American (teen) slang words you need to know
美式流行俚语太多，以下粗略地整理了近些年接触到的俚语，大多是teen slang。某些释义或示例取自urbandictionary等网站。
有兴趣的童鞋可以去玩Bustle的Ultimate Slang Quiz，链接如下。
https://www.bustle.com/trivia/can-you-pass-this-ultimate-slang-quiz-68664【称呼篇】
- bae = before anyone else. Used for your boyfriend, girlfriend, idol, etc. 老公/老婆，加强版的babe
"JTs my bae, he comes before anyone else!" 贾老板是我家老公
- bruh = bro, brother 兄弟，哥们儿
"chill out, bro!"
- sis = sister in spirit; a female "bro" 好姐妹
"Sis, sup?"
- fam = close friend 闺蜜（们）
"Im always here for you, I gotchu fam!"
- squad = friend group 小伙伴们
"Went to get some frozen yogurt with the squad."
- hunty = honey + cunt 小婊贝（LGBT向slang）
"Order in the courtroom, hunties!" - RuPaul
- MILF = mother Id like to fuck 辣妈
"Your mum is a MILF, dude"
【语气篇】
- as if! = as if that was true; yeah right. Used to show your disbelief 才怪；说得好像真的一样
Girl 1: "Is it true you had hooked up with the math teacher?"
Girl 2: "Ew, as if!"
- catch me outside how bout dat = when you are telling someone to fight you outside 有种出来单挑啊
Person 1: "Ima steal your bae"
Person 2: "Catch me outside how bout dat"
- delete your account = please shut up 请闭嘴；再逼逼干脆删号得了
Wanda: Why are you being so racist
Becky: delete your account
- derp = used in response to something stupid 好蠢，好智障
I put chips in my soup instead of crackers. Derp.
- I cant even = used when you are overwhelmed by something too funny, scary, cute, etc. 我不行了
girl 1: "it was so awkward"
girl 2: "OMFGAHAHAHA I CANT EVEN"
- kek = lol, laugh out loud
- nom nom nom = the sound someone makes when enjoying something tasty or someone 吧唧吧唧
Me: NOMNOMNOM JENSEN ACKLES IS SO YUMMY.
You: no way! nomnomnom this pizza is so good!
- or nah: or not
"Is society going downhill or nah?"
- u mad? = used to taunt and push the buttons of someone who is already angry or upset 你不爽啊哈哈？
Red player: "I cant believe you just killed me with one hit! Are you cheating?"
Blue player: "u mad?"
- yas ~ yaaaaasssss = yes, used to show extreme excitement 耶耶耶
"Yaaaas girl Beyoncé be slayin all the time!"
【名词篇】
- beef = problem, feud 不和
Katy Perry has sent Taylor Swift an actual olive branch, seemingly ending the beef between the two megastars.
- bop; jam = a catchy, good song 好歌
"This song is such a bop!"
"Totally my jam!"
- goals = something very desirable
- OMG look at that cute couple over there. That is so GOALS!
- I know right? goals!
- squad goals = something your friends and you want to be like
"Taylor Swift and her friends are totally squad goals."
- hashtag = #, used (overused) to add tags to something
Guy: Hey, sup?
Crush: OMG. Hashtag chillin. Hashtag Friday. Hashtag Shopping. Hash... Guy: O.K. Im done here.
- snowflake = a very sensitive person, who gets offended easily 玻璃心的人
Comedians have a hard time performing on college campuses because of all the little snowflakes running around that get offended by just about anything they say.
- stan = stalker + fan 脑残粉（也作动词用）
"he has millions of stans who are obsessed with him and call him a rap god"
"If youre a Taylor Swift fan, you simply stan Taylor Swift."
- swag = swagger, confidence, being cool 气场，拽，有范儿
"Check out my swag, yo / I walk like a ballplayer" - Jay Z
- troll = a person who deliberately pisses someone off by making unsolicited and rude comments online 引战的喷子（也作动词用）
The trolls shat angry comments all over the comment board.
- vibes, feels = atmosphere or feeling 氛围，感觉
"I get great vibes from that song."
【形容词篇】
- basic = mainstream in a negative way, predictable and unoriginal 烂大街的
"Shes a basic bitch." 她是个大街婊
- cray = crazy
That one cray bitch
- extra = over the top, unnecessary 太过、太夸张了，多余
"Mary why do you have two bags of cough drops even though youre not sick , youre so extra."
- fire = hot, awesome 燃
"Damn this food is fire."
- fly = good-looking, cool 靓
"Shes so fly."
- Gucci = good, cool
"Hey I didnt mean to bump into you." "No problem you gucci."
- hangry = hungry and angry 又饿又火
"Damn! Where is that steak I ordered? Weve been waiting for an hour and a half here. The service here is terrible! Im starving! I dont know about you, but Im starting to feel really hangry!"
- Im dead/dying = used to say something is so funny or impressive 笑死；啊啊啊我死了
"After she peed in a driveway, Lilly cleaned her legs with vodka."
"Im dead."
- Im weak = used to say something is too funny 笑瘫
"Thats hilarious! Im weak, bro."
- legit = real, legitimate; cool 没毛病；正
"I swear this watch is legit ......... O.K fine, you can have it for $15."
"Damn, who made this beat? DJ Premier? This shit is legit!"
- lit = awesome, high 燃，嗨（旧指drunk，但teens不这么用）
"The party last night was lit!"
- on fleek; snatched = on point, perfect 美美哒，到位
"Her outfit is on fleek!"
- thicc (读thick) = having fat in the right places, creating sexy curves. 身材丰满的，前凸后翘的
"Damn she thicc af"
- turnt (up) = high, drunk 嗨翻
"Everyone in line in the bathroom. Trying to get a line in the bathroom. We all so turnt up here. Getting turnt up yea yea" - Miley Cyrus
- crunk = crazy + drunk 意思同上，但这词比较老
"Lets get it crunk, we gon have fun" - Mary J. Blige
- salty = bitter or angry about someone or something 不爽，恼火
"She totally ignored me at the party last night, Im salty af."
- savage = badass, raw, got some balls 真有胆、有种的
"She just broke up with her boyfriend in the middle of the cafeteria while we all watched. Savage!"
- shook = shocked 震精了
"Im shook."
- sick; dope; ill; da bomb; tight; phat = awesome, so good 屌，酷炫
"that song is sick!"
"That new track that DJ Krush laid down is da bomb!"
- sus = suspicious 可疑的
"Im not surprised he lied to you, I told you he was sus."
- thirsty = desperate, horny 饥渴的
"She is always posting pictures with extreme cleavage, thirsty much?"
- woke = socially aware; kept informed 紧跟时事潮流的
"You dont know Childish Gambinos Redbone? Stay woke, dude!"
"If you care more about the Kardashians than the national housing crisis, you need to get woke."
【副词篇】
- high-key = really, meaning something needs to be said out loud 强烈表示
- Low-key = kind of, meaning something needs to be said secretly 弱弱表示
"I high-key wanna eat healthy, but low-key wanna to eat an entire cake."
【动词篇】
- cancel = reject; often used as "cancelled" to mean something is never gonna happen or youre done with it 没戏；翻篇
Me: "Should I swipe right? One of his interests is Nickelback."
Friend: "CANCEL."me: i really like this boy. me a week later: thats over. its cancelled.
- curve = reject someone romantically （情感关系上）拒绝
Person 1: "Hey baby I miss you"
Person 2: "Goodnight bruh" #curve"When someone curves you, they keep responding, but they bat away any questions regarding commitment or any attempts to define your relationship."
- dox = reveal another persons information such as phone number, address, username, etc. 人肉
Person 1: Did you see those KKK members on twitter?
Person 2: Yeah I heard that they got doxxed on tumblr. Wanna call them and curse them out for being awful people? Person 1: Hell yeah!
- finna = fixing to; the new "gonna" 准备去
"Im finna go surfing!"
- ghost = suddenly cut off all communications with someone with no explanation or goodbye 跟…玩失踪
"I havent seen him in a month. He must be ghosting me!"
- humblebrag = brag in a humble way 谦虚地自夸（也作名词用）
"I am exhausted from my two week vacation to Hawaii. I need a vacation."
"Nice Humble Brag, asshole."
- keep it 100 = keep it real; be true to yourself 保持真我
"Im gonna keep it 100 and do what I feel is right."
- Netflix and chill = code for two people going to each others house and have sex instead of watching Netflix/TV 约（炮）
A thirsty dude: Hey, you wanna come over to my house, Netflix and chill? 约吗？
- pwn = own (defeat an opponent badly) 吊打，完爆
"That team totally pwned us."
"Shit! We got pwned."
- Rickroll = prank someone by sending a video with a promising or salacious title that turns out to be a video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Matt: You gotta check out this new band, its awesome! Look, heres the video.
Rick Astley: Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down... Jake: Arrrgh man, you just Rick Rolled me again!
- roast = make fun of someone; humorously insult someone 吐槽，笑话，狠狠嘲笑
"look at Bens funny shoes. he is about to get roasted bro"
- ship = support a romantic relationship between two people 粉某对CP
"I ship Beyoncé and Jay Z."
- slay = dominate; succeed in something amazing 秒杀，完爆他人
Beyoncé slays!
- smash = fuck, have casual sex with someone 上（某人）
"Damn! That chick looks good as shit! I just wanna smash her!」
- spill the tea = share gossip 分享八卦消息
R: "Okay girls, it is time to spill the tea."
C: "What tea do you have?"
- swipe left = no to that, originally on Tinder
- Would you smash that butter face?
- No way, Id swipe left.
- swipe right = yes to that, originally on Tinder
"That girl Hannah over there is really hot. I would definitely swipe right on her."
Tom: Did you see the trailer for that new video game? Dan: Swipe right!
- throw shade (at someone) = talk trash about someone; publicly disrespect 损人，影射
Katy Perry throws shade at Taylor Swift during American Idol.
【缩写篇】
- af = as fuck ...死了
Im tired af.
- ASL, A/S/L = age/sex/location, typically used in chat rooms that look to exchange sexual favors
pervert: hi, asl?
hotchick: 75/f/Can pervert: fuck you.(pervert leaves chat with anger and feels sad)
- FOMO = fear of missing out. The fear that if you miss a party or event you will miss out on something great 生怕错过好玩事物的心理
Even though he was exhausted, Johns fomo got the best of him and he went to the party.
- JOMO = joy of missing out. The feeling of being independent and not needing to be everywhere with everyone 脱离社交的喜悦感
- Dude, did you go to that awesome party last night?
- No, I was home watching a movie. JOMO!
- FR = for real 真的
fr you need to stop being rude
- FTW = for the win; being the best 必胜，最棒
Arsenal for the win, Tottenham for the bin
- GOAT = greatest of all time 永远最棒
JT is the GOAT!
- hundo P = 100% sure 百分百确定
Jake: Wana go to the beach?
John: hundo p its gonna rain. Jake: ok we"ll see a movie.
- idk = i dont know 不知道诶
Text from friend: "When are you free?"
Me: "idk fam but Im missing squad."
- idek = i dont even know 鬼知道
friend: so when are you gonna ask her out
me: idek!!??
- ikr = i know, right? 可不是嘛
- Wow, that other definition sucks.
- IKR? Im making a better one.
- NSFW = not safe for work 工作场合不宜，指露骨内容
The website you want to visit contains pornography. Its NSFW.
- OTP = one true pairing 完美的一对，CP
"My OTP is Beyoncé and Jay Z. If they were to break up, Id literally die."
- rofl = rolling on the floor laughing 笑到打滚
"thats so funny rofl"
- lmfao = laugh my fucking ass off 笑死我
- RT = retweet 转发
- smh = shaking my head. usually used when someone finds something too stupid （无言以对地）摇头
he thought 9+10 was actually 21. smh
- tbh = to be honest 老实说
TBH I think youre sexy and we should hang out sometime
- tbt = throwback Thursday; throwback to, often used in social media to reminisce about an old photo, idea, etc. 怀旧日（并不限定星期四）
[Pic]
#tbt me back in 2008
- TFW = that feel when 就是那种...的感觉
TFW youre about to go cliff-jumping but realize your bathing suit is dangerously loose.
- thot = that ho over there 妖艳贱货，骚货
Man, if you smash her you better wrap it good, that thot has given herpes to half the school.
- TLDR / TL;DR = too long; didnt read 太长不看
Alice: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis non neque sapien. Donec eu egestas dui. Quisque pellentesque pellentesque eros, eu posuere leo interdum id. In consequat, enim eget cursus aliquet, massa sem elementum ipsum, ut vestibulum magna arcu et odio. Maecenas vel pulvinar neque. Aliquam erat volutpat. Vivamus dictum vulputate dapibus.
Bob: TLDR
- v = very
hes v good
- p = pretty
- wth = what the hell 我去，什么鬼
- wtf, dafuq= what the fuck 卧槽
Person 1: Wanna see my dick?
Person 2: Dafuq bruh, no!
- YOLO = you only live once 人生只有一次，及时行乐
Guy: "Hey I heard that you broke ur leg falling off the balcony at that party"
Dumbass: "Ya but hey YOLO"
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