Do you know your ding from your bling? Your butterz from your crutterz? In the eyes of a teen, are you ream or radio? Ever wondered what LOL actually means? There's now an app for that.
London, UK. December 14, 2011 — Do you know your ding from your bling? Your butterz from your crutterz? In the eyes of a teen, are you ream or radio? Well, now there's an app for that.
Saga, the Over-50s group, has developed an app that translates hundreds of slang words and phrases used by teens. So now you’ll actually be able to understand what the 'yoof' near you are on about.
The ‘Woteva’ app enables users to search or scroll through a dictionary of 500 words and their meanings. An audio function speaks aloud many of the words, enunciated in perfect RP to ease the translation process. Propa bo.
Plus, users can share the app with their frenz (or bluds, if you prefer) by texting, emailing or posting their favourite words to Facebook and Twitter. This may cause extreme embarrassment to your offspring. In their eyes, this would most probably not be nang (look it up). So, why not humiliate them further and upload your own words to the app, via the ‘submit an entry’ function?
Download the Woteva app on your iPhone today to find out what makes it so awesome / radicoli / dark (OK, OK, we’re just showing off). It’s FREE, too, so you don’t need to part with any moolah (OK, we’ll stop now).
Some of our faves
Dissociative Facebook identity disorder – Someone whose Facebook image and real life image are completely at odds
Geekstress – A female geek. These can be very intimidating to teenage boys, especially attractive ones
Googleheimer's disease – You know what you want to search for on Google, but by the time you reach your computer you have completely forgotten what it was. Who are you again?
Hiberdating – Someone who suddenly drops all their other friends when they start dating
Hot mess – Someone who is flustered, dishevelled and maybe short of time but radiates a certain sensuality
Meaty – Good. “That track is meaty, dude.” Seldom applied to vegetarian dishes, however tasty – teens don't tend to do irony
Powerpuff presentation – A presentation that is full of animation and fancy graphics but completely devoid of any substance
Premake – The original version of a song that a modern band has remade or redone. The teen will often doubt the existence of the premake
Screen saver – The blank and sometimes blissful expression that comes across a person's face when daydreaming.
Click here to download the free app.
