Traditionalist
"Cruisin' For A Bruisin'"
A phrase used to suggest that someone was seeking trouble.
Flip a wig
To become very angry or upset.
Homeslice
Homeslice is another term for a close friend, sometimes referred to as a BFF (Best Friends Forever). The word is commonly used when referring to or greeting a friend. It comes from the phrase “a little slice of home”, a term used to describe something familiar and dear to your heart and reminds you of home.
Woke
This incorrect tense of “awake” is used in the phrase “stay woke” to describe whether someone is paying attention to political and social events or aware of certain truths. For example, a man conscious of the glass ceiling and gender pay gap for women is “woke.”
FOMO
An acronym for “fear of missing out,” especially when it comes to an event you want to go to but can’t. You usually feel this intense emotion when scrolling through Instagram and seeing all the live stories of your friends having fun without you.
Ducky
This adjective described something charming, delightful, or pleasing.
The skinny
The latest news or information.
Sick
Cool
Swol
Short for swollen, “swol” is both an adjective and a noun referring to getting buff and muscular at the gym. One can be swol or get swol. The term had even appeared in a posthumous 2Pac song titled “When I Get Free”. In the song, the rapper is spraying a line, “did push-ups till I swole up”, talking about his long road to bulking.
W
To most, it's just a letter of the alphabet, but to Gen Zers, it simply means "win."
Socko
Impressive or powerful.
Fink
A derogatory term for a snitch or someone who betrays others.
Psych
To “psych someone out” meant to mess with them or their head. Its first documented usage originated from a 1975 Dictionary of American Slang and was described as “To unnerve someone; cause someone to lose composure, will, skill, etc.”
Shipping
This word is commonly used to discuss or hope for a romantic relationship between fictional characters, fan fiction, or celebrities, whether or not there is any romance between them.
Finna
Finna is a shorter way of saying, "I'm going to."
Gams
A slang term for legs, especially a woman's legs.
Jonesing
A craving for something.
Buster
Another term for someone who is foolish or annoying.
Low-key
Not related to Loki. Somewhat related to the Gen-X slang term "keep it on the down low." This one's just a synonym of "kind of." See "high-key" above.
Big Yikes
The slang speaks for itself in this one. Big Yikes is used when you're so embarrassed that "yikes" doesn't do justice.
Blotto
This adjective was used to describe someone who was extremely drunk.
Dish it out
This is used when a Boomer wants someone to tell them what's on their mind.
Spodie
A concoction of alcohol and fruity juice.
Humble Brag
When you complain about something you shouldn't be complaining about. Or try to couch a brag like it's a hassle. A lot of people who do this have privilege and hate hearing about it. So make sure you point it out.
Get something. "On Tuesday im gonna go cop me the new Pro Skater game".