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

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post up v. phr. Posted up—kicking back. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (May. 21, 2007)

prama n. So began the after-prom on a recent Thursday for about 40 students from Tappan Zee High School in Rockland County, the culmination of months of discussions, planning and prom drama, or “prama,” as they call it.…In addition to the usual turmoil over dates and dresses, there is much prama over where to go after the prom and how to get there.…“People want to kill each other, they’re screaming their heads off,” said Alexa Zappulla, 18, describing the rampant prama at Tappan Zee. As recently as five or six years ago, high school students looking for a place to keep the party going after their prom could go to a club that allowed 18-year-olds.… [English Youth Slang Abbreviation] [full cite] (Jun. 25, 2007)

preesh v. Recycling of old words…“preesh” (from appreciate). [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 6, 2007)

preesh v. Someone Please Tell Me How To Price Autographs. I Have Several Good Players On Their Own Basketball Cards. I ’Preesh It. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 6, 2007)

preesh v. A special “preesh!” to James for the punch in the face. Don’t worry, Slim, there’s only a small mark. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 6, 2007)

preesh v. I’ve been trying to follow the news, but I’m lost: does someone want to tell me what the hell is going on in Lebanon? Preesh. [English College Youth Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 6, 2007)

pregaming n. One common ritual he saw while reporting for the book was “pregaming,” where underage students sat in their dorm rooms or apartments and drank massive amounts of alcohol, usually hard liquor, in order to catch a buzz before going out for the evening. [United States Food & Drink Youth] [full cite] (Aug. 15, 2006)

scrap n. According to Dowden, the three men had been barbequing when a man wearing all black and a hood shot them while shouting “scraps,” a derogatory term used by Nortenos to deride Surenos. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Jan. 23, 2007)

scrapper n. She said her two youngest children, 8 and 6, were wearing blue shirts last year and were taunted by two neighbor children who called them “scrappers,” a derogatory term for Sureño gang members. [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (May. 13, 2007)

skid n. Skid is SUPPOSED to be a short way of saying “street kid” but society has warped it into meaning anyone that dresses “alternatively” meaning goth, punk, etc. Basecly just the people that don’t fit into the category of poplular, geek or “normal.” [English Youth Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 21, 2006)

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