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  • I'm low key excited for this video.

  • Don't be so extra.

  • Wow. I'm shook. Like you're any better.

  • So salty!

  • Slang is an important part of any language, and English is no exception!

  • Today I'm going to teach you ten current American slang words!

  • Extra

  • Number one is "extra."

  • If someone says you're extra, they're saying that you're trying too hard or you're being too dramatic.

  • For example, if someone cried tears of joy after buying the new Yeezys,

  • you could say, "You're so extra."

  • People keep saying, "Charlene, why are you so extra?"

  • But I think about it, and I'm like...

  • not as extra as the extra large fries I'm eating tonight.

  • Salty

  • If someone is salty, they're angry or bitter about something.

  • Often, it's partly because they're embarrassed.

  • For example, if you win a game against your friend,

  • and then he says something rude or sarcastic to you,

  • you could say, "He's just salty because he lost."

  • You salty?

  • Low key

  • Low-key was originally an adjective that meant modest, or relaxed, or not a big deal.

  • But as a slang word, it's used as an adverb,

  • and it means kind of or secretly.

  • You could say something like, "I low key love Justin Bieber."

  • You look cute today. Low key though, dude! Low key, dude!

  • Snatched

  • Snatched means on point or fashionable.

  • It can be used to describe anything that you think looks good.

  • So if you want to compliment someone you could say,

  • "Your outfit is snatched!"

  • Is my nose snatched, or nah?

  • Glow up

  • Glow up is a combination of "grow up" and "glow."

  • It's used to describe an amazing transformation,

  • and it can be used as a noun or a verb.

  • So, if you think someone has gotten a lot more attractive,

  • you could say, "You really glowed up."

  • Or, "What a glow up!"

  • I've been watching these YouTube videos about how to glow up over the summer.

  • I think it definitely worked. Can you tell?

  • Tea

  • Tea, or the tea, means gossip.

  • So, you could ask someone, "What's the tea?"

  • As in, "What's the latest gossip?"

  • Or, "Did you hear the tea about Khloe Kardashian?"

  • As in, "Did you hear the latest rumor about her?"

  • The tea is exceptionally good today.

  • Who made this? Very delicious.

  • Shook

  • Shook means shocked or amazed.

  • If you're shook, you can't believe what you're seeing or what has just happened.

  • For example, if you said, "I just got my exam results back, and I am shook,"

  • it would mean that you were really surprised,

  • either because your score was really high or because it was really low.

  • You see me walkin' by, and you are shook.

  • Shady

  • Shady means sneaky or suspicious.

  • You can use it to describe someone that you think isn't trustworthy.

  • For example, if someone talks behind your back,

  • you could say, "She's shady."

  • The teacher's shady, kids are insane.

  • Throwing staplers.

  • Pooping everywhere!

  • Fire

  • Fire is the new way to say hot or awesome.

  • Online, you might also see people use the fire emoji as a way to say, "This is fire!"

  • You can say something is fire, like, "This new song is fire!"

  • or someone is fire, like, "Beyonce is fire!"

  • Man, it's fire!

  • How was your trip?

  • It was fire! Straight up amazing.

  • Canceled

  • If you say something is canceled, it means that you don't want to deal with that thing anymore.

  • You're saying it's over.

  • For example, if you've been seeing someone and then you decide not to anymore,

  • you could say, "That's canceled," as in that relationship is over.

  • You know what, well, that's over. It's canceled.

  • We don't need coffee when we have sparkling water.

  • Leave a comment below using one of the slang words from this video!

  • I'm low key so excited to see all of your comments!

  • And if you thought this video was fire, remember to like and subscribe!

I'm low key excited for this video.

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