Language/Slang of the 90's
- 'Dip' or 'Let's Dip
verb...To leave. ex. 'Hang up the phone and let's dip.'or...'See you guys later, we have to dip.' - ...with
Adv. along, short for "with you," "with me," etc. Example: "I can't go. I still have homework to do." "Just bring it with" or "We're going to the mall. Wanna go?" "Well, if you stop by the Gap, I'll come with." - Ah girl
What's up girl? - Aiight
Alright, Okay - All That
Expression. That which has everyone's attention - All that and a bag a chips
Means "I'm the best and then some." - All...
As in "I'm all" or "She was all..." A replacement for the term "like". Usually seems to mean "says" or "said". "He was all, 'Are you mad at me?' and I was all 'No way, what are you talking about?' - As if!
Yeah right! Phrase immortalized by Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless". - Atari
A term used among electronic musicians and some ravers to describe horrid DJs. The term used when referring to a bad, or mindless DJ's sound. "That DJ is such an Atari". - Back In The Day
expression. back in the days of..., '90s version of "When I was..." or "Remember when...?" - Bangin'/Slammin'
Has it going on.. - Beans
Money...usually dollars. Let me borrow 2 beans for the soda. - Bling-Bling
Wearing nice jewelry - Blood
Ffreind, or homeboy. Typically men use it to refer to each other. i.e. "what's up blood?" - The Bomb
Par excellence! Out of this world! - Bones
Money, "I need 7 bones for the movie." - Bonus/Bargain
Sarcasm generally used in the UK, meaning "Oh for god sake" - Boo Ya!
A phrase of exclamation after you've done something fly - Bounce
To leave "lets bounce" - Brutal
Bacically means bad "That movie was brutal dogg" - Bugg'n
Same as trippin', Freaking out. "Man you's buggin the otha night dawg." - Bunk
Crazy, messed-up... - Buzz Hype
Awesome, amazing, not boring - Buzz Kill
Boring - CHA-CHING!!!
Costly - Cheddar
Money, cash, etc. - Chica
Means "chick" or "girl". i.e. "Hey what's up chica?" - Chick-Flick
Any movie that has none of the following: graphic violence, full frontal female nudity (necessarily), a high-speed chase, or sight gags. Essentially, movies that stereotypically apply only to women, such as "The English Patient." - Chill Out
Calm down, take it easy - Chillin'
It means that you doing O.K., or your fine. - Crib
House, apartment, dorm - Crunk
Hyped up , bout it , excited - Dank
Describes how awesome something is. Used frequently in the Phish parking lots. Ex. "Those are some dank nugs!!!" - Dawg
Another meaning for a friend, an acquaintance..."What up Dawg!" - Dead Presidents
Slang term for money (reference to pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin et.al. on paper or coined currency). - Don't go there!
Someone has just hit a touchy subject and the other person doesn't appreciate them getting in their business. - Dope
Synonomous with fly, cool, etc. Ex. "Yo, those shoes are dope, girl!" - Dope
Great - Down
I down with that. Like "That sounds good to me" - Dubs
20 inch rims on a car. - Dude
Used for male or female. - Dude!
Used at the beginning of an exclamation or a question. i.e. "Dude! Look at that hot guy!" or "Dude, have you seen my bag?" can be used for male or female. - Duh!!
Didn't you know that? - Eat my shorts!
- Evita Like
Snobby - FYI
For your information. "FYI< i don't care" - Fart-Knocker
An idiot; A phrase coined by "Beavis & Butt-Head" in the early 90's. - Fine
He/she looks real good, like "that guy is fine" - Fly
Meaning cool, good, fun, etc. used mostly in the mid 90's, when the word "phat" was especially popular. - Fool
Sounds like foo'. A dummy. ex: "Let's go fool." - Freak out
Go crazy, get really mad, i.e. "He freaked out when I told him" - Fresh
original, cool, nice - Gank
To steal. "I ganked these shoes from the mall." - Get Over It
Get Over It means exactly what it says - "Get Over It!". To tell someone to get over it is to point out that they are over-reacting to a situation or thing or is telling them that they need to shut up- e.g. "I can't believe I split cola on my new shirt!" "Get over it" - Gettin Jiggy
Can mean either dancing or putting the move on a member of the opposite sex. Popularized by the Will Smith song "Getting Jiggy With It" - Ghetto
Unflattering, as in cheap. - Giddy Up!
A remark which might be said whilst eyeing up an attractive person. - Going Postal
Going crazy. Refers to the trend of some postal workers becoming violent. - Good to go
All set, in order, ready to go, etc. - Grind-age
Food - Hard / Hard nut / Tough nut
A tough guy. "He thinks he's a Tough nut" - Hey Fats
Phrase, means "Hey what's up buddy" - Home Skillet
Meaning your friend or anyone you may want it to be meaning! - Homey/Homeslice
Buddy - How's it hangin'?
Iinformal greeting, as in "How are you?" - I Got The Pasties
My mouth is dry - I'm gone
Bye - IPO
The quickest way to get rich in 99--Initial Public Offering! - It's Cashed
Means it's gone. it's done - It's all good
Meaning it's ok. ex:"I'm sorry i couldn't hook you up!" "Oh, don't worry, it's all good!" - It's go time!
It's time to fight, you've pushed me too far, etc. (a.k.a. "Bring it on!" or "You want a piece of me?!") - Jack
To steal something. i.e. "My car got jacked" or "Don't jack my stuff" - Know what I mean
(UK) Said in the strongest Manchester accent you could muster in the style of Oasis's Liam Gallagher. Used at the end of a statement to get people to agree with you. - Larey
Out of order, used when someone has committed a foux pas. "He stole my wallet, that guy is so Larey", "He stole my wallet, that was not on" - Lay Off
Means to stop whatever it is you're doing. - Let's Bone Out
Meaning "let's go" . - Let's roll
Let's leave. - Like
An insert in sentences when no other word is available - Lunchn'
Messing around, acting crazy - Lurker
One who enters electronic chat rooms without making a contribution. - Mad
Very; a lot; so; shows extremism; "That dessert was MAD good." "I have to pay MAD bills" - Man, I'm Slammin
Meaning I'm doing good today - Man, that is clean.
That is righteous. - Morph
To change into something else - Murk, or Murkin'
To act crazy or wild out - My Bad!
My mistake - NOT!
Used as a function word to stand for the negative of a preceding group of words "'Episode I, The Phantom Menace' was great... NOT". Origin stems from the Waynes World film. - Nice!
Really Cool or Amazing "Nice Dude!" - Not So Much
"Umm...try again" "Not cool" lame or bad idea - O.G.
stands for "original gangsta"; see old school - OMG
Means Oh MY God... - Off the Heasy
Otherwise known as off the hook; unbelieveable or different - Oh My God!
A sign of disgust, such as "Oh my god why is she wearing that." or a sign of excitement such as "Oh my god guess what?!" - Oh snap..
Oh yeah, thats right - Old School
Old-fashioned, of the old style, etc. Usually a term of respect for the past greats of whatever discipline you're talking about (e.g., Do it old school like Elvis) - Oogly
As in very ugly. "She's so ugly, she's oogly" popular in the east coast since around 1997 - Peace out
Bye - Phat!
Cool, awesome, your hip or pretty hot and tempting. - Pigeon
A girl that most guys hate; golddigger - Piggy
Term used to describe a cop or police man - Pimpin'
Cool, tight,really good...or "to be pimpin" as in clothing.. - Playa
Someone who is cheating on their significant other - Po Po
Term used for police - Props
Kudos, credit. "I hate Dallas, but you gotta give Aikman his props." Often used with "Mad" ("Mad props for this website!"). Origin: from "proper respect." - Psyche
Not, just kidding; used at the end of a sentence "yea i did all my homework. psyche!!" - Punked
To be proven wrong; dissed; to be capped on. "That fool got punked on!" - Quit Icing My Grill
Phrase used when someone gets in your face and speaks to make you look bad - Score!
You got something you wanted or you did really good at something. (ie. "Score!, I got 80% on my math test." Or " Score!, Jeff said he'd go to the prom with me.") - Scrub
A guy who thinks he's fine, which is also known as a busta. He still lives with his mom and is always broke. - Shady
Being unfair or wrong - Shady
Someone who acts cool with you, but really isn't. - Shooter
A person who shows off. - Snaps
To give someone "Snaps" is like to give someone "Props", such as used in the Clueless movie - "I had to give Dee snaps for her corageous fashion efforts..." - So
Very much. Traditionally used as intensifying adverb for lone adjectives, usage expanded to intensify whole clauses, predicates, phrases, etc. Usage may have gained popularity on TV's "Friends." (Chandler: "That is so not the opposite of taking somebody's underwear!"...Joey, jokingly: "So didn't know that, but you should have seen your faces") - So Is Your Face
It doesn't really mean anything, you just say when someone else says something mean to you like, "Oh, my god her pants are so ugly today" Then you say "So is your face". - Step Off
Get out of my face, leave me alone - Straight
That's true - Straight Edge
Doesn't do drugs or drink - Stylin'
Cool hair or clothes. - Sup
The shorthand saying of "Wassup" - Super
Used to make something much more than it is. Super loser, super huge, super cool, super cold, super funny, etc..... - Sweet
Means cool (as in "That car is sweet") - TMI
Too much information! - Talk to the Hand
Another way of saying "I don't want to hear what you are saying." - Talk to the Hand...because the face ain't listening
I'm not listening to you/I'm not talking to you! - Throw Down
To fight. - Tight
Great, The best - To Shoot Out
Means to get out of somewhere.ex:"This pub's crap, let's shoot out!" - Triflin'
Pathetic - Trippin'
Going off; overly critical of something or someone. Like telling your mom "Quit trippin' over my tattoo" - Tweak
Hurt or fix up - Wangsta
A fake gangsta - Well
Very. "He's well rich" - Wellin'
This means that you're lying. Ex. "I went to the sore last night and got some new shoes","You wellin' 'cause you was over Mike's house last night". - Wassup
Asking how someone is doing (usu. between two guys talking).. also might refer to asking if the other person is having a Bud. Popularized by Budweiser commercials during Super Bowl and others. - What Up Dog?
What have you been up to? - What up, G?
Greeting. Short for "What's up, gangsta?" "What's going on?" "How's it goin'?" etc. Again, usu. used as a greeting toward someone you're too macho to address more politely. - What's doin'?
Another way of saying "What's Up" or "Watcha Doin?" - What's the dillio?
What happened, what's going on (Ed Note: It's how to ask "What's the deal?" while throwing in two unnecessary syllables) - Whatever You Reckon!
A way of saying you dis-belive what someone has just told you, e.g. "I just heard Britany Spears is touring here!" "Whatever you reckon!". It is just another way of saying "Whatever!" - Whatever!
Created by Alicia Siverstone in "Clueless". - Who's your daddy
"I'm better than you, etc." usu. by one adolescent male to another - Wicked
A lot or very as in "That movie was wicked good" or "That guy is wicked hot!!!!" - Wife Beater
A men's Tank Top or Athletic shirt, like Bruce Willis always wears in movies. Derived from the show 'Cops' when all the people arrested for domestic violence were only wearing this type of shirt and boxer shorts. - Wig out
To freak out; go nuts about something - Wigg'n
Short for Wig Out. ie. "He's totally wigg'n out!" - Word
Understood; I agree - YO
Hello - Yadda Yadda Yadda
Phrase popularized by the sitcom "Seinfeld". Often used to make a long story short, thus leaving out uncomfortable details. eg)"We went to dinner, yadda yadda yadda, and then I never saw him again." - Yo, Yo, Homie Joe
Basically saying "Hello, my good friend, what is happening with you? You look mighty fine today." - Yoink!
Tto steal or take from someone, to skillfully acquire, etc.. - You Straight
Are you okay or all right - You be trippin fool
You're wrong, or you made a mistake. - Your Mom
It's a come back, usually used when you can't think of anything to say back: "That was the dumbest thing I ever heard" "Yeah, your mom!" - Bills
money - Coin
money - Dang it!
Meaning ow man! Saying you hurt yourself or you got a bad grade or something. Another is looking good. e.i.- dang it!! she's lookinn' good!!! - Deal
Cope with the circumstances (i.e., "deal with it") - Faux
Fake (from the French for "false") - hottie
Someone, man or woman, who is very, very attractive (i.e., Natalie Portman is such a hottie!) - M'kay
Yes, okay, alright. Popularized by "The South Park Movie" - Scrub
A guy that girls mostly hate. Popularized by the TLC song, "No Scrubs" - Sup
What's up. - You go!
Good for you! More power to you! (usu. used with "girl": "You go, girl!")
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About Language
The language in the 90's was short. There was a lot of slang and not so much proper English. Also part of the 90's was grunge and a lot of people used slang during that era. Some of the words listed might not be they easiest to pronounce and that could happen because people of that era spoke a different style of tongue then we do. AS you can tell the language spoken by people changes over time.
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Sources: http://www.inthe90s.com/generated/terms.shtml