Adding Up To Your -Miseries- Dictionaries

If you have ever come across teens wearing; yoga pants and sweat-shirts, sneakers without any socks… and heard or overheard their conversations, and if their conversations got you wondering, or curious, “what they must be talking about?” because of some unheard words that might never have made it to your earlobes before. Not to worry my friend, you are not alone, or maybe you are… unbothered... With what’s going on in the virtual realm, the world has surely changed with the evolution of the internet. But to what extent… to the extent that there are millennials, and internet influencers, adding up to our dictionaries. Don’t worry, we got you covered, here’s a list of some modern-day slangs to keep up with the world:

1. Extra: To be extra is to be unnecessarily dramatic and over the top.
2. Periodt: Periodt is a word used at the end of a sentence, meant to add emphasis to a point that has been made.
3. Snatched: The word snatched has two common definitions. The first refers to when someone is wearing something that is very fashionable, or has a look that looks really good. The second refers to the process of supporting an insult against someone who has lost an argument.
4. Big Yikes: Big Yikes is a more intense version of the word yikes. It refers to something that is so very embarrassing that another, much larger yikes is needed.
5. Fire: Fire is used to refer to something that is really cool and amazing.
6. Cap / No Cap: To cap is to lie about something, whereas "no cap" means to tell the truth.
7. Flex: To flex (as a verb) is to knowingly flaunt and show off. As a noun, a "flex" is the thing being shown off itself.
8. Lit: Lit is an adjective to describe something amazing, exciting, high-energy, or otherwise great.
9. Lowkey/Highkey: Lowkey means slightly, secretly, modestly, or discretely. It's the opposite of highkey for when you're sincerely or assertively into something.
10. Salty: To be salty is to be annoyed, upset, or bitter, usually about something minor.
11. Slay: To slay is to do really well or succeed at something. The term first emerged during the 1970s and '80s in the midst of black drag and ballroom culture.
12. Shook: If someone's shook they're affected by something, usually negatively and very emotionally. It can also mean shocked, surprised, or scared.
13. Stan: Stan can be a noun for an overzealous and obsessive fan, and a verb meaning to be that kind of fan. It originated from an Eminem song of the same name. Someone can be a stan of a celebrity, or used as a verb, they can stan them. The word can also be used to express tame support of a person or a cause.
14. Tea: Tea is gossip, and spilling the tea is the act of gossiping. We can also thank black drag culture for this iconic phrase. Tea is also used when one is agreeing with a point someone has just said.
15. Yeet: Yeet is a versatile word, mostly used either as a verb or to narrate the process of discarding things at high velocity.
16. Sksksksk: This phrase is also very versatile, but is mostly a filler expression of excitement, used when people do not know what else to say, or how to transition into a new phrase.
17. Lewk: Lewk is a variation of look, a signature physical trait, or a specially and carefully constructed outfit or appearance
18. Simp: Basically the modern way of calling someone a schmoozer or a people pleaser, simp is mostly used to describe people (generally those who identify as male) who are willing to do anything to get somebody to fall in love with them.