#Slang Today ('Words the Kids-These-Days Say') @SMH (that's #SydneyMorningHerald, not #ShakingMyHead) | #Slangy #BackSlang #SlangWhanger

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'That word' (below-hyperlinked to the Sydney Morning Herald's piece on several of the latest additions to the slang dictionary (listed here beneath my note on its root-words)) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “|Slang|” is built on ancient words that mean “|Territory, Turf ( |Narrow |Piece of Land running up between |Other & Larger |Divisions of |Ground, Camp|ground for |Wandering Tramps & |Thieves (and the |Language they use there),” later extended to mean "the |Patter used in Advertising, |Vulgar Language, any Colorful & |Informal Way of |Expression" 
(Linger, |Go Slowly, Sling, |Sway, |Dangle, |Throw, Move Freely, a |Gang, a |Band, (Sheep) |Going |Astray; Slangwhanger "|Noisy or |Abusive Talker or Writer").

  • Terms (you can find at the 'slang'-link above & at Urban Dictionary & Online Slang Dictionary & Urban Thesaurus) include:
  • VSCO Girl - the type of girl made famous (influential to fashion-brands) by their use of a camera-app called VSCO
  • Sksksk - the sound you make when you hit lots of keys all-at-once on your keyboard
  • And I oop - reaction to someone saying something provocative
  • OK, Boomer
  • a 'Karen' - an "entitled mum" (frequently-asks to "speak to the manager," -wears her hair in a bob, -drives a Volvo)
  • Bruh - for starting off a story when you're talking to 'an equal'
  • Sis - communicates a lot of drama
  • Stan - a Fan so Obsessive they commit Suicide after the Star they follow doesn't reply to their Letters
  • Trash
  • Goals - accomplishments at the pinnacle of acheivement
  • Squad - "ride or die"-friends
    • Ride or Die - term describing a partner with whom you'll ride-out problems or die trying (originally a term for bikers who would rather die than -ever quit riding)
  • All Gucci - basically "Good," like life with a designer handbag
  • Hundo P - Absolutely (short for "one-hundred percent")
  • Savage - without fear of repercussions or consequences (without caring if they hurt anybody's feelings)
  • Fire - Good, Great, Amazing, Wonderful ... all the good things
  • Sorry to This Man - reaction when you see someone you don't recognize (whom you're probably supposed to recognize)
  • Same - response to common things (either 'a feeling you have in common with someone else' or 'a reaction to the common-ness of things others are getting excited about)
  • a Mood - like 'Same,' but more 'full-body'
  • Yasss - excited agreement
  • I'm Dead - dying with laughter
  • V - Very
  • P - Pretty
  • Chill - Calm Down, Hang Out
  • Yeet - a word that hasn't settled down on any one meaning yet. It can mean 'throw something,' can be an exclamation of excitement, can express agreement, or can be a dance-move.
  • Throw Shade - make an underhanded critical remark
  • Bet - reaction of confirmation
  • No Cap (Not Cappin`) - not a lie
  • Tea - beverage that shows your reaction to overheard scandal ('sipping' means you hear it & "mind your own business" (slang that I am one of the many-many people who helped perpetuate, with a meme featuring Kermit the Frog 'sipping tea' & commenting "But that's none of my business");

    ('spilling' or 'having tea with someone' means you have gossip you have to share)
  • USA Today ... oop ('And I oop?') not 'a slang-term,' but apparently "the diverse group of reporters & editors being helped by people much cooler" (Rasha Ali, David Oliver and Amy Haneline ... it's not clear if they're 'USA Today' or 'the cool people who helped'—or both ...)


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