Los Angeles is home to many cultures and languages. Being home to so many backgrounds, it only makes sense that we’ll create our own language that crosses all boundaries. Check out our own Angeleno slang and sayings below, according to our audience!
1. Sickassfoo (Yes. It’s one word.)
2. The Orange Curtain
3. California Sober
4. The multiple meanings behind the expression “Dude” and it depends on how it’s said.
5. “Dude” is also gender-neutral
6. Kickback
7. No worries
8. Surface streets
9. The Santa Ana’s
10. “THE” in front of every freeway
11. “You got moted!” (Spelling is up for debate, but many argue it’s short for demoted, in case you’re wondering)
12. “You’re lagging it.”
13. “I was like… and she was like…”
14. Bust a b*tch
15. No, yeah. (Yes) Yeah, no. (No) Oh, no, yeah, for sure. (Definitely)
16. “You a lame.”
17. Geographically undesirable.
18. “I caaan’t.”
19. “Put that on something.”
20. “That’s what’s up.”
21. “You’re not down.”
22. “All of a sudden!”
23. Palabra/ Word
24. “This foo…”
25. “I know, huuuh” or “I know, right?”
26. “Aw, hell nah bruh”
27. Chin-check
28. The Twin Towers (Uh, trust us, you don’t want to end up here.)
29. Post up/ Posted
30. “You’re trippin.”
31. “Ain’t no way”
32. “I’m chill off that.”
33. “You wanna sesh?” (Different meanings depending on context.)
34. “Double-double, protein style and animal style add chopped chilies.”
35. “Aight, bet.”
36. The Valley
37. California roll (No, this isn’t about sushi. Yes, it’s also referred to as the California stop.)
38. “Not even!”
39. “Sock check, Foo.”
40. “That’s all day.”
41. Making bank
42. Ghetto bird
43. “You a mark…”
44. Narc
45. “I got’chu.”
46. “Don’t front.”
47. Firme
48. Trip Out
49. “You good” (This has diffrent meanings, depending on tone.)
50. Sigalert
51. Dude. Dude? Dude! Duuude. (All have different meanings depending on tone.)