Teen Slang

If you’ve ever found yourself alone in a foreign country where you can’t understand or speak the language, you’ve got some sense of what it’s like to enter into today’s teenage world where slang words make up so much of the conversation. Today, I want to do you a little service by passing on some of today’s latest and most popular slang common among the teen population. If you ask someone to “spill the tea,” you’re asking them to share some gossip. Someone or something that is “sus” is suspicious, shady, and not to be trusted. To “throw shade” is what “dissing” used to be, and it means to disrespect or trash-talk about someone. If someone talks about their “body count” they are speaking about the number of people they’ve slept with. To “smash” is to engage in casual sex. If something is “no cap” it means it’s totally true and not a lie. It’s hard to keep up with, I know. As adults, you’ll stick out like a sore thumb if you use the slang, but it is good to be in the know!