Teen Slang Phrases

Hey, Bae! Teen Slang Phrases That Are Super Popular

In any language, teenagers always seem to have their own separate vocabulary.

So when it comes to the fleekin new teen slang in English, you don’t want to get left behind.

For example, in the sentence above, fleekin means awesome. Did you know that one already?

1. On Fleek

Just like on point, this slang term is another way to describe something nearly close to perfection, especially, of course, in the eyes of a teen. You can also use fleekin’ or fleeking. 

Here’s an example:

Jane: Did you see Anna Kendrick's dress this year? She is so on fleek. Supermodel quality.
Martha: She looks pretty fleekin’.

2. TBH

Much of the teen slang mentioned above is used primarily in speaking conversations. However, you can also be lazy with language when sending text messages. This one means “to be honest.” You use it when giving an honest opinion about something.

Heavily used by the texting generation, it may take the place of the similar expression, “to be fair…” which means almost the same thing.

Here’s an example:

Jane: People say "The Last Five Years" sucks. What's wrong with em'?
Martha: TBH, I don’t care.
Jane: Yea. Me neither. 

3. Slay

If you’ve succeeded at something unbelievably amazing, perhaps you’ll earn this term. It means to be the best of the best. If you are the best, then you slay. If you did something really well, you totally slayed. Other similar terms are killed it, or badass.

Here’s an example:

Fangirls: Anna Kendrick totally slayed in “Pitch Perfect”.

4. Obvi

Maybe you’ve been in a shop and you’ve heard some teens talking. You might think to yourself, “are they even speaking English?” Well, they are! “Obvi” is just lazy English for obvious or obviously.

Here’s an example:

Martha: Are you going to see Kendrick's new movie?
Jane: Well obvi, I already got our tickets.