GENERATIONS AT WAR
Pre-internet slang
Hank Marvin Cockney rhyming slang for starving.
Wally Someone considered stupid.
Skinny The truth, low-down or real explanation of something.
Ace When something is cool or on trend.
Clanger A mistake.
Millennial speak
Salty Bitter behaviour. If someone’s acting salty, they’re upset.
Woke To be socially a ware – in terms of racism and social jus tice, for example.
On fleek Stylish and elegant, oft en used to describe eyebrows.
Sick Not vomit. It means something’s really good.
Dead A spin on the old phr
