When 600+ high school students are thrown into the same environment and expected to interact with each other, it\u2019s inevitable that unique slang words and phrases will develop. For your convenience and\/or enlightenment, Acronym has compiled a short list of the most commonly heard IMSA slang words around campus, so that those outside the IMSA bubble can attempt to decipher conversations that they may hear.<\/p>\n
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gg <\/b>[jee-jee]
\n1. good game; it\u2019s over
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 1: \u201cHave you finished your Nokk paper?\u201d<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 2: \u201cWhen\u2019s that due again?\u201d<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 1: \u201c\u2026in like an hour\u2026\u201d<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 2: \u201cgg\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
v. intr. gged<\/b>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 1: \u201cHow was the AP Chem test?\u201d<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 2: \u201cI got gged so hard!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
caspa <\/b>[k\u0103s-p\u0259h] (or more formally, casper<\/b>)
\nn.
\n1. sleep: I was going to finish this problem set last night, but casper was calling me<\/i>
\nv.
\n1. sleep:\u00a0 I\u2019m going to caspa; wake me up before class starts!<\/i><\/p>\n
yolo <\/b>[y\u014d-l\u014d]
\n1. you only live once; I don\u2019t care
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 1: Should we still go and watch the sunrise this year? A bunch of people got busted last year…<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 2: YOLO! Let’s do it!<\/i>
\nv. yolo, -ed, -ing, -s<\/b>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 1: She\u2019s yoloing so hard this semester, her GPA dropped 0.6 percent<\/i><\/p>\n
baylife <\/b>[b\u0101-l\u012bf]
\nn.
\n1. relaxing life: On my college visit, I realized that California is the baylife<\/i>
\nv.
\n2. to relax: Now that finals are over, let’s baylife!<\/i><\/p>\n
troll <\/b>[tr\u014dl]
\nn.
\n1. A person who jokes around: Bartholomew is such a troll; the other day, he told his RC that he only used his rice cooker as a speaker system, thus nullifying the fire hazard<\/i>
\nv. tr. troll, -ed, -ing, -s<\/b>
\n1. To purposely annoy someone or make someone angry: Stop trolling me!<\/i>
\nadj.
\n1. joke: Did you see the troll picture they submitted for senior quotes?<\/i><\/p>\n
pls <\/b>[pliss]
\nadv.
\n1. please; pls stop making that sound, it\u2019s really obnoxious<\/i><\/p>\n
you THINK <\/b>[y\u016b thingk]
\n1. yeah right
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 1: Did you ace that AdChem test?<\/i>
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 Person 2: you THINK<\/i><\/p>\n
jank <\/b>[jangk]
\nadj.
\n1. of questionable quality: Wow, this math model is so jank\u2026 <\/i><\/p>\n
doobs <\/b>[d\u014d\u014dbs]
\n1. dubious: What\u2019s making that sloshing noise in your suitcase? That\u2019s so doobs\u2026 <\/i>
\n2. sketchy<\/p>\n
nub <\/b>[nuhb]
\n1. A newbie: You nub, I was being sarcastic!<\/i>
\n2. A person who is na\u00efve, inexperienced, or foolish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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