Top 20 College Slang Terms

Cal Poly, Pomona, 1998

1998年最流行的20条美国校园俚语

20. sweet (adj.) Good; very good; nice.

19. wack/wacked/whack/whacked (adj.) Uncool; boring; ugly; messed up; not right; bad.

18. da bomb/the bomb (adj.) Good; very good; the best.

17. What's up? (int.) Greeting; hi.

16. like (int.) No real meaning; just a filler.

15. mack/mack on(verb) To kiss; to make out; to engage in heavy kissing.

14. chick (noun) [often regarded as offensive by females] A female.

13. floss (verb) To show off; to flaunt; to be flashy.

12. phat (adj.) Good; very good; cool; great; awesome.

11. stoked (adj.) Very happy and/or excited.

10. cool (adj.) Good; very good; excellent.

9. grub/grub on (verb) To eat.

8. dope (adj.) Good; very good; cool; great.

7. my bad (phrase) My fault; my mistake (implies apology).

6. kick it (verb) To relax.

5. tight (adj.) Good; very good; sharp; cool; dope; attractive.

4. player/playa (noun) A person (usually male) who dates (usually secretly) many other people at the same time; someone not serious about a relationship; a womanizer.

3. trip/trip out (verb) To act crazy and/or overemotional; to overreact; to worry excessively.

2. chill/chill out (verb) To relax.

1. Da/the bomb: (adjective) Great; awesome; extremely cool.

Top 20 College Slang Terms

Cal Poly, Pomona, 1997

1997年最流行的20条美国校园俚语

20. Crash: (verb)To rest or sleep.

19. All that: (adjective)1. Great; the best. 2. Superior to others; conceited.

18. Grub: 1.(verb) To eat. 2.(noun) Food, meal.
17. Dude: 1.(noun) Person, especially male. 2.(interjection) A greeting or salutation. 3.(interjection)An indication of surprise.

16. Hottie: (noun) An attractive person.

15. Bad: 1.(adjective) Good. 2.(noun) Fault.

14. What's up?: (greeting) Hi; what is new or happening?

13. Jack up: 1.(verb) To mess up or ruin. 2.(adjective) Mean, cruel.

12. Hoochie: (noun)1. A person that is sexually promiscuous. 2. A sexy woman. 3. A female who dresses provacatively.

11. Homey: (noun) A friend or buddy, pal.

10. Dis': (verb) 1. To disrespect, make fun of, tease, harass. 2. To ignore, treat badly, brush off.

9. Cool: (adjective) 1. Calm. 2. Fine, acceptable. 3. Neat; exciting; interesting; very good.

8. Phat: (adjective) 1. Cool; very good. 2. Attractive or nice. 3. Large; huge. 4. Big; high, especially used as a term by skateboarders, rollerbladers or snowboarders to describe a jump. 5. Someone who is respected, looked up to.

7. My bad: (noun) My fault.

6. Stoked: (adjective) 1. Excited; very happy; psyched. 2. Surprised or bewildered.

5. Kick it: (verb) 1. To relax. 2. Command to pay attention.

4. Trip/trip out/trippin': 1.(noun) An unusual or strange thing or event. 2.(verb)To act out of character. 3.(verb) To not make sense. 4.(verb) To be overwhelmed. 5.(verb) To overreact. 6.(verb)To disagree. 7.(verb) To get upset; to rage. 8.(verb) To act crazy or surprised. 9.(verb)To act as though one is high on drugs.

3. Chill: (verb) To relax; calm down.

2. Dope: (adjective) Something that's fun, addicting, awesome, out of this world, cool, hip and/or attractive.

1. Da/the bomb: (adjective) Great; awesome; extremely cool.

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