Im So Swaggy You Already Know

Baste and Tea, two words you lot may yet know?

Here at OdinText nosotros're all nigh understanding sentiment, emotions and opinions and linking these very human feelings to business performance. In so doing, the deeper meaning of the language customers utilize is an important and fascinating topic to united states of america. Of course no part of language is more dynamic than slang.

In our almanac post on trending terms we decided again this year to skip political oriented buzz words such as "faux news" and "snow flake" (the term impeachment has been on the rising), and refocus this mail service just on slang.

 "Lit" remained in the #ane spot in one case over again this yr, followed by "Yeet" which had moved up from #10 terminal year.

Of greatest interest this year are 2 brand new words we just began tracking this year, and yet they've already made it onto our height x list! At #8 we have the term "Tea", and in #3 nosotros have "Drip/Dripping", a fast moving term which may end up being i of the more pop for 2019. Exercise you know what they mean? [Y'all check your answers in our definitions below]

Top 10 Slang Words for This Year

*Bold terms are new this year

Lit

"That party was Lit yo!"

#1 Lit Property at #1 tertiary yr in a row, Lit (like on burn down) literally remains "cool" for now. It has climbed from 4th place dorsum at beginning of 2016, it may be that its position gets challenged by something fast moving like Drip, just it would probably need to be a term with as general a meaning as cool.

YEET!

I'k then excited,yeet!

#ii Yeet Surprisingly, a term that was tied for 10th concluding twelvemonth has jumped to #2, no pocket-size feat. It's original popularity came from a new dance move and subsequent internet video meme. Only as is common with slang it can transform and take on multiple meanings. By morphing into an expletive significant excitement, information technology has increased in popularity.

Drip

Wow, you lot drippin!

#3 Drip Drip and Dripping came out of nowhere. Drip is closely connected to Swag, Swagger, Bling and Water ice, and it is quickly replacing these. It's popularity can be traced to various rap artists who began using the term [see genius hip hop lyrics chart below showing employ of Drip VS Swag etc. in lyrics].

If y'all've got enough money, gold and jewels, then you have Drip or are Dripping.

Bet

"Clean your room"

"bet!"

#4 Bet Bet moved from #18 to #viii last year, and is now at a solid #4. That kind of movement most always has to practice with new usage and/or inclusion into some popular lyrics or meme. Moving from a simple term indicating agreement, e.g. "want to go to the movies?" "Sure, Bet!", bet has been changing to just mean "yes", and and then, more importantly and ironically the total opposite of agreement, significant doubt and sarcasm or merely the opposite of what someone wants or No. "Yo can yous help me make clean my room" "Bet (leaves walks out of door)". Information technology has even come to be used equally a sort of replacement to Yolo., but the newest and nigh popular pregnant currently is as the opposite of the older meanings, a negative sign of disbelief. Basically a sarcastic "No".

Fetch

"That'south and then fetch!"

#5 Fetch Fetch climbed from 6th identify back at end of 2015 and is basically maintaining its identify at 5th this year. This one is for white girls it seems, and is among the almost female person scewed slang term we track. This term was popularized by the movie Mean Girls and means cool/chichi.

Dope

"Dope dude"

#6 Dope Dope tin be used a number of means (run into 2016 definition), including as a synonym for Lit, basically high in quality or mind blowing

Bro

"What up bro?"

#7 Bro It seems "Bruh" which reached a loftier of #x dorsum in 2015/2016 has been flat and/or morphed back to the more common "Bro". While there have even been female variants like Bra (in role promoted by advertisement related to breast cancer – someone who supports you when yous have breast cancer). The pregnant of Bruh has been irresolute for one-time from a term of endearment (blood brother), to Bruh?! Meaning  "Oh no… why did you practise that?!", and now it seems, back to the more simple term of endearment, Bro.

Tea

"Spill the tea yo!"

#8 Tea Here's another brand new up and comer we only began tracking quite recently. If someone asks you lot for the Tea, they're nt talking nearly a hot beverage, they want the juicy gossip!

Dab

"That deserves a dab!"

#9 Dab The meme-able dance move known equally 'dabbing' spawned and gave way to the term with similar origin "Yeet", which has taken on more meaning and popularity than dab. While this term continues to slowly wane in popularity, its use together with marijuana may help it morph and remain in apply. More something you do than say, after a win or achieving something like a bear on down in football, the histrion might dab to celebrate the awesomeness of information technology.

Shook

"Wow, I'thou shook"

#ten Shook Final yr we mentioned Shook as a bonus term you lot may want to keep your eyes on. It was a popular meme, and the term's meaning varies slightly depending on the context. Generally, "shook" refers to a country of fright or of being shocked or stunned. It tin also refer to a country of existence deeply affected by an experience (implicitly traumatic) or even the way i might be momentarily struck by the beauty of a romantic prospect ala Elvis Presley'south "I'm All Shook Up." Of course it can also be used sarcastically, when one is definitely not surprised.

In whatever given yr at that place are commonly most 50 or so slang terms that announced often enough for u.s. to consider active and runway for our Superlative-10. Other than geographic differences, there are ordinarily differences related to gender, age and other demographics. For instance while "Fetch" and "Bae" are far more than likely to exist used by women, Yeet and Woke are more popular among males. Terms similar "Lit"and "Yeet" skew younger, the term "Dang" is rather Southern, whereas "lit" and "Bae" are more than popular in the North East.

That's our tiptop x listing starting us off for 2019. If there is a term you're curious about and wondering whether it's only pop locally, or is getting a broader foot hold allow us know and we'll wait into information technology.

@TomHCAnderson

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