17 Urban Dictionary Words You Need to Know to Survive in 2015 ...

By Holly • Dec 7, 2015 • MD

You live in this day and age, which is why you already know most of the slang. Of course, you might not know the exact way to use the phrases. So here are a few urban dictionary words you need to know to survive in 2015:

1. FOMO

FOMO This stands for "fear of missing out." It's when you're worried about turning down a party invitation, because you don't want to miss out on all the fun your friends are going to have.

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2. Cyberslacking

Cyberslacking This is when you use "a companies computer and Internet for personal activities when one should be doing work." It happens all the time when you're supposed to be working on an essay at school.

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5. Dudebro

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"A dude can be positive, a bro can also be positive, but a dude bro is never a good thing." It's basically when a man tries to act as tough and cool as possible, but ends up coming across like a jerk.

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6. Fuckboy

Fuckboy Fuckboys only want one thing, and that's to sleep with as many women as possible. This type of guy is always asking for nude pictures and turning mundane conversations into sexual ones.

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7. Phubbing

Phubbing This means, "snubbing someone in favour of your mobile phone." It's when you're out at dinner with a group of friends, but you ignore them in order to check your Instagram.

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9. Basic

Basic This is "an adjective used to describe any person, place, activity involving obscenely obvious behavior, dress, action." It's used to describe men and women who engage in stereotypical behavior.

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10. Insta-lurking

Insta-lurking This is "going more than 25 weeks deep into someone that you fantasize about's Instagram Page and not liking any pictures." It's basically stalking.

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11. Lit

Lit This is another word to use after drinking. It's "the state of being so intoxicated that all the person can do is smile, so that they look lit up like a light."

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12. Fam

Fam This one is pretty obvious. It's a word you can use to describe your close friends that you consider to be family.

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13. Netflix and Chill

Netflix and Chill "Netflix and chill" has become synonymous with casual sex.

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14. Squad Goals

Squad Goals This is "an inspirational term for what you’d like your group of friends to be or accomplish." It's what you'd say whenever you see a picture of Taylor Swift and her crew.

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15. Bae

Bae This one is a little old, so by now you should know that it means, "before anyone else."

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16. SFTN

SFTN This means, "single for the night." If you're in a relationship, you definitely don't want to hear your man say this right before he goes out with his buddies.

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17. Hotline Bling

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This is a reference to Drake's song. It basically means "a booty call."

There's nothing wrong with using slang, as long as you know the time and the place for it. What's your favorite slang word to use?

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  • Emmarachelmay

    2015-12-08T22:34:59.521Z

    Why do we need to 'survive' 2015? We're in December 😂😂 we've already 'survived' it whether we knew these or not
  • Katy

    2015-12-07T14:43:02.216Z

    :-( feeling my age
  • Emmagirrr

    2015-12-09T06:27:46.415Z

    I'm like almost positive if you're lit it's not from alcohol, more like Maryjane💋💨
  • J

    2015-12-07T15:05:12.074Z

    -_______-
  • Natalie

    2015-12-07T16:29:07.499Z

    I knew 6 of these I'm so old :(
  • BrittanyBAKER

    2015-12-07T16:53:22.421Z

    I had no idea 0_o
  • Becca

    2015-12-08T18:34:44.349Z

    I use "Fam" a lot, ironically
  • DT

    2015-12-08T13:56:26.228Z

    Soo like it! Find more for us please :)
  • L_rae

    2015-12-08T05:29:28.162Z

    What about the word "savage@
  • Taylor

    2015-12-07T22:02:53.995Z

    Netflix and chill is a saying, not a word.
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