US Slang Expressions

[Trisha Masen]

All these slang expressions aren't even getting into the subculture languages like Ebonics.

Axe - used in place of "ask" or "asked"  (I hear this one all the time)

Then there's surfer language:

Hangin'  - based upon "hang 10" for catching a wave, but now just means hanging out with no apparent purpose

Then there's valley speak (though I'm not sure how much is still used - this is from my teen years):

Ohmigod - literally, Oh My God.  Generally, "how shocking"

Rad - short for radical (another slang term).  Generally means totally cool, awesome.  Similar terms:  awesome, gnarly.

I had others, but they've all escaped my brain now.  Sorry :)

~Trisha~