NYC street talk: English Slang Collection

Deadass

"Deadass means, you know, like, seriously. It can be used in the form of, like, a question or a statement. Both work. An example can be, bro, holy shit, I just completely failed the final. Deadass."

Deadass

"Deadass, meaning serious or honest. Dude, I just won the freaking lottery. What? Are you being deadass right now? Hell yeah, I'm being deadass."

Deadass

"Deadass, the bodega cat just chased a pigeon out the door, then sat back like he owned the whole block."

Mad

"We waited mad long for the A train, and now it's mad packed, so let's bounce and grab a chopped cheese from the bodega."

Bodega

"Yo, I’m gonna swing by the bodega for an Arizona and a BEC. Need chips or a MetroCard while I’m there?"

Jawn

"Jawn can mean almost anything, but most commonly refers to an object or thing. For example, hey, did you see the basketball game? That was a crazy ending. Yes, I watched that jawn last night. I can't believe the Knicks lost in overtime."

Jawn

"Yo, where that jawn at? Grab the blue one by the bodega door, not the busted jawn on the stoop, aight."

Brick

"I stepped out to grab a bacon, egg and cheese and turned right back, it’s brick out, deadass. Throw on the puffer and meet me by the bodega."

Word

"That exam was savage, mate, and my pen died halfway through. Word. Grab a Tesco meal deal and let’s pretend revision never happened."

Buggin'

"Bro, you wanna charge fifty for a chopped cheese and a Coke? Nah, you buggin', deadass. Take that somewhere else, I’m out."

Ayo

"Ayo means hello or hey. You would say it when starting a sentence or when greeting someone. For example, Ayo, it was great to see you last night. That was an awesome party. Thanks again."

Ayo

"Ayo, you still sliding through tonight? We got pizza, cards, and Marcus already talking big like he is about to cook everybody again."

Ard

"Ard is an abbreviation of the word alright. It can be used to confirm plans or when something is understood. For example, hey, things are looking good so far. Keep up the great work. Ard. Thanks."

Ard

"You sent the address, the playlist, and the time for the cookout, so I just hit back with ard and showed up with chips."

Buhl

"Buhl is a word to refer to an individual. Instead of saying person, you would use this word instead. For example, I never met buhl, but I heard he is cool."

Buhl

"I met this buhl at the corner store who knew every Eagles stat since 2004 and still had time to roast my snack choices."

Bones

"Bones is slang for money, used to refer to dollar bills. Example, how many bones do you have? I just counted it again. It is $100."

Bones

"How many bones do you have on you? I counted it again, it's a hundred dollars."

The bag

"The bag basically means money. You know, securing the bag is basically getting money. An example would be, man, I don't really care about your life. All I care about is the bag. Securing the bag. That's all that matters to me."

The bag

"Bro skipped brunch, took a double shift, and sold his old sneakers by sunset because right now he's only thinking about the bag."

Motion

"Motion is basically, you know, having success, popularity, money, good things going on in your life in general. That's basically just having motion. An example would be, oh my God, we both got an internship at the Big Four, we got motion, twin."

Motion

"Girl, we both locked those Big Four internships and everybody knows our names now, we got motion twin, let's go celebrate before reality clocks in."

Yurp

"Yurp takes the slang word yes sir one step further. It essentially means yes, but with a little more flavor. Yo, we put on a great show last night. The crowd loved us. Yurp, it was a great turnout."

Yurp

"Yo, the venue was packed, the sound was fire, and they already asked us back next month. Yurp, last night was a whole movie."

Mos Def

"Mos Def is an abbreviation of most definitely. It is used when you are in total agreement with someone. It can also be used instead of the word yes. For example, did you enjoy the show last night? Mos Def, it was awesome."

Mos Def

"You coming to the cookout tonight? Mos Def, I already grabbed my hoodie and texted my cousin to save me a plate."

Girl, bye

"Girl, bye. It's more of, you know, like a dismissive reaction, like, you know, bye. Like, you know, like, get out of here, but in, like, a low-key way. An example would be, What? What do you mean he doesn't want to pay on the first date? Girl, bye."

Girl, bye

"He said splitting one mozzarella stick counts as dinner on a date. Girl, bye, we are leaving and taking the bread basket."

no kizzy

"no kizzy it's basically a synonym of no cap so basically I'm not lying no kizzy an example is yo man that was actually crazy no kizzy"

No kizzy

"Yo, I thought the line outside was fake, then I saw it wrap round the block, no kizzy, everybody was trying to get in."

Pull up

"Pull up is basically telling someone, you know, to come over, to come to a place, to meet you, you know, in a certain place. An example would be, oh, you didn't hear about the party at 8? Pull up."

Pull up

"Yo, we’re at Kayla’s crib already, music loud and pizza gone in ten minutes, so pull up before the whole thing gets dead."

Put me on

"Put me on is used when you're telling someone to like, oh, okay, like introduce me to this thing. Let me know what it is or like, you know, maybe you're like eating somewhere or I don't know, like you're at a friend's house and they ordered food for you from a really good place and you wanted to ask what it is. You'd ask them to like put you on, or it could be music or like clothing. It can be just literally anything. Just put you on to something that's really good. An example would be, oh my God, who is this artist? This song is fire, put me on."

Put me on

"Yo, this taco spot is unreal and that playlist in the background is fire too, put me on to both before we leave, twin."

Ya Mean

"Ya mean is slang for you know what I mean. It is said when inquiring if someone agrees with you. For example, I really liked her style. She had a cool demeanor. Yeah, ya mean?"

Ya Mean

"That outfit was clean, the whole vibe was effortless, ya mean? Even the bouncer looked over like yeah, she understood the assignment."

Trust

"Trust is used when agreeing with someone's sentiment. It can be said to respond to a statement you are in agreement with. For example, Hey, John locked up before he left the office last night. He said thanks for taking the trash out. Trust. He's a good dude and better worker."

Trust

"You think Marcus handled that mess better than the boss did? Trust. Dude stayed late, locked up, and still texted everyone back."

Say less

"Say less. That basically means, maybe when someone asks you to do something, asks you for a favour, tells you to do something, you just say, say less. To mean like, okay, I got it, like, I'll do it, I understand, it's done, you know? Kinda what it means. An example could be, Yo, can you send me the notes you took at Mr. Smith's class real quick? Say less."

Say less

"Told my boy there was free food at the block party on Saturday and he just looked at me and went say less, I'll be there at noon."

Sicko

"She signed up last night, did the Brooklyn Half on two hours sleep, then still hit the bodega for bacon egg and cheese. Total sicko."

Extra

"She showed up to brunch with a full photographer and a birthday sash for her dog. Bro, that’s mad extra. Sit down, order your bagel, relax."

Salty

"Salty is basically being upset or bitter about something. Basically, you're being salty. An example would be, can you stop being so salty over something I did five years ago? Get over it."

Salty

"He was deadass salty I took the last chopped cheese at the bodega, acting mad quiet all night like I robbed him."

Hyped

"The Knicks tickets finally came through, so I’m hyped, deadass. Grab a chopped cheese at the bodega and meet me on the train."

Bougie

"We were trying to grab street tacos, but Jordan dragged us to a bougie rooftop spot with truffle fries and a twelve-dollar sparkling water."

Cup of joe

"I’ve got a 7 a.m. meeting and zero patience. Pour me a cup of joe from that crusty office pot, before I start snapping."

On God

"On God, which basically means, kinda, pretty much, I swear to God, or like, I swear, like, you're saying the truth. A very famously quoted example would be, no cap, on God, bro."

On God

"Bro, on God I left my phone on the bus and the driver actually brought it back, no cap, I thought my whole day was cooked."

Yessir

"Yes, sir, is a combination of the word yes and sir. It is used when responding to someone with an absolute yes in an exciting manner. Hey, the Stevie Wonder tickets came in. We're going to the show. Yes, sir, it's going to be a great night."

Yessir

"The Stevie Wonder tickets finally came through, yessir, tonight's gonna be smooth, loud, and worth losing our voices over on the drive home."

stunting

"Stunting means to be fly, cool, or stylish. It is an extension of the word stunt, which means an action displaying spectacular skill. For example, hey, did you see MC Air at the rap show last night? He was stunting."

Stunting

"Did you see Malik roll into the rap show in chrome shades and a white mink? Man was stunting so hard even the DJ clocked him."

Turnt

"Turnt is a word to describe something as being turned up. It can refer to the volume of music or even an individual's energy. Example, yo, I've never been to New York before, but this place is turnt."

Turnt

"We pulled up thinking it would be chill, but the whole spot was turnt, bass shaking cups, people yelling lyrics, nobody ready to go home."

face card never declines

"A face card never declines basically means someone's like really attractive. You know, they can't be caught off guard, they always look good no matter what. Literally an example would just be, I see you, your face card never declines."

Face card never declines

"You rolled out of bed, threw on a hoodie, and still looked unreal at brunch. Be serious, your face card never declines."

put the fries in the bag

"put the fries in the bag. this is generally used towards someone who's unemployed or you know like your typical wannabe entrepreneur or just basically someone who is just saying absolute BS, isn't making sense or you know is just talking a lot for no reason, not making sense, you know just I don't know spitting out BS so an example would be oh my god I can't believe I just got 10 likes on my post today I'm about to be famous everyone's gonna want to buy my product and another person would say just put the fries in the bag bro"

Put the fries in the bag

"Bro, you got twelve followers and one Canva logo, talking about launching a billion dollar empire. Put the fries in the bag and clock in."

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