Bose 1

Arun Bose
UWRT-1101-008
Professor Connie Douglas
11 December, 2016
Pop Culture Dictionary
1. Lit
Denotation:
1. a simple past tense and past participle of light (verb)
Connotation:
1. a general term synonymous with good or exciting
(adjective)
2. under the influence of drugs or alcohol- can be synonymous
with intoxicated (adjective)
Examples:
Lets go back to that party man! Im trying to get lit!
You dont like your UWRT class? Thats so weird, mine is lit!

2. Fam
Denotation:
N/A (not an actual word)
Connotation:
1. short for family; used to refer to a close friend group (noun)

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Examples:
Whats up fam? How are you guys doing?
3. Swag
Denotation:
1. a swaying movement (noun)
2. to hang loosely (verb)
Connotation:
1. belongings that are valuable, expensive, or luxurious (noun)
2. a general term synonymous with cool or looking good
(adjective)
Examples:
Woah, nice swag man.
I love me UWRT class! My teacher has so much swag!
4. Sketchy
Denotation:
1. imperfect or incomplete (adjective)
Connotation:
1. used to describe a person or object that is suspicious or
suspect in nature (adjective)
Examples:
Stay away from that guy, hes super sketchy.

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5. Hella
Denotation:
N/A (not an actual word)
Connotation:
1. synonymous with extremely, exceptionally, or very
(adjective)
Examples:
My UWRT class is awesome, we have a hella good professor.