New Slang... For the Not So Hip!
Published July 12, 2003
With all the slang the young people use today, I figured I could come up with some snappy phrases that're just as good - or better. I mean come on... "da bomb"? Really!
So here is some slang I'd now like to introduce into the vernacular. I encourage all my readers to work this slang into everyday conversation whenever possible, in the hope at least some will become popular enough to one day make it into the Oxford Dictionary. Hey, it worked for "bling-bling" so why not? Also, please forward a copy of this list to all your "hip" friends. Letter!
[ NEW SLANG ]
25/8 - any activity that takes much longer to do than was expected. "I thought we'd be done shopping hours ago! This is turning into 25/8."
aguilera - n.; a woman with loose morals. "That girl sleeps with every boy she meets. She nothing but a dirrty aguilera!"
a lot of mirror - large sum of money. "You wanna buy a Lexus? That's gonna take a lot of mirror!"
bean - n.; a stupid person for whom things always work out better than expected. Refers to TV/movie character Mr. Bean. Alternately, use "herman" - referring to Pee-Wee Herman - if the person's acts of idiocy involve underage kids, getting arrested at a porno theater, or the possession of child pornography.
blam - n.; a gun. Short for "blamblamblam".
cotton - female genitalia. "Last night her and I went out on a date, and I got me some cotton."
cotton candy - as in "I ate some cotton candy"; see "cotton", above. Do I really need to get any more graphic than that?
dark rot - death. "Billy died last night. Now he's dark rot."
fine set of china - n; nice breasts. "Look at the fine set of china on that girl!"
flintstone - n; a dumb person.
got wood - having a situation under control. "I don't need no help with that cuz I got wood!"
- New Slang... For the Not So Hip!
- Published: July 12, 2003
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- Writer: Pete Petrisko
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Hmmmmmm...............I smell a spoof......
no, no, no, it's "hot monkey love"
As for slang for guns, there's a book by Bill Pronzini, "Gun In Cheek" the worst in mystery and crime fiction, which has a whole chapter on guns and gun noises: "My Roscoe Sneezed: Ka-Chee!"
As for using "the ----" form, that is a Buffyism, usually from one of Jane Espenson's scripts, eg, doing the wacky
Jane is one of the funniest writers for Mutant Enemy check out her site at http://janeespenson.com/
Peter, you should be henceforth known as "webster" - as in he who creates or culls words and phrases.
And I like "naked monkey dance" better
Now I do have a friend whose teenage daughter was fond a year ago of saying, "That is SO 9/10," meaning something mundane, of little importance in the grand scheme. I thought that was interesting.
This is sooo funny !
Here's one
"Gone Axl"-As in, someone who used to be cool, but has gone down the shitter. "Hey, have you seen Dan lately?" "Yeah I have, but dude! He's gone Axl!"
got a new slang/phrase "Pulling a Petrisko."
(modeled after that homer simpson episode "doing a homer".)
definition? basically falling down flat on yer face.
"I read the blog last night, and the author pulled a Petrisko; the writing was pretty awful!"
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Some of those are actually pretty good. Maybe I'll have to print out the page and work some of them into conversation.
If nothing else, it'll be a good advertisement for blogcritics! hah.
peace.