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Jessie: (disguised as a Valley Girl) It'll be a radical party! All of the most radical Pokémon trainers will be there!
Ash Ketchum: Do you know anyone who says "radical" anymore?
Ash Ketchum: Do you know anyone who says "radical" anymore?
Comic Books
Fred: What was wrong with last year's lingo?
Marie: It was last year's!
Marie: It was last year's!
— Archie Comics, "Lingo Lesson"
Bleu: (to Clover) Come on, chickie baby, let's go shake it!
Erin: Bleu, you have the squarest vocabulary on the planet.
Bleu: You're the one who said "square". Who uses that anymore?
Erin: I was using it to make a point!
Bleu: Erin, you're so rad. So boss. So much hipper than me.
Erin: Shut up!
Clover: Yeah, Bleu. Put a lid on it, daddio!
— Blue Monday, "Lovecats"
Fan Fiction
"See", Jonas said to O'Neill. "There's a passage over there which says Ra is a righteous dude and Anubis is bogus" he declared, pointing to the far wall.
"Now I know you're making this up.", O'Neill responded disbelievingly.
"Now I know you're making this up.", O'Neill responded disbelievingly.
— XSGCOM
"Dude. My cult is not going to be happy about this. I, like, had to bring the new snake over tonight to, like, get ready for tonight's sacrifice."
To the owner of this vehicle:
Sorry for taking your car, dude. It was a total emergency, and I’m just a teen bro without my own wheels. I know, crime is so gnarly. Not to worry, my man. Within twenty-four hours of you receiving this note, I’ll drop off this sick joyride to the authorities, so totally contact them in your area of residence.
Hang loose!
That ought to be above suspicion. I was out of practice with human slang, of course, but I think I had managed to sound like I was “high as a kite,” as Loren would say, instead of “from a neighborhood way, way out there.”
Sorry for taking your car, dude. It was a total emergency, and I’m just a teen bro without my own wheels. I know, crime is so gnarly. Not to worry, my man. Within twenty-four hours of you receiving this note, I’ll drop off this sick joyride to the authorities, so totally contact them in your area of residence.
Hang loose!
That ought to be above suspicion. I was out of practice with human slang, of course, but I think I had managed to sound like I was “high as a kite,” as Loren would say, instead of “from a neighborhood way, way out there.”
— Elfangor's narration, What Tomorrow Brings
Live-Action TV
"Seriously, dad, who says 'dude' any more?"
— Josh Stevenson, Waterloo Road
Leslie: You're a hip young woman with great taste.
April: And you're a jazzy cool cat with legs that just won't quit (snaps fingers)
April: And you're a jazzy cool cat with legs that just won't quit (snaps fingers)
Video Games
Howard: Jack just got pwnd!
Kreese: He got powned? Don't you mean "owned"?
Howard: I dunno, I guess? The kids spell it P-W-N-D.
Kreese: You're not a kid, you're a fucking fossil, and shit like this just makes it sadder!
Kreese: He got powned? Don't you mean "owned"?
Howard: I dunno, I guess? The kids spell it P-W-N-D.
Kreese: You're not a kid, you're a fucking fossil, and shit like this just makes it sadder!
— MadWorld
Webcomics
Doggy But, no matter what over-the-top scenario comes the week, Johnny and his stupid dog always manage to outsmart it. Why? Because they're Totally Cool Dudes! I am so sick of cartoons revolving around Totally Cool Dudes! They. Aren't. FUNNY!!!
Grinder!Doggy: Hey, man, we gotta go skateboardin'!
Turtle!Doggy: Not right now, man, I gotta finish this pizza!
Sonic!Doggy: Yo, I learned this rockin' tune on my Ibanez!
Otto!Doggy: Let's use words like "wicked" and "radical" like they haven't been out of style for twenty years!
The best part of getting older is gonna be intentionally misusing slang around teenagers just to make them squirm.
— xkcd
It was a gnarly day for extreme-minded dropout Harry Stoner when a totally brutal wipeout left his skin fused with the street.
You are ripping up so many hellaceous shreds this fierceshitty biznasty is getting so deliriously rudebrazen it... Ok you lost the handle on that sentence.
Web Original
Johnny Storm: Like wow, brother-in-law! That's the gearest!
Adam: Ok, maybe "reet" is a word, and there is actually some historical basis to "Sportin' Life." Anyone want to try and explain, "That's the gearest"?
Adam: Ok, maybe "reet" is a word, and there is actually some historical basis to "Sportin' Life." Anyone want to try and explain, "That's the gearest"?
Mom: what viol8s code?
Reg: The fact that you just spelled “violates” as “viol8s” causes me physical pain.
Mom: i txt liek the cool kids
Reg: The fact that you just spelled “violates” as “viol8s” causes me physical pain.
Mom: i txt liek the cool kids
One bonus of being an adult is grossly misusing modern slang on purpose and watching my students cry inside. A fine example: the other day I pointed at a piece of artwork and while looking them right in the eyes, went 'Man, is that bae or what, huh?' The looks on their faces were something I will treasure for years...
Web Video
"Dude, your slang is so totally bogus and outdated."
— Noah "Spoony" Antwiler on Party Mania
"I got an inkling your tootin' the wrong wringer man. I'm not certain deals is in your visage. Y'know what I'm sayin'? Of course you don't know what I'm saying, because slang in animation is STUPID!"
—The Mysterious Mr. Enter on his review of Da Boom Crew
"HOW! (slap) DO! (slap) YOU! (slap) DO! (slap) FELLOW! (slap) KIDS!? (explosion)"
— Schaffrillas Productions on a Chocolate Rain reference in Megamind Rules!, "Why Megamind 2 is a Cinematic Disaster"
Western Animation
Bart: Cowabunga, dude!
Director: And, cut!
Bart: Dad, I've never said "cowabunga" in my life. Your script sucks!
Director: And, cut!
Bart: Dad, I've never said "cowabunga" in my life. Your script sucks!
—The Simpsons rehearsal footage, "Behind the Laughter"
Kim: (reading) "Yo, listen up! Have a holla from Ron..."
Ron: I wanted it to sound like me.
Kim: Why don't you shoot for "sound like English"?
Ron: I wanted it to sound like me.
Kim: Why don't you shoot for "sound like English"?
—Kim Possible, "Rappin' Drakken"
Dr. Two-Brains: I'm Dr. Cool-Brains and I aim to please,
I can hook you up with a nice piece of cheese.
I'm here, I'm fun, I'm totally chillin'
Snazzy enough to be the number one villain.
I've got bling to fly and these cool sunglasses,
Steve's got one, I got two mustaches.
Meatloaf: Oh no he didn't!
I can hook you up with a nice piece of cheese.
I'm here, I'm fun, I'm totally chillin'
Snazzy enough to be the number one villain.
I've got bling to fly and these cool sunglasses,
Steve's got one, I got two mustaches.
Meatloaf: Oh no he didn't!
—WordGirl, "The Ballad of Steve Mclean"
(Gwen has just left Miles alone with his mother)
Rio Morales: Hope I didn't ice your game, man.
Miles Morales: Mom, no one my age says those words in that order.
Rio Morales: Hope I didn't ice your game, man.
Miles Morales: Mom, no one my age says those words in that order.
Real Life
Never use old slang. Slang, to be enjoyable, must be fresh.
— Ernest Hemingway, Kansas City (Mo.) Star Manual of Style
