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teenspeak

teenspeak noun: communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature.

Noun

teenspeak (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous) Communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature.
    • "Righteous" and "dude" were part of teenspeak at the time, and had already been immortalized by another clueless adult, Grace, the Wite-Out sniffing secretary (Edie McClurg) speaking of the hero in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.2011, John Ross Bowie, Heathers, page 51
    • Real teenspeak is a mess of ums, likes, you knows, tangents and runaway trains of thought that, when transcribed onto paper, are pretty much impenetrable.2011, Deborah Halverson, M. T. Anderson, Writing Young Adult Fiction For Dummies, page 175

Origin of teenspeak

From teen + -speak.

Questions about teenspeak

What does teenspeak mean?
Teenspeak means communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature.
What part of speech is teenspeak?
Teenspeak is a noun.

Words near teenspeak in the dictionary

  1. teensit
  2. teensits
  3. teensitter
  4. teensitters
  5. teensitting
  6. teenspeak
  7. teensploitation
  8. teenster
  9. teensters
  10. teenswear
  11. teensy

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