Social Media Slang
- Lowkey - "Not obvious"
Ex. If you sneaking out of the house, you gotta be lowkey
- Highkey - "Very obvious"
Ex. Dude, you got caught cheating. You were being mad highkey.
- Mad - "very"
Ex. I didn't eat all day, I'm mad hungry.
- I'm dead - "That was funny/amusing"
Ex. You heard about Nate Robinson getting knocked out? The fight had me dead.
- Beef - "To have a confliction with someone"
Ex. I heard Jacky got hella beef with John because he took his girl.
- Lit - "Amazing/super awesome/cool"
Ex. Bro the concert was mad lit.
- Cop - "Buy or shop"
Ex. Ima cop some chips at the deli, you want any?
- Brick - "Very Cold, freezing"
Ex. Its mad brick outside I don't feel like going out
- Deadass - "Seriously, no kidding"
Ex. I deadass need some new Timbs, B
- Wylin - "Acting crazy or out of control"
Ex. Bro the riots got everybody Aylin outside
- Tight - "Upset, mad"
Ex. Bro, I'm tight I dirtied my timbs
- Troll - "Someone who takes pleasure in starting disagreements and annoying people"
Ex. He is just trolling you on your Instagram comments
- Shade - "An insult or diss"
Ex. She threw shade at her best friend on Twitter
- Fam - "Group of friends or a reference to one person in a tight-knit group "
Ex. Hey fam, you want to grab dinner?
- Turnt - "To get excited and hype"
Ex. We can get turned up at that party tomorrow
- Front - "Lie"
Ex. I can't even front, I didn't know anything on that test
- Thirsty - "To eager or desperate for something"
Ex. She is thirsty to get his attention
- Savage - "To speak without thinking properly; brutally honest"
Ex: He is a savage with his comebacks
- Salty - "Someone who is acting bitter"
Ex: She was so salty when I asked for her help
- Woke - "To be knowledgable; to be aware"
Ex: He wakes about the protests happening in NYC
- Sus - "Short for suspicious"
Ex: They are so sus just standing there by the pool
- Shook - "Surprised or shocked"
Ex: I am so shook that you bought that bag
- Flex - "To show off"
Ex: She is flexing her new purse all over social media
- Mood - "Relatable"
Ex. That is such a mood
- Extra - "Unnecessarily dramatic/excessive"
Ex. She made her entire bedroom glittery. She's so extra.
- Bye, Felicia - "Rude way of dismissing someone"
Ex. How dare you disrespect me! Bye, Felicia!
- Tea - "Gossiping"
Ex. Oh my god! No way she did that. Girl, spill the tea!
- Ghost - "Cut off communication/contact with someone"
Ex. Wow, she ghosted me after our first date. I wonder what went wrong.
- Beat - "Apply makeup"
Ex. I'm meeting my boyfriend's parents for the first time today. I'm going to beat my face beforehand.
- No cap - "For real/Im not lying"
Ex. You look good! No cap.
- Slaps - "Very good (usually for food)"
Ex. Wow, this food slaps.
- Gucci - "Good"
Ex. How are you? I'm gucci.
- Buggin - "Tripping out"
Ex. You buggin, I'm not going outside when there's Covid-19
- Grill - "Stare Down"
Ex. To stare at someone in a judgmental or angry way; to look at another person for a long period of time
- Guap/Bread - "Money"
Ex: This Gucci jacket is mad guap! I don't have the bread for this
- Whip - "Car/Ride"
Ex: Yo, you got a whip to go to the movies?
- Scoop - Pick Up
Ex: Yo! Can you scoop me from the mall?
- Ratchet - Abnoxious and rude person (usually female)
Ex: This girl at the club was mad ratchet, dancing all over the place and spilling drinks on people
- Dumb - very (similar to mad)
Ex: This sandwich is dumb good.
- Bodega - Deli/Corner store
Ex: This bodega got all the fires.
- Spaz - To become aggressive
Ex: Yo, you better not mess with me, or I swear on everything I'ma spaz out on you bro.
- Ice - Jewelry
Ex: Yo my neck is dead iced out!
- Crusty - Gross/Unclean/Messy
Ex: Yo, I barely slept last night, I feel mad crusty.
- Snuff - To Punch
Ex: Yo, I dead snuffed this guy cause he was talking smack about my girl.
- Deep - Far
Ex: Yo, you wanna go to the mall in Philly? Nah man, that mad deep.
- Bev - Beverage
Ex: Yo, you need a bev with that bacon egg and cheese boy
- Brolic - Someone who is strong.
Ex: That dude benches 3 plates he's brolic.
- Thot - A woman who has many casual sexual encounters or relationships.
Ex: Damn she cheated on you bro, she's a thot!
- Grimey - Someone who is very selfish or inconsiderate.
Ex: Damn you can't spare me a dollar for my Arizona? You grimey!
- Word - An agreement with someone, can also mean "well said".
Ex: "The Knicks are never going to win a championship" "Word."
- Bet - A way to tell someone you understood what they said or you agree with what they said.
Ex: Wanna go to the deli? Bet.
- Chattin - Someone who is talking too much.
Ex: Why is he chattin at 8 in the morning?
- Facts - confirming that something is true or agreeing with someone.
Ex: Drake was speaking straight facts in his Grammy speech.
- Dub - to no longer pay attention to something.
Ex: I guess I am a dub to her now.