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’

'Yeet' seems to have evolved recently from 'throw' to 'get rid of' - - eg. 'Lara was linking with Osman but now she's yeeted him' (& poor Osman is bare vexed about it ) or 'I'm yeeting Geography after IGCSE, it's clapped'.

A couple of years ago 'lord' (short for edge lord I think) was huge to describe a certain type of obnoxious, arrogant wind up merchant.

Oh & a new one is 'transpenguin', interestingly, to describe someone who is self obsessed/a bit of a bullshitter. See also 'pan panda', short for 'pansexual panda' to denote someone who bangs on constantly about their complicated romantic life, but, erm, doesn't actually have one...

Ds & his mates are going through a bit of an anti woke phase! They're 16-17 & we're in the ME.

@BaublesAndBawbags Bougie refers to bourgeoisie; the capitalist classes who project aspirations of increasing their wealth. They can be the type who 'fake it til they make it.'

e.g. "She's such a Bougie bitch, she has three Birkins. I think she bought them from AliExpress."

I've always said cheers for thanks. I'm 42 and by no means a road man!

[quote SlightlyJaded]@BaublesAndBawbags so like Roadman for Bling?[/quote]
I THINK - I do a lot of nodding without really getting it, ya get mi? - that bouji has connotations of spending more than you really need to in order to make the point that you've got the cash to splash.

So normal fries - standar', but millionaire fries with truffle oil and Parmesan shavings - bouji. Or in Mumglish, Letts pocket diary vs personalised Papier 2021 Wellness Diary with integrated meal planner.

In Scotland here and thanking God DS doesnt speak like this. I wouldnt be able to stop laughing.

@BaublesAndBawbags

Word.

(nods sagely)

Lots of these but also

Pog champ for anything that is exceptionally pog

Shipping means liking anyone who is out of reach romantically - so a year 11 super popular girl when you're a year 9 spotty weed.

I want to start using pog champ immediately.

What is wag one peng ting ?

Ds wants me to say it, like I was born yesterday.

Goat = greatest of all time ie JayZ or Beyoncé is considered goat.

Cotswolds dd(14) uses these. My g and beef spring to mind

That Macbeth video is hilarious.

@sausageathlete - basically:

What is going on with you my fine looking person?

The wonderful line "Yer Nan's a G" was said to dd once by a lad at school admiring something dd had been given by her grandmother. Still makes us laugh.

11 year old DD already uses thicc, wagwan, stan, and some others I can't remember. There's no hope . I make sure to channel my inner roadman as much as I possibly can. We're in Yorkshire .

Cap - a lie. You can say “that’s cap”, “no cap” “you’re capping, fam”

(Have just asked DS 17 and DD 15 and we’re in Yorkshire - they seem to know most of these words )

@AlexandraPeppernose

My 17yrold says "shush now, allow it fam" every time I tell him he can't do something. I just 🙄

We are in Suffolk

😂

The is the best thing I have ever read

DD has informed me that pog is not something that a road man would say. It's from twitch, so would be used by gamers. Didn't want any of you embarrassing yourselves when next conversing with a G

We are in S.Wales and my DC know nearly all of these words.

My DDs WhatsApp doesn't really stray into this yet, they all use hair curlingly bad swears though, including liberal spraying of the c word.
She also stole Bellend off her father who called someone who nearly drove into the side of car it on the way to school.
Theres a certain girl near on the entire male and female (and non-binary) group dated at one point who is now known as (girls name) the hoebag.
Other than that, "Stan" is a favourite, as in "we stan a strong queen" or "they're pretty inspiring" (first in use about Greta Thunberg). "Kween" to specify a drag queen or gay male role model.
They still ship people who they would like to see date.
Dense is used for teachers they don't like.
They also "have the rage" a lot, usually about homework.
My nephew's use Sket to mean a slutty girl.
TTing means doing or watching TikTok.

We are Berkshire.

[quote iklboo]@sausageathlete - basically:

What is going on with you my fine looking person?[/quote]
And there was I thinking it was something rude

A Thot is a slut here and an EThot is one who posts slutty pictures online

Round here it's all you egg and you are so egg

I get most of these from my otherwise very well spoken extremely MC teens. They wouldn’t know street if it hit them in the face

Yes forgot that one - allow the ting, fam. Also they say is it halal instead of am I allowed.