7 Words Teenagers Love to Use ...

By Vladlena

If you take a listen to a conversation between a group of youngsters, you’ll notice that there are certain expressions and words teenagers love to use. It might make no sense to you and you might not be able to understand what they are trying to express, but it all makes perfect sense to them. However not to worry because with this guide, you’ll be able to understand what the youths are saying! So let’s get right on into the most popular words teenagers love to use.

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1

Turn up

When it comes to words teenagers love to use, turn up might be the first thing that comes to mind. They use it on social media and in person, but all it means is ‘let’s get this party started!’. So if you were to use this word in a sentence you would say, “Lauren is having a huge graduation party tonight. It’s time to turn up!”. Teens love nothing more than having a good time!

2

Swerve

This word doesn’t really have a concrete definition and even if it did, it would be difficult to pinpoint, which explains why it is used in a variety of situations. Sometimes it is used to emphasize a statement and other times it is used to bring attention to an insult. So if someone offends you in good humor you would reply with, “Wow swerve!”

3

I Can’t Even

This expression is often used to make the situation seem a lot more dramatic than it actually is and show an overflow of either positive or negative emotions, because after all teenagers CAN even! So in a sentence it would be used like this, “ Oh my gosh, I got into my dream college! I can’t even!”

4

Yassss

Aside from its spelling, this word means the exact same thing as the word ‘yes’, but it just comes with a LOT more enthusiasm! It originally came from a fan of Lady Gaga when he kept repeating, ‘Yasss Gaga! Yass’ and ever since then, it sort of caught on and teens made it their own word.

5

Salty

When teens describe someone as salty, they are not talking about the taste but the emotional condition of the person. When someone is salty, they are mean, bitter, jealous, sassy, angry, irritated, or just displeasing. So used in a sentence it would be something like this, “Is something wrong with Derek? He is so salty right now.”

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6

Lit

‘Lit’ and ‘turned up’ are synonyms that can be used interchangeably. When something is lit, it means that it was very eventful and fun. So most of the time, this word is used to describe get togethers, parties and hangouts. Typically teens would say, “Tyler’s party last night was definitely lit!”

7

Ratchet

This word is usually used as an adjective to describe something in a negative light. If something is really old, dirty, bad looking or overall just not pleasant, someone can call it ‘ratchet’. So if you see a really old and beat up car in the driveway, you can say “That car is so ratchet.”

Understand what teens are trying to say nowadays can be hard, especially if you are a part of a different generation. However most things begin to make sense when you learn their true definitions. What are some other words teens love to use that you never seem to understand?

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this is so inaccurate i don't even know what to say

No one says "swerve" anymore; It's yaaaas, not yassss; And "ratchet" is more commonly used to describe someone not something. I think these words are most common in southern United States, I can attest to that as a college student in Atlanta from South Florida. This article is hilarious nonetheless.

Teen here! I use "I can't even" and "yaaaasss"... Nothing else though... I hear "ratchet" but that's about it...

Lmao I'm 16 from Cali and every uses these words besides lit, nobody uses that. And there's no right way to write yass.

It's sad how much I use all of these words especially lit

As a teen, I can confirm that I use these words.

Lol #truuuu

Haa never heard any of these before, I'm assuming teenagers in US use them ? In England they like to say 'loads' meaning no way, or

You forgot the main one, "bae" I'm so tired of hearing that word!

As a teen I can safely say that I have never used any of these words. I haven't even heard of most of them. Not all teens like going out and partying, some like reading and having a quiet life.

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