PRINTSay what?
Learn the lingo of Hickman and Rock Bridge
Vox Staff
September 24, 2009 | 12:00 a.m. CST
Avoid getting “pwnd” in the hallways by using this Columbia-specific urban dictionary. With the help of high school students at Hickman and Rock Bridge, we’ve broken down the jargon for you: This student-defined list will help you become a language “beast.” Come on, you know you want to find out what “Betty crockin’ it” means, and no, it doesn’t refer to cake mix.
1. Beast [beest]
— noun, A person who is cool
Proper usage: Hannah is such a beast. I’m definitely going to ask her to chill with us tonight.
2. Bestie [behs-tee]
— noun, Best friend
Proper usage: Maggie and Jess are besties. They are always together.
3. Betty Crockin’ It [bet-ee-krok-in-it]
— verb phrase, To flirt
Proper usage: I saw her Betty Crockin’ it at lunch; she has game.
4. Bopper [bop-er]
— noun, Party
Proper usage: Are you going to hit up any boppers tonight?
5. Cakin’ it [keyk-in-it]
— verb phrase, To flirt
Proper usage: My bestie was totally cakin’ it with those guys last night.
6. Church [church]
— adjective, Something cool
Proper usage: The new Shakira video is church.
7. Dank [dangk]
— adjective, Something bad, or something good
Proper usage: The smelly shoe is completely dank./Those potatoes your mom made are so dank.
8. Geekin’ [gek-in]
— verb, Getting really high or drunk, partying
Proper usage: Don’t blame me, I was geekin’ at the time.
9. “I know, right” [i-noh-rahyt]
— saying, I agree
Proper usage:
I’m so sick of homework. I don’t ever have enough time.
I know, right?!
10. Jingo jango [jing-goh-jang-goh]
— adjective, Ridiculousness
Proper usage: This food fight is nothing but jingo jango.
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1. Pwnd [on-ned]
— verb, To get defeated in the worst of ways; to “own” someone
Proper usage: I got so pwnd in World of Warcraft last night; can you believe it?
12. Schwasted [shh-wey-stid]
—adjective, Really drunk
Proper usage: I heard he was so schwasted he couldn’t walk.
13. “Shut it up!” [shuht-it-uhp]
— interjection, Showing surprise at something good
Proper usage:
I got this dress on sale for $6!
Shut it up!
14. Sizzilissly [sihz-eh-lihys-lee]
— adverb, Are you for real, variation of seriously
Proper usage:
I just won free tickets to see Kanye!
Sizzilissly?!
15. Swagger [swag-er]
— noun, verb, Your style, looks or walk
Proper usage: No one had swagger like Michael Jackson.
16. Throwin’ bows [throh-in-bohs]
— verb, Jabbing elbows in order to hit others
Proper usage: Watch out, I’m ’bout to start throwin’ bows if people don’t get out of my way.
17. Triflin’[trahy-flin]
— adjective, Messed up, screwed up
Proper usage: He was walking around like a triflin’ fool after he lost the game.
18. Wratched [rach-ed]
— adjective, Bad, variation on wretched
Proper usage: Man, school lunch today was totally wratched.
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