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The list of modern words of youth is updated daily. Understanding the meaning of slang elements is important not only to stay “on topic,” but also to grasp the main idea of the content created by young bloggers. Active users of the Internet (social networks and the YouTube video server) are the main sources for the introduction of new words into the speech of modern children and adolescents.
Youth slang, its influence on the speech of adolescents. What is the risk of using slang in conversation?
Slang refers to the unusual vocabulary used by teenagers in communication with each other. Initially, words that were understandable to a narrow circle of people were used exclusively in a professional environment (among musicians, doctors, builders, and so on).
Now the speech of adolescents is also filled with peculiar terms. They are not the usual fruit of the imagination of children, but represent a full-fledged language with origins and different directions.
The most common elements of youth slang are:
- words borrowed from other languages;
- in foreign words;
- phrases borrowed from professional vocabulary or vocabulary of narrow circles (for example, the so-called "new Russians"; people serving sentences in places of detention, and so on).
Modern words of young people and their meaning (the list of the most actively used is freely available on the Internet) cannot be perceived as an evaluative factor in the development of a particular person. Despite this, the speech of adolescents directly affects their future fate.
Among the negative consequences constant use of slang in conversations (regardless of the age and social status of the interlocutor) note:
- difficulties in getting a good position at work;
- misunderstanding by other people (not using slang);
- shifting to a slang-driven model of behavior (for example, boys, whose vocabulary consists of the words of people serving sentences, rarely boast of exemplary behavior or good studies);
- deterioration of academic performance (rarely using the words of the classical Russian language in communication, adolescents begin to cope worse with writing essays at school or university, retelling and other tasks involving the use of literate speech).
List of slang words and their meaning
Modern words of youth and their meaning (a list will be presented below) are constantly changing.
The most frequently used phrases are so ingrained in the speech of adolescents that even older people can now understand them.
| Slang elements | Short description |
| Viper | It is this slang element that heads the list of modern words of youth. According to the generally accepted meaning, this is the name of a person who prefers to smoke electronic vapor "cigarettes". Such devices usually create a cloud of vapor that is pleasant to smokers (the modern vaping liquid market offers scents from classic mint to chocolate and nuts). Such vapor is created by heating the internal element of the vape structure, forcing the liquid poured inside to boil.Vipers justifiably do not consider themselves to be smokers, since the formulations for "electronic cigarettes" of the vapor type do not contain nicotine, which significantly reduces the harm caused to the body during their use. |
| Challenge | This word was borrowed from the English language. In its original meaning, it is understood as a "challenge" (which can be thrown or accepted, not inbound or outbound). Modern Russian-speaking adolescents use this term when it comes to the need to take someone “weakly” or to complete a difficult task assigned to them. The challenge can be massive, both sports (push-ups 100 times and upload videos to the Internet) and mental (read 50 books per month). They are usually launched on social networks and are of a population nature. |
| LS, LSny | This element of slang originated and is most popular in the society of gamers (players of computer games or games released on the PlayStation or Xbox console). The abbreviation came into Russian from English. Originally it sounds like "low skill", which means "low skill". This is the name given to beginners in the game who do not have enough knowledge to participate in actions on a par with the "professionals." |
| Oru | It is used in the context of a humiliating joke or an incident that happened to the person to whom this element of slang is applied ("I'm from her Oru"). The most common meaning of the word is to laugh at someone (has a negative connotation). Initially, "Oru" was used only on one Internet resource - "Pikabu", later moved into posts on "VKontakte", and now it is used in the speech of young people during ordinary communication with each other in an informal setting. When writing this term, it must necessarily consist of capital letters or, at least, start with a capital letter. When a word is written in regular script, its "modern" meaning will be lost. |
| Ruffle | A term applied to contests and sweepstakes held on social networks, in particular VKontakte and Instagram. The word is borrowed from the English language, in which it has an identical meaning. Raffle can only be a contest that requires reposts on social networks. In all other cases, it would be inappropriate to apply such a name to the drawing. |
| Krinzh | This is another borrowing from the English language, repeating its meaning in Russian. Describing the subject or the events taking place as "krinzh" or "krinzh", young people call them "vile, disgusting, disgusting." Under certain circumstances, this term can be used to describe the shame or embarrassment experienced by one person for actions performed by another. Most often, the word "krinzh" can be found on the Internet, since it can be used to characterize the current emotional state of a person as succinctly as possible. In living speech, young people practically do not use it. |
| Chan | This term came to Russian slang from the Japanese language, where it is not a separate unit, but a suffix giving diminutive meaning to ordinary words. Given the "homeland" of this word, it is not surprising that it is especially popular in the circles of fans of Japanese anime, comics and games. Among young people who are fond of foreign culture, it is customary to call a young girl "chan". Such an appeal emphasizes the beautiful appearance of a representative of the beautiful half of humanity, and also expresses sympathy towards her from the person using the word in question. |
| Schipper | This term is used to refer to a narrow circle of people who are fans of a particular television series or its main characters. "Shippers" not only study in detail the past of their idols, but also delve into the nuances of their relationship along the storyline of the work.Possessing a sufficient amount of knowledge characterizing the heroes, such fans draw pictures from their lives and think over alternative endings of the works. |
| Ohayo, ohayo | This word was borrowed from the Japanese language. Lovers of foreign culture use this term as a morning greeting to each other (an alternative to the phrase "Good morning!"). "Ohayo, ohayo" was taken from comics and anime, which explains the use of these words in narrow circles of fans. In the original, such a greeting sounds like "gozaimasu". |
| Kpuala | A term denoting "absurdity" or "stupid mistake." It occurred as a result of an erroneous spelling of the word "kupala" in the textbook for grade 3, which at one time caused a public dissatisfaction among parents with the authors of the textbook. According to the terms of their assignment, the students had to collect a word by finding letters as a result of solving complex examples. Instead of the word “kupala”, the students received the non-existent word “kpuala”. |
| C | This letter was used to illustrate clinking in the classical works of famous authors ("He, slightly clicking his tongue, ... Ts-ts-ts ..." a fragment from the book "Stone Flower"). To understand the meaning of such an abbreviation used in the speech of today's youth, it is necessary to assess the context in which it is used. In the vast majority of cases, the letter "c" repeated 3-4 times means surprise, irritation or annoyance on social networks. |
| Harvest | This word was borrowed from the English language. In the modern language of youth, it has 2 meanings. With the help of this term, teens communicate on topics from the world of the computer games industry. In this context, "Harvest" means a crop that is ready to be harvested. Another meaning of this word is “expensive”, “rich” (by analogy with the Harvest cigarette brand, which positions itself as premium tobacco). |
| CPU in LAN - Tsope, Tsope, Tsope | This abbreviation is partially borrowed from the English language (Child Porn - the first letters of the words are taken and interpreted into Russian). In slang, it symbolizes an offer to send pornographic material in private messages to the sender of this phrase. Some young people, not understanding the true meaning of the phrase in question, use it on social networks as an illustration of their intention to see something beautiful, pleasant, pleasing to their eyes. |
| Sasny | This element of colloquial vocabulary came into the slang of Russian-speaking youth from the English language. The foreign counterpart (adjective "sassy") is used to characterize an arrogant person who is able to go ahead to achieve his own goal. Modern adolescents have interpreted the word in question in their own way and now use it when it is necessary to give a positive description of an ongoing event or a specific object (analogs - “cool”, “beautiful”, “cool”). |
| Homunculus | Initially, this word was used in the context of describing a person who was born "from a test tube." Later, this was the name of the monster in the anime "Steel Chemist". It was this that served as the basis for translating the word in question into an element of slang. Modern adolescents under the homunculus mean their negative attitude towards the appearance of an object or a specific person (analogs - "scary", "ugly", "vile"). |
| Blue Whale / Blue Whale Quest | It is a virtual death game that resonated in 2016. According to rumors, to start the game, the teenager had to write a special hashtag on his page on the social network, after which the so-called Blue Whale curator contacted him and gave him an assignment. The end of the game was considered to be suicide. Despite the fact that the game in question has become a tool for the media that creates panic among the population, there is still no reliable confirmation of the existence of the "Blue Whale". |
| Lampovo | The word came into the spoken language of teenagers from the slang of musicians.Guitarists, whose instrument had built-in tubes that are analogous to microcircuits and transistors, called their music "tube". At that time, such guitars were considered top-of-the-line inventions, which gave rise to the interpretation of "lamp-like" as "cool", "ideality", "sensible" (the specific meaning depends on the context). |
| ChSV | It is an abbreviation for “a sense of self-importance (or greatness)”. The word has a rather negative connotation and is used in the context of describing a selfish person who considers himself ideal. |
| Lmao, LMFAO, LMAO | This is an abbreviation of English words, originally sounding like "Laugh my fuckin ass off", is used to express positive emotions, in particular laughter. The letter combinations under consideration are especially popular among active users of social networks, for example, VKontakte and Instagram. |
| Luxury | This is the Russian-language pronunciation of the English word "luxury". In modern slang, it retains its foreign meaning and is used in the context of describing something luxurious or rich. |
| Reflective | This is the name of the reflective material used in sewing youth clothing and shoes. In slang, this word came from the English language (reflective), where it has an identical meaning. |
| Lichinus | This term is used colloquially by people who position themselves as "childfree" (child haters). They call the children who surround them by lichinuses, regardless of the gender of the child. |
| Kalich | It is used to characterize a clumsy person or someone who is not a professional in their kind of activity. |
| Scan with zip | A phrase that took root in the speech of young people after the release of the song of the young rapper Pharaoh. In it, he uses these words in their literal meaning: skanka (a kind of drug) with a zip (plastic bag with a reusable clip). |
| Sharit | The generally accepted analogous meaning is “understands”, “understands well”. |
| Beauty | An English word meaning “beautiful”, “beauty”, and in some cases “everything related to personal care” (for example, a beauty blogger is a person who shoots videos about the correct application of makeup, skin care after sunbathing and so on). |
| Badman, badman | In slang it is used in its original meaning (English word) - "bad person", "dangerous person", "alpha male". |
| Salt chan | This characteristic is applied to unchaste girls of easy virtue who are not shy about their lifestyle. |
| 4:20 | Used in the subculture of North American drug addicts. "4:20" can be decoded as April 20 or 4 am 20 minutes. This is the date or time that all participants will meet at the designated location to smoke drugs and discuss their state's policy on legalizing marijuana. |
| Louboutins | So in the common people it is customary to call high-heeled shoes from the famous designer Christian Louboutin and copies of shoes of a luxury brand. |
| Chepushilo | Used to characterize a stupid, morally degraded person, whose actions cause universal condemnation. |
| Fuccboi | This is a young man who always strives to be in trend. He not only dresses fashionably, but also always “in the subject” of current events in his close environment and the world in general. |
| For fun | Analog of the phrase "for fun", "just like that." |
| Keck | The word is used when it is necessary to briefly illustrate that an event or phrase caused a person to laugh (analogue - "haha"). |
| Hype, hype, hype | Fashionable, modern, up-to-date, to be "in the subject" |
| Vaper | Analogue of the word "viper" |
| Zashkvar | A shame |
| Byte, Byte | To provoke someone to take an action (most often used on YouTube, when an intriguing photo is placed on the main picture of a video that is not related to the content, but forcing a person to view this video) |
| Patimaker | The person in charge of organizing the party. |
| Thrasher | This is the name given to fans of thrash music, for example, heavy metal or hard rock. |
| Flex, flex, low flex | Sway to the rhythm of some music (most often used when it comes to rap songs). |
| Aksemora | This is the name given to illiterate people or first-year students who have recently entered the university. |
| Crash | A sudden error that occurs in a computer system and interferes with the normal use of programs in the future. |
List of modern computer words with meaning
Modern words of young people and their meaning (the list is formed from elements of slang borrowed from various spheres of life) for the most part are actively introduced into speech through the means of computer games.
The most commonly used phrases of gamers:
- abuse - violation of the rules of the game;
- cheating - cheating, using dishonest methods of struggle;
- combo - 2 or more successful consecutive moves carried out within the game;
- heal or heal - restore the life resource of the selected hero in the game;
- lag - a violation of the normal gameplay due to technical malfunctions of servers or the main computer.
The list of modern words of youth reflects the direction of the generation's development.
If in the early 2000s, at the peak of popularity, there were elements of slang, the meaning of which was formed from the subcultures of bandits and drug addicts, then, following current trends, we can conclude that modern adolescents are most passionate about anime, comics and computer games.
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The expert council at the Center for the Creative Development of the Russian Language has formed a list of the main, in his opinion, words of 2017. In the first place, according to the council, is the word renovation, in second is bitcoin, in third is HYIP. In the opinion of a large part of Moscow teenagers, hyip is no longer surprising, since even the world of parents recognized it as one of the main ones. But there are many such words and memes that even the most inquisitive adults still have to translate. For example, the word fame (from English