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’

I had a WhatsApp conversation with DD last night while trying to use as many as there as possible (she was upstairs)
He response was “ What the Hell Mother?”

Some of these sounds familiar even over here in the colonies (Canada) - I will have to show DD2 the list and see what she says. I know she speaks quite differently to us than to her friends

there was that thing when cheryl cole gave birth - how much pain could bear payne bear if bear payne could bear pain.

which reminded me of this, or this reminded me of that.

i particularly HATE "chatting shit" which seems to be chucked around a lot at home (sigh)

Apparently I am 'pog' because I used an emoji during a teams lesson. I think I might be being mildly mocked by year 11.

I might try to slip some of these into my lessons to get a reaction.

I’m 38 and most of these were in use when I was a teenager, it’s nothing new if you grew up in London!

Ship?
Apparently it’s when you think two people are good together
Oh yes I ship Jack and Evie

Oh I love chatting shit

:)

I get a lot of 'Never say that again Mother' and also 'Oh my God. You did NOT just say Don't Deep It'.

Yeah. Yeah I did.

Cap - means you are talking shit!

@FraggleShingleBellRock

Also, some places are much more committed to their local slang than anywhere else. My favourite city, Liverpool is the perfect example. Yes we add new slang words but we have kept the same core words for years and that's boss. It's because despite everything, all the papers (wrong) attempts to shame scousers over Hillsbourough etc, we just get stronger and double down on how proud we are of our city. That pride is typically shown by a sound uniform of red or blue, smart trabs, and going for a top scran with our lid down the spoons. Maybe a trip to the Asda with my fella if he isn't being an arlarse 😂

Literally just asked husband to explain ‘sweat’ to me, as I remember it from a long time before Fortnite but I’m not a native Scouser so couldn’t remember . I like mef, myself . As it happens, I worked in the spoons!

Does anyone know what ‘based’ means? Saw it on Facebook and couldn’t really get the context.