2000s
The combination of "chill" and "relax", which is used to tell someone to calm himself/herself.
What is chillax?
Instead of saying "my fault", we might say this similar phrase when making a mistake and apologizing.
What is "my bad"?
Something that is uncool and boring could be described as this.
What is lame?
What is "you only live once"?
Another way for 1920s kids to say "the cat's meow" is this phrase, which is used to describe something that is really great.
If we say "you're dripping/dripped out" when complimenting how someone looks in their outfit, in the 90s and 2000s someone might describe an outfit using this adjective instead. Food that can be described as such is often most desirable.
What is "fresh"?
In the late 90s, teens began using this onomatopoeia to refer to flashy and shiny jewelry.
What is "bling" or "bling bling"?
A 1980s kid might say "cool _____" when describing something that they see as favorable.
When you purposely or accidently ruin someone's photo by either being in the background or in the way of what's being photographed.
What is photo bombing?
When telling an individual to be quiet, someone in the 1920s and thereafter might tell the person to do this, a two-word verb.
What is "pipe down"?
What was once "ill" in the 1990s and the 1980s became ___ in the 2000s. Despite its actual meaning, this word is used to describe something that is cool.
What is "sick"?
If "let's get a move on" is the 1920s and "let's book it" is the 1980s, then the 1990s equivalent to these phrases, meaning "let's leave", must be " let's ______".
What is "bounce"?
Two-word verb that means to lose control, it's also a song title
What is freak out?
Though the word is now cringeworthy, having this "stylish confidence" is still a good thing in theory.
What is swag?
If a 2000s kid says "for sure" and a 2010s kid says "facts" when strongly agreeing with someone, what would a 1920s kid say?
What is "And How!"?
To quote Baby Bash in 2003, "Suga, how'd you get so __?", meaning to have good style.
What is "fly"?
Instead of saying "call me" or "text me", we might say this three-word phrase when telling some to contact us.
What is "hit me up"?
When something or some experience is cool, it could be described with this adjective that means "genuine and true".
What is legit?
When emphasizing that they are telling the truth, a 1988 high school grad says "I kid you not", a 2018 high school grad might say this two-word phrase instead.
What is "no cap"?
If someone from the 1920s encountered information that is untrue and complete nonsense, they might say "that's a bunch of _______".
What is "bologna"?
According to Andre 3000 of OutKast, what's cooler than being cool?
What is "ice cold"?
If someone in the 1980s says "what's the haps?" and we say "what's poppin?" then what would someone from the 1990s say? The phrase includes the code that people used to request information on the phone.
What is "what's the 411?"? (also accept "what's the deal")
Someone might say this after telling a lie and then immediately taking it back.
What is "psych"?
In 2021, a new slang verb was created in social media comment sections. This phrase meant the same as "wiggin out" in the 1980s, "buggin" in the 1990s, and "tripping" in the 2000s.
What is "tweakin"?
If someone has the jitters or butterflies in their stomach, then someone in the 1920s could say they have the what?
What is "the heebie-jeebies"?