Don’t call it a comeback . . . they’ve actually been here for years. Just ignored and forgotten. And some for good reason. Because people really do say the darndest things, especially in the tacky but beloved 90s.
There are some slang words from back in the day that are suuuuuuch a drag. Like righteous! But some we are trying to bring back, in an attempt to make the world a better place.
This is slang from the 90s that deserves a comeback, explained. Just in case you forgot, weren't born yet, or need a fresh reminder.
Scrub: A guy that can’t get no love from me
All that: The best. Really hot shit. Also, a comedy sketch show on Nickelodeon.
As if! aka: I’m definitely not doing that/don’t believe it.
Bounce: Leaving. GettingTFO.
Crib: Where someone lives. You know, like, a house.
Bangin: So hot, so cool. Could be used to describe how attractive a person is, or how awesome a movie was.
Ditched: When someone abandons you or breaks up with you. If your friends left you at the bar? You got ditched, hun.
Cooties: A nasty disease with unknown symptoms, but all boys with boy penises have it.
Bomb Diggity: You are so cool. You are not just the bomb. Your are the bomb diggity.
You go, girl! Obvious.
Beeotch: A more dramatic way of saying bitch.
Talk to the hand: Because the face don’t wanna hear it.
Take a chill pill: Relax, dude!
Dude! Aka: calling literally anyone dude, even if they’re not a dude, or a person.
How rude! Aka: say this even when it’s not that rude, like Michelle Tanner would.
Eat my shorts! An insult that suggests you want the person to eat your above-the-knee pants.
Fly: You are so awesome, like a person who can fly.
Home skillet: Friend. Your BFF? She’s your home skillet. For life.
Hoochie: An openly promiscuous woman. The man form is hooch.
Wicked: Typically used in place of the word “really:” This party is wicked awesome. While it’s still used all too often in New England, it’s missed among the rest of the United States and the world.
