26. Veg Out Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Relax
Usage: Let's just veg out and watch music videos all day.
25. Fresh
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Stylish or cool
Usage: Did you see the fresh threads Steff was sporting at the party?
24. Book
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To hurry or to leave quickly.
Related forms: Gotta book/Booking/Book it
Usage: We need to book before Cameron's Dad gets home!
23. Burn
Part of Speech: Interjection
Meaning: Gotcha!
Usage: Yo mama so ugly all the mirrors in your house break themselves. Burn!
22. Tubular
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Awesome
Usage: We just watched Red Dawn. It was totally tubular, dude!
21. To the max
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Extreme
Usage: The Thriller video is grody to the max!
20. Gnarly
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Extreme
Usage: Dude, let's catch some gnarly waves with Spicoli.
19. Wiggin'
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Freaking out
Related forms: Wiggin' out
Usage: I didn't get much sleep because Long Duck Dong was wiggin' out all night.
18. Stoked
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Excited
Usage: I'm so stoked! We just scored front row tix to the Duran Duran concert!
17. Mallrat
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Adolescents that hang out at the mall
Usage: There's way too many mallrats hanging out at Chess King on Friday nights.
16. Dude
Part of Speech: Proper Noun/Direct Address
Meaning: Person
Usage: Dude! Your brother Chet is a real jerkoff!
15. I'm so sure
Part of Speech: Interjection
Meaning: Unbelievable
Usage: You're saying you drove a DeLorean back in time and you helped your parents hook up at their prom? I'm so sure.
14. Excellent
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Great
Usage: I just scored some most excellent weed from those dudes that hang out in front of the Quick Stop.
13. Wicked
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Awesome
Usage: Have you seen Square Pegs? That show is wicked!
12. Righteous
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Awesome
Usage: Bono is so righteous!
11. Bitchin'
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Cool
Usage: Dude! That new Culture Club cassingle is bitchin'!
10. Duh
Part of Speech: Interjection
Meaning: Obviously
Related forms: No duh
Usage: Everyone knows Duckie should've ended up with Andie at the end of Pretty In Pink. Duh!
9. Gag
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To disgust
Related forms: Gag me with a spoon/Gag me
Usage: My grandmother just felt me up! Gag me with a spoon!
8. Like, Oh My God!
Part of Speech: Interjection
Meaning: Disbelief
Usage: Like, oh my God! I heard Mikey died by eating Pop Rocks with Coke.
7. Rad
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Awesome
Usage: Check out his rad Vans.
6. Psych
Part of Speech: Interjection
Meaning: I'm lying
Usage: Sure I'll skip the Thompson Twins concert to stay home for family game night, Mom. Psych!
5. Chill
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Calm down, relax
Related forms: Chill out/Take a chill pill
Usage: Muffy needs to chill out and leave my man alone!
4. Grody
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Disgusting
Usage: You sucked face with Farmer Ted? Grody!
3. Bogus
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Wrong, unbelievable, unappealing
Usage: I can't believe your Mom wouldn't let you watch The Day After last night. That is so bogus!
2. Totally
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Very
Usage: If I lose my temper, you're totaled, man. Totally.
1. Awesome
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: The best, appealing, cool
Usage: Man, those Culture Brats guys sure can throw together an awesome list!
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