Schoolgirl's guide to teenage slang

[Mike]

A schoolgirl has written a guide to teenage slang after her parents complained they couldn't understand her.

Lucy van Amerongen, 13, , from Box in Gloucestershire, penned The A-Z of Teen Talk, reports The Sun.

Now Lucy, who goes to Cheltenham Ladies' College, is "stoked" (very happy) because sales of her "nang" (cool) book are "owdish" (excellent).

She said: "I hope the book clears up confusion. Some parents don't give teenagers enough credit for some of the words they use. More come up every day and a lot are very creative."

Her guide includes 300 teen words such as "antwacky" (unstylish), "cotch down" (sleep), "rago" (OK) and "zip" (yob).

It also includes her three golden teen talk rules: never make eye contact when talking to a "mouldie" (parent), always mumble inaudibly, and try to include "like" in every sentence.

Lucy came up with the idea on holiday with dad Victor, 52, mum Amanda, 54, and sisters Amii, 23, and Rosie, 11.

Victor said: "The guide sheds light on the strange mumbo-jumbo of teenagers' talk."

Sussex-based publishers Ravette snapped up her book and 3,000 have been sold already. Updated editions are planned.


I think I might write "A Grumpy Gits Guide to Middle Age NewSpeak"

[sabredragon]

I think Miss Lucy Van Amerongen is a budding entrepreneur at 13 a book already but then one expects the ladies of the Cheltenham Ladies Collage to do well .
I'm wondering did she go in disguise to the local comprehensive for some indepth research

[TheGuru]

Maybe she studied the Little Britain schoolgirl character?

[Nutty_ZA]

Originally Posted by TheGuru

Maybe she studied the Little Britain schoolgirl character?

LOL... "she" is rather annoying

Originally Posted by Mike

I think I might write "A Grumpy Gits Guide to Middle Age NewSpeak"

I actually wonder how different Teenage speak is around the world???

Do British Teenagers use the same slang as Australian or South African Teens etc...etc... etc... That would be a good book for Us Grumpies to wirte

I was complaining to Mrs Nutty last night about how the size of single portion Yoghurt Cups/Cartons/Containers have decreaed in size over the last few years and she rudely suggested I should go on that BBC Doccie "Grumpy Old Men"

[TheGuru]

Originally Posted by Nutty_ZA

I was complaining to Mrs Nutty last night about how the size of single portion Yoghurt Cups/Cartons/Containers have decreaed in size over the last few years and she rudely suggested I should go on that BBC Doccie "Grumpy Old Men"

Thats a great program

I think the size of twix has shrunk, or, maybe my mouth has got much bigger?

I agree Vicky Pollard is very annoying, its a very well observed character.

I wonder how much teenie speak does change around the world....?