Teen Language

 

Teenagers have always liked to be different from previous generations and one of the best ways of doing it is though language, they invent new words and expressions every day. 
We can see it in their tweets or mobile language. We can listen to it in the street, in songs, in films. 
Someone invents a word, changes its meaning or transforms it and immediately it is widespread and becomes trendy. 

 So, bro, if you don't want to be a dork about language,

 check this list and be hella tope.

Describing people 

BRO / BRA(H) : friend, brother

A N00B : Someone with no interest in learning  (the 00 stand for zeros)

A FRENEMY: Friend+ Enemy (someone who appears to be your friend but at the same time is antagonistic)

A GANSTA: Someone who is cool and tough (from rap culture) 

A WANKSTA: Someone who is trying to be cool

A HATER: Some who is pessimistic and talks constantly about friends and other people 

A CATFISH: Someone who pretends to be someone different.

A ROCKET / A SHAWTY: A very attractive girl.

A GOOF ( TO BE GOOFY) : A silly person

A DORK: an awkward person

A NERD: studious person with few social skills

A JERK: Stupid person.

An EMO: a dramatic person, normally depressed and moody. (from a style of music and fashion) 

A SILVER SURFER: an old person who is keen on computers.

ADJECTIVES  This is the most changing category. 

• Positive 
  
  To be TOPE: TIGHT+ DOPE = extremely good, beyond cool.

To be CRUNK. crazy+drunk= awesome

To be MEGA/SUPER = Extremely

To be SNUG: very cool

To be FLY:  cool, attractive, HIP

To be CRAY CRAY: crazy

To be CHILLIN' / CHILLAXIN : To be relaxing

To be SICK/ ILL: to be cool, awesome, delicious

To be MATCHY MATCHY: to be trendy with matching clothes and accessories.

To be BLING BLING: To be great, cool.

• Negative
  

To be SALTY: angry, annoying

To be CHEESY/ CHEESEY: to have  very low quality

To be BUSTED:  to be ugly

To be H: to be "hardcore" very intense

OTHER COMMON EXPRESSIONS

CHEDDAR (not a type of cheese) = money, cash

A RIDE ( Not a car) =  Special brand, expensive sneakers

To FRIEND/ UNFRIEND ( adding or removing someone from social networks)

MY BAD= My fault, I made a mistake.

'SUP= What's up?

DOWN= To do something with someone, to agree on doing it. 

MY MAINS= close group of friends or family 

TO BOUNCE= to leave

A SELFIE= a self portrait with mobile or computer.    

HELLA= really  

TO SUCK= To be very bad

TO ROCK= to be great

A HICKEY= a love mark, from kissing (suck on the skin)

TO PLAY HOOKY/ HOOKEY= not to attend school or some classes without permission

A ZA= a pizza

THE MUFFIN TOP= excess fat falling from you belly.

SHORTENINGS AND ABREVIATIONS

MOS-DOS-POS (Mom,Dad, Parents over shoulder) Parents watching you or around you

Ttyl = Talk to you later

G2g = got to go

LOL= Laugh out loud
YOLO= You only live once

OMG = Oh My God / Gosh

BF / GF = boyfriend, girlfriend

BF4L= Best friends for life

EXERCISES

1. CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO TEEN LANGUAGE

a) It would be great if you give me some money

b) My mother always matches her out fit with her earrings and high-heels.

c) I discovered that my friend, who seemed very cool, was a real enemy.

d) My girlfriend is very attractive.

e) I know a girl who is very crazy and stupid. I am going to remove her from my FB.

2. COMPLETE USING TEEN LANGUAGE

a) Please, don't talk about my ...................., you have to be respectful to my family.

b) I don't feel very well. I have to .................... from here.

c) Don't step on my .......................... They are brand new.

d) Don't be a ................... Study and get a job!

c) I met a ......................... at the party who was  pretending to be .................... but he was really ....................

PANCAKE DAY / SHROVE TUESDAY

The last Tuesday before Lent is called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day. It is a British tradition but it's also celebrated in other countries. 

Why is it called Pancake Day? It's a custom to eat pancakes on this date. Lent represents a time of  abstinence and pancakes contain all the things that aren't allowed during this period: fat, eggs, butter, milk, sugar. So people indulge themshelves eating them. 

The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of Confession and doing penance. Thus Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the custom for Christians to be "shriven" before the start of Lent.

This is also the time for carnival ( Latin  carne levare = to take away meat) or Mardi Grass (French "Fat Tuesday").

People celebrate it having parties or wearing all kinds of fancy dresses and eating different things: 

- Iceland : salted meat and peas

- Sweden: pastry called semla

- Finland: pea soup and whipped-cream filled buns.

- What do you eat in Spain?  T_ _ _ _ _ _ S

In Britain it is traditional  to hold pancake races all over the country but the most famous one and the origen of it is held in Olney, Buckinghamshire.

This famous pancake race has been held since 1445. The contestants, traditionally women, carry a frying pan and race to over a 415 yard course to the finishing line. The rules are strict: contestants have to toss their pancake at both the start and the finish, as well as wear an apron and a headscarf.  The race is followed by a church service. 

Do you feel like making pancakes and celebrating too? Here is a pancake recipe
and a video too.

If you want to know more about this traditional date, click on the following links: 

* Project Britain: a wonderful web with lots of information about Shrove Tuesday, Lent,   Easter, Pancakes and how it is celebrated all over the world.
* Sandy Millin´s Blog: with lots of activities to do about it.