Since I have been listening and writing down all the slang and idioms I use or others use, I didn’t realize how many there actually were.  I am actually surprise away how much I use them just to communicate.

Slang

4. Posse– a large group of friends

I am going to the mall with my posse.

My posse and I are going to stay home and play video games.

5. Y’all-You all. Mostly people in southern states will say this.

Y’all want to go to dinner?

Now y’all come back now.

6. Sick-crazy, cool and insane.

That concert was sick!

That is a sick t-shirt.

Idioms

4.Tell me about it-meaning I already know or I agree.

Have to be careful with this one. You really have to pay attention on how the person is using it and their body language. In this case it’s ironic. I don’t really want you to tell me about it. I made a recording so you can hear the difference. When I say it ironically I might roll my eyes or move my head to the side.

Person One: You wouldn’t believe what happened to me today.

Person Two: Tell me about it.

Person One:I really hate our slow computers at work.

Person Two: Tell me about it.

5.What’s up-meaning how’s it going? This one can come in a variety of ways of spelling and saying, here are some examples: Waz up? Sup? What up? What’s up?

This idiom is used when meeting with friends or people that you know well, when meeting with such people there is no hi or hello used just the phrase.

Meeting your sister: What’s up?

Sister: Nothing really.

Meeting a friend: Sup?

Friend: Oh not much.

6. Hold your horses-meaning wait or calm down.

When someone is rushing you to do something or someone is throwing a fit you can use this phrase.

Person one: Let’s go right now!

Person two: Hold your horses!

Person one: But I want this!

Person two: Hold your horses!