ANTIOCH - Hyphe, going dumb, going stupid. It's basically all the same these days.
In other words, you're going crazy, yelling and screaming. Maybe you're dancing. Perhaps you're driving.
That's the latest word in Yoc town, aka Antioch, or at least the latest slang at Antioch High School.
The slang may be different, but if you're having a hard time understanding your son or daughter, or if mom and dad just can't get a grip on what you're saying, that certainly isn't anything new.
While some slang words have kept their popularity over the years, like hella (a lot), new ones continue to spring up, fed by the San Francisco Bay Area's unique slang.
A gaggle of students gathered at school on a recent afternoon to toss out some of the new slang, with examples like "hyphe," which is a combination of hyper and fly.
"Simon" -- pronounced c-mon -- is a simple "yeah, man" for junior Chris Chavez, 16.
If something is raw or clean, it's definitely good, said Antioch High senior Will Thomas, 18. He'll put that on "citas," too. That's the equivalent to swearing on your mother's grave in today's lingo, much of which is pulled from hip-hop songs. Even weightier is putting something on "gran citas," said sophomore Janisha Humphrey, 16.
"A lot of things mean the same thing," Will said. "It's all the same thing."
In other words, you're going crazy, yelling and screaming. Maybe you're dancing. Perhaps you're driving.
That's the latest word in Yoc town, aka Antioch, or at least the latest slang at Antioch High School.
The slang may be different, but if you're having a hard time understanding your son or daughter, or if mom and dad just can't get a grip on what you're saying, that certainly isn't anything new.
While some slang words have kept their popularity over the years, like hella (a lot), new ones continue to spring up, fed by the San Francisco Bay Area's unique slang.
A gaggle of students gathered at school on a recent afternoon to toss out some of the new slang, with examples like "hyphe," which is a combination of hyper and fly.
"Simon" -- pronounced c-mon -- is a simple "yeah, man" for junior Chris Chavez, 16.
If something is raw or clean, it's definitely good, said Antioch High senior Will Thomas, 18. He'll put that on "citas," too. That's the equivalent to swearing on your mother's grave in today's lingo, much of which is pulled from hip-hop songs. Even weightier is putting something on "gran citas," said sophomore Janisha Humphrey, 16.
"A lot of things mean the same thing," Will said. "It's all the same thing."
