Slang is becoming part of the everyday vernacular for McLean students, and it can sometimes be difficult to navigate the new words that seem to be added every day. A slang dictionary was published two years ago, but the words in that article have long been overused. Here is an updated dictionary of slang words that you may hear going around McLean this year.

bootleg (adj) – fake, counterfeit, low quality. (ex. Scott’s bootleg watch was the laughing stock of the group.)  

chalk (v) – to forgo; to decide against.  (ex. Darryl and Dustin were planning on going to the movies, but decided to chalk it because the mall was too crowded.)

double-cross (v) – to deceive or betray someone or something. (ex. Abigail double-crossed her friends when she ditched them to go hang out with her family.)

pacey (adj) – fast, efficient, speedy. (ex. Amy’s new computer was pacey; it could download photos twice as fast as her old PC.)

cheesed (adj) – 1. exasperated or frustrated. (ex. Sterling was cheesed after trying to do the math problem for an hour, so he gave up.)  2. smiling. (ex. As the rest of the family posed for the picture, they were cheesed for about five full minutes while the father fiddled with the camera.)

splurst (v) – to suddenly spit out a beverage and break out in loud laughter; a burst while drinking something. (Willie took a huge swig out of his CamelBak, and let out a splurst when he caught sight of Lance falling down the stairs.)  

gurt (n) – abbreviation for yogurt, especially used for frozen yogurt. (Gary was at Zinga grabbing some gurt with the boys.)

slapper (n) – a song or other musical composition of high quality. (ex. You know you could trust Desmond with the aux cord, he always played slappers.)

churner (n) – Someone who is extremely hardworking and productive; brutish. (ex. Cody was a churner; he could type three full pages in a minute.)

silky (adj) – soft, smooth, high quality. (ex. Dirk’s silky jump shot took years to master.)

froze (adj) – frightened or surprised to a point at which you can no longer move. (Zachary was froze for 10 minutes after checking his SIS for the first time in weeks.)