9 Bits Of '90s Slang You Never Knew The Meaning Of, Explained
A: Hey four-eyes! What’s up man, how have you been?
B: Not bad, just went to the mall and picked up some junk. Check out my new Adidas!/əˈdiːdəz/
A: Those are dope! You are gonna be getting mad props from the gang, man. Anyways, have you seen Betty lately?
B: Dude, don’t even go there. That girl started trippin’ cuz I went to the movies with Veronica the other day. I was like ”look, you knew how I was before you got with me”.
A: That’s right! Your such a playa, man. Dude, there’s Mad Max. Let’s go say hi.
B: Max! Whassup! Are you okay? You look like you just saw a ghost.
C: I got an F in English class. My life is over...
A: Dude, get over it! You need to lay off the books for a while and have some fun! Come on, let’s bounce.
C: Where are we going? Oh, crap. My dad is gonna go postal when he finds out about this.
A: I’m gonna open a can of whoopass on you if you don’t come with me right now!
C: Okay, okay. Geez...
1.dope a.
[US slang] great or excellent
That movie was so dope.
Check out this dope new song.
2.mad props
[US slang] very enthusiastic praise
All of the performers deserve mad props.
3.trippin
being agitated, upset
When someone is overreacting or getting all bent out of shape over something small.
※very angry or unhappy
Don't get all bent out of shape [=upset]. Nothing bad happened!
4.go postal
to become very angry
He went postal when he found out.
She suddenly went postal and started yelling at the customers.
If he calls me this late again, I'm going to go postal on him.
5.four-eyes
a person who wears glasses (used as a nickname or taunt)
6.You look like you just saw a ghost.
He looked as if he had seen a ghost [=looked very frightened].
7.don’t even go there
don't even talk about it.
don't mention it.
8.open a can of whoopass on sb
"For what you have said about my mother, my girlfriend, and the proud ancestry of my forebears," he announced, "I have every intention of opening a can of whoopass."
9.all that and a bag of chips
According to the OED, “all that” was first used to mean “impressive” in 1989. In the mid-'90s, people started using “All that and a bag of chips” to mean “good, plus extra!” The Online Slang Dictionary suggests that the phrase may also be used to announce your superiority over someone who is already “all that.”
As in, “You’re all that,but I’m all that AND a bag of chips.”
10.(Only) time will tell.
You will only know the outcome after time has passed.
Jill: Do you think Bill and Nancy will have a happy marriage?
John: Only time will tell.
I'm not sure yet if our advertising campaign was a success. Time will tell.
11.I'm down with that.
That sounds good to me, I agree.