Sometimes foreign words are so firmly grounded in our vocabulary that we speak them already unconsciously, automatically. We forget that borrowed words can really spoil our speech or message on social networks, and leave us not the most favorable impression.
Of course, young people who use their usual words in a conversation with each other will not notice how much they spoil what was said, but a competent and educated person will always pay attention to how ugly they sound.
From this article you will learn what slang words young people (and indeed people of any age) utter in conversation without hesitation.
Someone does it on purpose to seem fashionable, but someone can’t get rid of the habit of speaking them.
10. Feedback
On the Internet, this word can be found more often than in a store. It came from English, and "reverse nutrition" is translated.
If we consider the word in a broader sense, then it means a response, a response - about the product, any action, event. On many sites, feedback is understood as feedback from visitors, a request to leave an opinion.
For example, if you search the section “user opinions” on the Internet and stumble upon “feedback”, you should know that this word is a replacement.
9. Security
Security call any security officer. It can be a watchman, a guard - one who guards a person or a group of people. In general, the one who first takes the blow in the event of a threat.
A foreign word came to us not so long ago, but now it is used quite often.
In addition, in computer technology there is such a term as “smart security”, which means a set of solutions that ensure the safety of devices.
8. The speech
This is the name of the short speech delivered at a banquet, a gala dinner. In short, a speech is a welcome short speech.
We are all watching politicians or big businessmen making heart-rending speeches. But they are specially written for them, and there is even such a position as “speech writer”. Officially, she is called a "public relations specialist."
A speech is a short catchy phrase, for example: “Do you still want to stay here or will you come with me to conquer this world?”
7. Follower
This is the name of Twitter users following someone’s posts. If someone reads your posts, they are called followers. That is, a follower is someone who follows someone on twitter or instagram, and follows his news. It can be interpreted as a like-minded person.
Followers need those who need to promote their music, products or those who just want to share their experiences from life and attract observers.
6. Light
If you tell your pen pal: “You're so light!” he will regard this as a compliment that he is light, positive, pleasant. Of course, in the event that he himself uses slang expressions in his speech. The word was borrowed from the English “light”, and translates as “easy”.
Examples: "Phew, today is such a hot day ... I would have to drink some light water, otherwise my throat would be dry." “You are such a light girl! It’s a pleasure to talk with you. ”
5. Production
This word is not used as often as “light”, “hype” or “hater”, but everyone heard it for sure. This word is the Russian version of English "production", which in translation means the production of something. That is, it means the process of creating a creative product. Most often, the word production is used in the field of music and cinema.
In the film industry, production is most often used - it is included in all stages of the film industry: voice acting, editing, scripting, etc. This word can easily be replaced by another - production.
4. Hype
In youth slang, you can often find the word hype. The very use of this word already automatically makes you fashionable, hype means fashion, and hype means having fun, hanging out.
Hype means some kind of hype - near an event or person. But there is one caveat - it is unlikely that you can call hype anything that attracted public attention. Rather, it means people's attention to a shocking situation, to a person.
Very often, it is used by young people in their conversational when it comes to show business, where someone wants to promote using unobvious actions.
3. Onion
The word comes from the English “look”, which means “appearance” and “appearance”, that is, “appearance”. The word onion hides a whole set of such components as clothes, makeup, shoes, from which a complete image is obtained.
A bow is always a designation of a stylish image: stylish clothes, correctly selected accessories, etc.
Instead of this word, another “image” can be used; it will mean the same thing. VKontakte has long existed the Lookbook group, in which people share their photos with unique fashionable images.
2. Hand Made
For some reason, many creative people prefer to call their products on the blog or on needlework sites hand-made, rather than just “handmade products”. Perhaps a foreign word attracts more subscribers ...
In general, hand-made means any product that was created with your own hands. It can be postcards, notebooks, knitwear, etc.
Perhaps it is not so important how people call their creations? If they like the word handmade, so be it. What is more important is what they carry, and what feelings of their creation evoke among people and the creators themselves.
1. Face
“Face” is a face. Young people often use this word instead of “face”. New words and phraseological units constantly appear on the Internet, therefore it is not always possible to track when a word was used. In addition to the fact that young people often use the word face in communication, so also poker face.
Poker face was borrowed from the English "poker face", and means "poker face". That is, it means facial expressions, devoid of any emotions, an indifferent face. Poker face is called the character "Rage Comics", which in any situation remains a stone face.