As the years go on, new student lingo makes its way through the halls of Eagle High. Students are so used to hearing everyone use this lingo, but it’s often new to the teachers. Teachers at Eagle High shared their opinions on the current student lingo, whether they understand it and what their favorite slang is.
First, teacher Heidi Albertson shared that the most common student lingo she hears lately is “67,” “cooked” and “fire.”
“I’ll admit, I have no idea what ‘67’ means; I don’t think it means anything at all. When students say, ‘I cooked’, it usually means they did really well on something, and ‘fire’ is a compliment meaning great or awesome,” Albertson said.
Albertson shared that she finds student lingo to be funny and enjoys trying to use it herself.
“One of my favorite memories last year was experimenting with the phrase ‘lowkey’ in my College Algebra class and having the students laugh as they coached me through using it correctly,” Albertson said.
Albertson shared that her favorite thing about student slang is seeing how creative and clever students can be with language. She also shared that her least favorite are “67” and “sucks.”
“Those just don’t reflect the intelligence or depth of vocabulary I know students have,” she said.
Next, teacher Nathan Vital said the most common student lingo he hears is “glazing”, “67” and “I’m cooked.”
“I know that glazing means you are talking somebody up or trying to be the teacher’s pet, ‘67’ doesn’t mean anything and ‘I’m cooked’ means that you’re fried or done for,” Vital said.
Vital explained that he likes student lingo, but he uses it to make students cringe, so they won’t want to use it anymore.
“My favorite is ‘that’s fire’ and ‘I’m cooked.’ It’s a good summary of how people are feeling,” Vital said.
Lastly, teacher Zach Farnam said the most common student lingo he hears is “bro”, “bruh”, “67” and “I’m him.”
“I think ‘67’ means in between, like when you do the hand gestures with it. I know that it comes from the basketball player LaMelo Ball’s height and that it’s in a rap song,” Farnam said.
Farnam explained that student lingo is fine when students are talking to each other, but he feels that students forget when they are talking to adults. When students call them “bro” or “bruh”, he believes it can come off as disrespectful.
Overall, the teachers at Eagle High think student lingo is fun and creative, even if they don’t always understand it. While some student slang may feel confusing or unprofessional at times, teachers enjoy seeing students use it to express themselves and have a good laugh. In the end, student lingo continues to be a unique way teens communicate, even if it leaves teachers trying to keep up.
