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10 Cool Slangs That Have Officially Made It To The Dictionary

Thanks to our repetitive usage of these words in our day-to-day conversations, these dope slangs have made their way to the mainstream language. Not that you cared, but no grammar Nazi can now stop you from using these words. Drop these slangs in your text or verbal chats if you want to sound like the coolest person in your squad.

1. Rando

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Rando is short for random because random is just too passe for us millennials. Omitting a letter totally makes it cooler and and a huge time-saver. 

How to use: “Uggh! Some rando DM’ed me last night on Instagram.”

2. Hangry

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Why did it take them too long to add this word to the dictionary? Hangry aptly explains the feeling and emotion when one is angry because he’s hungry.

How to use: “She’s probably hangry. That’s why she’s throwing tantrums.”

3. Vacay

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Short for vacation, vacay made it a little too late to the dictionary. It was first used in 1991 but it took decades to catch up on the trend. Although you have to agree that vacay sounds more fun and tropical feels than the original word vacation. 

How to use: I cannot wait for my Bora-Bora vacay to happen.

4. Bingeable

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The trends of our generation have deeply impacted the semantics and linguistics. We owe the existence of this word to the content streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime. Gone are those times when we used to wait for the next episode if our favorite shows. These sites have totally bingeable shows where you can watch episodes back to back. 

How to use: “Hey, suggest me some bingeable shows on Netflix.”

5. Adorbs

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You know how there are a few things or people that make you go all heart-eye emoji and you can’t find words to describe all the cuteness. Well, the word you’re looking for is adorbs. Shortening the word adorable to adorbs does make it cuter. However, it may not be the first choice of words for those who puke on everything lovey-dovey.

How to use: “OMG! Your new crop top is totally adorbs.”

6. Zoodles

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If your Instagram feed is not flooded with zoodles posts from all the vegans out there, then you are not using the app right. Zoodles is a combination of two words; zucchini and noodles. Most people might hate zucchini as a vegetable but zoodles make it sound better and cooler. It has got a zing to it. BTW, zucchini has been truncated to zuke now.

How to use: “These Zoodles are so delicious. You have got to give me the recipe.”

7. Fabulosity

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Though the adjective fabulous has already a noun for it and it’s fabulousness, the word still lacks “fabulousness”. Hence, millennials give you ‘fabulosity’. And, this word is not just about glamour, it is also about exuding charisma. Here’s an example.

How to use: “She’s such a diva. I am in awe of her fabulosity”

8. TL;DR

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Too long, Didn’t read. In today’s time when our attention span is shorter than a fly’s life cycle, nobody has got the time to read long texts. Or, give an explanation for why they ignored their para-long texts. They just punch in TL;DR.

How to use: “Did you read my text?” “No, dude! TL;DR.”

9. Mansplain

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Thank God this word made it to the dictionary because us women needed a word to call out the sick phenomena in the males. It is when a man talks condescendingly to a woman explaining her things she already knows. Girls already know this one, don’t you?

How to use: John was mansplaining me about my job.

10. Fave

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This is already one of the most overused words of all time but you already know that. Short for favorite, Merriam Webster has only recently included it in the dictionary. The other acceptable spelling is “fav” omitting an ‘e’ from the end.

How to use: Red is my fave color.

 

 

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