Terms of the 90s, Slang of the Nineties
What new slang was introduced during the 90s that you can think of? This is a list of all the words that were in popular usage during the 90s.
  • 'Dip' or 'Let's Dip
    verb...To leave. ex. 'Hang up the phone and let's dip.'or...'See you guys later, we have to dip.'

     
  • 'Sup, b?
    Phrase, short for "what's up my bitch?"

     
  • ...with
    Adv. along, short for "with you," "with me," etc. Example: "I can't go. I still have homework to do." "Just bring it with" or "We're going to the mall. Wanna go?" "Well, if you stop by the Gap, I'll come with."

     
  • Ah girl
    What's up girl?

     
  • All That
    Eexpression. That which has everyone's attention (usu. said to people who pretend to be such)

     
  • All that and a bag a chips
    Means "I'm the best and then some."

     
  • All...
    As in "I'm all" or "She was all..." A replacement for the term "like". Usually seems to mean "says" or "said". "He was all, 'Are you mad at me?' and I was all 'No way, what are you talking about?'

     
  • As if!
    1) Excl. Yeah right! Phrase immortalized by Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless".

     
  • Atari
    A term used among electronic musicians and some ravers to describe horrid DJs. The term used when referring to a bad, or mindless DJ's sound. "That DJ is such an Atari".

     
  • Back In The Day
    expression. back in the days of..., '90s version of "When I was..." or "Remember when...?"

     
  • Bama
    Term used to call someone a redneck ie "Dude that guy was a bama."

     
  • Bangin'/Slammin'
    Has it going on..

     
  • Beans
    money...ussually dollars. Let me borrow 2 beans for the soda.

     
  • Beards/Chinny/Chinny rack on
    False, bullshit. Said when you don't believe someone. Usually accompanied by scratching the chin.

     
  • Beeotch
    n. phonetic variant of "bitch," usu. used as a term of endearment toward someone you're too macho to address more politely

     
  • Bitch
    n. someone over whom you have pretty much complete control. Recalls sadomasochistic B&D meaning and/or prison sodomy.

     
  • Blazed
    If you ask someone "Yo, wanna go get blazed?" You are asking them if they want to go smoke weed. Or already high "Man, I'm blazed"

     
  • Bling-Bling
    Wearing nice jewelry

     
  • The Bomb
    1) Adj. Par excellence! Out of this world!

     
  • Bones
    Money, "I need 7 bones for the movie."

     
  • Bonus/bargain
    Sarcasm generally used in the UK, meaning "Oh for god sake"

     
  • Bounce
    To leave "lets bounce"

     
  • Brutal
    Bacically means bad "That movie was brutal dogg"

     
  • Bugg'n
    Same as trippin', Freaking out. "Man you's buggin the otha night dawg."

     
  • Bunk
    Crazy, messed-up...

     
  • Buzz Hype
    Awesome, amazing, not boring

     
  • Buzz Kill
    Boring

     
  • CHA-CHING!!!
    Costly

     
  • Cheddar
    Money, cash, etc.

     
  • Chica
    Means "chick" or "girl". i.e. "Hey what's up chica?"

     
  • Chick-Flick
    n. any movie that has none of the following: graphic violence, full frontal female nudity (necessarily), a high-speed chase, or sight gags. Essentially, movies that stereotypically apply only to women, such as "The English Patient."

     
  • Chill Out
    Calm down, take it easy

     
  • Chillin'
    It means that you doing O.K., or your fine.

     
  • Crib
    House, apartment, dorm, dwelling

     
  • Crunk
    hyped up , bout it , excited

     
  • Damn Skippy
    That's right

     
  • Dank
    adjective. Describes how awesome something is. Used frequently in the Phish parking lots. Ex. "Those are some dank nugs!!!"

     
  • Dawg
    another meaning for a friend, an acquaintance..."What up Dawg!"

     
  • Dead Presidents
    Slang term for money (reference to pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin et.al. on paper or coined currency).

     
  • Don't go there!
    Someone has just hit a touchy subject and the other person doesn't appreciate them getting in their business.

     
  • Dope
    Great

     
  • Dope
    Synonomous with fly, cool, etc. Ex. "Yo, those shoes are dope, girl!"

     
  • Dubs
    Reveresed spelling of the word "buds" which is another slang form for WEED

     
  • Dude
    noun. used for male or female.

     
  • Dude!
    used at the beginning of an exclamation or a question. i.e. "Dude! Look at that hot guy!" or "Dude, have you seen my bag?" can be used for male or female.

     
  • Duh!!
    Didn't you know that?

     
  • Eat my shorts!
    "Screw you!" or "Go to hell!" used by the cartoon boy Bart Simpson in Matt Groening's "The Simpsons"

     
  • Evita Like
    1) Adj. Snobby

     
  • F-bomb
    Excl. euphemism for "f**k." May have gained popularity on radio sports talk host Jim Rome's show.

     
  • Fart-Knocker
    adj. An idiot; A phrase coined by "Beavis & Butt-Head" in the early 90's.

     
  • Fine
    he/she looks real good, like "that guy is fine"

     
  • Flawsen
    Another term for "kissing ass to someone"

     
  • Fly
    Fly: meaning cool, good, fun, etc. used mostly in the mid 90's, when the word "phat" was especially popular. (exp-"that dance was sooo fly")

     
  • Fool
    Sounds like foo'. A dummy. ex: "Let's go fool."

     
  • Freak out
    Go crazy, get really mad, i.e. "he freaked out when I told him"

     
  • Freakin'
    a slightly nicer term for fu**ing. i.e. "he's a freakin idiot!"

     
  • Fresh
    original, cool, nice, "the shit"

     
  • Gank
    To steal. I ganked these shoes from the mall.

     
  • Get Over It
    Get Over It means exactly wat it sez - "Get Over It!". To tell someone to get over it is to point out that they are over-reacting to a situation or thing or is telling them that they need to shut up- e.g. "I can't belive I spilt cola on my new shirt!" "Get over it"

     
  • Get a Room!
    Excl. What you say to two or more people whose public displays of affection seem too inappropriate or risque. (i.e., make what you're doing private, not so public)

     
  • Gettin Jiggy
    verb. Can mean either dancing or putting the move on a member of the opposite sex. Popularized by the Will Smith song "Getting Jiggy With It"

     
  • Ghetto
    adj. unflattering, as in cheap.

     
  • Giddy Up!
    A remark which might be said whilst eyeing up an attractive person.

     
  • Going Postal
    1) Excl. Going crazy. Refers to the trend of some postal workers becoming violent.

     
  • Good to go
    all set, in order, ready to go, etc.

     
  • Grind-age
    1) Noun. Food

     
  • Hard / Hard nut / Tough nut
    A tough guy. "He thinks he's a Tough nut"

     
  • Heady Nuggets
    Description of very good weed.

     
  • Hella
    It means sort of like saying "really." i.e. "she was hella pissed!"

     
  • Hey Fats
    Phrase, means "Hey what's up buddy"

     
  • Hit
    having sex, "let me hit it from behind"

     
  • Homey/Homeslice
    n. buddy

     
  • Hooch or Hoochie
    A slut

     
  • How's it hangin'?
    Expr. informal greeting, as in "How are you?"

     
  • I Got The Pasties
    My mouth is dry

     
  • I'm gone
    Bye

     
  • IPO
    The quickest way to get rich in 99--Initial Public Offering!

     
  • It's Cashed
    Means it's gone. it's done

     
  • It's all good
    meaning it's ok. ex:"i'm sorry i couldn't hook you up!" "oh, don't worry, it's all good!"

     
  • It's go time!
    1) Excl. It's time to fight, you've pushed me too far, etc. (a.k.a. "bring it on!" or "you want a piece of me?!")

     
  • Jack
    verb) to steal something. i.e. "my car got jacked" or "don't jack my stuff"

     
  • Jack you up
    To beat the crap out of someone. i.e. "I'm gonna jack you up"

     
  • Jock
    To like extremly, "Dude, he jocks my shit!" "I jock him hard!"

     
  • Junk
    noun One of two words in the world which applies as a substitute to every single noun in the English language. The other word being "shit." It is used liberally in any/all conversations. Example: "Damn, man, did you see that junk yesterday? Man, I was all up IN that junk! That junk was TIGHT"

     
  • Larey
    Out of order, used when someone has committed a foux pas. "He stole my wallet, that guy is so larey", "He stole my wallet, that was not on"

     
  • Lay Off
    Means to stop whatever it is you're doing. You want to lay off the potty mouth!

     
  • Let Me Bang
    Let us have sex

     
  • Let's Bone Out
    Meaning "let's go" .

     
  • Let's roll
    Let's leave.

     
  • Like
    an insert in sentences when no other word is available

     
  • Lunchn'
    Verb,Messing around, acting crazy

     
  • Mad
    adj: very; a lot; soooooo; shows extremism; Example: That dessert was MAD good. I have to pay MAD bills

     
  • Man, I'm Slammin
    Meaning I'm doing good today

     
  • Man, that is clean.
    That is righteous.

     
  • Mofo
    Word used for mother f*cker

     
  • Morph
    1) Verb. To change into something else

     
  • Murk, or Murkin'
    To act crazy or wild out

     
  • My Bad!
    1)Expr. My mistake

     
  • NOT!
    Adverb. Used as a function word to stand for the negative of a preceding group of words "'Episode I, the Phantom Menace' was great... NOT". Origin stems from the Waynes World film.

     
  • O.G.
    stands for "original gangsta"; see old school

     
  • OMG
    means Oh MY God...

     
  • Off the Heasy
    1) Adj. Otherwise known as off the hook; unbelieveable or different

     
  • Oh My God!
    A sign of disgust, such as "ohmygod why is she wearing that." or a sign of excitement such as "ohmygod guess what?!"

     
  • Oh snap..
    oh yeah, thats right

     
  • Old School
    adj./adv. old-fashioned, of the old style, etc. Usually a term of respect for the past greats of whatever discipline you're talking about (e.g., Do it old school like Elvis)

     
  • Oogly
    As in very ugly. "She's so ugly, she's OOgly" popular in the eastcoast since around 1997

     
  • Open up a can of whoop-ass
    Excl. to kick one's butt, you're in trouble now, etc.

     
  • Peace out
    Bye

     
  • Phat!
    1) Adjective. Cool, awesome, your hip or pretty hot and tempting.

     
  • Pigeon
    A girl that most guys hate; golddigger

     
  • Piggy
    Term used to describe a cop or police man

     
  • Pimpin'
    Cool, "tight",really good...or "to be pimpin" as in clothing..

     
  • Playa
    someone who is cheating on their significant other

     
  • Po Po
    Noun. Term used for police

     
  • Props
    Kudos, credit. "I hate Dallas, but you gotta give Aikman his props." Often used with "Mad" ("Mad props for this website, Beeotch!"). Origin: from "proper respect."

     
  • Punani
    A women's private parts

     
  • Quit Icing My Grill
    Phrase used when someone gets in your face and speaks to make you look bad

     
  • Rolling
    verb. Feeling the effects of MDMA (E, X, Ecstacy). Example: Damn, you are rolling your brains out!

     
  • Salty
    1) Verb. To make someone angry. eg. "Back off, I'm getting hella salty"

     
  • Score!
    You got something you wanted or you did really good at something. (ie. "Score!, i got 80% on my math test." Or " Score!, Jeff said he'd go to the prom with me.")

     
  • Shady
    1) Adj. Being unfair or wrong

     
  • Shady
    Someone who acts cool with you, but really isn't.

     
  • The Shit
    The best or that was the greatest.

     
  • Shiznit
    A different way of saying shit.Can be used for anything.

     
  • Shooter
    A person who shows off.

     
  • Shwing
    If you see a hot chick you would say shwing while humping mid air.

     
  • Snaps
    To give someone "Snaps" is like to give someone "Props", such as used in the Clueless movie - "I had to give Dee snaps for her corageous fashion efforts..."

     
  • So
    adv. very much. Traditionally used as intensifying adverb for lone adjectives, usage expanded to intensify whole clauses, predicates, phrases, etc. Usage may have gained popularity on TV's "Friends." (Chandler: "That is so not the opposite of taking somebody's underwear!"...Joey, jokingly: "So didn't know that, but you should have seen your faces")

     
  • Speggets
    Nuggets (usually heady) covered in parmesean cheese---(see definition of nuggets)

     
  • Step Off
    Get out of my face, leave me alone

     
  • Straight
    That's true

     
  • Straight Edge
    Doesn't do drugs or drink

     
  • Stylin'
    Cool hair or clothes.

     
  • Sup
    The shorthand saying of "Wassup"

     
  • Sweet
    Means cool (as in "That car is sweet")

     
  • THO
    N.It means your nipples get hard like when it's cold outside.. You would say "I have MAJOR T-H-O." which stands for Tit Hard On..

     
  • TMI
    Too much info!

     
  • Talk to the Hand
    Another way of saying "I don't want to hear what you are saying."

     
  • Talk to the Hand(because the face ain't listening)
    1) Excl. I'm not listening to you/I'm not talking to you!

     
  • Throw Down
    To fight.

     
  • Throwed
    messed up, high, drunk, "whooo we went to that party and got throwed ya heard?"

     
  • Tight
    Great, The best

     
  • Triflin' (and/ or Pilt)
    Pathetic

     
  • Trippin'
    going off; overly critical of something or someone. Like telling your mom "Quit trippin' over my tattoo"

     
  • Tweak
    Hurt or fix up

     
  • Tweak
    Tweak; Noun: drug (Usualy Crystal Meth), Adj: To use Drugs. See the Sublime song STP (Secret Tweaker Pad)

     
  • Wacked
    (1)Verb Used to described somebody out of their mind. ie. "That bitch is wacked!" Wacked started in the early 90's and carries a negative connotation.

     
  • Well
    Very. "He's well rich"

     
  • Wellin'
    This means that you're lying. Ex. "I went to the sore last night and got some new shoes","You wellin' 'cause you was over Mike's house last night".

     
  • Whassup
    Asking how someone is doing (usu. between two guys talking).. also might refer to asking if the other person is having a Bud. Popularized by Budweiser commercials during Super Bowl and others.

     
  • What Up Dog?
    1) Exl. What have you been up to?

     
  • What up, G?
    greeting. Short for "What's up, gangsta?" "What's going on?" "How's it goin'?" etc. Again, usu. used as a greeting toward someone you're too macho to address more politely.

     
  • What's doin'?
    Another way of saying "What's Up" or "Watcha Doin?"

     
  • Whatever You Reckon!
    A way of saying you dis-belive what someone has just told you, e.g. "I just heard Britany Spears is touring here!" "Whatever you reckon!". It is just another way of saying "Whatever!"

     
  • Whatever!
    Created by Alicia Siverstone in "Clueless".

     
  • Who's your daddy
    "I'm better than you, etc." "I made your momma my bitch" (see 90's bitch definition) usu. by one adolescent male to another

     
  • Wicked
    A lot or very as in "that movie was wicked good" or "that guy is wicked hot!!!!"

     
  • Wife Beater
    A men's Tank Top or Athletic shirt, like Bruce Willis always wears in movies. Derived from the show 'Cops' when all the people arrested for domestic violence were only wearing this type of shirt and boxer shorts.

     
  • Wig out
    1) Verb. To freak out; go nuts about something

     
  • Wigg'n
    (1)Verb Short for Wig Out. ie. "He's totally wigg'n out!"

     
  • Word
    Understood; I agree

     
  • YO
    Hello

     
  • Yadda Yadda Yadda
    Phrase popularized by the sitcom "Seinfeld". Often used to make a long story short, thus leaving out uncomfortable details. eg) we went to dinner, yadda yadda yadda, and then I never saw him again.

     
  • Yo, yo, homie Joe
    Basically saying "Hello, my good friend, what is happening with you? You look mighty fine today."

     
  • Yoink!
    v. to steal or take from someone,to skillfully acquire, etc..

     
  • You Straight
    1) Phrase. Are you okay or all right

     
  • You be trippin fool
    1) Excl. You're wrong, or you made a mistake.

     
  • Your Mom
    it's a come back, usually used when you can't think of anything to say back: ex/ "that was the dumbest thing i ever heard" "yeah, your mom!"

     
  • bills
    n. money

     
  • coin
    n. money

     
  • dang it!
    Meaning ow man! Saying you hurt yourself or you got a bad grade or something. another is looking good. e.i.- dang it!! she's lookinn' good!!!

     
  • deal
    verb. cope with the circumstances (i.e., "deal with it")

     
  • faux
    adj. fake (from the French for "false")

     
  • fugly
    Adj: Extremely ugly (i.e., f**king ugly)

     
  • hottie
    noun. someone, man or woman, who is very, very attractive (i.e., Natalie Portman is such a hottie!)

     
  • m'kay
    noun; yes, okay, alright. Popularized by "The South Park Movie"

     
  • scrub
    1) Adj. A guy that girls mostly hate. Popularized by the TLC song, "No Scrubs"

     
  • sup
    1) Excl. What's up.

     
  • you go!
    excl. Good for you! More power to you! (usu. used with "girl": "You go, girl!")