Quick Poll Results

SmartGirls submit their questions, and we post them! Here are some of the results.

Method:

We posted the following poll on SmartGirl.org:

Quick Poll: What's your favorite slang and what does it mean?

77 SmartGirls responded. Some were repeats.

Results:

Here's how SmartGirls voted in the poll:

Ain't
It means "am not" or "isn't"

Awesome
Really cool

Beast
Amazing

Boho
Bohemian

Breezy
Friends

Cuppa
Cup of tea!

Dang
It's an expression

Dat
That

DAWG
DOG

DGAF
Don't give a f***

Dope
Cool

Dude
Boy

Green
Environment

Eva
Ever

Fantastic
Totally awesome

Grenade
An ugly person; not good looking

Guuuuurl
Girl

Howley
It means someone new to a land, town, village, or place; particularly an island.

Hupla
Anything

Jank
Stupid or silly

Lame
Boring or uninteresting

Legit
Legitimately

LOL
Laugh Out Loud

LQTS
Laughs Quietly To Self

Ma
Mother

Mane
It's a person

Megadeth
The rate of deaths tolled in a nuclear fallout. One megadeth is 1 million people dead by a nuclear bomb.

Ninja
Awesome

OMG
Oh My Gosh

Probs
Probably

Pshh
Whatever

Salty
Sorry

Shan't
Shall not

Shit
Shipping In Transit. It was used in the navy when shipping manure.

Slang
It means an unreal world

Sup
What's up, how are you, hi

SWAG!
It means it's stylish!

SWAGGADOCIOUS
Having a lot of confidence and always trying your best to look fresh

Take a powder
Go to the bathroom

That go hard
Means it's cute, nice

The bomb
Really cool

The shiz
The coolest

Thug
A gangster, someone who's down for any cause

Trippy
Crazy, weird, freaky, mind-blowing

Wat up?
How are you?

What it do
What's up

Whatever
That I don't care

WTF
What the f***

Y'all
You all

Yeah
Yes

Yo
You, or to get someone's attention, hi, Hey :)

Discussion:
Do you use slang? Do you think slang is a good thing or a bad thing? Is some slang better than others? What is the reason for slang? Is it better to stop using slang to fit in or to start using slang to fit in? Why does slang sometimes go out of style?


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