1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:06,940 It’s the summer of slang and today we’re going over the terms ‘extra’, ‘cringey’, and ‘basic’. 2 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,880 This summer, we’re exploring American slang. 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,840 Today we’re going over some terms that you don’t want anyone saying when they’re 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:19,780 referring to you. 5 00:00:19,780 --> 00:00:24,560 ‘Extra’ means trying too hard, over the top, excessive, 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,840 maybe a little dramatic. 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,840 Doing more than what the situation calls for. 8 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,180 Often inappropriate. 9 00:00:32,180 --> 00:00:36,519 Like, if someone’s laughing really hard at all your jokes, and it’s unnatural and 10 00:00:36,519 --> 00:00:42,730 too much, your jokes aren’t that funny, you might say, ‘He’s so extra’. 11 00:00:42,730 --> 00:00:49,640 Or, if someone wants to go to the doctor because she has a little cough, she’s so extra. 12 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,760 She doesn't need to go to the doctor. 13 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,860 It’s a criticism. 14 00:00:53,860 --> 00:00:55,900 Okay, cringey. 15 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:59,300 Like ‘on fleek’, which we went over in video 1, 16 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:02,460 this is not a real word in American English. 17 00:01:02,469 --> 00:01:06,510 Cringe is, cringed, cringes. 18 00:01:06,510 --> 00:01:12,910 But ‘cringey’, turning this verb into and adjective, is not in most dictionaries yet. 19 00:01:12,910 --> 00:01:18,880 Cringey, which can be spelled one of two ways, means, embarrassing to look at or see. 20 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,530 Full of awkwardness. 21 00:01:20,530 --> 00:01:24,350 An adjective describing something at which you might cringe. 22 00:01:24,350 --> 00:01:25,640 Ughh 23 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:31,780 For example, if there is someone who is very awkward hard to carry on a conversation with, 24 00:01:31,780 --> 00:01:37,000 and you’re trying to talk to them, your friend my say, I saw you trying to talk to John. 25 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,740 Cringey. 26 00:01:38,740 --> 00:01:42,160 Or, she tripped in the hallway and then started crying. 27 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,000 It was so cringey. 28 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,620 Or, if someone's really nervous and doing a terrible job with his presentation, 29 00:01:49,620 --> 00:01:54,440 you might say, 'This is cringey.' 30 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,720 And, finally, basic. 31 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:04,120 If someone or something is basic, it’s uninteresting, uncool, boring, very mainstream. 32 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:05,600 Should I come to the party? 33 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,180 No, it’s basic. 34 00:02:07,180 --> 00:02:08,720 I’m leaving. 35 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,480 What do you think of Megan’s new boyfriend? 36 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,120 He’s kind of basic. 37 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,540 Hopefully no one calls my videos basic. 38 00:02:16,540 --> 00:02:20,600 If they do, I know I need to start thinking of something more interesting, 39 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,310 a better approach to teaching English. 40 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:27,880 These are all two-syllable words with stress on the first syllable. 41 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,720 Extra. DA-da. 42 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,160 Cringey. 43 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,360 Basic. 44 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:38,220 They all have that DA-da feel. 45 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:40,680 Have you ever heard these terms used? 46 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:45,240 Challenge: put one of them in a sentence and put it in the comments below. 47 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:46,580 Don’t be basic. 48 00:02:46,580 --> 00:02:47,920 Try it! 49 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:50,240 Want to learn lots more slang? 50 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,840 Click here to see all my Summer of Slang videos.