The Dictionary Of Modern Day Slang

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THE DICTIONARY OF MODERN DAY SLANG

(Which Most Briton’s Never Use)

By Ashvin Goolab

The Dictionary Of Modern Day Slang

The Dictionary Of Modern Day Slang

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Wagwan Welcome to the modern day slang dictionary. This book offers the readers to take a look at a wide range of slang words from each letter of the alphabet and find out what they mean. The slang words featured in this are the most common we hear or even say today. Since the beginning of the first discovery of language, we have seen a rapid change in how one one word could be spelt or pronounced in a different way. The way we say or spell a word could mean something totally different. This informative book collectively gathers slang words that are incorporated within the english language. Enjoy Init!

ASAP

• (About) • Acronym for the word about • Often used in texted messages and social media

• An abbreviation for writing as soon as possible

Ape/ Apeshit

ATM

• (As soon as possible)

• (Great anger/ excitement) • Slang term expressed when a person get’s excited or angry • e.g. “Ima go apeshit if u don’t stop annoying me!”

• (At the moment) • An acronym for the term at the moment

Alie

Awks

• (Init/Isn’t it) • A term used to for agreement with something • e.g. “That was so ugly” • “..Alie”

• (Awkward) • An abbreviation for the word awkward

Alryt

Aye

• (Alright, All Right) • Different use of the spelling Alright • Used to reinforce an assertion/ agree or be satisfied • e.g. “Are you alryt?”

• (Yes) • Used as an alternative to answering yes • e.g. “So your not gna go?”

• “Aye.”

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Cc

Bb Balls

Blast

• (Courage) • Slang term used to express someone’s courage • e.g. “You got balls for standing up to that bully”

• (Explosive) • Slang term used when expressing imense anger

Beef

Bog

Cack

Couch Potato

• (Rubbish/ An unknown

• (Television Watcher) • A slang term used for when someone watches television too much

substance)

• Slang term refer to something not good • e.g. “That movie was cack”

• (Conflict between someone) • Slang term used when two people are at conflict with each other

• (Toilet) • Slang term for the meaning toilet

Bent

BTW

• (Dishonest/ Homosexual) • Slang term used for a homosexual individual or a dishonest person

• (By the Way) • Slang term for the phrase by the way

Blow

Baller

• (To waste something) • Slang term used for when money or an opporunity is wasted

• (Rich Person) • Slang term for someone who has a lot of money

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Cat

Cray

• (Copy) • Slang term expressed when someone is a copycat • e.g. “Stop copying my work u cat”

• (Crazy) • A way of saying something is crazy • Shortened from the word crazy

Casj

Creps

• (Casual) • A slang term used meaning casual

• (Trainers) • Slang term used for nice footwear

Chicken

• (Coward) • Slang term meaning a coward or afraid

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Dd

Ee

Dawg

Dry

Edyat

Endz

• (Friend) • Slang term expressing a person’s friend • e.g. “Leave him, he’s my dawg”

• (Rubbish/ Out Of Date) • Slang term for when something is out of date or poor

• (Idiot) • Slang term for calling someone an idiot

• (Location) • Slang term for saying one’s location • e.g. “What endz u from fam?”

Dinky

Duh

Effing

Ey!

• (Tiny, Small) • Slang term for the word tiny/ small

• (There) • Slang term for the word there • Someone pointing out their stupidity or another person’s stupidity.

• e.g.“Duh! I have this jumper already”

Dizzy

• (Mad, Crazy) • Slang term expressing mad/ crazy • Often used in heated conversations • e.g. “Are you dizzy mate?”

• (Fucking) • A slang word used as a less offensive way of saying the word fucking

• (Hey) • Can be used as a way of getting someone’s attention.

• e.g. “Ey! you come ere!”

Elo

Ezi/ Ezy

• (Hello) • Alternative slang term a person may use to greet another person • e.g. “Elo, how are you?”

Dope

Dusty

• (Cool, Nice, Awesome) • Slang term expressing something that is nice/ cool/ awesome • e.g. “Yo! that hat ur wearing looks dope”

• (Ugly, Unclean, Badly dressed)

• Slang term expressing something to be ugly, unclean and badly dressed • e.g. “That guy looks bare dusty”

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• (Easy, Goodbye) • Can come from two meanings, easy and goodbye • e.g. “Yo i gotta go cya later...ezy bro” • e.g. “That exam was ezi man”

Emosh

• (Emotional) • Slang term for being emotional or showing emotion • e.g. “Calm down stop getting emosh”

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Ff Fam

Gg

Fruit

• (Family, Friend) • A Slang term used to reprsent a friend or a member of family • e.g.“Yo fam how’s it going?”

• (Gay/ Homosexual Man) • A less offensive word used to describe a homosexual man

FB

FML

• (Facebook) • A Shortened acronym for social networking website facebook

• (Fuck My Life) • Commonly used on social networking sites to express a person’s problems in life • e.g. “I have a million things to do today and can’t be bothered.

FML.”

Fone

• (Phone) • Used as a slang term for replacing the ‘p’ with an ‘f’.

• e.g. “Have u seen my new fone?”

Gas

Gotta

• (Liar) • Slang term used for when a person is lying

• (Got To) • A short term of the words got to • Short for got a • e.g. “I gotta go somewere” • e.g. “Have u gotta pen i can borrow?”

Ghost

• (Gone, Dissapeared) • Slang term used for when a person hasn’t been seen in a long time • e.g. “Where have u been man, you’ve turned in to a ghost”

Goin

Gonna’

• (Going) • Different spelling of the word going • Often used is texted messages

• (Dead) • A slang term for the word dead • e.g. “He’s a gonna’ fam”

Goon

Gully

Fo Shizzle/ Fosho

• (For real) • Slang term meaning for sure

• (Thug) • A slang term for the word thug • e.g. “Ders a couple of goons around the corner”

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• (Good) • Slang term used for when something is nice • e.g. “Those trainers look gully”

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Hh

Ii

Haps

Homie

• (Happy) • Slang term for happening or happy • e.g. “Hey bro what’s the haps?”

• e.g. “You brought a new phone? You must be haps”

• (Friend) • Slang term used for a friend • e.g.“Hey homie wassup?”

Ha!

Hoo- ha

Ice

Ish

• (Jewelery) • Slang term representing jewelery

• (Shit, Kind Of)

• Slang term used for meaning “shit” or “kind of” • Can be expressed as a means of saying something looks good • e.g. That is some dope ish • e.g. “How did the interview go?”

“Ok- ish

IKR

• (I Know Right) • Abbreviation for i know right

• (A Little Laugh) • Generally meaning you had a little giggle • e.g. “I just tripped over and everyone was staring at me...ha”

• (Big Deal) • Slang term used for when a fuss or comotion is being made that isn’t necessary • e.g. “She made such a big hoo- haa just because i didn’t buy her a card”

Holla

Hows

• (Talk to me later) • Slang term used for talking to someone or telling someone to talk to you later • e.g. “Yo! holla at me later”

• (As in How’s You) • A slang term for asking someone how they are • e.g.“Hey hows u?”

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iLL

• (Good/ Excellent) • Slang term used for when something is good • e.g. “That tune is ill!”

Ino

Itch

• (I Know) • Slang/ easier term for writing i know • Commonly used by young people

• (Desire) • Slang term used for when someone has a strong desire to do something

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Jj

Kk

J’s

Jaja

• (Alone, Myself) • Slang term used for someone referring to themseleves • e.g. “I went to the gym on my J’s”

• (Laugh) • When someone wrongly types jaja instead of haha • The spanish way of saying haha

Jack

Jammin

• (Five Pounds, Nothing- Very Little, Mugged, )

• (Hanging out, Relaxing) • Slang term used for when your hanging out or relaxing

• Used as the number five in money terms • Knowing nothing, very little • Slang term used to describe a mugging • e.g. “Yo, U got a jack i can borrow?”

• e.g. “Be quiet, you don’t know jack bout wat happened” • e.g. “Let’s jack him”

Keff

Konked

• (Stink) • Slang term to say something stinks • e.g. “Your feet are keffing!”

• (Knocked Out) • Slang term used for when someone is in a deep sleep or unconscious

KIlla

Kool / Kewl / Kl

• (Awesome) • Slang term used for when something is awesome or really good

K/ KK

Jokin’/ Jokes/ Jkin/ Jkn

• (Joking) • Various slang terms of writing the word joking

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• (Ok) • Slang abbreviations for writing ok

• (Cool) • Slang terms for the word cool • Mostly used on online messages and texted messages • e.g. “Yo man, u kl?”

Kooky • (Stink) • Slang term to say something stinks • e.g. “Your feet are keffing!”

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Mm

Ll Loco

Laterz/ L8r

• (Goodbye) • Slang term used for saying goodbye

•(Crazy/ Insane) • Slang term for meaning crazy and insane

Lazzered

LOL

• (Drunk) • Slang term used for getting drunk • e.g. “I’m getting absolutely lazzered tonight”

• (Laugh Out Loud) • Used as an acronym in online conversations meaning a laugh • e.g.“That movie was so funny man” “Lol”

Lip

Loony- bin

• (Cheeky/ Disrespectful) • Slang term used for saying someone is cheeky or disrespectful

• (Mental Hospital) • A slang word used to decscribe a mental home

Mad/ Muad/ Mud

Messy

• (Crazy) • A slang term used to express when something or somone is crazy • Usually followed by the word ting (thing) • e.g.“A crazy accident happened in the street today. Mad ting”

• (Good) • A slang term used to describe or express something that is or was good • e.g “Last night was a messy night”

Man(z)

MOTD

• (Yourself, Others) • Slang term used for a person to represent himself or other people • e.g “Man don’t need no one i stand on my own two feet” • e.g. “Why are all them manz starting trouble?”

• (Message Of The Day) • Mostly used on social network sites such as instagram • Used in the form of a hashtag abbreviation

Meathead

Moula

LMFAO

• (Laugh My Fucking Arse Off) • An acronym used in online conversations meaning an uncontrollable laugh

• (Stupid Person) • Slang term for a stupid person

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• (Money) • A term used for money • e.g. “I gotta work so i can get the moulas!”

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Nn

Oo

Nah

NP

• (No) • Slang term for the word no

• (No Problem) • Abbreviation for writing no problem • Commonly used in online messages

Natch

• (Naturally) • Shortened term for the word naturally

Nethin

Nuts

• (Anyways) • Slang term for the word meaning anything

• (Crazy) • A slang term used for saying someone is crazy

Neways

• (Anyways) • Slang term for the word anyways

OMDZ

Oomph

• (Oh My Days) • Abbreviated slang term used for when a person is in a state of shock, uncontrollable emotion or excitement • e.g. “Oh my days this is so funny i can’t control it”

• (Power/ Force) • Slang term used for to inforce power

OMG

OTT

• (Oh My Gosh, God) • A common abbreviation used in online and texted messages for Oh my god!

• (Over The Top) • Abbreviation used for when something or someone is over the top

Oof

• (Ouch) • Slang term used for when someone has sparked a heated moment, e.g. a fight • e.g. “Oof! he got it”

Nifty

• (Skillful) • Slang term to express something as skillful

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Pp

Qq

Peak

Pukka

• (Shame) • Slang term used when something shameful or someone has been made a shame of • e.g.“You just got badly cussed, that’s peak”

• (Genuine, Quality, Pure,Good

Looking)

• ( Quote Of The Day) • Online abbreviation used on social networking sites • Used in the form of a hastag for tagging quotes

POTD

QLTM

• Slang term used for when something is genuine, good looking

Peanuts

• (Very Little Money) • Slang term used for

when someone has no money

• (Photo Of The Day) • Abbreviation used for the meaning photo of the day • Commonly used in social networks such as instagram

Plum

Pong

• (Stupid, Dumb, Silly) • Slang term meaning silly, stupid or dumb • Acting in a silly way • e.g. “What part of no don’t u understand u plum”

• (Smelly) • Slang term for the word smelly • Used when something or someone smells • e.g. “Sorry to tell u mate but ur breath pongs”

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QOTD

• (Quietly Laughing To Myself)

• Online abbreviation for quietly laughing to yourself • Used mainly on texted messages QT • (Cutie) • Abbreviation for the word cutie

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Rr

Ss

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RTP

• (Worn Out) • Slang term used for when something has been worn excessively

• (Rich. Thin. Popular) • An abbreviation used to describe a person as rich, thin and popular • Commonly used in a hashtag format

Ragoe/ Rags • (Whatever, Ok)

• Slang term used for when something is done carelessly • e.g.“Let’s just get drunk rago”

Scallywagger

SMH

• (Bad Person) • Used for calling someone a bad person or a scoundrel

• (Shake My Head) • Commonly used online slang for shake my head

Scarper

SNM

• (To Run Away) • Slang word used for when a person runs away

• (Say No More) • Slang abbtreviation for say no more

Sharp

Sweardown

• (Well Dressed) • A slang term used for saying someone is well dressed

Realtalk

• (Seriously, Seriousness) • Commonly used by young people when talking about something seriously

• (Sweardown) • Slang term used for when someone asks you to swear by something

Skeen • (I See) • A slang term used for saying i see • e.g. “Sorry I’m busy 2nyt got things 2 do” • “Oh skeen ayt another time”

ROFL

• (Rolling on Floor Laughing) • Online acronym meaning rolling on floor laughing • Used when in a humurous manor

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Tt

Uu

Totty

TBH

• (To Be Honest) • Abbreviation for the term to be honest • Commonly used in online messages

• (Attractive Person) • Slang word used to decribe a good looking person • e.g. “She’s a hot totty!”

TGIF

TY

• (Thank God It’s Friday) • Acronym for writing thank god it’s friday • Commonly used on social networking websites • Used in the form of a hashtag

• (Thank You) • Acronym for writing the word thank you • Used in online and texted messages

Toff

U

Urgh

• (You) • Single letter acronym for the word u • Used mostly on texted and online messages

• (Exclamation Of Displeasure)

• Used when facing displeasure • e.g. “Urgh, I’ve got to in to work tomorrow)

Uhh

• (Interjection) • Used when in an interjection during speech • Used to express thought or pause in a speech • e.g. “Uhh... what was I saying?”

Uh- huh

• (A Wealthy Person) • A slang term used to describe a wealthy rich person

• (Yes) • Slang, lazier way to say or write the write the word yes • e.g. “So did u give in your work on time?”

• “Uh- huh”

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Vamoose

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Waffle

Whack

• (To Depart Quickly) • Slang term used for someone departing fast

• (Constantly Talking) • Slang term used for when someone continuously talks

• (Rubbish) • Slang term for describing something rubbish

Vexed

Wagwan

WTF

• (Angry) • Slang term often used to express a person’s anger • e.g. “Manz vexed right now!”

• (Hello) • Slang term for used for when a person greets a friend • Originally a Jamican slang word but has become widely popular in conversations

Vibes • (Aura, Atmosphere) • Can refer to a bad

• (What The Fuck) • Online acronym for the phrase what the fuck • Commonly used on online and texted messages • Used in a state on shock, confusion and humour

Wateva

atmosphere around something or someone • e.g. “I’m getting bad vibes about this place”

• (Whatever) • Slang term for writing the word whatever • Commonly used on online and texted messages

Vino

• (Wine) • A term used for wine • e.g. “Let’s get a bottle of vino before the party”

Wanna • (Want To) • Slang term for want to • e.g. “Yo u wanna come out 2nyt?”

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Yy

Xclusive • (Exclusive) • Shortened term for writing the word exclusive • E replaced with an X

Y’all

Xcellent • (Excellent) • Shortened term for writing the word excellent • E replaced with an X

Xcit(e) • (Exit, Excite) • Letter X replacing E in the words exit and excite

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Yonks

• (You All) • A contraction for the word you all • Used to greet a group of people

• (A Long Time) • Slang term used for when two or more people haven’t seen each other in a long time

YBWM

YW

• (You Belong With Me) • Acronym for you belong with me • Written on online and texted messages

• (Your Welcome) • Acronym for your welcome • Often used in texted messaging

Yo!

Y

• (Hello) • Slang term for the word hello • Commonly used by young people as a means of greeting one another • e.g. “Yo! fam what’s hapnin?”

• (Why) • Single letter to represent the word why • Quicker and lazier way to write the word

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Zz Zakly

• (Bad Taste) • A slang term used for when a person has a bad taste in their mouth • e.g. “I’ve got the zackly now after eating that”

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Zimma • (Car) • Originally a Jamaican slang term for car

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