SUMMER TERM 2012

LANGUAGE PROJECT GEORGIA MILLS

LANGUAGE 01A TO Z OF SLANG

THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY EDITION OF THE PHONETIC ALPHABET. A NIFTY CREATION INTENDED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE “OLD FOLK” AND THE “YOUTHS”. A COMBINATIONS OF MARKET RESEARCH AND MY OWN KNOWLEDGE OF BEING A “HIP” PERSON HAVE BEEN COL-

LATED TO PRODUCE THE TOP 26 SLANG TERMINOLOGIES. FROM THE PROFOUND TO THE DOWN RIGHT INSULTING THIS A TO Z WILL BROADEN YOUR VOCABULARY, HELPING YOU TO PUT INTO WORDS SO MANY THING YOU JUST COULDN’T BEFORE/

A PREQUEL TO A SLANG DICTIONARY. THIS A TO Z IS CONCISELY FORMED OF THE TOP COLLOQUIALISMS USED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM-COR-RECT AS OF APRIL 2012.

ALLOW IS A CONCISE BUT MORE INTENSE WAY OF SAYING “FORGET IT”. OFTEN

SWEARING IS IMPLIED OR SAID TO INTENSIFY THE SENTIMENT.

CHEWIN MEANS TO BE ANGRY OR PEEVED. WHILST BRUV IS DERIVED FROM BROTHER AND

HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO MATE.

DAWG/ A CLOSE FRIEND EASY/ A FUNNY WAY OF SAYING CALM DOWN

FAM/ REFERS TO FAMILY OR CLOSE FRIENDS

GALDEM/ A GROUP OF GIRLS HOLLA/ TO CALL INNIT/ ISN’T IT

ESSENTIALLY THE SAME MEANING AS JOKER BUT SPELT APPALLINGLY

JOKL

LOL/LAUGH OUT LOUDL

LOLLOLLOLLOL

LOLLOL

LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL

LOLLOLLOL

LOLLOLLOLLOL

LOLLOL

LOLLOLLOLLOLLOLLOL

LOLLOLLOL

LOLLOLLOLLOL

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LOL

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LOL

LOLLOLLOL

LOLLOLLOLLO

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LOLLOLLOL

MEH/ TAKING THE INTERNET BY STORM. MEH ALLEGEDLY ORIGINATED FROM THE SIMPSONS. IT WAS ONCE A SOUND BUT HAS DEVELOPED ITS OWN MEANING OF “I DON’T CARE”.

ON IT

QUALITY/TERM USED TO DESCRIBE SOME-THING GOOD

PLAYA/ A MALE WHO HAS A WAY WITH THE LADIES

ON IT/ DRUNK OR ON DRUGS

NAFF OFF/ A LIGHTER VARIATION OF F*CK OFF

SOZ

roflTRUE DAT/THE EQUIVALENT OF INDEED.

SOZ/ AN ABBREVIATION OF SORRY

ROFL/ ROLL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING

U-EYU-EY/ TURNING 180 DEGREES.

YZʼS

XTCYAH/ POSH VERSION OF YES

XTC/ SHORTHAND FOR ECSTACY

WAH/ ADJECTIVE FORM OF WOW

VAJAYJAY/ A LESS AWKWARD WORD FOR VAGINA

Z’S/ SLEEP

USING ADVERTS AND SIGNS TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF THE TERM

‘ALLOW’

LANGUAGE 02THE WORLD IS IN TURMOIL, PEOPLE MUST BE SAVED THROUGH SIGNAGE? YEH SIGNAGE.

THE GOVERNMENT ARE TESTING A NEW DRUG THAT COULD BRING CALM TO THE WORLD IN ITS PRESENT CHAOS. AS PART OF THEIR RESEARCH THEY HAVE DECIDED TO PERFORM A TEST ON RECREATIONAL DRUG USERS IN A

MONITORED SPACE DISGUISED AS AN ILLEGAL RAVE LOCATION. THE ILLEGAL RAVE PRETENCE ENCOURAGES THE RIGHT CLIENTELLE AND ANONYMITY . THE SIGNAGE HAS BEEN CREATED WITH THE INTENT OF DRAWING IN THE

YOUNG, HEALTHY WITH A DEGREE OF INTELLIGENCE TO COPE WITH THE PILLS EFFECTS.

BADBANGINGBERRYBLAFFBLISSED OUTBOLLOCKEDBOSH BPMBUZZINCAP CHARGED UPCHEESY QUAVERCREAMCRACKEREDCUTTING SHAPESDIS-CO BISCUITSDOSHFAST STUFFFLYINGGEEZERGET RIGHT ON ONEGURNERGUTTEDHAVIN IT LARGE!MAD WAE IT!MEGAMAYTEEMELTEDMENTALMINTERED MONGEDMUNTEDMULLERED!OFF MY NUT OI OI! PARAD UP TO FUCKPEAKINGPEEKERPLUR PUKKA PUNTERS PUTTING ONE TOGETHER QUIVER RAVERAMMED RIGHT ON ONERUSHSAFESALMONSORTEDSPANGLEDSTASHSTOMPSTOMPFESTSWEETIESTOP BUZZTRIPTRIPPINTWISTED PLIMSOLLVERA’SWICKEDZOOT

YOU JUST CAN’T BEHAVE AT A RAVE“IT WAS HORRENDOUS. I CAN’T REALLY DESCRIBE IT. IT WAS AKIN TO TORTURE.”

“I’M NOT A PARTY POOPER BUT WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS”

“THE NOISE WOKE ME UP. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY PHONE VIBRATING, IT WAS THAT KIND OF SOUND.”

“IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS GOING ON I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY GONE TO IT.”

BADBANGINGBERRYBLAFFBLISSED OUTBOLLOCKEDBOSH BPMBUZZINCAP CHARGED UPCHEESY QUAVERCREAMCRACKEREDCUTTING SHAPESDIS-CO BISCUITSDOSHFAST STUFFFLYINGGEEZERGET RIGHT ON ONEGURNERGUTTEDHAVIN IT LARGE!MAD WAE IT!MEGAMAYTEEMELTEDMENTALMINTERED MONGEDMUNTEDMULLERED!OFF MY NUT OI OI! PARAD UP TO FUCKPEAKINGPEEKERPLUR PUKKA PUNTERS PUTTING ONE TOGETHER QUIVER RAVERAMMED RIGHT ON ONERUSHSAFESALMONSORTEDSPANGLEDSTASHSTOMPSTOMPFESTSWEETIESTOP BUZZTRIPTRIPPINTWISTED PLIMSOLLVERA’SWICKEDZOOT

[RAVE SLANG]

THE PILL

SYMBOLS

THE USE OF QR CODES TO TAKE YOU STRAIGHT TO A WEBSITE. IN THIS CASE TUMBLR.

EARLIER PROJECTS INVOLVED THE USE OF THIS HAND GESTURE TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF “TREK-KIES”. THE IDEA OF USING A SYMBOL TO FORM A PATHWAY TO A LOCATION WAS AN IDEA I WANTED TO DEVELOP.

THE RAVE IS SET OUT TO ATTRACT YOUNG PEOPLE. HIPSTERS ARE THE FOCUS AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO ATTRACT A HIPSTER THAN WITH A TRIANGLE.. ALONG WITH MOUSTACHES AND NERD GLASSES TRIANGLES ARE ONE OF THEIR FAVOURITE THINGS. THE ONLY CAUTION IS TO NOT LET IT RESEMBLE AN ILLUMINATI SYMBOL.

E

SPRAY PAINTED ONTO FABRIC FROM A STENCIL/SCANNED/DARKENED/THEN PRINTED

4.20AFTER PLAYING AROUND WITH USING ‘E’. I DECIDED IT WASN’T CLEAR ENOUGH. LOOKING THROUGH ALL THE SLANG TERMS FOR DRUGS I CAME ACROSS ‘4.20’. IT SEEMED PERFECT BECAUSE OF ITS POSSIBLE MULTIPLE MEANINGS. 4.20AM/PM. 20TH APRIL. IT SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THOSE TERMS THAT ONLY THOSE WHO KNOW, KNOW. YOU KNOW?

UVPLAYING WITH UV LIGHT AND INKS THAT ONLY SHOW IN UV LIGHT. FOR ADDED SECRECY. THIS WAS A TAD IMPRACTICAL AS NO ONE REALLY CARRIES AROUND UV LIGHTS.

IMAGE WITHOUT UV LIGHT. NO MESSAGE CAN BE SEEN UNTIL THE LIGHT IS APPLIED.

ALL THOUGH THIS SIGNAGE HAS A CRYPTIC-ISH SIDE TO IT. IN MORE CROWDED AREAS IT WORKS OFF A LOAD OF MAN POWER. IT CAN BE LEFT UNDER A SITTING PERSON, UNDER A SHOE OR HAND. FOR THAT EXTREMITY TO BE LIFTED IF THEY WANT THE SIGN TO BE SEEN.

AS YOU GET NEARER TO THE RAVE. THERE WILL BE CODES SUCH AS “DO YOU HAVE THE TIME?” “YES, ITS TWO TWENTY” OR “HOW MUCH WAS THAT?” “IT WAS TWO TWENTY” ETC

THE ENTRANCE TO THE RAVE IS A TRIANGLE OVER A DOOR. IT IS AT ANGLE SO THE PERSPECTIVE IS WRONG UNLESS YOU ARE STANDING IN THE RIGHT POSITION. ITS HARD TO NOTICE UNLESS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR IT.

FOUR TWENTY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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