Words and phrases we used to sound cool saying but should now remove permanently from our vocabularies.

Airhead

Definition: Idiot; stupid person; intellectually challenged.

Example of usage: “That girl wearing the Abercrombie sweatshirt is such an airhead! She said she’s studying to be a veterinarian because she doesn’t eat meat.”

Cheesy

Definition: Stupid; tacky; corny; overly sentimental.

Example of usage: “Promise rings are so cheesy.”

Cool beans

Definition: A nerd’s way of expressing satisfaction.

Example of usage: “That new Star Wars wallpaper is cool beans!”

Crackass

Definition: Someone or something that is bad, crazy or difficult.

Example of usage: “Get the heck out of the street you raving crackass!”

Da bomb

Definition: Awesome; cool; great; impressive.

Example of usage: “Yo, that new Tupac album is da bomb, yo.”

Don’t have a cow

Definition: Calm down; don’t freak out.

Example of usage: “Don’t have a cow … I didn’t mean to delete your final paper.”

Gag me with a spoon.

Definition: Verbal reaction to something unpleasant.

Example of usage: “Did you see that new chicken entree at the cafeteria? Gag me with a spoon!”

Gnarly

Definition: Very good.

Example of usage: “Jimmy John’s sandwiches are totally gnarly.”

Go suck an egg

Definition: Go away; get lost; get real.

Example of usage: Preteen girl in response to her bratty little sister interrupting a game of Girl Talk: “Go suck an egg you little brat.”

Radical

Definition: Great, cool.

Example of usage: “Ralph Macchio is so radical in ‘Karate Kid.’”

Spew chunks

Definition: Projectile vomit, usually after drinking.

Example of usage: “Dude, you better get back cuz I feel like I’m gonna spew chunks.”

Take a chill pill

Definition: Relax; calm down.

Example of usage: “Oh my Gawd! He, like, totally needs to take a chill pill!”

Tubular

Definition: Really cool.

Example of usage: Surfer to another surfer: “Those bitchin’ waves are tubular!”

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