Disclaimer: Some definitions may not make a lot of sense, or they have misspellings; translations will be provided for those who understand plain English language better than the modern language.

The new year is only a short time away; 2016 has been memorable. While there has been many changes, the English language has constantly been changing every year. Teenagers and young adults would understand what slang words mean, and constantly use it as their everyday language no matter the environment. To celebrate the end of 2016, here are commonly used slang words:

Yas

Translation: expressing extreme excitement/enthusiasm, a stronger way of saying yes

Adulting

Translation: another way of saying that you’re being an adult and taking on more responsibilities than usual; commonly used by those who are in their late teens/early 20s

Goals

Translation: living up to an expectation and wishing you can be like whichever person

Squad

Translation: a group of people who stick together

High key/low key

Translation: high key is being loud about something that everyone can hear; low key is the opposite, to be quiet or secret about something

Lit

Translation: expressing that something was so great

Fam

Translation: calling the people that are close to you as part of the family

Queen/Kween

Translation: the expression used when someone does something fabulous; like high key and low key, queen and kween is alternative

Snatched

Translation: in 2015, it was fleek; snatched in another way of saying that something is so fierce

Netflix and chill

Translation: typically, it is a way to invite someone and be intimate