Your Guide to English Slang

“Hello.”
Hi, Hey, Yo, Hey-o, Howdy, What’s up*, ‘Sup*, How’s it going*, How’s it hanging*

*In both Great Britain and America, it is common to greet a person by asking a variant of the
question “How are you?” without actually expecting an answer. In this case, there shall not be
a question mark following the greeting if an answer is not expected.

“How are you?”*

What’s up? ‘Sup? How’s it going? How’s it hanging? What’s the deal? What’s good? What’s
going on?

*Often, variants of “How are you?” can be substituted/interchanged with the question “What’s
new?” or “What’s happening?”

“Good.”
Cool, Rad, Tight, Dope, Bad*, Awesome, “That’s what’s up”, Sick*, Gnarly, Wicked*, Baller,
“Right on time.”

*In English, we can use negative words to mean something is “cool,” however the intonation
and context is key when speaking this way.

“Bad.”
Weak, Lame, Dumb, Busted, Gnarly*, Bogus, Whack, Sucky

To add a comical effect, you may add the word “sauce” after the word describing something as
being bad. For example, lame-sauce, weak-sauce, etc.

*You will notice that “gnarly” has appeared as both good and bad. It can be used for either.

“OK/I agree.”
Aight, Cool, Cool-beans, Okie-Dokie, You got it, Got it, Word, Word up, Tight

“Goodbye.”
See ya, See ya later, Peace, Peace out, Later, Later days

Common Words:
Money – Moo-la, Dough, Green, Cheese, Presidents
Car – Whip, Ride, Wheels
Home – Crib, “my place,” the house, mine
Food – Grub
Beautiful/handsome – Fine, Hot
Ugly – busted
Smart – quick, sharp
Stupid – slow, dull