Vocabulary Spotlight | 2010s Slang

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack tests Xochitl on her knowledge of 2010s slang.

Transcript:

00:00:01

Jack

Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I’m here with my co-host social. And today I’m going to test socials knowledge of 2000 tens slang and so here’s the first one, social. What does lit mean? If something is lit?

00:00:20

Xochitl

Lit means.

00:00:23

Xochitl

Well, has a couple of meanings, but one of them is like I’m lit. Is like getting drunk or tipsy, or like under the influence and the other one is like, oh, that parties lit is like ohh it’s awesome. It’s a great time like.

00:00:37

Jack

What amazing fun, exciting.

00:00:41

Jack

That party last night was so lit.

00:00:46

Jack

OK. All right. You got it. #2, this is right in your wheelhouse though, so.

00:00:51

Xochitl

Yeah, this is like right there.

00:00:53

Jack

This is university for you right here.

00:00:55

Xochitl

Yeah, well, this is a.

00:00:57

Xochitl

High school, I think. Yeah, right.

00:00:58

Jack

Our high school. Sorry, younger than I thought. #2 slay.

00:01:05

Xochitl

Slay. Yeah, this is high school for me. Like sleigh Queen is like it’s hard to describe. It’s kind of like imagine with someone shows up at a party dressed in an amazing outfit and you’d be like sleigh queen. Go off. It’s like.

00:01:25

Xochitl

It’s like kill him with that awesomeness. Kind of.

00:01:29

Xochitl

I don’t know if it’s.

00:01:31

Jack

Do you like to do something or to wear something exceptionally well or to look stunning like you look amazing. There’s an example. She absolutely slayed that performance.

00:01:44

Xochitl

Yeah, yeah, that’s a good idea. That’s a good way to put it too.

00:01:47

Jack

Alright, #3 FOMO.

00:01:51

Xochitl

Beer of missing out. Jack and I talk about this all the time. It literally just means, you know, maybe you’re at a party and you hear about another party and you want to go to that party. You’re always waiting for the next best thing to happen.

00:02:03

Jack

Right. I I suffer from serious FOMO. Like fear of missing out of things. Example, I didn’t go out with my friends last night because of FOMO.

00:02:18

Jack

Does that make sense?

00:02:19

Xochitl

No, that doesn’t.

00:02:20

Jack

Wait, I’m sorry. I’m I’m reading this off ChatGPT. That makes no sense at all I.

00:02:25

Xochitl

That makes no sense.

00:02:26

Jack

It it’s the opposite of FOMO. I I went out with my friends last night because of FOMO.

00:02:29

Xochitl

Yes, it would, definitely.

00:02:34

Xochitl

Yes, that’s correct.

00:02:35

Jack

Yeah. Sorry everyone, I’ve I’ve chat CPT. Let me down here on this one. Yeah, because if you’re, if you have FOMO, then you have to go.

00:02:45

Xochitl

Yes, if you have phone or you can’t miss.

00:02:47

Xochitl

Out on an opportunity to go out.

00:02:49

Jack

Yeah, if you if you don’t go out and you stay home, you’re suffering from serious FOMO, like fear of missing out, OK?

00:02:59

Jack

#3 squad, like your squad.

00:03:02

Xochitl

Your squad is your people, like your friend group.

00:03:10

Jack

What are you doing tonight? Heading out with the squad.

00:03:14

Jack

Yeah, my friends.

00:03:16

Xochitl

Yeah, you’re fine.

00:03:16

Jack

Yeah, my, we we used to call saying my peeps.

00:03:19

Jack

But that’s like 90s.

00:03:21

발표자

Right.

00:03:23

Jack

So cringy right. OK.

00:03:27

Jack

So so why are

00:03:27

Jack

You always throwing shade at me.

00:03:31

Xochitl

Is that one of the one of the OK throwing shade is like taking a dig at someone.

00:03:32

Jack

Yeah, throw shade. This is the.

00:03:34

Jack

Next one.

00:03:39

Jack

Right. Insulting or criticizing someone.

00:03:44

Jack

Here’s an example sentence. Did you hear her throw shade at him during the meeting?

00:03:51

Jack

These examples are terrible.

00:03:53

Jack

By the way, I.

00:03:54

Xochitl

Know that one does kind of that one works, at least that one is in line with what it actually means. It’s just like not the.

00:04:00

Xochitl

Best example but.

00:04:03

Jack

At least it makes sense though.

00:04:06

Jack

OK. Last one is Savage.

00:04:11

Xochitl

Savage Savage is like, Oh my God, you’re such a savage. When you go off on someone, it’s like it’s like how people now say menace. Yeah, yeah.

00:04:24

Jack

And sometimes it it can be like a like a.

00:04:28

Jack

Like you’re you’re. You’re not afraid of anything. You know, like you. You’re a savage. You’re just. Did you see her comment? She’s so savage.

00:04:37

Xochitl

Yeah, it definitely can be, like, admirable to be savaged.

00:04:42

Jack

All right. Well, that was our last one.

00:04:45

Xochitl

Oh, OK. All right, listeners. Well, if you have any questions about the.

00:04:49

Xochitl

Slang or want to know about?

00:04:51

Xochitl

Other slang. Make sure to join us. I’ll be making compiling a little list of more Gen. Z slang to be able to quiz Jack. So you guys, we can all laugh together next episode and we will see you guys next time. Make sure to leave a comment down below it. It is englishpodcast.com. Shoot us an e-mail at AZ English.

00:05:09

Xochitl

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00:05:11

Xochitl

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00:05:14

Xochitl

Time. Bye bye

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