1. Insult them
   Flatter them
2. Impress them
   Encourage them

"You go, girl" is either meant as encouragement to say that someone can do something, or it is meant as agreement. This phrase was probably first said by the comedian Martin Lawrence, on his show "Martin."

1. Dancing
   Stealing something in a jokey way
2. Fighting
   Getting ready to leave

The slang word "yoink" is exclaimed when someone steals something. Of course, that's only when the theft is a joke - real thieves rarely yell "yoink" at the top of their lungs.

1. Etcetera
   Umm
2. Wow
   Oh

"Yadda yadda yadda" has been used for a long time as a phrase that means meaningless chatter, but it really took off during the Generation X years. It isn't used as an insult, but just for fun.

1. Disagreeing
   Agreeing
2. Showing excitement
   Laughing

The phrase "word" originally came from saying that your word is your bond, and it was shortened to just "word." If you say this, it means you're in complete agreement with whatever is going on.

1. Talking too much
   Going nuts
2. Flirting
   Rapping

Back in the day when men wore wigs, they potentially fell off in a fight, which is where the common phrase "flip your wig" came from. "Wigging out" is a variation of this older slang.

1. You are going to dump her.
   She is a nag.
2. You're going on a date.
   You're in a serious relationship.

While your wife is always your wife, you aren't necessarily married to your "wifey." This word just means that you're in a serious relationship with a woman, and she's always there for you.

1. South
   Northeast
2. Northwest
   Midwest

No matter what generation you're in, you may not hear the word "wicked" used to mean "cool" in most parts of the country. But if you're a Gen X New Englander and you like something, you might call it "wicked cool."

1. Awful
   Amazing
2. Not bad
   Pretty good

This word has been around for a long time, as in saying that something is "out of whack" or not quite right. Gen X shortened this to just "wack" with no H, describing something is bad, awful or just generally not good.

1. Anger
   Fear
2. Intuition
   Hysteria

While the word "vibe" has been around for a very long time, it really got popular with the Generation X crew. You can have a good vibe, a bad vibe or really any kind of vibe you want.

1. Partying
   Overreacting
2. Sleeping
   Making coffee

If you're trippin', you're freaking right out. You might be losing it over nothing, or you might be losing it over something important. Either way, if you're trippin' it isn't good.

1. Too small
   Expensive
2. Stylish
   Garish

If something was "tight," there was nothing bad about it. Whether it be a movie, a new jacket or a haircut, if something was tight it was good, without a doubt.

1. They seem nice.
   They seem fun.
2. They seem lazy.
   They seem untrustworthy.

The word "shady" is fairly simple when it comes to slang. While the light lets a person see everything, whether good or bad, something that is "shady" is more in the dark, therefore untrustworthy.

1. Scrubs are broke.
   Scrubs are players.
2. Scrubs are out of shape.
   Scrubs are too good-looking.

The word "scrub" was already around, but the band TLC made it blow up with one of their songs. After they sang that they didn't want no "scrubs," all sorts of people started saying it. A scrub can be a person who is broke or who just lacks skills.

1. Recognition
   A cold
2. Money
   A ride

This slang word means "proper respect." It is never a bad thing when someone gives you "props." This slang word was used a lot in hip-hop culture.

1. Yes, it means he is good to her.
   Yes, it means he is rich.
2. No, it means he is mean.
   No, it means he is a cheater.

A "player" isn't just a guy that is really smooth with women, it's a guy who tends to cheat and is dishonest as well. No woman wants to be going out with a player; it never turns out well.

1. Awesome
   Awful
2. Huge
   Small

This phrase became very popular in the late '80s and early '90s, originally in hip-hop culture. It means something is really good or someone is attractive. It is a variation of the word "fat."

1. Pizza
   Money
2. A gun
   Laundry

The word "piece" became popular as Generation X slang for a gun or firearm, but this slang term has been around forever. It has been used in England for the same purpose for years.

1. Obviously gnarly
   Original gangster
2. Oh God
   Only gravy

The slang term "O.G" stands for "original gangster," but it isn't used very often when it comes to someone who is in an actual gang. This slang term just means someone who is old school.

1. Awful
   Not bad
2. Pretty good
   Awesome

For people of all ages, when you're freed from some sort of obligation you don't want to do, you're said to be "off the hook." Gen Xers take the phrase further, using it to describe pretty much anything that's good in life.

1. The friend is a tattle-tale.
   The friend is rich.
2. The friend is a straight edge.
   The friend is mean.

Like lots of slang words, this one started as a real word and transformed into something a bit different. "Narc" used to describe someone who was an undercover law enforcement agent, but in Gen X slang it just means someone who will tell your secrets.

1. Acting cool
   Being silly
2. Being authentic
   Acting important

Like many slang terms of this time, this one became almost a parody of itself and turned into a joke. Someone who is "keeping it real" is acting in a truly authentic way and not as a poser.

1. Shoes
   Pants
2. Jewelry
   A swimsuit

The word "ice" is usually a slang term for a diamond, but not always. It can be used for any sort of jewelry that looks like it might be expensive, even if it isn't.

1. My enemy
   My teacher
2. My good friend
   My uncle

This is a take-off on the slang term "homeboy." A "homie" originally described someone's good friend from the same hometown, but later came to mean any good friend.

1. Your school
   Your work
2. Where you live
   Where you hang out

The word "hood," sometimes spelled "'hood," is just a shorter way of saying "neighborhood." But like other Generation X slang, it just sounds so much cooler. This phrase is still used sometimes.

1. Kind of
   Very
2. Might be
   Not even

The word "hella" was used way more on the West Coast than the East Coast, where it never really caught on. It basically means "very." For example, someone could say, "That taco was hella good."

1. A car
   Food
2. Money
   A job

This phrase was used a lot by the comedian Pauly Shore, who also was known as "The Weasel." "Grindage" means any sort of food that is good; it comes from the thought of teeth grinding down food.

1. Funny
   Normal
2. Fake
   Weird

If someone is "frontin'," they're just being fake to you. In other words, they're trying to show you something to your front that they wouldn't be showing behind your back.

1. Avoiding it
   Eating it
2. Feeling disgusted by it
   Craving it

If you are really dying for something, you're "fiending" for it. You could be fiending for a burrito, or you could be fiending to play World of Warcraft because you have a big raid to do.

1. Complimenting each other
   Joking around
2. Insulting each other
   Flirting

If you're "dissing" someone, you're being rude or blowing them off - basically not being nice. This one seems complicated, but it really is just a shortening of the word "disrespecting."

1. Eat
   Dance
2. Tell a joke
   Leave

The word "dip" is used in a few different ways. One is for chewing tobacco, but that isn't a Gen X thing at all, because dip is nasty. In Gen X slang, if you decide to leave an event, you decide to "dip."

1. Listened to him
   Made him laugh
2. Made fun of him
   Backed him up

While there are a lot of people that simply don't like clowns, the point is that clowns are supposed to make people laugh. "Clowning" just means to make fun of something, either in a joking way or as an insult.

1. Cheese
   Bread
2. Money
   Furniture

There are all sorts of slang words for money, like "bread," "dough" and "cheese" - and "cheddar." Maybe all of these food-related words stand for money because back in the day all people had was bread and cheese to eat.

1. Jumping up and down
   Yelling
2. Leaving
   Arguing

When a ball bounces, it might go in any direction and wind up anywhere. If a person is going to "bounce," they're going someplace else.

1. Really good
   Kind of good
2. Not very good
   Not good at all

When someone buys a really bad car, the thought is that at least they don't have to take good care of it and no one will try to steal it. This is true with a car that is all beat up. In other words, an old car in bad shape is a "beater."

1. It's totally amazing.
   It's busy.
2. It's really bad.
   It's dull.

In most cases, something that is a "bomb" wouldn't be good, but that's what's so funny about slang: sometimes a word takes on its opposite meaning. If something is blowing up like a bomb, then it's a good thing for sure.