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.

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• '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?
  
  
• Aiight
  Alright, Okay
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Blood
  noun.it means freind, or homeboy. Typically men use it to refer to each other. i.e. "what's up blood?"
  
  
• 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"
  
  
• Boo Ya!
  a phrase of exlaimation after you've done something fly; or meaining "Ya bitch in yo face!"; often used after a "yo mamma" joke..."Yo mamma so fat she smoke turkey after sex! BOO YA!"
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Cuttin' Glass
  When someone's nipples are hard fromt the cold, it is assumed that their nipples are so hard they could cut glass. When "cuttin' glass", it means that...your nipples are very hard.
  
  
• 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
  Synonomous with fly, cool, etc. Ex. "Yo, those shoes are dope, girl!"
  
  
• Dope
  Great
  
  
• Down
  I down with that. Like "That sounds good to me"
  
  
• Dubs
  Reveresed spelling of the word "buds" which is another slang form for WEED
  
  
• Dubs
  20 inch rims on a car.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• FYI
  For your information. "FYI< i don't care"
  
  
• 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"
  
  
• Home Skillet
  meaning your friend or anyone you may wont it to be meaning!
  
  
• 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!
  
  
• Ice
  jewelry with diamonds in it
  
  
• 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"
  
  
• Know what I mean
  (UK) said in the strongest Manchester accent you could muster in the style of Oasis's Liam Gallagher. Used at the end of a statement to get people to agree with you.
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Lurker
  One who enters electronic chat rooms without making a contribution.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Nice!
  Really Cool or Amazing "Nice Dude!"
  
  
• Not So Much
  "umm...try again" "not cool" lame or bad idea
  
  
• 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."
  
  
• Psyche
  not, just kidding; used at the end of a sentence "yea i did all my homework. psyche!!"
  
  
• Punani
  A women's private parts
  
  
• Punked
  v. To be proven wrong; dissed; to be capped on. "That fool got punked on!"
  
  
• 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!
  
  
• Rolling or Tripping "face"
  Feeling the effects of MDMA or LSD, so that it is visible to others. "You're rolling face!"
  
  
• 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.")
  
  
• Scrub
  A guy who thinks he's fine, which is also known as a busta.He still lives with his mom and is always broke.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Shnikies
  a substitute for "shit"..."Oh shnikies!"
  
  
• 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")
  
  
• So Is Your Face
  It doesn't really mean anything, you just say when someone else says something mean to you like, "Oh, my god her pants are so ugly today" Then you say "So is your face".
  
  
• 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"
  
  
• Super
  Used to make something much more than it is. Super loser, super huge, super cool, super cold, super funny, etc.....
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Tight
  Describing a girl or guy who prefers not to do sexual activities.
  
  
• To Hate, Hater
  to disapprove of someone or something
  
  
• To Shoot Out
  means to get out of somewhere.ex:"This pub's crap, let's shoot out!"
  
  
• Triflin' (and/ or Pilt)
  Pathetic
  
  
• Trippin'
  going off; overly critical of something or someone. Like telling your mom "Quit trippin' over my tattoo"
  
  
• Tweak
  Tweak; Noun: drug (Usualy Crystal Meth), Adj: To use Drugs. See the Sublime song STP (Secret Tweaker Pad)
  
  
• Tweak
  Hurt or fix up
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Wangsta
  a fake gangsta
  
  
• 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?"
  
  
• What's the dillio?
  What happened, what's going on (Ed Note: It's how to ask "What's the deal?" while throwing in two unnecessary syllables)
  
  
• 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!")
  
  

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