Whether something is the cat’s meow or all that and a bag a chips, slang serves the purpose – splitting “those in the know” from “the others.” But how is your grasp on various slang throughout the years?
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#1. groupie
The word groupie originated around 1965 to describe teen-aged girls or young women who began following a particular group or band of musicians on a regular basis. The phenomenon was much older; Mary McCarthy had earlier described it in her novel The Company She Keeps (1942).[1]
The groupie followed the band around on tour, hoping to catch one of the members coming out of their hotel after hours.
#2. gnarley
Gnarly means “treacherous.” An acceptable synonym is “hairy.” Surf punks use gnarly to refer to any wave over two feet
Wow, man! That’s totally gnarly!
#3. skivvies
The origin of skivvies, a North American term for underwear, is unclear.
We stripped down to our skivvies and went into the pool.
#4. yuppie
The term yuppie originated in the 1980s and is used to refer to young urban professionals who are successful in business and considerably affluent.
He was disappointed in her choice of restaurant, a noisy, yuppie hang-out, the sort of place where design took precedence over comfort.
#5. boogie
Unknown origin, probably related to boogie-woogie music.
Let’s boogie!
#6. grody
The term possibly derives from the word “grotesque.” Popularized in the song “Valley Girl” in 1982.
Ugh, that smell is seriously grody—I’m practically gagging.
#7. stan
One early person to use stan for an obsessed fan was the rapper Nas in a 2001 track where he raps: “You a fan, a phony, a fake, a pussy, a Stan.”
An Urban Dictionary entry describing stan for intense fandom was added in 2006, and one of the first tweets using stan as a verb for greatly liking someone came in 2008.
Everyone knows I stan for Taylor Swift!
#8. bae
Bae is a slang term of endearment[1] primarily used among youth in communities. It came into widespread use around 2013 and 2014 through social media and hip-hop and R&B lyrics.
It’s bad when bae doesn’t reply to your texts.
#9. don’t @ me
Expression: Similar to “No offence” or “back off”, “Don’t @ me” literally means don’t mention my name in a tweet, comment, etc., but is usually used in pretext of something predicted by the presenter to be offensive to a social audience of a specific type.
Donald Trump is the best president ever. Don’t @ me.
#10. meh
Meh‘s popularity surged after its use on the American animated television series The Simpsons.[7][27] It was first used in the 1994 episode “Sideshow Bob Roberts“,[7] when a librarian reacts to Lisa’s surprise that voting records are not classified. It also appeared later in “Lisa’s Wedding” after Marge weaves the words “Hi Bart” on a loom to try to pique her son’s interest in weaving, to which he responds “meh”.
Taylor Swift’s new album is a bit meh.
