Modern American Slang

before anyone else. 
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
BAE, you're the best.

When someone is basic, you’re describing them with a put-down for a conformist (or normie), or something that’s so common that it’s boring.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Malcolm's teaching style is so BASIC, I hate it.

Saying “Bye Felicia” is a fast way to tell someone to go away. It comes from the 1995 movie Friday.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
I know you're just copying my style. Bye Felicia.

Sometimes something is so funny that you may die laughing. Not literally, of course — and the slang dying isn’t literal either. 
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
OMG, this standup is hilarious, I'm DYING.

If someone's extra, it means they're way too dramatic. 
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
My boyfriend is so EXTRA that he got me flowers, stuffed animals, candy, cards, and jewelry — and it wasn’t even a holiday.

Every generation has a way of saying “cool,” but the modern way of saying it is on point (or even on fleek). 
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
This pizza is ON POINT.

A savage person isn’t afraid of hurting others’ feelings with their insults. 
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Jimmy Kimmel's monologue about the president was SAVAGE.

telling someone the juiciest or most dramatic gossip.
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
 What’s the deal with Wendy and Aaron? SPILL THE TEA!

to insult or say something unkind about someone
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Paul THREW SOME SERIOUS SHADE when he called Byron an ugly kiss-up.

They're a little too eager or even desperate
EXAMPLE SENTENCE
Nellie is so THIRSTY that she’s got profiles on ten different dating apps.