Amy Springer

·         Phat (adj.) cool. That cell phone is phat!

o   Used by two male college students chatting outside of the MU.

·         Fer sure (interjection) Definitely. “That concert was bomb!” “Fer sure!”

o   Used in conversation on ASU campus between a group of girls casually chatting

·         Sick (adj.) cool. That kid had some sick dance moves.

o   Used  among college males at the MU talking.

·         Tight (adj.) cool. His ride is tight.

o   Used in a conversation between two African American males at the MU.

·         Dope (adj.) cool. That skateboard is dope.

o   Used by two males talking by Hayden Lawn.

·         Homey (n) buddy. I’m going to chill with my homies tonight.

o   This word was used by several different groups of people, different genders and ethnicities all over campus. It is a widely used term on ASU campus.

·         Bro (n) buddy. “What’s up bro?”

o   This word was exclusively used by a number of males on ASU campus, mostly African Americans.

·         Ho (n) buddy.  I always put hoes before bros.

o   This word, like bros, is exclusively used by females when talking about their other female friends.

·         Chill (v) hang out. “Are we gonna chill tonight?”

o   This word is also a universal term on ASU campus. It is used by a variety of races, and is not gender exclusive.

·         Hard core (adj.) extreme. That dance move was so hard core.

o   Also used by a great number of students on ASU campus. In fact, I use this word daily. Found this word while listening to a group of girls talk at the MU.

·         Bomb (adj.) awesome. That class was bomb.

o   Used in a conversation of two white females at the MU. This word is not gender or race exclusive.

·         Trippin’ (v) to make a big deal. My mom doesn’t get it, she’s trippin’.

o   This word was used by a white male engaging in casual conversation at the MU.

·         Wicked (adv.) really. It’s wicked hot outside today!

o   Spoken by many college males. Not exclusive to race. I heard this outside of the MU.

·         Chill out (v) relax, calm down. Chill out, Mom! I’ll do it later!

o   Spoken most frequently by a group of white females at the MU. Not necessarily gender or race exclusive.

·         Epic fail (adv.) extreme failure. I can’t believe she said no! Epic FAIL!

o   This is a term that is also universal on ASU campus! I heard this being used in several conversations at the MU among men and women, not specific to any race.

·         Wig out (v) to act strangely. My phone keeps wigging out on me!

o   This word is commonly used on ASU campus. I heard this used by a white female when her cell phone was not working properly.

·         Fine (adj.) good-looking. Did you see that girl? She looked fine!

o    I heard this used in a conversation between two African American males

·         Gay (adj.) stupid. I can’t believe she gave me an F! That’s so gay!

o   I heard this word used by a couple of white males at the MU. From what I can tell, it is not used exclusively by any gender or race at ASU.

·         Crash (v) to spend the night. I’m going to crash at his place tonight.

o   This was used by a number of people at the MU. Not exclusive to any gender or race.

·         Catch (v) to go to. Do you want to catch a movie later?

o   This word was used by two white females at the MU.