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Speakin' in tongues

A LEXICOGRAPHY OF YOUTH CULTURE

A

about that: (adj.) being all for something. "I'm so not about that."

agro: (adj.) Californian, meaning annoyed and aggravated: "Uh, Jenny's going agro on me. You think we oughta call an outreach hotline?"

ai't: (contraction) all right. "I'll see later, ai't?"

ass: (adv.) very "anything," usu. with "ass cool" or "ass crazy."

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ass: (adj.) horrible beyond comparison. "Man, that party was ass."

B

barney: (n.) an ugly male. "John Harvard's such a barney."

"bend over, and I'll show you some [--]": (imp.) useful when challenging another's comment. "Wasn't the cusk at Annenberg divine tonight?" "Whatever. Bend over and I'll show you some cusk."

bust a nut: (v.) to work really hard. "Mike's busting a nut over CS 50 and he's turning into an RSI-case."

C

cappucino sipper: (n.) a dreamer, as applied to philosophy or psych concentrators or anyone with a strong affinity for tight black clothing and smoky cafes. "What's that cappucino sipper doing after graduation?"

crackbaby: (n.) (1) an uncool, freakish or weird person. (2) a premed. "Fell that crackbaby to stop spazzing over Orgo."

D

drop knowledge: (v.) to spill facts. "Drop some knowledge about the parties tonight."

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