Tuesday, 19 April 2011

List your favorite slang words and the meaning

Hi guys! ESL class now doing what topic that we are interest and I'm choosing slang words and figure out how could slang words could be impacting the people in the world. So, I need you guys help to comment and leave me your favorite slang with the meaning it. This project will be for 10 weeks till the end of year. Leave 3 slang words and the meaning of the slang words. Thanks
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  1. Gentlewoman Scholar 19 April 2011 at 00:50

    Cat: a cool guy; shortened from "hepcat" which was slang for a fan of jazz in the 1940s

    Right on!: positive supportive comment; agreement; encouragement

    Epic: extremely unique event, can also be used as an adjective to describe a person; one of a kind, memorable, huge

    [A great project idea. I can't wait to see the outcome. Cheers from Pacific Grove, California, USA]

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  2. Unknown19 April 2011 at 01:00

    servo- fuel/petrol/gas station

    ambo - ambulance

    wettie - wetsuit

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  3. Brian Bennett19 April 2011 at 01:08

    "Fished" - to lead someone on, reeled in like a fish.

    Brian in South Korea

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  4. Anonymous19 April 2011 at 01:11

    my students say "chewed" (not sure of the spelling) for ignoring--as in: I asked you a question, don't chew me!

    Shelli, a MS teacher in Seoul, South Korea

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  5. Beth19 April 2011 at 17:21

    The thing I hear most often is the word that (pronounced dat) put in front of ANY word to emphasize the meaning, importance, extremeness, etc. Such as "Ms. Sanders is DAT crazy!" or "Jarrod is THAT cool" Like the craziest or the coolest EVER. haha. I love it.

    Beth- Social Studies Teacher- High School- BIrmingham, Alabama

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  6. KB19 April 2011 at 19:10

    My students like to say "pwned" (rhymes with owned).

    According to Urban Dictionary, the origin of this word is:

    "A corruption of the word "Owned." This originated in an online game called Warcraft, where a map designer misspelled "owned." When the computer beat a player, it was supposed to say, so-and-so "has been owned."

    Instead, it said, so-and-so "has been pwned."

    It basically means "to own" or to be dominated by an opponent or situation."

    -- Keri-Lee - Digital Literacy Coach in Singapore

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  7. Unknown20 April 2011 at 04:28

    Stoner: Literally a person who acts like a stone, a person who is often blanc at times, or stares at random objects for a prolonged time.

    Cool Story Bro: A phrase sarcastically used to indicate one's disgust or indifference towards an extremely boring story.

    Noob (Often n00b): Usually used by FPS (First person shooter) gamers to label "Under-achieving" teammates or enemies. Means that "YOU SUCK!"

    gg (good game): Original meaning from good sportsmanship competitions, corrupted to its current meaning by the game Starcraft, indicates that it was a "good game" that they played, and that there is no way of winning. (Also means "Dammit, I just got pwned")

    Joon Park, Student, Hong Kong

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  8. Unknown20 April 2011 at 05:24

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  9. Conor20 April 2011 at 15:18

    Some occupations can be shortened and this is particularly popular in Australia. The common shortening is to take of the last letters of the word and add in -ie. For example:

    Biker becomes Bikie
    Tradesman becomes Tradie
    Fireman becomes Fireie
    However there are some irregular words such as electrician

    Electrician does NOT become Electricie
    Electrician becomes Sparky

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  10. ardy.20 April 2011 at 23:27

    thanks guys for the respond to my ESL project ASAP I will post the final product after 10 weeks :) thanks

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  11. Unknown21 April 2011 at 02:01

    To add to Connor's Australian Slang:

    Grub= Food
    Roo's = Kangaroos
    Bugga'= Bugger, someone who is annoying. (It is also used as an exclamation, substituting "Cool!" or "Awesome!")

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