C2 · Mastery
Youth Language
A selection of current youth slang, intensifiers, borrowings, and multiethnolectal expressions. Usage varies by age, peer group, region, and social setting.
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- Words & phrases
- 21
- Lessons
- 2
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
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- I swear (to God)
- scared, paranoid
- come on, hurry up
- sick, insanely (good)
- to flex, show off
- cringeworthy, embarrassing
- to ghost (cut off all contact)
- buddy, bro
- head over heels in love
- bro, mate
- my friend, dear (term of endearment)
- totally crazy, insane
- to be up for (something)
- nice, cool
- a crybaby, whiner
- to own, dominate (win big)
- really good, damn good
- hilarious, really funny
- to be salty, annoyed
- lowkey, kind of, secretly
- a crush
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Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Youth Language
- Lesson 2
Decoding a Teenager's Messages
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