Movies
This 2004 teen comedy film follows main character Cady as she navigates attending a new school
Mean Girls
This multifaceted mega pop star’s debut single peaked at #2 on the charts in 2005
Rihanna
To chill and relax at the same time
Chillax
This Motorola phone became extremely popular upon release in 2004; known for its hot pink variant
Razr
“She doesn’t even go here!”
Damian, Mean Girls
This extremely popular teen romantasy movie debuted in 2008, starring Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson
Twilight
Soulja Boys 2007 debut single started what has been credited as “the biggest dance craze since the Macarena”
"Crank Dat"
All things glitzy and shiny - from thick diamond chains to rhinestone-encrusted Ed Hardy sunglasses
Bling
Released in 2005, this is the smallest version of an iPod ever produced
iPod shuffle
“You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.”
Morpheus, The Matrix
A 2004 horror movie featured characters caught in deadly games by a mysterious villain
Saw
This prolific early 2000s producer is famous for producing mega-hits for various artists, including “Promiscuous” and “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado and “SexyBack” and “What Goes Around…Comes Around” by Justin Timberlake
Timbaland
Derived from West Coast hip-hop, most famously used by Snoop Dogg circa 2000; a playful affirmation equivalent to “for sure”
Fo'shizzle
This toy was banned in schools because kids were too obsessed with taking care of their pets
Tamagotchi
“Is this chicken, what I have, or is this fish? I know it's tuna…but it says chicken by the sea”
Jessica Simpson, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica
2001’s The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants followed a group of four friends who find a pair of jeans that mysteriously fit them all perfectly. What are the friends’ names?
Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget
The song Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilara opened the 2003 VMAs with
"Like a Virgin"
A clever way to say you’re over the conversation and will not be participating anymore
Talk to the hand
This online marketplace went public in 2002, revolutionizing online retail
Ebay
“Now I wanna see ya’ll on your baddest behavior. Lend me some sugar, -”
"I am your neighbor" Outkast, "Hey Ya"
This film won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2002
Shrek
In 2009, Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift as she tried to accept a VMA for which one of her music videos?
"You Belong With Me"
This phrase references that something is awesome, the growing popularity of the internet and it rhymes
The bomb.com
The title of the first video uploaded to YouTube on April 23, 2005
Me at the zoo
“Hi! I’m Elle Woods. This is Bruiser Woods. We’re both -”
"Gemini vegetarians" Elle Woods, Legally Blonde