Hello and Welcome to my Slang Terms 101 Thread! This is for anyone that’s confused or wants to learn how to use specific words that’s around the internet or what people say in their every day life.
Terms Not Used as Much
Gucci: refers to something that’s coveted; good
Ex. “I’m gucci.” OR “It’s all gucci.”
On fleek: perfectly groomed; styled
Ex. “My edges is on fleek.” OR “Eyebrows on fleek.”
Boi: another term for boy
Present Terms
Fit: an outfit
Tight: ‘‘sounds good’’; referring to something that’s great"
Ex. “That fit is [hella] tight.”
Get the strap/the strap: similiar to ‘‘get the gun’’; get work done
Ex. “Gotta get the strap.” OR “Keep fooling around and you gonna get this strap.”
Gonna/finna: another way of saying ‘‘going to’’; ‘‘intending to’’
Ex. “I’m gonna go hit up the store.” OR “I’m finna go win this.”
Bop/banger: referring to a song that’s good or great; something cool, awesome
Ex. “This songs a bop/banger.” “This party is a banger.”
Straight: another way of saying good.
*Ex. “You straight?” OR “Nothing wrong, I’m straight.”
Wayment: a way of saying ‘‘wait a minute’’
Tea: gossip
Mad: another word for extremely
Thicc: looking good; a way of saying thick
*Ex. “I met this girl last night and she was mad thicc.”
Fire: really good
Ex. “That artwork is fire!”
Low-key: sort of; ''don’t tell anyone"
High-key: really; ‘‘out in the open’’
*Ex. “Low-key, you really don’t want to mess with him.” “I high-key feel like you should go for it.”
OG: original
G.O.A.T: ‘‘greatest of all time’’
*Ex. “Micheal Jackson is the OG of pop.” “You’re the goat for that.”
Plug: supplier; helpful
*Ex. “He’s really the plug.”
Gassing: overreacting; to be treated higher
*Ex. “My friends just gassing me up.” OR “You’re really gassing the situation.”
Boujee: acting rich
Extra: overdramatic
*Ex. “She’s so boujee.” “He’s being so extra.”
Fam: family or closest friends"
It’s lit: ‘‘it’s cool’’
I’m weak: ‘‘it’s really funny’’
Squad: group of friends
Yeet: exclamation of excitement; discarding something or said when curving a person
Curve: ignoring; avoid
Fit: hot or good looking
patching/ghosting: ignoring someone
and I oop sksksk: kind of something you say when a convo gets awkward, or a way to express thoughts such as
I know I’m missing a few but my hands were getting tired from typing all this. Please suggest or reccomend any that you think I should put here!