Valspeak

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 265 words | Copyright

Valspeak a variety of slang originating among teenage girls (Valley Girls) in the San Fernando Valley of southern California and characterized by the use of filler words such as like and totally and a limited group of adjectives expressing approval or disapproval.

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