'Straight fire': Best guide to decoding teen slang

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
GOAT guide to translating your teen
GOAT guide to translating your teen

If you're feeling 'shook' keeping up with new slang, USA Today has made a 'v extra' list of translations for 'straight fire' slang.



If you didn't follow that, then this list is definitely for you.



Beef = a disagreement or hostility





BRB = be right back



Bruh = another way of saying "bro" or "brother"



Canceled = done, deleted, finished, blocked on social media



Clout Chaser = someone who tries to latch on to other, more popular people



Clout Demon = a wannabe



Cringey = awkward, uncomfortable, cringe-worthy



Curve = reject someone's advances



Dead = overwhelmed or exhausted



Dime = rating of attractiveness, 10/10



DM = direct messaging someone privately



Drip, Drippin = flashy, ostentatious



Extra = over the top



F2F = face to face, meeting in person



Fam = the friends you are closest with



Finna = going to/about to, short for "fixing to"



Finsta = a fake Instagram account



Fleeky = amazing or great



Glow-Up = an incredible transformation





Goals = a lifestyle to strive for



GOAT = greatest of all time, mainly used in sports



Gucci = good, cool



High-key = a lot, wanting everyone to know something



Hit a lick = to steal something



Hundo P = 100 percent, confirming something



It's lit = cool, awesome, great



I'm weak = something so funny it made you weak



Juice = credibility, respect, can also mean booze or drugs



Juul = a popular brand of vaporizer used by teens



Kickback = a casual get together



Lean = an intoxicating drink made using soda and cough syrup



Meme = a joke or reference to something



OP = out of pocket, used when something is extreme or offensive



Pods = disposable cartridge for a nicotine vaporizer



Ratchet = loud, obnoxious, trashy



Saucy = feisty or sassy





Savage = wild or harsh



Shade = trash talk



Shook = shocked, upset



Sips tea = minding your own business



Smash = to hook up, have sex



Squad = your closest group of friends



Stan = have an intense fandom for a particular object, such as a singer, athlete, or company



Straight fire = popular, trendy, or awesome



Sus = short for suspect, when something is suspicious or sketchy



TBH = to be honest



Tea = gossip



Thicc = voluptuous, curvy body (usually a compliment)



Thirsty = wants attention, or usually from a specific person



Throw shade = talking badly about a person or thing



Tweaking = high, usually on amphetamines



V = very



Wig = when something crazy or unexpected (good) happens



Woke = enlightened about social issues, originally to describe being aware about racism and police violence

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