Slang
This four-letter word means something is really good, impressive, or fashionable — and it's not a seasoning.
Fire
This purple dinosaur told kids "I love you, you love me" — and was everywhere on PBS in the '90s.
Barney
Before it became a Tim Burton film, this novel was about a girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a bizarre world — first published in 1865.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
This is the name of the girl group who double as demon hunters in the film.
Huntr/x
This ruler was only about 9 years old when he became pharaoh and is famous mostly because his tomb was found nearly intact.
King Tut
If you're not being truthful or you're exaggerating, teens might say you're doing this — a word that also means "throwing."
Cap
Before smartphones, teens used this small, colorful device to listen to music on the go — often filled with burned CDs.
Walkman or Discman
This 2010 dystopian novel by Veronica Roth was turned into a film starring Shailene Woodley as Tris, who doesn’t fit into just one faction.
Divergent
He’s the villainous ancient overlord whose return threatens the barrier between the demon realm and the human world.
Gwi-Ma
These massive tombs built for pharaohs still stand in Giza and are one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Pyramids
This short word is often used when someone makes a bold move or says something shocking — it's also something you might throw.
Shade
If you were watching Nickelodeon in the '90s, you might have seen this green substance dumped on people for fun.
Slime
This 1993 novel by Lois Lowry was turned into a 2014 film where “Sameness” has erased all emotion — until Jonas is chosen for a special role.
The Giver
This song by Huntr/X is their “I want” song, where they sing about sealing the Honmoon and fulfilling their destiny.
Golden
This goddess with a throne-shaped crown was known for protecting the pharaoh and being the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus.
Isis
This two-word phrase means you totally understand or agree with someone — and it sounds like something you'd yell when a ship sinks.
I'm Dead
This digital pet, shaped like an egg, beeped constantly and needed feeding — or it might “die.”
Tamagotchi
Before it became a Netflix series and movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, this YA mystery followed the much younger sister of a world-famous detective.
Enola Holmes
He forms the rival boy band Saja Boys, which is secretly aligned with demons, and he has a human past he’s trying to hide.
Jinu
This process, used to preserve bodies for the afterlife, involved removing organs and wrapping the body in linen.
Mummification
If someone is described as being "the main character," they’re the center of attention. But this other three-letter slang word means someone who’s boring, cringey, or trying too hard.
Ick
This phrase, made famous by Clueless's Cher Horowitz, was used to tell someone they were being totally ridiculous.
As if!
Originally a novel about kids with supernatural powers hiding from monsters called Hollowgasts, this book was turned into a 2016 Tim Burton film.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
This is the magical protective barrier that the demon hunters must maintain to keep the demon realm sealed, which Rumi fears she may be weakening.
Honmoon
This stone helped scholars decode Egyptian hieroglyphics because it had the same text in three scripts.
The Rosetta Stone