Miltonians love language, whether in the form of Shakespeare’s sonnets, Cheever’s short stories or Lady Gaga’s lyrics. The natural adoption of new words and the fading of old ones is evident in listening to today’s students. Their rapid repartee incorporates irony, humor and emotion as they chatter in the hallways or hang out in the Student Center. No surprise: Milton students have developed a few words and phrases to claim as their own.
Milton Made
miz |miz|
adjective
– a shortened version of miserable, the worst possible: Mr. Smith assigned us a 10-page paper today. That’s the miz.
jams |jams|
adjective
– the opposite of miz, the absolute best: It’s Friday of a long weekend. That’s the jams.
sick PA |sik p·a|
adjective and noun
– PA stands for personal appearance, the phrase means looking great, excellent: I love your shoes. You have some sick PA.
– Can also be used to gently mock; object or phrase is sometimes inserted: Oh, nice argyle. Sick sweater PA.
– Origin: Originally used to refer to Milton athletes who dressed in nice athletic clothes, expanded to apply to anyone and any item regarding appearance
Iconic Phrases
trumor |trü·mәr|
noun
-a rumor that is true: I heard you are dating Chris. Trumor?
YOLO |yo·lo|
acronym
– you only live once: Write my English paper or go to this concert? YOLO!
awkward |ôk·wәrd|
adjective
– used to break tension during moments that are embarrassing or uncomfortable: “My mother is driving me crazy!” “She is standing right behind you. Awkward!”
Note: Gestures can be used to convey the word, as well. Certain physical moments of awkwardness have their own phrases. An awkward starfish is when a person puts a hand on someone’s shoulder and leaves it there for an uncomfortable amount of time.
Keyboard Slang
NBD |n·b·d|
acronym
– no big deal
LOL |l·o·l or lawl|
acronym
-laugh out loud: “I heard you were dating Chris. Trumor?” “No! LOL!”
hashtag |hash·tag|
noun
– a word or phrase preceded by a hash sign # on social media sites such as Twitter, now also used as part of speech to emphasize a point, sometimes in jest: I was home alone this weekend watching Disney movies, hashtag, somanyfriends
* Special thanks to Kasey Caine ’11 for keeping us current.
#MiltonMagsickPA