Most Used Words And Slangs In 2017.

Blog By fatema | 29-12-17

I didn't know half of them, now I'm up to date!

Youthquake

“Youthquake” is defined as “a significant cultural, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people”. It's a 50 year old word. This word was chosen as Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year,”.

Mockery

"Mockery" is a Noun which means teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing. The act of mockery often involves copying someone's behavior or speech, making it look absurd, like a parody

Eg: comedians often get laughs with mockery, by pretending to be famous politicians and exaggerating the way they talk or gesture.

Feminism

"Feminism" is a Noun which means the belief that women should be allowed the same rights, power, and opportunities as men and be treated in the same way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state. Which also includes seeking to establish educational and professional opportunities for women that are equal to those for men.

Dab

"Dab" is a verb which means a style of hip hop dance that involves dropping one’s head with one arm raised and resting the face inside the elbow of the other arm, which essentially resembles the gesture of a polite attempt at muffling a loud sneeze. “The Dab” trend is generally believed to have originated from Atlanta, Georgia’s hip-hop scene sometime during the first half of 2015.

Snowflake

Snowflake is the word used for people who easily get offended and are unable to deal with opposing opinions.

Kudos

Kudos comes from Greek and it means ‘praise’. Kudos is used as Slang which is used for praise and honour received for an achievement,basically it's an another word for Respect.

Howdy!

Howdy is an informal greeting which originally means How Do You Do? If "Howdy" is used as a complete sentence, it's followed by an exclamation mark!

DISS

DISS is slang which means to speak or behave rudely to someone, or to show someone no respect. Earlier it was short for disconnected in the telephone sense and used figuratively in slang to mean "weak in the head".

BUDGE UP

BUDGE UP is a slang used for when you ask someone to move and make space for you. For Example: We had to BUDGE UP to let the fourth person in the back of the car.

ACE

ACE is a slang used for the highest grade or score and in another words it can explained as something really cool or awesome or something that can be achieved with perfection.