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            1. Bail/ ditch                              It is an informal way of saying being greatly
            Bail and ditch both mean to have to break or impressed by someone from performing or
            cancel the plans with someone. For          just doing something well.
            instance, you have to cancel the plans with  “Beyoncé slays in her every performance!”
            your friends due to unfinished school work. 7. Stan
             “Sorry friends, i have to bail tonight.”   The word was first found in the song “stan”,
            2. Balling/ballin’                          from american rapper eminem’s album in
            You may have heard of this term in many     2000. Nowadays, it refers to die-hard fans of
            american pop songs, such as white iverson celebrities.
            by post malon when he said: “when i started “Did you watch jlo and shakira performances
            ballin’ i was young”. In casual conversation,  at superbowl last night, i stan for them!”
            ballin’ means having a wealthy and luxurious
            lifestyle.                                  8. Tea/here is the tea
             “Heard you went on vacation in los angeles It is slang for gossip or hot news circulating
            again last week, you are ballin’!”          the situation. It is often used in terms such
            3. Chill/chill out                          as what’s the tea (what’s the new gossip),
            Meaning “calm down” on casual occasions. spill the tea (tell someone about gossip), or
            If your friends are being overly excited at a  just use it as one word referring to the hot
            football game, you can say “hey man, chill  news.
            out.”                                       “Would you like to spill the tea of your date
            4. Down to earth                            from last night?”
            Referring to someone when they are          9. Wack
            humble, genuine, and easy to get along      Different than the traditional definition,
            with.                                       wack refers to “boring” or “worse than
            “I made a new friend at the museum last     expectations” in the u.S pop culture.
            night, she was super down to earth. I would  “The movie was wack.”
            love to hang out with her again!”           10. What’s good
            5. Goat                                     Equivalent to “what’s up” or “how are you
            Not the cute animal, but the acronym for    doing”, often used as a causal greeting
            “greatest of all time”. Pronounce exactly like between friends. When an english speaker
            the animal, but goat should only be used to  asks you that question, you can respond
            talk about someone who truly is the         with what you are doing or how you are
            greatest of all time.                       feeling at the moment.
            “Kobe is the goat, may he rest in peace”    “What’s good? Haven’t seen you for a while”
            6. Slay





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