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Teenage slang translation thread

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 30/04/2013 21:44

This is what I have learned this evening...

Beast = very good.
Peak = rubbish, unfair.

If anyone can add anything else, please do, in the interests of helping me understand what my son is saying to me. Grin

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notnowImreading · 30/04/2013 21:47

Hench: muscular, attractive
Bear/bare: very
Swag: attitude, arrogance, sense of own attractiveness to opposite sex.

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VBisme · 30/04/2013 21:49

Where do these come from?

Do you think peak might be piqué?

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QueenOfCats · 30/04/2013 21:52

Mandem: your circle of friends

Piff: attractive

Bredrin: closest friends

Bookie: weird/disgusting (boo-key)

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QueenOfCats · 30/04/2013 21:53

Gwop: money

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GetOrfMoiLand · 30/04/2013 21:54

Cat = disgusting
Peng = rather good
Butters = fuck knows.

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GetOrfMoiLand · 30/04/2013 21:54

Bare - i HATE that, for some reason it is so annoying

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bubbles1231 · 30/04/2013 21:55

Sick= really good, cool

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bubbles1231 · 30/04/2013 21:57

Bredrin must come from brethren

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 30/04/2013 21:57

Fam = friend

Ting = thing (this one drives me potty. He's from Hertfordshire, not Jamaica).

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elsie07 · 30/04/2013 21:57

Butters - Ugly girl/boy. Nice body but her/his face, shortened to butters.

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 30/04/2013 21:59

There is a character in Shameless called Butterface / 'but her face!' I can see how that could get abbreviated to 'butters'.

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MerryMarigold · 30/04/2013 22:00

Game - flirting

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Snog · 30/04/2013 22:02

Wa gwarn? = how you doin'? (I guess from What's going on)

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thornrose · 30/04/2013 22:03

Loads of teen slang comes from Jamaican patois, particularly mandem and bredrin. It sounds hilarious coming from "nice" middle class or posh kids Grin

I hate fam and don with a vengeance.

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GeorgianMumto5 · 30/04/2013 22:07

Getorf, I thought you meant butters was teen-speak for 'fuck knows'. I feel a bit of a tit, now Elsie's explained it.

I might wilfully misuse it, though, e.g.
Friends Ds: what time you picking me up, Georgian?
Me: Butters, Fam.

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GetOrfMoiLand · 30/04/2013 22:09

Grin sorry georgian

But YES to the wilful misuse. Just to see that wonderful look of teenage derision/confusion.

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Snog · 30/04/2013 22:10

Fazza = family

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DeafLeopard · 30/04/2013 22:14

Oh God yes, listening to these middle class home counties boys trying to sound like they are gangstas.

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booksteensandmagazines · 30/04/2013 22:17

banter: fun chat

trolling: fooling someone

legend: seems to refer to a child who's done something 'sick' at school which the teachers didn't find 'sick'

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2gorgeousboys · 30/04/2013 22:22

DS1 uses "tank" not quite sure what it means but it seems to be something good Hmm

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Bakingnovice · 30/04/2013 22:24

Brah - new for bro, which referred to any friend and not actual brothers as I thought.

Blad - blood. Ie family and close friends.

Bizarre.

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Theselittlelightsofmine · 30/04/2013 22:29

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YoniOrNotYoni · 30/04/2013 22:30

Faf - fit as fuck

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MerryMarigold · 30/04/2013 22:31

Sick UP - really, really good.

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MerryMarigold · 30/04/2013 22:32

(Actually ds1 uses that and he is 7, so not technically a teen)

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