1. The club. 50 cent is not the only one who knows about that!
   The mall. It all happened there!
2. Home. There's no place like it.
   The bank. It's all about the Benjamins!

Your friends could check you out at the crib after school or on a Friday night. Your crib is the place where, hopefully, you sleep like a baby. It's the place you're most comfortable and where the heart is, too!

1. Your father. Who wants to get in trouble?
   Any authority, especially the police. Don't get in trouble with "The Man!"
2. Your big brother. Why did he always have to be in charge?
   Your weird neighbor. Your own personal Boogie Man!

The word Man capitalized has a stern feel to it, doesn't it? Who wants to deal with The Man, anyway? Whether it's school or the police, stay on the straight and narrow, young bloods!

1. Running away from something or someone. Feet don't fail me now!
   Reading many books. It's fundamental.
2. Making an appointment. You can't just walk in everywhere!
   Jumping rope. Have to get that exercise in!

When you flip through a book, the pages fly, as should you in certain situations. When you see The Man, be ready to do this! If you have to book, you better hope your feet don't fail you!

1. Sit down. You're too loud!
   Pick that up!
2. Step down! You're in the way.
   Dance! Dance! Dance!

Listen to Kool and the Gang! When you're on the dance floor, if you're feeling the beat and letting it move you, that's what you're doing. Let yourself get on down and feel the groove!

1. Keep driving. We need to get there!
   Go with the flow. Good advice.
2. Keep smiling. It makes the day brighter.
   Keep working. Get the job done!

The Grateful Dead's song said it all. What a long, strange trip life can be! Like a truck that just keeps plowing ahead, no matter what happens, keep moving forward. Listen to Jerry Garcia!

1. You won't be one of the cool kids!
   A fight will happen. You're the peacemaker.
2. A party's not a party unless you're there!
   You'll get arrested. Who wants that?

All the cool kids and anybody who's anybody will be at this particular shinding or happening event. You want to be in with the "in" crowd and not be a square. Don't be shy! Get your boogie down!

1. One of your parents
   Your dog
2. A close friend
   Someone you just met.

With some of your friends, you were close like blood, so that's what some of your homies called you! In the '70s, they didn't just use tame words like pal or buddy. Whatever they said had flash!

1. For gold!
   Weeds. Clear out the garden.
2. I don't dig.
   Can you understand? I hope so!

All the cool cats had their ways of talking. You had to keep up with their flow! When you dig, you have to get deep. When you understand something that's deep, you're the bees' knees!

1. Too low. I couldn't hear!
   Excellent! It was rockin'!
2. Loud. It was out there!
   It wasn't there!

Outta sight! Excitement is in the air! When things are just groovy, fine, fantastic, peachy keen, life is good! Like Stevie Wonder said, "Everything is alright, uptight, out of sight!"

1. Help you up. You took a flip and fell down!
   See you tomorrow. See ya!
2. Call you later
   Get as far away from you as I can!

"Parting is such sweet sorrow." When you have to leave, you have to leave. But I can always get back with you another day, like tomorrow. "Tomorrow. Tomorrow. I love ya ... tomorrow!"

1. Just kidding. JK.
   That's crazy!
2. Are you OK?
   Cool!

JK. Just kidding! Some people love a good prank or joke! When someone is not serious and just pulling your leg, they psyched you out. We all have that one friend who loves to be tricky!

1. Stop talking to me!
   Stop standing so close!
2. Stop drinking my drink!
   Stop sticking your nose in my business!

OH, YEAH! Your friends won't be saying that if you're being nosy. Just like people take their Kool-Aid seriously, they also take their personal business the same way. Stay out of it!

1. A chair. You need to sit down for this!
   A straw. They're skinny.
2. The truth. It'll set you free.
   A drink. You'll need one!

When you're out of the loop, you need to know what's going on. You need the info! When someone gives you the "skinny," they give you the "real deal." Hey, know you can handle the truth!

1. Money. Get the Benjamins!
   A job. Gotta have a job.
2. A check. Who has cash?
   A bank account. You have to have one!

Jazz musicians called their shows engagements. That got shortened to gigs. Since jazz musicians are the coolest, the regular folk called their jobs gigs. Gig sounds so much cooler than job, anyway!

1. Energizing. Keeps you going!
   Stinky. I'm making the yuck face right now!
2. Wonderful!
   Tiring. You need to keep busy!

When something is cool and fun, it's the best. It's a gas. When something is a "gas," you're having a blast. Make sure that wherever you go, "it's a gas, gas, gas!"

1. Don't worry about it!
   They're not happy. Watch out!
2. They're upset, Say you're sorry again!
   They're surprised. You caught them off guard!

Don't be a drag and bring everyone down, man! Be laid-back, calm, easygoing. Let everything roll like the river. Just be casual!

1. Distaste. Ugh!
   A fixation. I love it!
2. Worry. I don't swim!
   No opinion. I don't care one way or the other!

When you have a jones, you have an itch for something. Nothing easy breezy about it! You want it, and you want it now! When you jones, you don't think about anything else! You're all in!

1. Let's eat everything they have!
   Let's shut the place down!
2. Let's go!
   Bring everybody back!

You're out somewhere, and you are bored. It's not happening! It's not cool. You want to go! You want to get gone! That’s when you look around and say, “Let’s blow this taco stand!”

1. A pothead. They're not in the zone.
   A jerk. Nobody wants to be around them!
2. A whiner. I don't whine!
   A squealer. Don't be a snitch!

Narc is actually short for narcotics officer. Think "21 Jump Street!" A narc is someone who blends in with the crowd, then informs the authorities of bad things people do. Tattletales are never popular, are they?

1. I didn't know. Thanks!
   It's a response to the obvious.
2. Huh!
   I don't care, dude.

If you drive 75 in a 25 mph zone, you could get pulled over and get a speeding ticket. That won't be fun for you, not to mention expensive. So slow down! Duh! Thanks, Captain Obvious.

1. Cooked perfectly!
   Somewhere in the middle
2. The worst. Thumbs down!
   The best!

When something is supreme, sublime, stupendous, it's primo. When something is really rockin', it's primo. Nothing but "primo" for me!

1. Money. That's what I want!
   Food. Keeps the energy up!
2. A car. How else will you get around?
   Cred. You have to be cool!

Moolah, cashola, dough, bread. It all means the same thing. Cold, hard cash! Money makes the world go round and round! Just like you need bread to survive, you got to have the cash, too!

1. If you're free. You know, in case they want to hang out!
   If you're alright
2. If you're upset. It has been a while.
   If you're hungry. You gotta eat!

What is one of the first things you say to someone when you see them? "How are you?" If they're alright, they're good. They're hunky dory, copacetic, alright. Everybody's good to go!

1. Silly. Not worth my time!
   Slow. I was bored.
2. Awesome!
   Loud! My ears!

When you're in with the cool kids, you know what's groovin', rockin', or hip. You definitely know what's dope! When you know, you know! You're not a dope if you know what's dope!

1. The beginning
   The end
2. After we started talking
   At some point in the conversation

You can avoid a lot of nonsense if people tell you what's what at the get-go, if they tell you at the start. But some people are unclear from the get-go! Things become a problem from the get-go!

1. Sad. I like these shoes!
   Annoyed. People don't think!
2. Disgusting, Ugh!
   OK. What's the big deal?

Grody doesn't even sound like a nice word, does it? It's like icky, creepy, or gross. Not even remotely cool. Grody really is grody, dude. Ugh! Who wants to feel grody or grossed out?

1. Confusing. Too much going on.
   Dark. Darkness weighs down.
2. Light. Opposites attract.
   Intense. Serious stuff.

When things get serious, that's when it all goes down. You actually have to slow down because things can get heavy. When something's heavy, it's deep. You may want to sit down. Whoa!

1. Hungry. You can work up an appetite studying rocket science!
   "Dazed and Confused," like Led Zeppelin said!
2. Taking it easy. No need to stress!
   Done! No science for me!

Hello, McFly! When you're out to lunch, you're out of it Your head’s not in the game. You’re in la la land. You just don't know what's happening. Good luck with that when that happens!

1. A bit on the heavy side
   A little stinky. Somebody get the deodorant!
2. A liar
   A smooth dancer. You go!

When you were full of it or just plain not telling the truth, other people knew it. They had no problems calling you out! If somebody thought you were a Jive turkey, you weren't jiving!

1. Sneakers. My Addidas!
   Pants. Gotta keep up with trends!
2. Baseball cap. Hat to the back!
   Jacket! You know what's up!

It's all about the shoes. When you had the right gear, you had all the right moves! Your kicks came in the room before you and announced your presence! The best kicks for the coolest kids!

1. Not that I care!
   Whatever!
2. No way!
   Correctamundo! Agreed!

You know when you're having a conversation with someone, and you're in tune with them? You flow and you vibe. When you're right, they'll tell you! When you're right, you're right on!

1. Say no more!
   "Tell me more. Tell me more!"
2. What do you mean? I don't get it!
   Say that again!

Sometimes, you just can't believe what you're hearing. You have to take a minute, step back, and make sure you heard what you think you just heard. Then comes: Are you serious? Say what?

1. Sneaky. They can get around the system.
   Cool. They're charming!
2. Dirty. A little grimy-looking.
   Crazy! You don't want to mess with them!

Someone who's a charmer knows how to be slick. They know how to hustle. They know how to play the game. You can schmooze with the best of them! You have to be slick and have some moves in life!

1. Annoyed. They cost a pretty penny!
   Relieved. Your friends will leave you alone!
2. Disappointed. They weren't the seats you wanted!
   Excited! And you sleep like can't hide it!

Sometimes, you're so excited that you just want to jump and down. You're pumped! Being the cool person you are, you keep it cool. Instead, you stoked! Better to be stoked than struck!

1. Pretty average. Not the worst or the best.
   The worst. Don't waste your time!
2. It was the best!
   I know what joint makes me think of!

Sometimes, some things are so cool, they are off the charts. It is the thing that everybody wants. It's what's on trend, right here, right now! When you have "the joint," you have what's "it!"