Street voices
Michael
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United States
"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."
What it means
Turnt means turned all the way up, full of hype, noise, and live energy. You can say a person is turnt, but also a party, a crowd, a song, even a whole room when the vibe's going crazy in a fun way. It's usually more about excitement than pure mess, even if things can get a little loose once everybody catches fire.
Usage examples
"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."
"By midnight the whole block party was turnt, speakers rattling the windows and even the grandparents up dancing on the porch."
"That pregame was dead for like ten minutes, then somebody put the right playlist on and the whole apartment got turnt real fast."
"Nah, don't leave yet, the function's just getting turnt and the DJ finally stopped playing safe."
"The minute that beat dropped, the whole car got turnt and everybody forgot they were stuck in traffic."
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Where it comes from
Turnt comes out of African American Vernacular English as a reshaped form of turned or turned up. It spread hard through Southern hip-hop, club talk, and party culture in the 2000s, then jumped into mainstream online and everyday slang for anything loud, energized, and going off.
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