It’s that time again when we school you, our faithful readers, on some of the new slang Gen Y is using in their daily lives. (And you in turn say “WTF, I’ve never heard these. Does that mean I’m one of the olds?”) To do this, we troll the blogosphere, scour the press, stalk our friends’ Facebook status updates, poll our trend reporters and talk to people on the street. Live it, learn it:
Fauxt
v. the act of avoiding human interaction by pretending to use a mobile device.
“That elevator ride with the guy I smooched at the holiday party was so painful. I was fauxting throughout the whole 15 floor journey.”
Alt
n. term used to describe a person who listens to ‘alternative’ music or to designate a ‘hipster.’ Though ‘alternative’ has been used as a music descriptor since the ’90s, HIPSTER RUNOFF blogger CARLES has reintroduced ‘alt’ as a humorous, and slightly derogatory, noun.
“Do you think that alt’s pants could be any tighter? I think I can see his veins.”
Slay
v. used to describe an action, event or experience in a positive light. A product of the melding of metal and hipster culture, ‘slay’ can be used interchangeably with ‘rule’.
“Dude, did you see Liturgy the other night at Glasslands? They totally slayed.”
OMLG (Oh My Lady Gaga)
interj. term being used by Chinese youth in place of “Oh My God” or “OMG” as an exclamation of surprise, excitement, or horror.
“OMLG, she got so fake tan over the weekend that her skin matches the carrots in my salad.”
PMFM
n. acronym for the phrase “Pure Mother F*?!ing Magic;” popularized by Insane Clown Posse, who’ve used it to describe the simple miracles around us.
“Finding a $50 bill on the street has put me in PMFM mode.”
From time to time, we like to bring you, our faithful readers, a little bit of the new slang that Gen Ys are using in their daily lives. To do this we troll the blogosphere, stalk our friends’ Facebook status updates, talk to people on the street, and ask our trend reporters what new slang they’re using and hearing. Here’s a taste of some new vocab that may have otherwise made you go “huh?” upon hearing it:
Shamelust
v. coined by fashion/pop culture blogger White Lightning in a post she wrote for Street Carnage, this word is used to describe being totally disgusted and attracted to someone at the same time.
“Don’t tell anyone, but I’m totally shamelusting for the no-neck guy in the Ed Hardy shirt who offered us body shots off his abs.”
GTL
v. an acronym for the phrase “Gym, Tanning, Laundry,” which is the daily primping ritual popularized by Jersey Shore cast members.
“Dude, if you wanna come off as fresh in the club, you gotta GTL every single day.”
Jam It
v. a retort used to tell someone you do not like what they are telling you; similar to “shut up.”
“Ughhh, we are eating breakfast here, I don’t want to hear what you and your man did in bed last night – jam it, lady!”
Your Team/My Team
n. a phrase used to distinguish someone you have a crush on from someone to whom you would never be attracted. This developed out of a game, most often played at bars or parties, in which players collect “cool”-looking people for their imaginary teams, while filling up their friends’ teams with people they deem unattractive or funny.
“See that blonde lady wearing a leopard print coat, feathers in her hair and a beaded necklace? She’s on my team. See that LARPer wearing guyliner? He’s on your team.”
Unicorn Puncher
n. a term used to describe someone who, in the face of cute overload (whether it be in a blog or conversation), undermines their adorableness with something gross.
“We were all watching that Kittens Inspired By Kittens video, and then this Unicorn Puncher put on a zit-popping video. So gross!”
it’s good to be back after some much-needed (and methinks deserved) downtime.
i’ma warm up a bit (so i don’t pull anything) and just ease into this first post of OH-10 with some casual sightings, observances and general rambling.
first off – judging from the dancefloors over the holidays to lots of DJ propaganda that has been arriving in the ol’ inbox – looks like HOUSE (as in music) is set to make a comeback this year. here’s a nice little remix done by HOT CITY of DAN BLACK’S “SYMPHONIES” that captures that sound quite nicely.
also, looking forward to season 4 of SKINS. i’ve been addicted to this thing since the opening episode when tony and the old crew drew me in like a moth to the flame… the new season begins in a couple of weeks. check their site for listings.
and last, but certainly not least, i sure hope i can make it to this while out on a coinciding business trip. dudes are killing it with their next level painting styles.
drove down to WHOLE FOODS today to make sure to stock up for tomorrow’s storm… i guess today’s 14″ of snow (at the time these shots were taken) is supposed to be like some kind of foreplay for tonight and tomorrow.
i hate to say i told you so – but not really – so yeah, i told you so.
some excerpts from a NY TIMES article written yesterday:
When Fox Broadcasting announced this spring that it was adding to its prime-time television schedule a musical comedy about a high school glee club, there was plenty of reason to doubt it would succeed.
“Glee” might be changing that, drawing an average audience of about 7.8 million viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. It ranks 51st among all primetime broadcast shows in total audience and 29th among viewers age 18 to 49, the demographic group most desired by advertisers.
What is more, the show’s musical performances are as much — if not more — of a hit as the television episodes. Last week, “Glee” cast recordings accounted for 10 spots on the iTunes list of top 200 downloaded songs and four places on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week.
In this photo released Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, by Playboy Magazine, the cover of the November 2009 issue featuring Marge Simpson is shown. It’s a first for the magazine, which has never featured a cartoon character before. It will hit the newsstands October 16. (AP Photo/Playboy Magazine)
gotta admit that this was one of the only reasons we tuned in.
it kinda goes beyond the “GUILTY LITTLE PLEASURE” category… it’s more like that one scene in BUG’S LIFE when the moth is drawn to the bug zapper just because it can’t help itself. you know what i’m talking about. maybe we’d be bigger musical fans of hers if she could just promise not to ever sing another note in her life.
overall we did manage to tune out (literally) right after the tribute to MJ and Katy and Joe Perry’s opening number of “WE WILL ROCK YOU”.
aside from everyone having like-minded feelings about our previous TAYLOR SWIFT ACCOSTED BY GIANT DOUCHE post, it doesn’t look like we missed much.
then a quick walk in the SOCO district (deemed the hippest neighborhood in the city) allowed us the chance to duck into some local favorites while affording us quick respites from the mere 97-degree evening weather.
long time fans of ELKLAND and GOAT EXPLOSION are rejoicing all over the world… for the past several months jonathan pierce has been working his butt off to get his latest and greatest project, THE DRUMS, moving like gangbusters. and move it has, as you can currently find them included in the (500) DAYS OF SUMMER original soundtrack.
if there’s any indication in the other musical selections included within the same said soundtrack – then it might be safe to say that jonathan’s work may have finally arrived.
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bonus: THE DRUMS “LET’S GO SURFING” mp3
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THE DRUMS “LET’S GO SURFING” (KNIGHT SCHOOL REMIX) mp3
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the question that begs to be asked is: have any of these people left their homes within the last decade as it relates to how teens dance and dress? (well i never…)
one thing’s for sure, when the news seems to be nothing but healthcare and old people as of late, the miley camp has done a stand-up job of bringing some headline grabbin’ back around her way.
THINGS MARKETING PEOPLE LOVE:
- taking photobooth pictures of themselves at work
- the new receptionist
- black t-shirts
- wearing over-sized headphones at their desk
- sleeping with each other
- meetings to ‘touch base’
- connecting to bloggers
- telling people how late they worked last night
brought to us by the lovely and wonderful HERON PRESTON
thank goodness for all the new media that’s come around in the last 30+ years – otherwise these type of spots might have been interrupting, and probably scaring the holy bejesus out of most of you, right in the middle of all your precious AMERICAN IDOL viewing. (i don’t know which is scarier)
