Being a counselor at a summer camp is basically equivalent to taking yourself and all your belongings and dropping them into a new atmosphere for two months. Especially when this camp is all girls. This new camp vibe would not be complete without a separate "camp lingo."
This new camp vibe would not be complete without a separate "camp lingo." Call it white girl lingo, call it summer camp lingo. In my head, the two seem somewhat interchangeable. I think of camp lingo as an exaggerated version of white girl lingo. So is the language of summer camp really that different from everyday language? Keep reading to fully understand the most frequently used summer camp vocabulary.
1. Retweet
Retweet is used like "agreed" or "ditto." For example, Person 1: "I really wish breakfast for dinner was a thing at camp. Pancakes, eggs, bacon, grits..the possibilities are endless." Person 2: "RETWEET." I guess Social Media (Twitter) really is invading our lives.
2. #Blessed
This expression can be used sarcastically or seriously, and in my experience the phrasing has been just plain ridiculous. In a "serious" situation: Person 1: "Man, that extended rest hour because of the rain today was so nice." Person 2: "Mother Nature kinda rocks sometimes. Hashtagblessed." Note that the hashtag can be said along with blessed. The Twitter invasion is so real right now. In a sarcastic situation: Person 1: "I was walking up the hill to the counselor parking lot and dropped all of my day off paraphernalia." Person 2: "Hashtagblessed"
3. Insta
Insta can refer to the app Instagram, or to a specific picture that is an Instagram. Used in a sentence: Older camper: "My insta feed is probably so long right now." Or in another situation...Camper: "The fomo for my phone is so real right now. I just want to insta some camp pics!"
4. Tbt...
This is a tricky one. Tbt, even though it stands for Throwback Thursday is equivalent to "remember that time when.." Person 1: "Dude I just love boating." Person 2: "Tbt to that time we shredded the gnar on the Pigeon (a river in Tennessee) during boat-staff Pre-Orientation. Man I miss those times."
If you feel so inclined, try to add these phrases into your regular vocabulary. Your friends might look at you a little weird the first few times you use them, but who cares? All you fellow camp-goers out there know that camp times are the best times, and maybe these few words can help ease your camp nostalgia as school starts again.
