Youth Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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false flagging n. In some of our more affluent neighborhoods, we have young people espousing the gang culture and mentality, receiving their gang information second hand and off popular Internet sites. This can put that youth and possibly his or her family at risk of reprisal by gang members who truly engage in gang activity. This “false flagging” as it is known, is a direct disrespect of gang members. [English Youth] [full cite] (Aug. 23, 2006)

fire crotch n. The harassment started a few months ago on the school bus. Millie, a student with red hair, was called “fire crotch” by several sixth-grade boys, who giggled and snickered among themselves. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Body Sex & Sexuality Youth Derogatory Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 8, 2006)

flagging n. Investigators say teenage gangs are loosely defined as, “a group a juveniles who form an allegiance, claim a territory, and wear common colors or articles of clothing.” That practice is called “flagging.” [English Youth] [full cite] (Feb. 22, 2008)

fogging n. During the conference, the children were taught how to look confident and use a technique called “fogging” when dealing with name calling, which encourages children to show minimal reaction or agree with the taunts of the bully. [English Youth] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2006)

freshmore n. “We’re really focusing harder now on the freshmen and sophomores so they don’t turn into what’s called ‘freshmores,’” he said, referring to students in their second year of high school without enough credits to take a sophomore curriculum. [English Education Youth Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 6, 2007)

garaging n. Woodburn told the crowd that the increasingly popular practice known as “garaging”—in which a group of teens scours a neighborhood at night in search of unlocked garage doors with access to refrigerators filled with alcohol—is a felony that can carry harsh punishments for those convicted. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 9, 2007)

gauging n. The nearby Irving, Grand Prairie and DeSoto districts also ban grills, and some also address gauging—the process of placing increasingly large items in the ears to stretch the lobes. [English Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 12, 2006)

generation Q n. The Iraq war may be a mess, but I noticed at Auburn and Old Miss more than a few young men and women proudly wearing their R.O.T.C. uniforms. Many of those not going abroad have channeled their national service impulses into increasingly popular programs at home like “Teach for America,” which has become to this generation what the Peace Corps was to mine. It’s for all these reasons that I’ve been calling them “Generation Q”—the Quiet Americans, in the best sense of that term, quietly pursuing their idealism, at home and abroad. But Generation Q may be too quiet, too online, for its own good, and for the country’s own good. [English Youth New or Nonce] [full cite] (Oct. 10, 2007)

gleek v. You CAN shoot pure saliva…from under your tongues. Keep at it and one day all your snargling (gleeking/lurching) dreams will come true. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 6, 2005)

greenager n. The eco-conscious youngsters, dubbed “Greenagers,” now want to put more pressure on older generations to take a lead in environmental decision-making. [English Environment Youth New or Nonce] [full cite] (Feb. 28, 2008)

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