Westan: Showing support for person or cause Thirsty: Desperate, impatient, or overly eagerĭime: On an approval scale of 1-10 dime is a very attractive personīasic: Someone or something is ordinary or boring Hml: Hit my line call or text me, I’ll be waiting Low key: To keep something confidential between friendsĭOH: Expression of frustration, or realizing something Yeet: A way to express excitement over something Scoop: To pick someone up like at their house
But when a term is loaded with offensive, abusive, illegal or harmful meaning, then it’s time to take that slang seriously.Īs always, we’ve unofficially canvassed a handful of teens, paid attention to the digital chatter, and curated a few impressive lists and here’s the slang we found that kids are using. If the meaning of a veiled word or phrase is funny or harmless, then no problem. The variable that’s different between kids today kids of the past is technology. Every piece of that logic is reasonable for the most part, so we should be hands-off but aware in allowing this rite of passage. And of course, there’s the bonus of slang which is keeping parents in the dark. Slang helps kids define their connections, feel accepted, and gain independence. A word or abbreviation can add significant meaning or emotion to a message or text.
#Atext abriviation update
Every year we update our teen slang and this year we’ve added a handful of terms that may make your jaw drop.