Argot Quiz

Words are symbols that are given meaning by social actors. The word “argot” refers to the jargon or slang of a particular group or class that sets them apart from others. Have you ever heard the terms “the willies” or the “heebie-jeebies?” Each refers to an uneasy feeling  - sort of like having the “creeps.”

Take – for fun – the following matching quiz of “urban street slang” and “teen slang” (both from a while back). Which did you score highest on? Why? Provide a few examples of argot or slang that you might use with your friends or groups to which you belong.

URBAN STREET SLANG

(1) blow up;  verb                           

(2) buck;  verb                                             

(3) bust fresh;  verb
                                                                       
(4) diss;  verb                                                    

(5) cold chillin’;  noun                                  .

(6) dope;  verb
                                                                       
(7) flake;  verb

(8) getting run;  noun

(9) Herb; noun

(10) trip;  verb

URBAN STREET SLANG

(a) A good time.

(b) To make a lot of money, quickly, usually by selling illegal drugs

(c) To back down in an argument or retreat from a fight.

(d) A person who is easily intimidated or scared away;  a wimp.

(e) To fire a gun at someone.

(f) Having sex.

(g) To dress with great style.

(h) To treat disrespectfully;  insult;  snap.

(i) To lie.

(j) To treat deceitfully or insincerely.

TEEN SLANG

(1) beer goggles;  noun                               

(2) big white phone;  noun

(3) buzz crusher;  noun                                   

(4) crispy;  adjective
                                                                       
(5) doggin’;  noun

(6) fossil;  noun                                                 

(7) gobbing;  noun

(8) McPaper;  noun

(9) narbo;  noun

(10) tonsil hockey;  noun

 

TEEN SLANG

(a) A toilet bowl used for throwing up during a drinking binge.

(b) A college term paper written at the last minute and without much research or thought.

(c) An uninteresting person; square.

(d) A college student who has been on campus for a much longer time than might be expected.
 
(e) Passionate kissing.
                          
(f) Loss of judgment caused by drunkenness.

(g) Suffering from a hangover.

(h) A person who doesn’t go along with a  good time;  party pooper;  killjoy.

(i) A practice originating at punk rock  performances of spitting at a performer,   often as a sign of appreciation.

(j) Cheating on one’s partner.

Street Slang:  (1) b; (2) e; (3) g; (4) h; (5) a; (6) j; (7) c; (8) f; (9) d; (10) i

Teen Slang: (1) f; (2) a; (3) h; (4) g; (5) j; (6) d; (7) i; (8) b; (9) c; (10) e