THE POOLS, BEACHES AND PLAYING fields of summer are rich breeding grounds for two things: mosquitoes and teenage slang. Both can bite, and both can drive adults to distraction. These days, the new American argot can come from Brooklyn or Beverly Hills—proof positive that lingo is more powerful than landscape. Here, for newcomers, is a PEOPLE lexicon of the latest words in slang.
VERBS
Bone out
Quit or chicken out
Put that on the set
Tell the truth
Be sprung on
Like someone
Twist a braid
Say goodbye
Harsh
Complain or nag
Mackin'
Making out
Suckin' my flava
Copying one's style
Scrompin', perching, duking
Having sex
Knuckle up
Fight
Jack
Rob
Frying
Taking LSD
NOUNS
Kicks
Sneakers
Fresh dip
Casual dress
Couch commander
A television remote control
Benzo
A Mercedes-Benz
The chronic
Potent marijuana
Kibbles and Bits
Crumbs of cocaine
Pimp
A cool guy who's popular with girls
Duke breath
Bad breath
Grubbin'
Good food
Bank
Money
Hat
A condom
Gat
A gun
Two-four
A case of beer
Freak
An attractive girl or boy
Cool guy
Uncool person who thinks he's cool
Cretin maggot
A lowlife
ADJECTIVES
Fat
Cool, attractive
Crushed, buckled, broke to the curb
Ugly
Cold-blooded
Really cool
L-12
Stupid times 12
Mopped
Beaten up
Laid-back
Well-dressed
Thick
Curvaceous
Mobile
Attractive
Filthy
Cool
Biggums
Overweight
PHRASES
Check it!
Bug off!
Let's go get booty!
Let's get drunk!
In a grip
In a long time
I'm Audi 5000
I'm leaving
I'm sideways
Goodbye
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