A New York babysitter says the English language needs a word to replace the clunky phrase, “the kids I babysit.” The hosts try to help her find one. “Charges”? “Child associates”? “Padawans”? This is...
throw it up v. phr.— «She and other deputies exchange gang information. “Kids try to fly in under the radar, try to keep their gang links secret.” But, she said, you might see a student “throwing it up,” jargon for...
trep n.— «She also owns Dream Wings, a nearly 2-year-old company she started with her mother that raises and sells butterflies for weddings and parties. That’s the “trep” side of Kassidy—teen-age slang for “entrepreneur...
heeling n.— «Even if one hasn’t had firsthand experience zipping across sidewalks on a pair of shoes with wheels in the heels, most everyone is familiar with “heeling,” as the activity is called.» —“Heelys Hazardous for...
breezy
n.— «Breezy— a nice-looking young lady.» —“Kids help geezer get the hang of slang” by Eddie Jimenez Fresno Bee (California) May 21, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
wolf ticket n.— «Ah, but my favorite phrase that the boys enlightened me on was wolf ticket or wolfin’ Huh? Yeah, I had no clue, either. It means someone’s lying. Why wolf ticket? It’s a play off the story of the boy who cried wolf. The...