Top Slang Words at Gettysburg College
Definition of college slang:
Word
Freq. Definition
Example Sentence
Servo
7
The campus’ most popular dining center
Do you want to go to Servo for brunch?
C-Stalk, to
4
I didn’t know who he was so I C-stalked him last night.
Hook up, to
4
LD’s
4
Using C-NAV to get information about people without asking
them.
A term that means to make out or have sex in a casual way. It can
be an event or a state of being in a relationship.
The Lincoln Diner
Bitch Ditch
3
The all girls floor in the basement of Hanson Hall.
That first year lives in the bitch ditch.
Bullet
3
The Bullet Hole; or, food from the Bullet Hole
CUB, The
3
I’m getting Bullet for lunch. Wanna come? -OR- I’m going to grab
something from Bullet for dinner.
I’m going to run to The CUB and grab coffee before class.
Legit
3
Rage, to
3
The College Union Building, the main biuling on campus that
houses the mailroom, the coffee cart, and bullet hole
An adjective: shortening of “legitimate;” authentic, appreciated; He just ate 10 hot dogs in 2 minutes. That’s legit.
indicates respect and approval.
(Verb) The act of partying; (Noun) A party.
Are you ready to rage tonight?
All-nighter
2
Black out
2
Bomb, to
2
Bro
2
BTDubs
I hooked up with a boy on the baseball team last night. -OR- They’re
not dating, I think they’re just hooking up.
We’re going to LD’s tonight. Wanna come with?
I pulled an all-nighter last night, man. The view of the sunrise is nice
from the 3rd floor of the library.
I was so drunk last night that I blacked out and don’t remember
anything.
I totally bombed the last question on that exam, I’m not even going
to get partial credit.
(one guy passing another) Hey, bro.
2
An event where someone stays awake most or all of the night,
often ending in sleep deprivation.
When a person gets so extremely intoxicated that he/she does not
remember what happened; his/her memory is gone.
To have something go horribly wrong. For example, to perform
below average on a test.
A generic form of reference for a male. No necessarily brothers. A
male of similar social behavior to your “typical” frat brother.
Phonetic pronunciation of 'btw' meaning 'by the way'
Burg, The
2
Gettysburg
I’m back in The Burg!
DFMO
2
I saw you DFMO with him last night at Phi Sig.
Fratty
2
Dance Floor Make Out – occurs at parties that involve dancing
and drinking; used as a verb or description.
of or pertaining to the perceived fraternity lifestyle
Muss
2
Natty
2
Noms (om noms)
2
I’m living in Muss next year.
noun: Musselman; refers to Musselman Library or Musselman
Hall.
Man, Natty tastes terrible.
short for Natural Light, the cheapest and most popular beer at
Gettysburg
An onomatopoeia, signifying either good food or the act of eating. Let’s go get some noms at Bullet.
Prospie
2
Prospective student
The Gettysburg folder just screams, “I’m a prospie!”
Sexiled
2
Hey can I come hang out with you for a while? Sally came over to
see Bill and I’ve been sexiled for a while.
Shwasted
2
A mix between Sex and Exile; to refer to a situation in which a
roommate is banned from his room due to its occupancy by
individuals engaging in fornication.
A variation of wasted; to drink to excess.
Space Cadet
2
Stine Lake
2
Totes
2
Walk of shame
2
Ace, to
1
I didn’t even hear you call my name; I’m such a space cadet today.
A name for someone who is spacey, not with it, or not entirely
grounded in reality.
The area of grass in between Musselman Library and Plank Gym. Let’s go do some homework on Stine Lake.
Called Stine Lake because it used to flood when it rained.
Short for totally, emphatic affirmative
I’m totes gonna fail that test. -OR- She's totes gonna freak out when
she sees this.
The walk across campus after spending the night in someone
I hope that the parents in that tour didn’t notice my walk of shame to
else’s room in the clothes worn the previous night or in borrowed my room.
clothes.
To perform above average on an academic assignment.
I definitely just aced that Anthropology exam, I studied for hours!
Ballin’
1
Awesome or extremely cool
Balls
1
Ballsack!
1
Alternative to the classic explicative, used to put emphasis on the It is balls hot outside.
topic at hand.
An exclamation of distress
Ballsack! I have a paper due tomorrow.
Bang, to
1
Having sex with someone.
My friend banged some guy last night.
Blaze Up, to
1
(Verb) The act of getting high.
I need to blaze up tonight!
Boot, to
1
To vomit, especially due to excessive drinking.
John just chugged that beer and booted all over the floor.
Booze
1
Alcohol, either beer or liquor.
We need to get some booze for tonight’s party
bromance
1
Butterface
1
Caffeine, to
1
Chill
1
chillax, to
1
A non-sexual relationship between two heterosexual men who are Apparently, his girlfriend felt threatened by his bromance with Rob.
unusually close
she has a nice body, but [except for] her face…
Did you see that girl Tommy hooked up with? She was such a
butterface.
Used as a verb, used to signify caffeine intake.
I was so tired, I had to caffeine my way through my morning classes
to keep from nodding off.
A term that can describe a situation or person as relaxed or calm Tonight’s going to be chill I think, we’re going to get dinner and
hang out. -OR- She’s a chill girl, I really like her
Used to calm someone down; relax and chill
Dude, you need to chillax; you probably did fine on that test.
Cock Block
1
Conk out, to
1
Cool beans
1
•“oral, informal, highly expressive language that is created
and used primarily by students as part of undergraduate life”
(Hummon 1994:77)
•“An ever changing set of colloquial words and phrases that
speakers use to establish or reinforce social identity or
cohesiveness within a group or with a trend or fashion in
society at large (Eble 1996:11)
This research was conducted by students in
ANTH 221 “Language and Culture”
BTDubs, we're meeting at 12 for lunch.
You’re looking quite fratty today.
Liisa Fetig
Lily Clark
Kathryn Myser
Jessica Schrader
Christine Kuhn
Tesia Jankowski
Kyra Fallon
Danielle
Berardinaelli
Laura Saporito
Matt Redman
Eric Swanson
Girl, you were schwasted when I last saw you!
Kara Tzinivis
Paige Phillips
Claire Ferrara
Kevin Ellis
Meghan Hibey
David Kantrowitz
Lindsey Parker
Cynthia Downing
Maggie Mintus
Luke Scott
Donna Perry, Instructor
She changed her name to Geraldine, how ballin’ is that?
Phenomenon in which a couple is about to make advances toward I was about to get this girl upstairs when her best friend cock blocked
one another that are abruptly interrupted by a third party.
me.
To sleep soundly
After that long rehearsal, I totally conked out.
Crunk(-ed)
1
An expression that something meets the speaker’s expectations or “want to watch a movie?”/“sure, I’ll be over in ten minutes”/“cool
is in accordance with the speaker’s desires; generally used as an beans.”
affirmation
The highest state of drunk
Last weekend I got so crunk; I left my shoes on the roof of Phi Psi.
DP
1
Dance party
Whenever this song comes on my iTunes, I have a DP in my room.
Drunchies
1
I need to go to 7/11...I have major drunchies.
Epic
1
Cravings induced by the consumption of exorbitant amounts of
alcohol.
Adjective to describe the extreme nature of a topic.
Facebook creeping
1
F-book IM
1
Thanks to my Facebook creeping, I found out what he was doing
when he told me he was sick.
I haven’t talked to her at all, just F-Book IM, which barely counts.
FML
1
Looking at a friend’s or stranger’s profile, photos and recent
activity, usually due to boredom
The abbreviation for facebook instant messaging, a form of
talking through facebook.
Fuck my life
Frat shoes
1
Frat, to
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Pansy
1
A coward; one who lacks in courage
I cannot believe he backed down from that fight, what a pansy!
Pitchers
1
Are you going to pitchers tonight?
Pong
1
$3 pitchers of Natty at the Pub Tuesday nights starting at
10pm
short for beer pong, a drinking game involving throwing
pong balls into Solo cups 6 feet away
Pot/weed
1
Two different words used when talking about marijuana.
Let’s go smoke some pot (or weed).
Pre-game, to
1
Drinking before a party to prevent showing up sober
We usually begin pre-gaming an hour before leaving.
Probs
Quarry
1
1
probably
I can probs meet you later tonight.
This is referring to the group of apartment dorms built
around the quarry.
Rise House is located in Quarry.
Rally, to
1
To recover following a vomiting stint and continue
drinking.
He just cracked another beer, wasn’t he just booting in the
bathroom? Nice rally.
Rents
Ridic
1
1
Parents
The rents are visiting next weekend.
Ridiculous
That exam only took me 15 minutes! It was ridic.
S ‘n S
1
I heard that S ‘n S busted that party right after we left last night.
Sevs
1
Department of Public Safety (formerly Safety and
Security)
Endearing term for the local 7/11, home to late-night
munchie runs.
Suspicious, untrustworthy
Your shit is all over the common room -OR- Shit! I forgot to
turn off the stove -OR- Did she really just shit her pants? -ORHe just took a massive shit.
Mama's was epic last night.
He’s playing pong.
1
The pair of shoes worn often only to frats; nice enough to go out
in, but not nice enough to care what happens to them
To go to a party held by an all-male Greek organization.
I have three papers due tomorrow and my computer just crashed,
FML.
The floor at that frat was so gross. I’m glad I was wearing my frat
shoes!
They went fratting over the weekend.
Fucktard
1
An emphatic term for someone acting like an idiot
That fucktard tried to make me jealous by flirting with another girl.
Gburg
1
I’ll be going back to Gburg at the end of the summer.
Shady
1
Gettysburg Plague
1
I’ve caught the Gettysburg Plague.
Shit
1
Ghetto, The
1
A shortened form of Gettysburg, used to refer to the town and/or
college.
A disease that seems to spread through a large portion of the
student body.
The dorms on the West Quad.
A general term for stuff or a referent in the general
vicinity; an interjection: an expression of frustration; a
verb: to defecate; a noun (“to take a-”): feces.
Googling
1
Grind, to
1
Shit Show
1
A situation in which everyone was drunk or high, or both. Last night was such a shit show!
Hammered
1
Shotgun, to
1
Hot as Balls
1
To drik beer from a can in which a hole is poked in the
bottom before opening, to allow expedited flow and
facilitate chugging. Often takes place in the bathtub to
avoid cleanup.
Hot mess
1
Sick
1
How’s it goin’?
Meant to mean awesome, or good . It can describe people, The party last night was sick. -OR- I made sick pasta last night
things or events
for dinner, it was so good.
1
Skeeved
1
Creeped out
There was a really sketchy guy at the frat last night; he really
skeeved me out.
Sketchy
1
Creepy, weird, sleazy
This guy kept following me around last night; he was so
sketchy.
Snarky
1
Cynical or Sarcastic
He keeps making snarky comments about me.
Sorostitute
1
Pejorative term for a promiscuous sorority member
I saw a group of sorostitutes yesterday talking about who they
hooked up with last weekend.
Strat Frat
1
Three back to back row homes on Stratton Street
inhabited by girls that frequently throw parties.
I saw you at Strat Frat last night, right?
Struggs
1
(adjective) struggling
I was struggs this morning, trying to get to class after that party
last night.
1
1
The dorms on the East Quad.
I live in The Suburbs.
The act of drinking heavily during the day on Sunday.
I’m so excited for that Sunday Funday tomorrow.
A term that describes a pretty girl, who is flawless on a
scale of 1-10.
The stream that runs parallel to the railroad tracks by in
town.
A person (usually male) who thinks very highly of
himself but is actually useless, annoying, etc.
I saw this girl last night, total ten.
I live in The Ghetto.
(Verb) The process of using Google.com to search information on Give me a second, I’m googling it.
something or someone.
When two people sexually dance together at a fraternity.
You were grinding so aggressively last night with Steve at Phi Sig.
Let's stop by Sevs on the way home.
Rob has been acting shady since he mysteriously disappeared
yesterday.
Let's shotgun a beer before we go to the bar.
Referring to an extreme state of inebriation due to alcohol in
which an individual exceeds a normal and controllable drunken
state but is not yet to a point of serious medical danger.
(Adjective) Extremely hot weather.
How many beers did you have last night? You were so hammered
you danced like an idiot.
She walked into class this morning looking like a hot mess.
Jacked
1
A person in physical disarray or disheveled, yet maintains a
degree of physical attractiveness
Greeting: used to ask how someone is doing without wanting to
hear a very long response.
To be of significant muscular tone.
Jam
1
Music, a song
“Spice Up Your Life” was my summer jam in, like, eighth grade.
Jerk Off
1
(Noun) An obnoxious or unliked person.
What a jerk off!
JK
1
Short for just kidding
Jonesing
1
Junction, The
1
Kthanxbye
1
Later
1
You know that guy you are crushing on, I made out with him last
night…JK.
To have a craving for, or a special want for.
He just bought another pack of cigarettes, he’s been jonesing for one
all day.
This is a room in the cub used for student activities and dining.
Lets head to The Junction early so we can get good seat for movie
night.
A curt dismissal occurring at the end of a rant; A Saying to
I’m done talking to you, kthanxbye. -OR- I was going to name my
indicate the end of some sort of narrative
nerf guns Gaga and Beyoncé, but everyone said no, kthanxbye.
An interjection: a farewell term; shortening of “I’ll see you later.” I have to go to class now. Later!
Lib
1
Abbreviation for the campus library.
I’m going to be at the lib all night.
Mad
1
Used as an enhancer; very
The club last night was mad crowded.
Suburbs, The
Sunday Funday
Madge, The
1
The Majestic Theater
I’m going to The Madge tonight to work.
Ten, a
1
Man-Whore
1
(Noun) A guy who gets around.
He’s hooked up with how many girls? Wow, what a man-whore.
Tiber, the
1
Midnight madness
1
Lets go to midnight madness for some mozzarella sticks.
Tool
1
Muss Beach
1
This is when servo opens to serve junk food late at night on a
weekend.
The lawn right outside Musselman Hall and the Chapel.
Nail it, to
1
To do something amazingly well.
I totally nailed that paper! I got an A!
Totes inappropes
1
Totally inappropriate
Dude, that joke was totes inappropes.
No Joke
1
Substitute phrase for “I’m serious” or “I’m not kidding.”
No joke, that’s exactly what I thought you were going to say!
Townies
1
permanent residents of Gettysburg
There are so many townies here [at this bar].
Orgo
1
Über
1
A prefix which intensifies the word that follows.
That was an über-hard exam, I really hope it’s curved.
Own, to
1
This refers to organic chemistry. The specific abbreviation for this My friend had an orgo test last week.
changes from college to college.
be superior or masterful at something: it was so easy that it was I owned that exam.
not a struggle at all
Veg-Out, to
1
To sit around and do nothing productive, usually in front
of a computer or television.
I had such a hard week, all I did Friday after class was veg-out
in front of the TV and watch House.
Wasted
1
When a person gets very drunk.
I was so wasted the other night and danced like an idiot.
Whatevs
1
Short for whatever
He was talking shit about me behind my back, whatevs.
Wicked
1
awesome
That concert was wicked!
It is hot as balls in here, I can’t stand it!
Hey / Hey / How’s it goin’? / Good. You? / Good.
He goes to the gym every day, look how jacked his arms are.
Let’s go hang out on Muss Beach today because it’s so nice out.
When it rained last week, the Tiber almost flooded!
He always acts like such a tool when he’s around his friends.