30 new slang English words gaining popularity

Language is a living thing, constantly changing depending on circumstances. And this is good. Sometimes, however, it can feel like it's changing faster than we can handle, especially when it comes to slang words that seem to change every season. Writes about this Reader's Digest.

For example, “chill” used to be a temperature or an instruction, then it became synonymous with the word “relaxed”, then expanded to add “cool” or “awesome,” and now it not only means all this, but it can also mean sex, like in the case of Netflix and chill. Some slang words even become so popular that they are canonized as “real” words in the dictionary.

Yeet

Honestly, this word is used in different ways, so it’s hard to understand what it means. But, as a rule, this is either a happy expression of consent or a description of how to throw something far and fast.

Where's my soda?

Jake yeeted it into the pool.

Tea

Tea is gossip, and “spilling the tea” is telling someone all the juicy details. Gossip is fun, but it is not always kind or helpful, and can seriously damage a relationship.

How was the work party?

Spill the tea!

Sis

You can use this word to refer to your literal sister, which is great, but many people now use it to refer to any close friend or loved one, regardless of gender. It can also be used at the end of almost any sentence.

What happened in class?

Spill the tea, sis.

Curved

To be rejected, especially in a romantic manner.

How'd it go with Rachel?

Not good, got curved.

Ratioed

One way to determine whether someone is popular on Twitter is by the ratio of post comments to likes and retweets. Having a lot of comments but few likes means that people really don't like what you wrote.

You got ratioed hard. Don't tweet about things you don't understand.

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Flex

Reproaching someone is a way of fighting with someone or proving that you are better. "Weird flex, but okay" refers to a person who thinks he is better but uses a really weird comparison.

I ate 13 cans of soup without adding water!

Weird flex, but okay.

On read

Nothing stings more than seeing someone read your text message and decide not to respond—for hours, days, or sometimes never. Leaving someone “on read” is electronic ignoring, the same as silently responding to someone in person.

Jake left me on read for three days - we're so over.

Lowkey

When something is subtle or not very important, but is still important enough to you at the moment, you call it "lowkey". The opposite, less commonly used, is “highkey”.

I lowkey want ice-cream right now.

JOMO

FOMO (fear of missing out) is a popular term for the feeling that people experience when they see how everyone lives a happy life on social networks and has fun. But not all extroverts, and some of us are glad that they are not invited anywhere. In this case, you need to use JOMO (joy of missing out).

That party looked crazy, I stayed home and watched Netflix in my fuzzy socks. Ah, JOMO.

KK

"OK, cool" is a common way to say to someone you understand and agree with. However, since text messaging and the internet are what they are, this phrase was considered too long to print. OK was shortened to k, and cool became kewl, which then became k.

I'm running an hour late.

KK.

Fam

Fam is your family, but most often these days "fam" refers to anyone close to you, including friends. “I gotchu fam” is a popular phrase that means “I got your back.”

What up fum?

Snack

A nice way to say that someone looks good, pretty, or sexy.

There goes Ainsley, lookin 'like a snack!

Mood

When something unexpected makes you feel a certain way or makes you think that someone else is experiencing certain emotions. It can also be used as a way to say that you relate to something.

That new Ariana Grande song is a mood.

Eyebleach

Bleach is a powerful cleanser, so when you've seen too many scary things, sometimes you need a little eyebleach—except you use pictures of puppies or kittens instead of chemicals.

Too much news, time for some eyebleach.

Ship

When you ship people, that means you want them to be in a relationship.

I was totally shiping Justin Bieber and Selena Gomes, but then he married Hailey Baldwin.

Spark plug

Bougie is short for bourgeois, which means to be a materialist or part of a wealthy social class or simply aspiring to be one. Bougies often use profanity to denote something overly fancy or someone who thinks they are high class but are not.

Those china plates are super bougie.

Finna

Speaking of plans for the future, “fixing to” has become “finna”. This means that you are going to do something.

Why you keep calling me? I'm finna block you.

Hun

"Hun" is now a very sweet phrase sometimes used by women pretending to be overly friendly. It is so widely used in multi-level marketing sales that it has become a name for those who consume essential oils, cosmetics, diet pills or the like in an unconventional way.

Hey hun! I'd loved it if you could model my leggins, I'll give you 10% off.

Snatched

Telling someone they look "snatched" is a compliment.

Girl, you look snatched.

Stan

The rapper Eminem's hit single “Stan” describes a fan who is so keen on the singer that when his letters aren’t answered, he locks his pregnant girlfriend in the trunk and drives the car off the bridge. This horrible story has turned into a word that means being a big fan of someone or something.

I still stan One Direction so hard!

Shook

Another word for surprise or bad mood.

I just saw Get Out and I'm shook.

Finsta

A popular activity today is to create fake Instagram accounts - finstas - for entertainment purposes.

You see the finsta where a random guy edits himself into photos with Kylie Jenner? It's hilarious.

Boolin '

Someone who is "boolin" is relaxing - this simply means that they are relaxed and not worried.

I'm just boolin 'a home tonight.

Ox

It sounds the same as it is written and means the same thing - boy. But "boi" is the term most often used to refer to a dog or other pet.

My dog ​​brings me tissues when I cry, he's the goodest boi.

Mirin '

Short for "admiring".

I'm lowkey mirin' your smile.

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Subtweeting

If you want someone to know that you are talking about them on Twitter, specify their @username. But if you want to talk about someone without calling him directly, you subtweet on him. And this part of the Twitter dictionary has leaked into real life and means talking about someone without mentioning his name, but still making it clear who you're talking about.

Haha did you hear Mario subtweeting Luigi at lunch?

Smol

Just like it sounds, “smol” is slang for “small.” So why not just say "small"? Because when your mouth says "smol" you automatically go "ooooh!" and it just makes everything look cute.

Aw, smol boi is all tuckered out from too much fetch.

Cosplay

Costume play, or briefly cosplay, is an extremely popular pastime when people dress up in their favorite characters in films, books or cartoons.

I'm cosplaying Rey this weekend at the Star Wars Convection.

Wildin '

Doing something crazy besides the usual stuff this weekend? Then you're wildin '! It can be used to describe something as crazy.

What is Donna from accounting doing? This is a company party.
Dunno, she wildin '.

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