SF Gate article on Berkeley High School Slang

[Ken Miller]

Presented as is, no warrenties expressed or implied, this article in
Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2001/04/29/MN160258.DTL

"Berkeley -- At Berkeley High School, when you're bubbalatin' with your
whoady, it's important to look ghetto-fabulous.

"Parental translation: When you're spending time with your friends, it's
important to look good in your clothes.

"Walk the halls of one of the most ethnically balanced high schools in
America, and hear a language all its own. It's a mishmash of cultures:
Jewish, African American, Chicano and Asian, with a little "Simpsons" and
World Wrestling Federation thrown in.

[...]

"A group of juniors has compiled nearly 200 words into a Berkeley High
Slang Dictionary that is so "hella saucy," London publishing house
Routledge will include 33 of the words in the coming Ninth Edition of the
Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English."

[more at URL above]

The article lists these words as having been selected for the next Partridge:

Ancient -- old, out of style
Bling bling! -- sparkling with jewels
Cheese -- to smile
Dubs -- $20 bills
Flossy -- excellent
Foolio -- a jerk
Gooey balls -- Rice Krispie treats made with marijuana
Hater -- a racist
Jankity -- old and broken down
Kinder bat -- a newcomer to the Goth scene
L's -- driver's license
Perky -- a slim person with a large rear end
Shorty -- girlfriend
Trillin' -- relaxing with friends
Wack -- bad
Wickety-wack -- great

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Ken Miller
Assistant Drone
Johnson Institute for the Study of Harmless Drudgery