Teen Slang

SKSKSKSK

• This conveys excitement. Your student feels so jubilant about future events that they can only form onomatopoeic words that mimic a snake’s hiss.

• This refers to a modern dance move. Your student enjoys the SKSKSKSK choreography featured on TikTok.

• This describes the sound electricity makes. Your student feels alarmed by the SKSKSKSK sound coming from the outlet.

CHEUGY

• This describes a thrifty person. Your student is cheugy when shopping for vintage clothes at the Goodwill.

• This conveys a willingness to sneeze in public without embarrassment. Your student is proud of the cheugy they released in the middle of Target.

• This refers to a person or thing who is no longer trendy, hip, or “with it.” Your student uses this term to describe out-of-date clothing, terms, or social media trends.

SUS

• This describes a subscription service, mostly streaming apps for television programs and movies. Your student’s favorite streaming sus is Netflix.

• This refers to the popular boardgame CLUE. Your student enjoys identifying the sus after eliminating other possibilities.

• This conveys suspicion and distrust. Your student is using an abbreviated form of “suspicious” or “suspect.”

GET AFTER IT

• This means to chase a difficult or impossible dream. Your student wants to develop a lifelike robot to complete all their homework, and so they must get after it.

• This refers to a person’s place in line. If they get in front of a person who has been waiting longer, then it’s polite to get after it

• This conveys an enthusiasm to take action. Your student employs this term instead of traditional standards such as “let’s roll” or “bring it on.”

FIT

• This refers to fashion apparel. Your student refers to their ensemble as a “fit” instead of the formal term “outfit.”

• This acronym means “fixing information technology.” Your student wants to find a job that requires FIT.

• This acronym means “fat in transition,” meaning that one is currently eating. Your student enjoys a donut and notes how it’s a FIT moment.

GUCCI

• This articulates a strong preference for cotton clothing. Your student would never wear velvet or wool, as they have a gucci preference.

• This expresses the intense desire to go shopping. Your student simply cannot wait to gucci up the department stores this weekend.

• This conveys satisfaction with one’s current state. Your student employs the term in lieu of common phrases such as “doing well.”