An analog life

Still partying like it's 1999

2008-03-10

CBA

For your amusement and edification, here is a judicious selection of the words that UK kids 'don't want you to know' and how to 'crack their code' (according to the Times Educational Supplement, that epitome of hip youthfulness; likely these are several school terms out of date already).

404: stupid or idiotic
Bait: obvious
Beast: something very cool
Benny: tantrum
Bipod: to share an iPod with someone
Blaps: to hit
Blates: blatantly
Butters: ugly
CBA: too lazy ('can't be asked/arsed')
Caj: cool (from 'casual')
Carnage: hangover
Compunicate: chat to someone online
Cotch: hang out
Deffo: definitely
Flat-roofing: working hard
Fomo: fear of missing out
Fudge: complete idiot
Hufter: idiot
Lash: borrow/lend
Lush: very nice (I learned this one through watching Gavin and Stacey)
McPee: using the toilet of a restaurant without eating there
Minging: disgusting
Nang: cool
Peng: good-looking
Randomer: (used as a noun!) a stranger
Rinsed: overused/overplayed
Snap: school lunch
Soz: sorry
Tonk: good-looking
Twoc: take without consent