Row 1
Define the pop-culture reference: "extra"
Dramatic, attention-grabbing, too much
TV SHOWS: In the series Arrested Development, there’s always money where?
In the banana stand!
MTV ICONIC MOMENTS: What singer famously used an albino Burmese python in their performance at the MTV Video Music Awards
Brittany spears!!
MOVIES: What animal is Indiana Jones deathly afraid of?
Snakes
Define the pop-culture reference: "ate"
to succeed at something
BOOKS! Question: Which Harry Potter book features the “Triwizard Tournament”?
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Define the pop-culture reference: "Spill the tea"
Asking for someone to spill the tea is a gen Z slang way to say “So, tell us what happened…” or "Give us the gossip.."
Define the pop culture reference: "it's lit".
Define the pop-culture reference: "cap"
Short for “lying,” “a lie,” or “to deceive.”
Define the pop-culture reference: fit
short for outfit
Define the pop-culture reference: "shook"
stunned, shocked.
Define the pop-culture reference: "slay"
Define the pop-culture reference: "Rent-free"
To become an obsession, to dominate someone’s thoughts.
Define the pop-culture reference: "mid"
Saying something is “mid” is to say that it’s mediocre or not that good.
Define the pop-culture reference: IRL
In real life, as opposed to online
Movies by Google Search:
"Makeup that makes you look like a rock"; "Panem child labor laws"; "are these berries I found poisonous?".
The Hunger Games
Define the pop-culture reference: "drip"
Stylish, sophisticated clothes or appearance.
Define the pop-culture reference: "vibe check"
Verb - To make sure someone is having a good time.
Define the pop-culture reference: "Periodt"
It’s basically a way to “drop the mic” after saying something important.
Pop Goes the Culture for 400:
Ed Asner voiced Carl Fredricksen in this Pixar film that ballooned to $700 million-plus at the box office.
UP!
Define the pop-culture reference: "Bussin'"
Amazing, really good.
Define the pop-culture reference: "It's giving"
You can throw this one into conversation to describe the vibe something is giving you.
Define the pop-culture reference: "era"
Think of this as a substitute for “phase”. Super into ramen lately? Looks like you’re in your ramen era. Maybe someone’s been causing a lot of drama recently — they’re in their villain era.
Define the pop-culture reference: "okurrrrrr:"
You got that!
Define the pop-culture reference: ONG
The equivalent of "I swear to God"