Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teenspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teen-speak
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature.

Derogatory; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""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."
"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."
"[…] "Nice to meet you, Mr. Tomasi. Thank you for the party tonight. That's just sick." "Sick means good in teenspeak," Audrey translated, before demanding, "What party?""

Etymology

From teen + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: teen

Usage

Questions

What does teenspeak mean?: Communication by adolescents viewed as slangy, awkward, or immature.
Where does teenspeak come from?: From teen + -speak.

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