For those of us who grew up in the 1970s and '80s, one conjures up image of early rap or hip-hop bands, such as Run DMC (pictured), but lately urban has been associate with hip and happening. Here are two works we found in "The Urban Dictionary," which definitely would not have existed in Run DMC's heyday circa 1987.
We also found out tonight through a quiz on "The Mental Floss"web site that the teen comedy classic "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" that RHS was rivals with the Lincoln High School Sea Wolves (we missed that one!)
FACEBOOK CRUSH: A crush on a Facebook friend characterized by urges to revisit the friends' Photos tab and repeatedly check to see what is written on the person of the crush's FB page.
MESSAGE ANXIETY: The act of pausing, freezing up or dreading a possible negative email, text or voice mail.
One can also check into our ever-changing lingo through the NPR series "Way with Words."
http://www.urbandictioanry.com
http://www.waywordradio.org
http://www.mentalfloss.com
http://www.rundmc.com
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