HIGH SCHOOL SLANG TERMS
This four-letter word means something is really good, cool, or awesome.
Answer: What is fire?
This is what happens when rumors spread quickly through text messages and social media.
Answer: What is gossip/drama spreading?
This app with a red and white logo delivers from restaurants and has "Dash" in its name.
Answer: What is DoorDash?
The first step in resolving a conflict is usually to do this calmly with the other person.
Answer: What is talk/communicate?
When parents do this to your room without asking, looking through your stuff.
Answer: What is invade your privacy/snoop?
When you "leave someone on read," you've done this after seeing their message.
Answer: What is ignored them/not responded?
This common school issue involves being left out of a friend group or social activity.
Answer: What is exclusion/being excluded?
This delivery service is known for its Eats platform and also provides rides.
Answer: What is Uber (Uber Eats)?
Instead of texting during an argument, experts recommend having this type of conversation.
Answer: What is a face-to-face/in-person conversation?
This double standard happens when your younger sibling gets away with something you'd be punished for.
Answer: What is unfair treatment/favoritism?
This term means to show off or brag about something you have or achieved.
Answer: What is flex?
When two friends both like the same person romantically, this awkward situation occurs.
Answer: What is a love triangle?
This is the standard reason delivery services add an extra fee to your order.
Answer: What is a delivery fee/service fee?
This communication technique involves repeating back what the other person said to show understanding.
Answer: What is active listening/paraphrasing?
When adults do this by constantly comparing you to other kids or siblings.
Answer: What is compare you to others?
If something is "mid," it means this about its quality.
Answer: What is average/mediocre/not great?
This happens when private messages or photos get shared without permission.
Answer: What is a breach of trust/leaked messages/betrayal?
Many food delivery apps allow you to do this to your order in real-time on a map.
Answer: What is track it?
Using statements that start with this pronoun helps express feelings without blaming others.
Answer: What is "I"? (I-statements)
Teachers give you this frustrating response when you ask to use the bathroom: "Why didn't you go between classes?"
Answer: What is deny/question bathroom requests?
This slang term means someone or something is suspicious or questionable.
Answer: What is sus?
This is the term for when friend groups split into sides during a conflict.
Answer: What is taking sides/choosing sides?
This is what it's called when you order food delivery with friends and split the cost.
Answer: What is a group order/splitting an order?
When two people can't resolve an issue alone, they might ask this neutral third party to help.
Answer: What is a mediator/counselor/trusted adult?
When parents take away this device as punishment, cutting off your main communication.
Answer: What is your phone/cell phone?