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Morphology

This document defines 8 slang words commonly used by teenagers: 1) Fire means something that is really good or amazing. 2) Lit refers to when something is turned up or popping. 3) Tea refers to gossip or the latest news/information. 4) Ship it means to approve of someone else's relationship. 5) Period is used to emphasize a sentence. 6) Sus refers to someone being strange or suspicious. 7) Left on read means to read a message and not reply. 8) Ghost means to ignore someone.

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Morphology

This document defines 8 slang words commonly used by teenagers: 1) Fire means something that is really good or amazing. 2) Lit refers to when something is turned up or popping. 3) Tea refers to gossip or the latest news/information. 4) Ship it means to approve of someone else's relationship. 5) Period is used to emphasize a sentence. 6) Sus refers to someone being strange or suspicious. 7) Left on read means to read a message and not reply. 8) Ghost means to ignore someone.

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Morphology

English with a teenage twist


Fire - Something that is really good or amazing.

That cheesecake was fire!


Lit - When something is turned up or popping.

This birthday party is lit!


Tea - the word on the street or gossip.

I need to catch up, spill the tea.


Ship it - when you approve of someone elses
relationship.

I just heard Kacey and Matt are dating and I


ship it.
Period – Used to emphasise a sentence.

Michael is crazy. Period!


Sus – someone being strange or suspicious.

That guy at the park was pretty sus.


Read – to read a message from someone and
not reply.
I text Sara yesterday and she left me on read.
Ghost – To ignore someone.
Read – to read a message from someone and not
I said hi to Ashley and she straight ghosted me. reply.
I text Sara yesterday and she left me on read.
Due to recent event and constraints in social
gatherings I was only able to gather these 8 words
while observing my daughter through phone
conversations with her friends.
Reflective Discussion
To be completely honest, I have been exposed to all of these words from prior conversations with my
daughter and her friends. However, I do remember when I first hear such words and think to myself, what are
they saying over there? It wasn’t until I really looked back at the words that we use to say when I was younger,
things like the bomb, bad, and have a cow. These words in order meant that’s awesome, good, and to be upset. I
think teenagers have their own meaning and words as a way of expressing themselves in different ways. It can
also be used to represent status and to be cool. Adults and other students who are unaware of the meaning are
seen as not keeping up with the times. Often some of these words, such as lit, carried a different meaning in my
generation. Often times I resort to using context clues to figure out what teenagers are saying with specific words
and phrases. The English language is a very fluid language in a sense. Though the majority of the language sees
no change over time, there is a portion of the language that is ever changing and adapting to each generation as
words are used in a different context and find new meanings. I no longer try to correct my students, current and
future, and tell them they are using improper English all the time. Instead I try to understand where they are
coming from and allow them to express themselves in the ways they know how.

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