15 Slangs

Hi!

Young people are so creative. They make their own vocabularies. Some older people don’t understand them.

 

If you want to understand what Indonesian young people say in Indonesia, hopefully this list can help.

 

Mantul	-        Mantap betul -        Very good, awesome, super -        Mobilnya mantul! -        His car is awesome!
Gabut	-        Gaji buta -        blind salary, have nothing to do -        Gabut nih, ngapain ya? -        I have nothing to do? What should we do?
Gaje	-        Ga jelas -        vague, unclear -        Dia itu gaje banget deh… -        He is very unclear.
Santui	-        Santai -        easy, relax -        Santui aja, aku ga apa-apa kok. -        Easy, I’m okay.
Kuy	-        Yuk -        come on, let us -        Makan yuk. -        Let’s eat.
Mahmud	-        Mamah muda -        young mom -        a young attractive mom -        Mahmud itu cantik banget. -        That young woman is very beautiful.
Japri	-        Jaringan pribadi -        private message -        Nanti japri aja ya? -        Please send me a private message ya?
Mager	-        Malas gerak -        lazy to move -        don’t want to do anything or go anywhere -        Lagi mager nih, pesen makanan online aja ya? -        I don’t want to go anywhere, we order food online, ya?
Baper	-        Bawa perasaan -        too sensitive, get iritated easily -        Lo jangan baper. -        Please don’t be too sensitive.
Kepo	-        Know every particular object -        nosey -        Dia itu kepo banget. -        She is very nosey.
Kuper	-        Kurang pergaulan -        don’t have enough socialization -        Dia itu kuper banget deh, males aku. -        She is very
PHP	-        Pemberi Harapan Palsu -        A false hope -        Dia itu sukanya PHP-in cewek-cewek. -        He likes to give false hopes to girls.
Woles	-        Selow -        slow, do not get iritated easily -        Aku mah selow, ga masalah. -        I’m okay, no problem.
Bucin	-        Budak cinta -        a slave of love, willing to do anything for anything for his gf/her bf -        Dia itu bucin banget ya… Kasian. -        She is a slave of love, I have a pity of her.
Halu	-        Halusinasi -        hallucination -        Kamu pingin punya pacar kaya dia? Halu kali. -        Do you want to have a girlfriend like her? You’re hallucinating!

 

Have you heard these words?

Can you make a sentence using one of them?

Please write in the comment below.

 

Love,

Mama Bahasa