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In 1992, the New York Times published an article reporting on the grunge subculture which was then in vogue. The article included a "lexicon of grunge speak", provided by 25-year-old Seattlite Megan Jasper. It was later revealed that all of the terms had been invented by Jasper herself to test her interviewers' gullibility; the lexicon, as it appeared in the original article, is provided below. According to Jasper, one of her terms was not published in the Times article: tuna platter, which she had defined as a "hot date".

More information may be found at Grunge speak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

LEXICON OF GRUNGE: BREAKING THE CODE All subcultures speak in code; grunge is no exception. Megan Jasper, a 25-year-old sales representative at Caroline Records in Seattle, provided this lexicon of grunge speak, coming soon to a high school or mall near you:
Term Alleged definition
WACK SLACKS Old ripped jeans Compare wack (“annoyingly or disappointingly bad”) and slacks (“semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices”).
FUZZ Heavy wool sweaters
PLATS Platform shoes Compare flat (“a type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel”).
KICKERS Heavy boots
SWINGIN' ON THE FLIPPITY-FLOP Hanging out
BOUND-AND-HAGGED Staying home on Friday or Saturday night
SCORE Great Arguably an accurate definition (although not particular to grunge); see score § Interjection.
HARSH REALM Bummer
COB NOBBLER Loser
DISH Desirable guy Compare snack (“A very sexy and attractive person”).
BLOATED, BIG BAG OF BLOATATION Drunk Compare bloated (“swollen with fluid or gas”).
LAMESTAIN Uncool person Compare shitstain (“a stupid or contemptible person”).
TOM-TOM CLUB Uncool outsiders Compare tom-tom (“A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands”), although no apparent semantic connection exists.
ROCK ON A happy goodbye A real term (rock on), but not attested in the given definition.

References

  1. ^ Rick Marin (1992 November 15) “Grunge: A Success Story”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-16, section 9, page 9
  2. ^ Douglas Perry (2020 December 24) “Swingin' on the flippity-flop: Remembering the fake Northwest 'grunge lexicon' embraced by the New York Times”, in The Oregonian‎, Portland, O.R.: Advance Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 August 2020
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