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Top 10 Slang Words of the 2010s


hey guys who wants a whiff of Newkirk
smell yellow you only live once
once again cats have it better who
exactly makes these up anyway
all right shmoop ‘yes that’s gonna be
quick a theater welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 slang words of the 2010s
like cuz if you don’t want to take the
time to say baby it actually saves you a
lot of time for this list we’re looking
at words that have gained mainstream
popularity in the 2010s in the English
language
however they don’t necessarily need to
be Webster dictionary approved or have
originated in that decade OMG what does
she have
oh she Russian Holly’s friend
oh she rich what’s important is their
significance in pop culture social media
and day to day conversation these days
ring fried eggplant number 10 turnt I’m
gonna ask the DJ play Kokomo get this
place turned up a play on the words
turned and up turnt is generally used to
describe an individual who is drunk high
or at the very least overly excited turn
down for what just like many pics on our
list its exact origins are a little hazy
however roscoe dashes 2010 single all
the way turnt up certainly helped pave
the way for its use in the modern day
vernacular
since it’s a personal favorite of
college students only the best parties
bars and concerts are worthy of this
label number nine on fleek on fleek is
like super on point very snatched when
your look the best you’ve ever looked
your hairs all flake your lashes are on
flake like you’re killing it it’s no one
quite understands the history behind
this one but on fleek manages to appear
in social media captions everywhere the
quality of being perfect or on point so
while you’re heading that way that’s
what you’re saying
generally used to describe something
that is on point or up to very high
standards the term gained mass appeal
through vine we anis Beach gonna get
crawl a Brad’s on fleek the Bob it’s one
of those things that became famous
simply for the sake of being famous
ironically it’s also one of Kim
Kardashian’s favorite hashtags on
Twitter brows on fleek as such on fleek
is most likely to be found in Instagram
Facebook and Twitter captions while
anything can technically earn this
prestigious accolade it always seems to
be eyebrows that are on fleek the most
so yeah that is my current eyebrow
routine I hope this video was helpful
and I will catch you all next time
number 8 Yolo
buried in homework but your friends want
to go out Yolo craving fatty foods
Yolo want to try out a risky new
hairstyle
you guessed it Yolo according to rapper
Drake you only live once is the motto to
live by the only live once that’s the
motto the yellow and we’ve added AJ hey
day AJ since his 2011 hit single Yolo
has evolved into a lifestyle for the
young wild and free
while Yolo has been scrutinized by some
for promoting dangerous decisions I
can’t believe I’m saying this I’m
starting to regret saying Yolo there’s
no denying its cultural impact in recent
years due to countless parodies and
homages it’s clear that for better or
worse Yolo is here to stay you only live
once don’t let it go to waste
number 7 vape you pull out that e cig a
lot of people do ecig arete have gained
enormous popularity in the past decade
with growing concern over the health
risks associated with smoking cigarettes
these electronic devices have been
presented as an alternative while
traditional cigarettes use smoke as a
medium for tobacco intake ecigs rely on
vaporized liquid hence vaping vaping is
one of the more practical terms on our
list as it serves as a distinguisher
between the two habits they’re not
smoking they’re vaping oh you just
passed it to her someone’s getting
date-raped
recently vaping has also been taken to
social media as an art form similar to
smoke rings but with more style
once again vine will ensure the
continued prominence of this term
number six swag love it or hate it
odds are you’ve been guilty of using
this word once or twice
what’s that one same with
through-the-roof man I got my swag got a
woman from a girl with a makeup bag
artists like jay-z Soulja Boy and Justin
Bieber have capitalized on the words
popularity and ensured its presence in
mainstream culture for years originating
from the word swagger its meaning has
developed to describe clothing and
accessories in particular that are hip
or fly I’ve been working with Zach for
about three weeks and I’ll make sure
it’s Swagger’s at very high levels at
all times
however swags meaning is ever-changing
and some have even gone so far as to
simply use it as filler in conversation
and musical lyrics we’re not mentioning
any names but you know who you are I got
money in my hands that I really like to
press number five emoji the English
language cannot fully capture the depth
and complexity of my thoughts so I’m
incorporating emoji into my speech to
better express myself winky face some
people are so fluent in emoji that text
only conversations have become a thing
of the past
emoji are little cartoons you text
instead of words instead of saying what
up boo you can’t I what up and then a
cute little ghost that means with these
digital images have become crucial to
electronic communication since their
introduction to smartphones what keeps
this sensation ever growing is its
constant innovative spirit Sony has an
unusual movie project on the way an
emoji movie we’ve already been given a
Kim og app containing you guessed it Kim
Kardashian emoji and more celebrity
emoji packs are on the way we here at
WatchMojo are excited to see what’s on
the horizon for emoji since we can only
imagine that it will be huge
woman/man winking face smiling face with
heart-shaped eyes
kissing face with closed eyes kissing
face with smiling eyes
number 4 BAE
just when you thought that annoying
Facebook couples couldn’t make you any
more squeamish they somehow became a
thing hey before anyone else is not what
it stands for it okay I got that one
whether it began as an acronym for
before anyone else or simply as an
abbreviation of babe BAE has established
itself as a cornerstone of Instagram
captions it’s one of those
tongue-in-cheek phrases that is
typically said in jest occasionally
however that couple will post a
gag-inducing caption about BAE and your
faith in humanity will be tarnished BAE
that just means like a woman who’s
really nice and that you respect I don’t
know we’re kidding of course there’s got
to be a better pet name out there for
you and your significant other right BAE
which one you want to go to schmoopy
you caught me schmoopy you’re Shamu
number 3 app you and this army clash of
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what the temperature is there’s an app
for that looking for your favorite songs
from your favorite band there’s an app
for that
how about WatchMojo there is even an app
for that sorry about those shameless
self-promotion but these days there
truly is an app for just about
everything
app short for application typically
refers to a specialized computer program
downloaded for electronic devices my
last company was genius you ever been
lost in a parking lot before uh see what
my app would do was use existing ABL
technology write the introduction of the
Apple and Google app stores cemented the
popularity of this phenomenon for the
unforeseen future since then millions of
apps have been introduced to enhance
productivity waste time and everything
in between yeah keep going number two
hashtag nice I’ve been watching a lot of
Barney the Dinosaur hashtag purple is
the new black hashtag I love you You
Love Me we’re a happy family hashtag I’m
38 with its current usage originating
with Twitter hash tagging has expanded
to practically all forms of social media
what makes the hashtag special is its
practical and diverse usages selfie for
the insta hashtag hash
Begg used to group similar topics
together hashtags serve as a way to
collect public opinion on anything from
mom quotes to tiger blood I’m different
you know I get Tiger blood man at times
lighthearted this instrument has also
helped spark political debate and
allowed us to show support during times
of tragedy my husband and I are outraged
and heartbroken over the kidnapping of
more than 200 Nigerian girls from their
school dormitory politicians athletes
and celebrities all use hashtags on a
daily basis and their significance only
continues to grow where we hang on I got
to post this on Facebook Oh
hashtag girl Mondays before we unveil
our number one pick here are some
honorable mentions how many retweets did
they get I don’t know I don’t get I
don’t give a crud about my stupid
Twitter I don’t hate her not a check no
good in your tweets and then go to rear
tweets retweets retweeted retweets and
not alive now for those of you who don’t
know which is my mom and that’s about it
shipping means I’m looking some on urban
dictionary to endorse a romantic
relationship to grow blah blah now what
those shoes okay
wanna punch on her face I can’t say oszi
true face
number one selfie first let me take a
selfie our top spot goes to the king of
social media terminology a selfie is
loosely defined as a picture taken of
oneself by oneself usually for the
purpose of being uploaded online selfie
criticized by some as a symptom of
narcissism selfies have still managed to
permeate countless cultures worldwide
gone are the days of autographs if you
see somebody famous
ask them for a selfie it seems that very
little time can pass before another
sensational selfie goes viral the
Academy Awards the Vatican the White
House and even outer space have all
produced outstanding selfies and along
with the millions taken daily around the
entire world it seems like this
phenomenon of self-portrait taking is
here to stay
I guess it took a good selfie
do you agree with our list listen this
is simple oil needs a little rebound
nooky eggplant emoji which new slang
word do you think deserves to be on our
list uh you guys keep shipping me with
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years I’m gonna tweet that right now
yeah cuz you tweet dumb face I’m gonna
delete my entire Twitter account how’s
that for dump
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