| Word |
Form |
Meaning |
| 4ever |
text slang |
forever |
| #truth |
text slang |
# = hashtag; that is true |
| ??? |
text slang |
I’m confused or puzzled |
| @ |
text slang |
at |
| accurate |
adjective |
correct |
| acquaintance |
noun |
a person you know but not as well as a friend |
| address |
verb |
to use a special name or title when talking or writing to someone |
| adjust |
verb |
to change; to shift; to switch |
| apprentice |
noun |
a person who is learning a trade from his or her employer |
| appropriate |
adjective |
good or correct for a particular time or place |
| arranged |
verb (past tense) |
planned or organized; not by chance |
| assumption |
noun |
something you think is true but you have no proof |
| assured |
verb |
made certain or confident |
| awkward |
adjective |
hard to deal with; lacking skill or social grace |
| band |
noun |
a group of musicians |
| be over it |
slang |
to recover from an unhappy situation or incident |
| be up to |
slang |
doing or planning to do something |
| beyond |
text slang |
more than usual |
| black sheep of the family |
idiom |
a family member who doesn’t follow the family rules |
| blunt |
adjective |
very direct; abrupt |
| bottom |
noun |
land below a hill; a valley |
| brb |
text slang |
be right back = the texter must leave but will return |
| bro |
slang noun |
brother; a male friend |
| buddy |
noun |
a close friend |
| budge |
verb |
to move; to change |
| c’mon |
speech reduction |
Come on! Hurry! Get moving! |
| coincidence |
noun |
two or more events that happen by chance at the same time |
| colleague(s) |
noun |
person/people who work together; co-worker(s) |
| comedian |
noun |
a person who tells jokes or stories to make people laugh |
| communicate |
verb |
to express and receive messages, including feelings and information |
| communication |
noun |
the process of expressing and receiving feelings and information |
| compare |
verb |
to find out how things, people, or events are the same |
| compose |
verb |
to write |
| confirm |
verb |
to establish that something is true |
| construction |
noun |
the process of building something such as a highway |
| context |
noun |
information before or after spoken or written words that clarify meaning |
| curious |
adjective |
wanting to know; interested in something |
| darn |
slang emphasis |
very annoying |
| direct |
adjective |
straight; without formalities or ceremony |
| directness |
noun |
the condition of saying thoughts exactly without softening them |
| disappointment |
noun |
the feeling when something hoped or planned for does not happen |
| distance |
noun |
the social space between people; how close relationships are |
| drop it |
verb |
to stop doing something |
| dropped off |
verb (past tense) |
delivered |
| dropped out |
verb (past tense) |
quit attending |
| dude |
slang noun |
man; guy |
| elder(s) |
noun |
older member(s) of a family or community |
| electrocuted |
verb (past tense) |
shocked by an electric current |
| eligible |
adjective |
worthy to be chosen |
| familiar |
adjective |
well known to you; easy to recognize |
| familiarity |
noun |
knowing and feeling comfortable with someone or something |
| field |
noun |
a box or cell on a form to be filled in |
| fit in |
verb |
to belong |
| flashback(s) |
noun |
memory/memories |
| formal |
adjective |
paying careful attention to proper manners of doing something |
| formality |
noun |
a polite or official way of acting or speaking |
| former |
adjective |
true before but not now |
| generation(s) |
noun |
people about the same age within a society or family such as grandparents, parents, children |
| go overboard |
idiom |
be too extreme |
| grateful |
adjective |
thankful |
| gtg |
text slang |
I’ve got to go |
| hang on |
verb |
to wait; to keep a telephone line open |
| has a good eye |
idiom |
has strong skills at something; notices small details |
| hot date |
slang |
an exciting appointment with a romantic partner |
| howz |
text slang |
how is |
| hwy |
text slang |
highway |
| identify |
verb |
to learn and say exactly what something is |
| inbox |
noun |
a physical or electronic place to receive messages |
| Indian |
noun |
a person from India |
| indirect |
adjective |
roundabout; following formalities or ceremony |
| indirectly |
adjective |
done in a way that does not clearly show feelings |
| indirectness |
noun |
the condition of not saying thoughts exactly, only hinting |
| informal |
adjective |
without ceremonial or formal manners; casual |
| intonation |
noun |
the way sounds become longer, shorter, higher, or lower in speech |
| jet lag |
noun |
the condition of being very tired after flying in an airplane across time zones |
| keep an eye out for |
idiom |
watch for |
| kill me now |
slang |
I’d like to get out of this difficult situation. |
| l8r |
text slang |
later |
| light bulb |
noun |
a glass tube or bulb that uses electricity to produce light |
| line |
noun |
an electronic, wired connection; e.g., telephone |
| lol |
text slang |
laughing out loud = very funny |
| ma’am |
noun |
madam; a polite greeting for an older woman |
| mithai |
noun |
a South Asian sugary snack |
| my old lady |
slang |
my wife or female partner |
| nope |
slang |
no |
| omg |
text slang |
oh my god |
| overly |
adverb |
too |
| padded envelope |
noun |
an envelope with thick, soft sides to protect whatever is inside |
| patterns |
noun |
ways or forms of talking or writing that repeat |
| perception |
noun |
the ability to see, smell, taste, hear, feel, and understand |
| personal |
adjective |
private; individual; belonging to a particular person |
| pick out |
verb |
to choose |
| pistachios |
noun |
nuts with a greenish kernel |
| pitch |
noun |
how high or low a sound is |
| prefix(es) |
noun |
letter(s) added to the beginning of a word, to make a new word |
| punctuation |
noun |
written marks such as , ? ! . “ ” |
| reading between the lines |
idiom |
understanding something more than what is written and isn’t directly stated |
| reception |
noun |
the quality in receiving an electronic signal; e.g., on a radio, TV, or cellphone |
| recognize |
verb |
to notice and identify; to be aware of |
| regarding |
preposition |
concerning; about |
| saxophone |
noun |
a musical wind instrument |
| scaffolding |
noun |
a supporting structure |
| see eye to eye |
idiom |
to agree |
| sesame seeds |
noun |
small, oval seeds |
| settling in |
verb |
becoming comfortable in a new place |
| signal |
verb |
to show |
| social conventions |
noun |
patterns of polite behaviour in a society or culture |
| SpaceBook |
noun |
a fictional social media site |
| status |
noun |
the social position, or rank, of one person compared to others |
| suffix(es) |
noun |
letter(s) added to the end of a word, to make a new word |
| sux |
text slang |
sucks = something is terrible |
| sux 2 b u |
text slang |
sucks to be you = your situation is terrible |
| sweet |
adjective |
sugary; fantastic |
| sweetheart |
noun |
a beloved person |
| sweets |
noun |
candies or sugary snacks |
| switch |
verb |
to exchange one thing for another |
| teacher’s pet |
slang |
a student favoured by a teacher |
| the big two-o |
slang |
20 years old |
| thx |
text slang |
thanks |
| tone |
noun |
the sound of a voice |
| trade |
noun |
some kind of skilled work done by hand or by machine; e.g., electrician, carpenter |
| traditional |
adjective |
customary in a family or culture |
| trapped |
verb (past tense) |
unable to get away |
| u |
text slang |
you |
| ugh |
interjection |
an expression that shows dislike |
| uncomfortable |
adjective |
unpleasant; difficult; not relaxed |
| unfamiliar |
adjective |
not well known to you; not easy to recognize |
| ungrateful |
adjective |
not thankful |
| upset |
adjective |
disturbed; made unhappy |
| ur |
text slang |
your |
| w/ |
text slang |
with |
| water under the bridge |
idiom |
events that happened in the past and cannot be changed |
| Well, I’ll be |
slang |
an expression of surprise |
| What the heck |
slang |
an expression of surprise or anger; a softer way of saying “What the hell?” |
| wisdom |
noun |
the quality of knowing what is right and doing what is just |
| wonky |
adjective |
unreliable |
| zombie |
slang |
a person who behaves without human emotion |