What We Said:

Bogue: Disgusting or distasteful.

"Don't leave home without it": An advertising line used by American Express to remind its customers that they could use their cards nearly anywhere. Advertising-saturated Americans began using this slogan in everyday speech.

Dweeb: A loser or social outcast.

"Get a clue!": A warning that one should figure out what is going on.

Gnarly: Very cool or good.

Groupies: Fans—usually women—who followed rock stars from concert to concert, sometimes offering sexual favors.

"Like": An interjection used by teenagers to interrupt and add emphasis to their speech, as in "She was, like, so bogue." When combined with "totally," it could be used to express real approval: "Like, totally!"

Male chauvinist pig: A man who thinks women are inferior. This label was used by feminists in the women's liberation movement to blast those men who...