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

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hallcest n. When asked if living together has brought sexual tension into their friendship, Mr. Danzig said “no” flatly, and Dewar said the same, emphatically. Neither report any awkward or indelicate moments, but when both genders use the same bathroom on the floor not much remains secret. Dating neighbors—known as “hallcest” or “dormcest”—is courting disaster given such close quarters, says Danzig. [English Education Relationships Sex & Sexuality Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 4, 2007)

hundo n. hundo—1. A quantity of 100. 2. 100 percent certain.Example 1: “How much money do you need? About a hundo."Example 2: “Will you be at the game tonight? Hundo.” [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 26, 2008)

juke v. Fliers announcing this month’s Evanston Township High School homecoming dance carry the warning: “salacious or inappropriate dancing”—often called “juking”—is outlawed. Dance tickets at Naperville North High are even more specific: “sexually explicit” and “front-to-back dancing will not be permitted."…Spotting dancers who cross the line can be especially difficult in schools where hundreds of kids pack a dance floor and gravitate into clumps, sometimes even encircling jukers and protecting them from ready view. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Sep. 16, 2007)

jump off the porch v. phr. In street language, the decision to join a gang is known as “jumping off the porch.” [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2007)

June bug n. While townies pejoratively dub them “June Bugs,” landlords relish confiscating security deposits and enforcing strict “no party” rules beyond the point of reason and jealous neighbors ruin the fun by calling the fuzz, there’s little doubt that senior week-ers get less respect around here than Rodney Dangerfield. [Maryland English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 8, 2007)

lovey n. Tell your child he can have his lovey at home and in the car, but not at the grocery store or the park. Or if your child demands that his blankie go to school with him, suggest a compromise. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 4, 2006)

mad-mugging n. Mao, a Southeast Asian gang member, apparently believed somebody at the Chevron station at Hammer Lane and Holman Road “mad-mugged” him, a street term used to describe challenging looks, Smith said. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 22, 2007)

mobbing n. Mobbing—walking around in a large group. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (May. 21, 2007)

Otto Pfister n. “I am strongly admonishing parents and guardians to pay special attention to their wards and the way they dress. This Otto Pfister way of dressing is totally unacceptable in Islam, therefore it is unIslamic,” he said. In Ghanaian parlance, “Otto Pfister” is a kind of dressing in which the youth, especially boys, intentionally pull their trousers down below the waistline to the extent of almost dropping off or exposing part of their buttocks. [English Ghana Apparel, Appearance, & Fashion Youth] [full cite] (Oct. 16, 2007)

poke v. The sites also offer athletes a forum to trash-talk electronically with upcoming opponents. UM’s Darryl Sharpton told a funny story about a Virginia Tech linebacker who last season jokingly “poked” several UM players—a phrase that means flirt in Facebook vernacular. “After we won that game, we found that guy and had some fun with him.” [English Online Youth] [full cite] (Sep. 1, 2006)

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