A Concise Collection of College Students' Slang: For a Better Understanding of and Closer Connection with College Students

A Concise Collection of College Students’ Slang

For a better understanding of and closer connection with college students.

Editor: Xin-An Lu;

Assistant Editor: David W. Graf Jr.

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A Concise Collection of College Students’ Slang

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Contents

Preface

Introduction of Assistant Editor

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Preface  

Language is a passport to a culture. Slang, probably the most lively part of a language, is especially so. Understanding of a culture’s slang is a great lens through which to know the authentic life of the members in that culture. Slang can also serve to spice up conversations with these members. In this light, a collection is made of undergraduate college students’ slang—by college students themselves. For authenticity, more attention is given to comprehensiveness than to political correctness, although racist terms are avoided. This concise collection promises to give you a better understanding of and a closer connection with undergraduate college students.

This booklet is also the result of an experiment in my classroom teaching. All contributors to this work are young college students in my Spring classes, 2004, at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. They present what they found and collected in one project in my Basic Oral Communication class in the form of a published and distributed book. The purpose of this educational experiment is to explore methods that can manifest student learning not only in a more permanent format, but also in a format that gives the learners a sense of pride. It is my hope that result from this experiment helps not only the readers of this booklet, but also our search for more effective learning in college education.

Contributors to this work are (last names in alphabetical order): Nathan Babinsack, Joel Banotai, Brain Boylan, Randi Bridge, Megan Connolly, Amanda Denito, Robert Eck, Rachel Elliot, Kirby Fanus, Casey Fritts, Gary Gearhart, Dave Graf Jr., Lori Greenawalt, Michael Greifzu, Chad, Griswold, Amy Haines, Sean Hearn, Chelsea Hockenberry, Gina Joyce, Heather Jungfer, Stephanie Kelly, Charles Kline, Paul Kurzawa, Molly Mackley, Natalie Maxwell, Caitlyn McGee, Amy McHale, Laura Meloro, Alex Moffet, Jaron Nalewak, Cailin Nelson, Timothy Nemec, Nicole Perugini, Rachel Peters, Mark Peters Jr., Aaron Rizzo, Trevor Roberts, Nathan Rosenberry, Andrew Sandrik, Alexander Sauder, Kaci Snader, Heather Snively, Stanley Staneski, Lori Stauder, Mechelle Sweeney, John Vella, Karen Walter, Jeremy Wasser, Adam Wetzel, Brandon White, Greg Williams, Amanda Zapcic.

Introduction of Assistant Editor  

David W. Graf Jr. was born October 15, 1983. He achieved varsity letters in wrestling and football and in 2001 he became an Eagle Scout. After completing high school in West Chester, Pa, he enrolled at Shippensburg University as a Computer Science major. David gives all the credit for his success in life to his friends, teachers, and most importantly his family.

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About that (v adv): in support of. I’m so not about that. Ace (n): A person that you are very close friends with. Jon is my ace; I’ve known him since kindergarten.

Action (n): sexual activity. Are you getting some action tonight?

Afro (n): a large hairstyle. Look at that guy’s huge afro!

Ag (adj): crazy or fun. That trip was really ag.

Age (interj): to be used after a word to amplify its meaning. I need some major drinkage.

Aight (conj): contraction of all and right meaning good or great. He thought the food was aight.

Ain’t that some shit (interj): reaction that expresses awe to someone or something. I lost my wallet, ain’t that some shit.

Airhead (n): stupid person. Marisa’s such an airhead; she can’t even remember her phone number.

All (v): say. Shane was all,I don’t even like her.

All about (adv prep): enthusiastic something or very excited. I’m all about going on my spring break.

All fawked up (v adv; prep): very drunk or intoxicated. She went out to the bar and got all fawked up.

All nighter (n): to study all night without sleeping. Once she saw how much work she had to do she knew that she would have to pull an all nighter.

All over it (v adv; prep): to be very interested or involved in something. When I heard the news I was all over it.

All-that (adj): superior. Just because she has a new car, she thinks she all-that.

All-there (adj): sane. My history professor isn’t all-there. She always gives us blank looks when we ask her questions.

All up in (v adv; prep): to be sexually involved with someone. She is all up in with her boyfriend.

All up in da kool aid and don’t kno tha flava (interj): being invasive about something that is none of the person’s business . You need to get out of our conversation, you’re all up in da kool aid and don’t kno tha flava.

All wet (v adv): completely wrong. The teacher said he was all wet.

All you (v adv): completely about one person. I’ll do some of the work, but the math problems are all you. Ally (n): ghetto or poor quality. The street where he lives is a real ally.

Amped (adj): excited. I’m really amped for the party tonight.

Amped down (v adv): to calm down. She was really amped down after her vaca tion.

And a half (phrase): indicates an amplified amount or condition. She’s a stripper and a half.

Aneewayz (interj): it doesn’t matter. So aneewayz, you want to go to a movie?

Antifreeze (n): alcohol, liquor. After that test I think I need some antifreeze.

Arbid (adj): very general, nothing in particular. That was a very arbid test.

Armpit (n): undesirable place or location. This town is an armpit. Ass (n): displeasing or disappointing. That was such an ass movie.

Ass cold (adj): very cold. It is really ass cold out here.

Ass-load (n): large amount. I have an ass-load of homework tonight.

Ass-master (n): term for someone not liked. That guy was a real ass-master.

Ass peddler (n): one who sells him or herself sexually, prostitute. He picked up an ass peddler and got caught by the police.

Ass pirate (n): gay male. I have heard that he is an ass pirate.

Assed out (v adv): broke or out of luck. He just lost his job; he’s really assed out.

Ass hole (n): damaging person. She thinks one of her classmates is an ass hole.

Atem (n): phonetic saying of ATM. I have to go to the atem before we go shop ping.

Attic (n): the human head. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s going on in his attic.

Aunty (n): likeable older gay male. Bill’s next door neighbor is very nice, he is such an aunty.

Aw fuck (interj): to express displeasure. Aw fuck, I just got a speeding ticket.

Axle grease (n): stiff pomade, hair spray or gel. Do you think you have enough axle grease in your hair?

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Babbage (adj): fake, not real. The watch he sold me is babbage.

Bachin’ (v): to be without a wife or girlfriend. He’ll never find a wife; I guess he’ll just have to keep on bachin’ it.

Bacon (n): the police or law enforcement. Their party was too loud and somebody called the bacon.

Backdoor man (n): a married woman’s lover. She almost got caught with her backdoor man.

Backward k (n): when a batter strikes out without swinging. The last time he was at bat, he got a backward k.

Bad (adj): good. That show was so bad; I loved it.

Bad business (adj): an unpleasant or unfair occurrence. That friend of yours is bad business. Badaud (interj): an incident, attitude, or situation that is unbelievable, unspeakable.

She broke up with me, badaud!

Badical (conj): a contraction of bad and radical. The movie was badical.

Badonkadonk (n): term used to describe a very nice buttocks. Her badonkadonk looks so good in those jeans.

Bag (v): acquire. I bagged the lead in the play.

Bag on (v): to insult. Stacy always bags on Mark.

Bag rays (v n): to get a sun tan. All I want to do is lay on the beach and bag rays.

Bag up (v adv): to laugh uncontrollably. She bagged up when she heard the joke.

Bah (interj): term used to describe disgust with something. Bah! I hate this cold weather!

Bail (v): leave. I’m going to bail; I have a really big paper to write for tomorrow.

Bail on (v): to abandon. I hope Shawn doesn’t bail on me.

Bail out (v adv): to abandon. You better not bail out.

Baked (adj): under the influence of marijuana; stoned. That guy is so baked.

Ball (v): To play the sport of basketball. The weather is so nice. Do you want to go to the court and ball?

Baller (n): a person who has a lot of money. He thinks he’s such a baller.

Balling (v): to