The Wackness - '90s slang guide

Winner of the Audience Award: Dramatic at 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Jonathan Levine's The Wackness stars Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Mary-Kate Olsen and Famke Janssen, and opens in UK cinemas on 29th August 2008.


Dip or Let's dip
Verb...To leave. ex. 'Hang up the phone and let's dip.' or 'See you guys later, we have to dip.'

Ah girl
What's up girl?

All that
That which has everyone's attention (usu. said to people who pretend to be such)

Bangin' / Slammin'
Has it going on..

The Bomb
Adj. Par excellence! Out of this world!

Bugg'n
Same as trippin', freaking out. "Man you's buggin' the otha night dawg."

Bunk
Crazy, messed-up...

Buzz
Awesome, amazing, not boring

Chill out
Calm down, take it easy

Chillin'
To be doing okay, or you’re fine.

Dawg
Another meaning for a friend, an acquaintance..."What up Dawg!"

Don't go there!
Someone has just hit a touchy subject and the other person doesn't appreciate them getting in their business

Damn skippy
That's right

Dope
Synonymous with fly, cool, etc.

Down
E.g. 'I down with that' - like "That sounds good to me"

Dude
Noun. used for male or female.

Duh!!
Didn't you know that?

Fine
He/she looks real good, like "that guy is fine"

Fly
Meaning cool, good, fun, etc. used mostly in the mid 90's, when the
word "phat" was especially popular. (exp-"that dance was sooo fly")

Freak out
Go crazy, get really mad, i.e. "he freaked out when I told him"

Fresh
Original, cool, nice, "the shit"

Get a Room!
Excl. What you say to two or more people whose public displays of affection seem too inappropriate or risque (i.e. make what you're doing private, not so public).

Gettin' jiggy
Verb. Can mean either dancing or putting the move on a member of the opposite sex.

Hey fats
Phrase, means "Hey what's up buddy"

How's it hangin'?
Expr. informal greeting, as in "How are you?"

Let me bang
Let us have sex

Lunchn'
Verb, Messing around, acting crazy

Man, I'm slammin'
Meaning I'm doing good today

Phat!
Adjective. Cool, awesome, you’re hip or pretty hot and tempting.

Wig out
Verb. To freak out; go nuts about something

Wigg'n
Verb. Short for Wig out. ie. "He's totally wigg'n out!"

Word
Understood; I agree

Wack
Bad

The Wackness
That which is bad...