BuzzFeed defines grind as “the process of doing something difficult.” This can be as simple as working a double shift, BuzzFeed reported.Įxample: "Sorry, can’t do it.
Some teens will use this term to describe alcohol- or drug-related habits, which may concern some parents, too, HuffPost reported.Įxample: "Can’t wait to get turned up tonight!" "Turn up" can be as modest as having a fun time with someone, or refer to attending a party, The Huffington Post reported. Now, it’s become something that means "awesome" or "cool."Įxample: "Heather’s birthday surprise was so on fleek."īae refers to one’s significant other, partner or spouse, according to The Huffington Post.Įxample: "I can’t wait for bae to get home." The term started as an alternative way to say "smooth, nice, sweet," People reported. Like "Netflix and chill," the term “on fleek” originated on social media, according to People magazine. This may raise concern if the child doesn’t normally do laundry, which means the child may be up to something nefarious or may be trying to hide something from a parent, according to .Įxample: "Yeah, I’m doing laundry right now." Parents may find the phrase "doing laundry" in their child’s vocabulary or text messages. Here are nine other new teen slang terms and what they mean. "If you were 16, and your parents caught you texting 'Netflix and chill?' to your girlfriend, they might think you were proposing an innocent night of watching Chopped on the couch," Fusion reported.īut this code word is far from the first to creep up in recent years, especially with the rise of the Internet. But Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr have turned the phrase into a new code word, one that youngsters are using to deceive their parents.
The term originally started as a fact - people were going to hop on Netflix, chill and binge-watch a bunch of movies, Fusion reported. Fusion reported this week that the phrase “Netflix and chill” is teen slang for “hook up and have premarital sex.” If you hear your teen say they’re "going to Netflix and chill" with someone, that may be cause for concern.
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