MODERN TEEN SLANG
POP MUSIC
TOXIC COMMUNITIES
"GATE" KEEPING
1980's TEEN SLANG
500

This term means something is exciting or excellent; you might say a party is "this" if you're having a great time.

Lit

500

In 2023, she spilled her guts on her second album

Olivia Rodrigo

500

According to Brennan, the fans of this computer-themed carnival YouTube series are more toxic than the Wasatch Front air on a February morning.

The Amazing Digital Circus

500

To water the land by artificial means

Irrigate

500

This term referred to someone who was very attractive or cool, often used for surfers or skaters doing impressive tricks.

Gnarly

800

When you agree with someone, you might use this term, which is also a common wager.

Bet

800

Lady Gaga reveals in this song, "I wanna hold 'em like they do in Texas, please (woo)"

Poker Face

800

According to Connor, people who play this action role-playing game developed by miHoYo, are more toxic than a three-headed turtle after a bath in a Chernobyl drainpipe. 

Genchin Impact

800

To provoke, like a fight

Insitgate

800

If someone told you to "take a chill pill" in the 1980s, they were telling you to do this.

Calm down

1000

An acronym used to describe someone exceptionally talented.

GOAT

1000

This British band played "Music Of The Spheres" on a concert tour with that name

Coldplay

1000

According to Makel, fans of this adult animated musical comedy television series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano are more toxic than a garbage-eating sewer rat in Fukushima, Japan.

Hazbin Hotel

1000

Orkin will do it to prevent termites from brunching on your home

Fumigate

1000

This term was used to describe a clumsy or foolish person in the 1980s.

A spaz

1500

Someone who does too much for someone they like might be called this.

A Simp

1500

This duo's video for "Hey Ya!" features Andre 3000 playing all of the members of a fictional band

OutKast

1500

According to Davian, subscribers of this famous YouTuber and chocolatier are more toxic than lead pipes in a Flint, Michigan orphanage.

Mr. Beast

1500

To give various forms of a verb

Conjugate

1500

This term referred to someone who was obsessed with computers or technology.

Nerd

2000

Desperate for attention, often in a romantic context, is described as being this.

Thirsty

2000

This Katy Perry song mentions "the taste of her cherry chapstick"

I Kissed a Girl

2000

According to a recent large survey, fans of this multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games were unanimously selected as the most toxic fanbase in the world.

League of Legends

2000

Ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.

Interrogate

2000

Don't confuse this term with libraries, if you wanted to leave quickly in the 1980s, you might say you're going to do this. 

Book it

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