Teen-Speak Translation Thread 2021

[SlightlyJaded]

We haven't had one of these in a while.

I have DC 13 and 15 and we are in a very 'naice' part of London. No matter - they think they are gansta, so I make it my business to try and keep on top of their roadman chat. Some of the ones below have been around for a couple off years and seem to be on the way out but I've tried to include every ridiculous turn of phrase I've heard in the last six months.

PLEASE ADD MORE . We can then collectively become fluent in Teenspeak

Leng: Derivative of ‘Peng’ – same meaning of really attractive/nice/fit

Say Less Understood / Great – you don’t need to say another word. I get it and it’s good.

Drip: Money/Flash/Rich/Expensive. Your trainers are Drip! Check my Drip

Peak: Still very much in evidence – meaning rubbish/awful. Bare Peak is REALLY rubbish.

Lit: On it’s way out I think, but meaning ‘banging/good’. The party was Lit

G-Dot – to do something stupid – esp whilst drunk or high

Link: To get with someone of the opposite sex but not be officially boyfriend/girlfriend ‘Nah blud, we’re just linking” or on social media "Link me!" to someone you like.

Ends: Local area. “Come to my Ends”

Wavey: Drunk or high on drugs

Reh teh teh Blah blah blah or etc

Dench: Derivative of Hench. To describe someone who is bulked out or muscly from gym/training

Piff: On it’s way out I think but to describe someone who is attractive. Gal was a piff ting.

Clapped: Still very much in use to describe something ugly or un-attractive.

Thirsty: Used to describe someone who is desperate for attention

Rents: Parents

Next man Someone irrelevant – said with derision

G/My G Still very much in use. Shortening of the word Gangster. Often used my middle class white kids (as is most of this to be fair)

Lad: Well liked male. A comment saying ‘Lad’ under a post on social media would be a compliment suggesting the male in the photo is popular and well liked.

Motive: A meeting of lots of people/gathering/party

Gath: More informal/smaller gathering of people to get high /drunk

Free Yard Empty House. ‘Come my ends, I got a free yard’

Beef: Ongoing argument. “They’ve been in beef for ages” or "I don't have beef with you"

Finesse: To steal or take advantage. Can be applied to a person. “She finessed my boyfriend”

Ping: To take ecstasy

Bait: VARIOUS MEANINGS 1.to expose someone/reveal a secret/snitch

1. To be clumsy or stupid. “Don’t be bait, my dad will hear us”
2. When something is a bit naff or a cliché. “He’s so bait dressed in head to toe North Face”

Gassed: Still in use to mean happy or excited

Air: Ignore - especially on social. "He's airing me"

Flipping: Selling or dealing anything

Trapping: Selling Drugs. See also ‘Trap House’ – the place where you can buy drugs

Jarring: Annoying

Deep: Serious. Grave. To overthink or be unkind to someone. ‘Don’t deep it, she is ok”. "Don't deep it" meaning - it's not serious

Calm: Nice, relaxed good. Also can be used to describe the state of a friendship or relationship “Don’t worry, we’re calm”.

Allow it On it’s way out but means ‘stop it/let it go’

Yes spill the tea as spill the secret. Shipping relationships eg Harry styles/Louis I think? Can’t remember 😂

There’s wagwan too. Aint got a clue what it means, usually “air” someone if they message me that

Yeah shipping just means wanting 2 or more people to be in a relationship - real or characters. Shipping has been a thing for yeeeears, think it came from fanfiction writers originally. They'd pair up characters in a relationship, so 'shipping. Sometimes has a ship name too, like Drarry = Draco and Harry.

I first came across 'shipping' as part of the mad world of One Direction fans. Scary.

Not sure how new it is, but as a PP mentioned, yeet. Think it just means to throw something.

DS has never said a single one of these. Maybe it's regional?

@iklboo

DS has never said a single one of these. Maybe it's regional?

I think it must be-all news to me too.

“Wag wan” - what is happening? ( what’s going on.) usually used as a greeting

I used to work in retail. Some of my colleagues were in the age range of 16-22.

The used:

Butterz (ugly)
Bare (a lot/very)
Sick (cool)
The illest (really really cool)

Me- why are you late?
Them- bare traffic today

Me- can you put this stock out, please?
Them- those trainers are butterz!

Etc etc

My teen doesn't talk like this, thankfully, or at least not when he's at home! I've seen him write in a message that he'd 'aired' (ignored?) someone though.

My youngest (8) went through a a phase of using Yeet and Gucci all the time.

I think yeet meant something along the lines of yes but in a positive way. Or if he was happy about something.

Gucci I think just means good?? He'd say it if he liked something anyway!

I'm in the north east and my nephews use 'Rics' which is short for ructions. Ie there was rics down at the park tonight.

Wah gwaan, please ladies.

Everything's Gucci.
Spud it, my g.
Sick seems to be making a comeback.
Ps (said peas) instead of money. As in, we ain't got no ps.

Everytime DS1 (14) describes something as 'bare' we end up making bear jokes.

Yeet can me yes but it also means to throw something as in I broke my phone when I yeeted it across the sports hall.

Thanks for this, I love evolving language and I know my 12yo is too embarrassed to use most slang because I will use it first thanks to heroes like you. But I must say I called my rents the rents back in 1984 so somethings don't get updated!

What actually is a roadman? There are some at dds school apparently

@teaandcustardcreamsx - wagwan means 'How are you this fine day'? (What's going on with you?)

@TerrifiedandWorried that just makes me think of Mrs Doyle!

Thank you for this

Does nobody else just think this when they hear 'roadmen'?

Roadman is someone 'gangsta' and possibly 'dodgy'.

And it crosses the social class divide. I would think every school has 'roadmen' (even places like Eton).

[quote iklboo]@teaandcustardcreamsx - wagwan means 'How are you this fine day'? (What's going on with you?) [/quote]
Excellent! There should be an app which converts all of these phrases into the kind of language used by Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Roadman = a ruffian or scallywag.
Beef = a vexing altercation.
Ends = the vicinity of my domicile.

Etc.

Some of the boys round here seem obsessed with using 'g', meaning something like really good friend - "he's my g", "are any of my g's about tonight?", don't know what it means though!!

@DadOnIce - every time!

Don’t forget goat

DD14 uses some of these but as a joke. I remember her doing a history unit about early C20th USA and constantly referring to Al Capone as her G.

I would add: "take the L" = a put down, you should accept that you are a loser

I just asked mine and he said yeet does indeed mean throw and money is Ps or bucks (from vbucks in Fortnite)