Priya Ravindra

 

1. Epic fail (n and v): Used to describe something as a disaster.  “You just lost that game of Nintendo for the fifth time, what an epic fail”.  I heard this for the first time between my boyfriend and his roommates at Oregon State University.

 

2. That’s rad (adj): Something popular and trendy. “That sushi restaurant was so rad”. California laid back form of speech.

 

3. Kickin’ it (v): Just hanging out and relaxing. “I was kickin’ it at my bros place last night during the game”. West coast phrase, I never heard it back in New York or in the east coast.

 

4. That’s so bro of her (phrase): Saying that it was really cool of her to be like that. “I can’t believe she gave up her ticket for me, that’s so bro of her”. My 22-year-old guy friend from Manhattan Beach said this to me.

 

5. Post up (v): Wasting time or just hanging out. “I am not really doing much just postin’ up”. My guy friend from Chicago that goes to ASU says this all the time.

 

6. Rage (v): To party. “Lets rage tonight?” All my friends from California always say this. I heard this thrown around at the Vine Bar by campus.

 

7. Freaking A (phrase): What the heck. “That test was so hard, freaking A!” I heard this from a girl with a New York accent after my English test. I am also from New York and tend to use it a lot.

 

8. Word (n): Means the same. “I have to be up early tomorrow” “Ok, word (me too)”. In general, guys use this slang term more then girls do.

 

9. Wicked (adj): Another way to say something is cool but accentuates it more. “Avatar was such a wicked movie”. I heard a lot of guys say this when I was leaving the movie theater at Tempe Marketplace.

 

10. OG  (n): An original gangster. “Snoop Dogg is such an OG”. My boyfriend and his cousin say phrases like this all the time. I think rap music plays a huge role in these types of slang terms. They are both Punjabi Indian.

 

11. Hating (v): Being rude or sarcastic; disliking. “Stop hating on me”. Both guys and girls use this. I don’t think it masks a certain race or regional group because it is such a widespread term.

 

12. That’s so sick (adj): Something that’s really cool. “Did you see that car, it was so sick”? West coast saying. My friend said this as she pointed out a car in one of the ASU parking lots.

 

13. Cruise (v): To drive, walk, or get from point A to point B. “I am going to cruise over to my buddy’s place”. My friend from California says things like this all the time. He is 21 and he also refers to an apartment or place as a “pad”.

 

14. I made a G (n): A grand, one thousand dollars. “I made around a G in Vegas over spring break”. My friend who is Chinese, in a fraternity and in the 20’s said this to me in conversation.

 

15. Whipped (v): Meaning that the guy or girl is being taken advantage of. “Dude, you are so whipped by your girlfriend”. Not a regional phrase but more youthful and casual.

 

16. Slap-happy (v): To be in a weird mood. “I am so out of it, I am so slap happy right now!” My east coast friends from NY and Chicago that go to ASU use this. Not an age specific term.

 

17. Balling out (v): Going all out, spending a lot of money. “We were balling out in Vegas over spring break”. I heard a lot of ASU fraternity brothers say this, mainly a guy thing to say.

 

18. Dime piece (n): Referring to a really hot girl and saying that she is a 10 out of 10. “Damn, she was such a dime piece”. Used by guys to acknowledge a girl in a rather crude way. I hear ASU guys say things like this all the time.

 

19. Dolled up (adj): To get dressed up and look glamorous. “Lets get dolled up tonight and go out”. A more sophisticated and rather mocking way to tell someone to get ready. I hear ASU guys say this to girls all the time.

 

20. Tight (adj): Saying something is cool. “That interview went well because the guy was so tight, we had a lot in common”. California based word except I think it is getting to be adopted almost everywhere.