The document defines slang terms used in prisons and by teenagers based on examples from television shows and articles. For prisoners, it defines terms like "junkie" to refer to a drug addict, "SHU" for a secure housing unit for problem inmates, and "slock" as a makeshift weapon made from a padlock in a sock. For teenagers, it defines slang terms like "hang out" meaning to spend leisure time, "chav" referring to a poorly educated working class person, and "fleek" to mean something is stylish or on point.
The document defines slang terms used in prisons and by teenagers based on examples from television shows and articles. For prisoners, it defines terms like "junkie" to refer to a drug addict, "SHU" for a secure housing unit for problem inmates, and "slock" as a makeshift weapon made from a padlock in a sock. For teenagers, it defines slang terms like "hang out" meaning to spend leisure time, "chav" referring to a poorly educated working class person, and "fleek" to mean something is stylish or on point.
The document defines slang terms used in prisons and by teenagers based on examples from television shows and articles. For prisoners, it defines terms like "junkie" to refer to a drug addict, "SHU" for a secure housing unit for problem inmates, and "slock" as a makeshift weapon made from a padlock in a sock. For teenagers, it defines slang terms like "hang out" meaning to spend leisure time, "chav" referring to a poorly educated working class person, and "fleek" to mean something is stylish or on point.
The document defines slang terms used in prisons and by teenagers based on examples from television shows and articles. For prisoners, it defines terms like "junkie" to refer to a drug addict, "SHU" for a secure housing unit for problem inmates, and "slock" as a makeshift weapon made from a padlock in a sock. For teenagers, it defines slang terms like "hang out" meaning to spend leisure time, "chav" referring to a poorly educated working class person, and "fleek" to mean something is stylish or on point.
PRISONERS: junkie n. a person who takes and is dependent on
illegal drugs: By all means, seek out the supreme wisdom of the junkie philosopher – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2013 PRISONERS: SHU n. Secure Housing Unit is a place where problem inmates such as gang leaders are mostly suspended :Pick up if you're there, Mari. I've been in the SHU – Prison Break, Netflix-TV series, 2005 PRISONERS: slock n. a common prison weapon consisting of one or more padlocks or combination locks placed in a sock, which is then used like a club to beat someone: Hey, maybe you'll get slocked to death by a psychotic heroin dealer – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2013 PRISONERS: fish n. a new prisoner: Yo, fish. What you lookin’ at? You look kinda pretty to be up in here, man – Prison Break, Netflix-TV series, 2005
PRISONERS: poochie n. slang for despicable woman: Can't abide
by demanding flat-ass poochies – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2014
PRISONERS: pee pad n. two stacked pads used to urinate, à la a
diaper: They ain't gonna let you pee. No one told you to wear a pee pad? – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2014 PRISONERS: cockroach n. an insect trained to transport cigarettes from camp to solitary confinement: These nuts… they train cockroaches to run smokes back and forth to solitary, you know? – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2014 PRISONERS: bail out phrasal verb to get someone out of jail by posting bail: That’s because CCCBF’s primary and immediate purpose is bailing out those jailed for nonviolent misdemeanors with a bond of less than $2,500 – Sun Journal, 2021 PRISONERS: compassionate release n. when an inmate, typically one with little time left on her sentence, is released from prison early: And she is- was a lovely woman. Compassionate release is really just a dump and run – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2014 PRISONERS: furlough n. a program that allows an inmate to leave prison grounds temporarily: 'Am I warm?' 'You got your furlough. I made a few phone calls, moved the process along' – Orange Is the New Black, Netflix-TV series, 2014 TEENAGERS: to hang out v. to spend leisure time with somebody: Is that all you do, Sid? Hang out with Tony? – Skins, Netflix-TV series, 2007 TEENAGERS: shaggable adj. sexually inviting: Yeah, it is. You play clarinet and I look shaggable. – Skins, Netflix-TV series, 2007
TEENAGERS: chav n. a person, usually of poorly educated,
working class origin: 'I didn't say anything. ' 'She's such a chav' – Misfits, HBO-TV series, 2009 TEENAGERS: psycho n. a crazy person: You are a weird little psycho – Misfits, HBO-TV series, 2010
TEENAGERS: braindead n. unintelligent, stupid person: 'You don't
watch television, Chris?' 'No, I don't watch television, you braindeads' : Skins, Netflix-TV series, 2007 TEENAGERS: mate n. …. : Billy. I need a favour, mate. Can I stay at yours? – Misfits, HBO-TV series, 2009
TEENAGERS: dude n. an informal way of address for a man: Yeah,
that's you. You were an All-Star, dude – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix-TV series, 2018
TEENAGERS: lowkey adj. this is a way to describe something you
want to keep on the downlow: I lowkey can’t wait for this school year to be over… not that I’m mentioning this to my parents – FamilyEducation, 2021
TEENAGERS: fleek adj. on point: Beyonce has dance moves on
fleek! – FamilyEducation, 2021
TEENAGERS: tea n. gossip, story or news: Spill the Tea with Aly Goni: 'Trolls live because we give them something to feed on' – Free Press Journal, 2021