"Slang" dictionary

[RadoGoji]

I also do not see how "sick" and "good/best" relate.

Nowadays, "sick" can be a slang synonym for "cool."

[Raptor]

As I mentioned, that basically makes no sense whatsoever IMO.

This discussion originated in the Non-Kaiju Games Chat so how about we list some other CURRENT "slanguage" that might cause confusion when introduced into "mainstream" conversation? If you believe a term/definition might be regional, go ahead and indicate where it's being used also.

[Jet Jaguar]

That would be bad!
;)

Get it?

[Emperor Violenjiger]

Sick = cool? :eh: You've got me utterly confused.

[MechaV]

"Sick" means cool,eh? What are we now, 1980's surfers?

Dude, did you catch that gnarly pounder?

[Jet Jaguar]

Totally tubular!

[Solar_Behemoth]

Far out, dude!

Groovy!

This is pretty tight!

:nonono2:

[Evil alla Pure]

Oh my god here we go.

[Baryonyx13]

Fo shizzle! Why don we pop on outta here and ride my spinnas to da club, son! Then we can pick up some shorties and take em back to our crib!

Translated: For real! Why don't we leave and ride my cheap car with expinsive rims to the local dancing club, my good friend? The we can pick up some nice looking young ladies and take them to our house!

[Solar_Behemoth]

"Let's go dawgs!"

"Isn't my car pimp?"

"Yo yo yo homies, get out of my side of da hood."

Today's language is pretty damn stupid.

[Metal Zombie]

Though they don't count since they're not common, a couple friends and I use some odd words and stuff:

Spelunk's meaning has been changed to "to hit someone upside the head with a freaking huge boulder." Usually we just go *SPELUNK!!*

"Elch" is just a muttered word in bad times and relates to anything disgusting, bad, stupid, or what have you.

"Forsh" is anything and everything pertaining to nudity.

And to "Gallywomp" is to just attack someone rabidly.

Of course, none of this could catch on, but I say elch so much that people around me get the idea of the meaning without asking.

[Project Pimp]

"Let's go dawgs!"

"Isn't my car pimp?"

"Yo yo yo homies, get out of my side of da hood."

Yeah, too bad no one would ever say any of those phrases in the first place. It's like twisting the more accepted slang into something like "Hey dudes, this is cool." which also sounds stupid and is something no one would ever say.

[Raptor]

Slang is "casual" (and often evolving) "twisting" of words in the original language and their ACCEPTED usage to begin with. Why bother when there is a very rich and descriptive base available in the first place? This topic developed in the first place due to possible misinterpretation of a very COMMON word that now supposedly means almost the direct OPPOSITE? :sarcasm: That doesn't make sense at all IMO.

As for sentence construction, don't most folks have enough trouble getting through English class as it is without further garbling things up? :look:

[Metal Zombie]

My Aunt is an English teacher, though this is her last year, plus I can't stand horrible grammar on the internet (OMG WTF thats so funny LOL!!) and I listen to At the Drive-In and the Mars Volta, so I know quite a few words to beat people over the head with. That, and my friends always like unleashing huge words to confuse me, so slang isn't much to me aside from inventing new words and phrases. And hey, people at school are catching on!

As for the Mars Volta, just check out these lyrics and you'll see what I mean:
Neoinfidels - Let's plug them in!
Neopolygraphic, trip chords!
Centrocircuiphobia the fallacy!
Welcome to neotokyo!!

[MechaSpaceGhidorah]

At my school I found a Slang Dictionary. It was a very strange 20 minutes of reading let me tell you. After 20 minutes I was so sick of it I put it back the shelf.

[Cosmos]

Hey all you Cats and Chicks, Hows Tricks?

[mechagodzilla3]

Fo shizzile. Honostly i hear that everywhere. I even say it. Or yall Wahssup

[Raptor]

This discussion originated in the Non-Kaiju Games Chat so how about we list some other CURRENT "slanguage" that might cause confusion when introduced into "mainstream" conversation?"Jargon", often specialized "shop talk" is one thing but when the GOVERNMENT gets in the act, be prepared to see PC types hop on the bandwagon.
From The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA: Helping Hand is The Press Democrat's annual holiday appeal to readers. This year, donations will help the hungry and food insecure served by Redwood Empire Food Bank.THAT started with THIS (http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/11/28/national/a05112706_02.txt). "A little pregnant" immediately comes to mind. And can't Americans say "National DEFENSE" rather than "Homeland SECURITY"?
Maybe the turkeys who come up with this doublespeak need to have a Double Whopper shoved down their gullet - with a dose of castor oil. It might remind them that no matter what you call the result, it will still STINK. :angry:

[Dr. Strangelove]

...and thus, the begining of the Orwellian "New Speak"...

[Goji Son]

...and thus, the begining of the Orwellian "New Speak"...

If you'd have been reading what kids are typing in IMs or just spend 2 seconds on any MMORPG (namely, WoW) now a days it would seem pretty prevalent that this generation is creating it's own simpler language and it's depressing. It's 'you' not 'U', u n00bs!

[biochemitra]

I find this defamation of slang rather demeaning. Slang is everywhere. It's just the different ways people talk, and they have every right to talk in the manner they wish to. The people they usually use it to talk to generally know what it means, so it works for them. There's nothing wrong with speaking in a way that suits you and your friends.

Simplified netspeak is the same. So what if they'd rather type one letter than three? It's just easier, and I can't say I've ever seen anyone turn in an essay that uses it. It's easy to switch between formal and casual style between IMs and important documents.

I really don't see what the problem is with slang, sans personal opinion on whether or not it sounds stupid, and we all know how much that matters in the modern world.

[Emperor Violenjiger]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. :sarcasm:

[Raptor]

^
All the bureaucrats in DC aren't going to be able to put a new "spin" on reality. One thing you need to know when dealing with people is being able to COMMUNICATE with them. How many times do we hear folks saying they don't understand most of the government's doings, as well as its publications? Bet one of the biggest sections of the phone book is for LAWYERS. :laugh:
Maybe we should start a thread of words/terms that need to be struck from the language. Prime candidates would be the vacuous dehumanizing ones.