What
it means!
What
it means!
The terms and definitions here are drawn from the list of more than 1,000 college slang terms that now appear in Da Bomb. They were all in use by college students (as our student slang compilers at Cal Poly Pomona discovered) during 1997.
404: (adjective) Clueless or naive.
bag on: (verb) 1. To tease. 2. To nag or complain.
check it out: (phrase) Pay attention.
clueless: (adjective) Unaware; naive; lacking knowledge.
cool: (adjective) 1. Calm. 2. Fine, acceptable. 3. Neat; exciting; interesting; very good.
da bomb: (adjective) Great; awesome; extremely cool.
dig it: (phrase) 1. Do you understand? 2. A command to understand or pay attention.
dipstick: (noun) A stupid person.
dis: 1. (pronoun and adjective) This. 2. (verb) To disrespect.
dog: 1.(verb) To criticize sharply. 2.(verb) To act like a jerk. 3.(verb) To tease or put down. 4.(verb) To fail to keep an appointment or date. 5.(verb) To lie or cheat. 6.(noun) A man who uses women. 7.(noun) An unattractive person. 8.(noun) A close friend. 9.(noun) Foot.
drop knowledge: (phrase) To share information or experience; to pass the bone.
dude: 1.(noun) Person, especially male. 2.(interjection) A greeting or salutation. 3.(interjection) An indication of surprise.
FAQs: (noun phrase) Frequently asked questions.
For real(s)?: 1. (adjective) True. 2. (interjection) Is it true?
g: (noun) 1. A person; often used to replace someone's name. 2. A friend or acquaintance.
get outta here: (sentence) You must be kidding!
hang out: 1.(verb) To relax. 2.(verb) To gather; to be at or with. 3.(noun) A place to meet or get together.
Hello!?: (interjection)
1. Are you there? I'm trying to get your attention. 2. Are you awake?
3. Are you stupid?
hep cat: (noun) Someone who's hip, aware, knowledgeable, in tune with the times.
hip: (adjective) 1. In style. 2. Knowledgeable.
jive: (noun) Words; jokes; language.
like: (interjection) Completely, totally; an interjection used for emphasis.
no stress: (phrase) Don't worry.
old skool: (adjective) Over five years old; not hip.
pancake steps: (noun) The steps outside of Carl's Jr. on the Cal Poly Pomona campus.
pass the bone: (phrase) To share your knowledge and experience; to drop knowledge.
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.
rag: (verb) 1. To tease, put down, criticize. 2. To nag or complain.
rap: 1.(verb) To talk. 2.(noun) Talk, statement. 3.(noun) A kind of music sometimes called hip-hop characterized by lyrical talking.
ride: 1.(noun) Mode of transportation; car. 2.(verb) To go, usually by car.
school: (verb) 1. To teach a lesson to. 2. To win or do something decisively better than someone else.
tired: (adjective)
Old, repeated, overused. Definitely not hip!
totally: (adverb)
Very; very much.
trip: 1.(noun) Something that is unusual or strange. 2.(adjective & verb) To overreact. 3.(adjective & verb) To act out of character. 4.(adjective & verb) Getting very upset; raging. 5.(adjective & verb) To act in disagreement. 6.(adjective & verb) To be overwhelmed. 7.(adjective & verb) To be not making sense. 8.(adjective & verb) To act crazy or surprised. 9. (adjective & verb) To exhibit the characteristics of being intoxicated on drugs or alcohol.
turkey: (noun) Someone who is stupid or silly.
way: 1.(adverb) Very; too much. 2.(interjection) Yes; positive affirmation to the statement "no way."
what's up: (greeting) Hi. What's new or happening?
yo: 1.(interjection) Hey. 2. (greeting) Hi; what's up.
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