Talking Teen In 2016

Being a bit of a word nerd I was taken a back today when I realized how not dealing with a teen every day had put me out of the lingo loop. Of course, teen speak is nothing new: Every generation has had its own language. Just consider how the word “great” has morphed through the years: boss, groovy, rad, bad, the bomb. Now today I find out  it’s “lit.”

So if you want to be ready and hip when the family pops in for the Holidays here is a crash course in teen speak for 2016:

• It’s Lit – it’s cool, it’s good
• I’m weak – That was funny
• On fleek, on point – Nailed it
• BAE - Term of endearment, “Before Anyone Else”
• Ship – Short for relationship, if you “ship” two people, you want them to make it as a couple
• GOAT – Greatest of all time
• Squad – Your group of friends
• Fam – The friends you are closest to
• Woke – Being aware of issues
• High-key – People say high key when they are about to say something they want everyone to know about
• Low-key – People say low key when they are about to say something they don't want everyone to know about
• Throw shade – Give someone a dirty look or say something nasty
• Straight fire – Hot/trendy
• TBH- To be honest
• Thirsty – desperate
• Hundo P – 100 percent, confirming something
• Sus – Suspect, when something is shady
• v. – Very

Now all you have to do is practice and you'll be on fleek and considered the GOAT of your squad, it's lit.  Seriously, I'm weak.