Code Words For the New School Year

Code Words For the New School Year

By Rachel Korowitz

Hear ye! Hear ye! By royal order of the Sploggers and the Sparkitors, we hereby declare the following euphemisms approved for immediate use! Spread them among friends and classmates! Compound them to talk in code! And above all, use them to confound your parents and teachers!

Sleeper Cell: n.or adj. a person who drastically matured over summer vacation.
Sample Usage: Did you see Mike, the sleeper cell? He grew, like, three feet over the summer.

Cirque du Soleil: n. or adj. (derived from the extensive acrobats of Cirque du Soliel) a person who is addicted to Tumblr blogs.
See also:
Plumber: n. or adj. (derived from the fact that "youtube" has the word "tube" in it) a person who is addicted to YouTube videos.
Botox: n. or adj. (dual derivations; the "face" in "facebook" and the idea of being frozen at the computer screen) a person who is addicted to Facebook.
Audubon Society: n. or adj. a person who is addicted to Twitter.
Sample Usage: I tried to talk to Karen last night, but she's turned into such a botox-ed out plumber, I could tell she wasn't even paying attention.

Call on the Camper Phones: code, indicates the need for an emergency meeting.
Sample Usage: Denise, you've got a call on the camper phones! Get in the media room, stat!

Lyco: n. (derived from "lycanthrope," meaning "werewolf," and applied to "Team Jacob") a worthy adversary; an underdog who seems way better than the competition.
Sample usage: I know Allison's with Jake, but he's so boring. Meanwhile, did you see the way Chris helped her jumpstart her car? He's totally her lyco.

Safety School/Midseason Replacement: n. your back-up person, in case the person you really want to ask out says no.
Sample Usage: I asked Dan to Homecoming, but Paul is my safety school.

Schuester: n. or adj. (derived from the character on "Glee") a teacher who's crushworthy.
Sample Usage: I've got a headache. Maybe I should go see Nurse Schuester.

Happy Birthday: code,  ndicates when the cafeteria is serving the one food it makes that actually tastes good.
Note: This phrase is said quietly and casually so as not to create a lunchroom stampede.

Deaddrop: v. in the middle of a group conversation, the act of covertly texting another person participating in the conversation to comment on the conversation.
Sample Usage: We were all talking in the parking lot after extra help, and Corey deadropped me to tell me how stupid Kristy sounded.

Legg: n. (derived from Lady GaGa) an enormous fashion misstep.
Sample Usage: Did you see? Dave is wearing a mesh t-shirt with dress pants. Legg alert!

Bergstein: n. or adj. smart, lovable, funny, a catch-all compliment.
Sample Usage: You're my favorite. Could you be any more of a Bergstein?

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