I need kid slang for "Chickened out" (or if they still use that); specifically an 11 year old asian in Seattle.
Kid slang for...
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My 14 year old claims she'd just say, "He chickened out." Apparently around Chicago it's never gone out of usage.
Of course, YMMV.
Of course, YMMV.
wussed out
wimped out
he was too wussy to (do whatever)
he was a pussy (I hate this one, but I hear little boys say it all the time)
there's the ever popular, 'what? are you chicken? booooooock bock bock bock bock!' (those were chicken noises there)
wimped out
he was too wussy to (do whatever)
he was a pussy (I hate this one, but I hear little boys say it all the time)
there's the ever popular, 'what? are you chicken? booooooock bock bock bock bock!' (those were chicken noises there)
My 11 year old son votes for Chickened out- he says he wouldn't use 'wuss' (But we live in a rural area)
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My 9-year-old says "chickened out." I don't think she knows what "wussed out" means yet, but it's likely things change from 9 to 11.
My 10 voted for "chickened out." They still say it (complete with bawk, bawk noises and flapping arms. Trust me on this one.)
Wimped out, wussed out, chickened out? The pussied out one (I hate that one too) seems a bit strong for an average eleven-year-old, unless he was raised to talk like that.
I hear "choked" sometimes (meaning backed down or lost one's nerve).
Dude, I tried to talk to her but I totally choked!
Dude, I tried to talk to her but I totally choked!
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Just be careful when adding slang to your book. All the terms mentioned are fine, but imagine reading a book that had a sentence beginning with, "I'm real jiggy with..."
Jiggy? It went out in the 90's. Be careful that the type of slang you use is the type that will never go out of style:
Dude!
Cool!
Awesome!
Depending on your character, you might even could get away with narley. Just don't date your book cause it will show.
Good luck and happy writing!
Jiggy? It went out in the 90's. Be careful that the type of slang you use is the type that will never go out of style:
Dude!
Cool!
Awesome!
Depending on your character, you might even could get away with narley. Just don't date your book cause it will show.
Good luck and happy writing!
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Oh, one more thing. Kids and teens in books don't have to use slang to sound like kids and teens. Right moods and characterzation (yeah, I can't spell that word) will do it for you.
