (usu. used with "girl": "You go, girl!")

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This is a pretty stupid post...but i'm replying 2 it none the less. A few of these are from the 80's and alot of them are reguarl everyday words

'Dip' (i don't use your definition...but i'll call a girl a "honey dip" when talking 2 some of my friends...straight 90's)

All That (Regularly)

All that and a bag a chips (Sometimes...for fun)

All... (i used ALOT...still do a lil')

Back In The Day (Regularly)

Bama (Rarely)

Bling-Bling (only when i'm trying 2 be annoying)

The Bomb (semi- regularly)

Bounce (regularly)

Bugg'n

(Usually when i'm mad)

CHA-CHING!!! (rarely...just 2 be silly)

Cheddar (when i'm being silly, i stole a line from The Jamie Foxx Show when he says something like "The cheddar, the cheese, the scrilla, the duckets)

Chick-Flick (when necessary)

Chill Out (sometimes)

Chillin' (semi-regularly)

Crib (semi-regularly)

Don't go there! (rarely)

Dope (regularly)

Duh!! (not often, but this is stilly everyday slang)

F-bomb (sometimes, i don't cuss...so if someone else uses it and i'm telling a story, i'll use it)

Fine (yeah...still, even tho' it's dated)

Fly (regularly)

Fool (ugh...this word was used hundreds of years ago)

Freak out (sometimes)

Freakin' (rarely)

Fresh (rarely...totally early 80's)

Gettin Jiggy (ugh, your definition waz totally wrong...Jiggy originated in the early/mid 90's...meaning stylish)

Ghetto (yep...u can use it in a non-offensive way when u have an upbrining that's kinda ghetto)

Going Postal (rarely)

Good to go (whenever i'm going out)

Hard (when necessary)

Homey/Homeslice (only with friends i'd call this back in the day)

It's all good (yep...and other versions like "it's all 2 tha good" or "it's all 2 the goody"...which i totally stole from 1997 FP radio interview)

Jack (rarely)

Mad (yep)

O.G. (80's baby)

Oh snap.. (only when being stupid)

Old School (often)

Peace (sometimes)

Pimpin' (yep)

Playa (yep)

Po Po (only when being silly)

Props (yep, used it 2day)

Shady (yep)

Straight (yep)

Sup (sometimes)

TMI (Rarely)

Trippin' (yep)

Wig out (yep)

YO (sometimes)

you go! (rarely)

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This is a pretty stupid post...

More of AJ's famed "Bringing positive vybes in this negative world" :shake:

I wazn't seriously trying 2 bring anyone down...maybe i should have used the word "silly" instead. I don't think anyone was offended or thought i waz trying 2 be offensive by saying that....OR that this post is 2 be taken seriously. :sick:

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Yeah I'm the same way too, I still use a lot of those words, I hear them a lot too since I play '90s music more than today's music it seems, lol

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