Appendix:Grunge speak hoax

In 1992, the New York Times published an article reporting on the grunge subculture which was then in vogue. The article included a "lexicon of grunge speak", provided by 25-year-old Seattlite Megan Jasper. It was later revealed that all of the terms had been invented by Jasper herself to test her interviewers' gullibility; the lexicon, as it appeared in the original article, is provided below. According to Jasper, one of her terms was not published in the Times article: tuna platter, which she had defined as a "hot date".

More information may be found at Grunge speak on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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LEXICON OF GRUNGE: BREAKING THE CODE

All subcultures speak in code; grunge is no exception. Megan Jasper, a 25-year-old sales representative at Caroline Records in Seattle, provided this lexicon of grunge speak, coming soon to a high school or mall near you:

Term	Alleged definition	[Notes / Comments]
WACK SLACKS	Old ripped jeans	Compare wack (“annoyingly or disappointingly bad”) and slacks (“semi-formal trousers which are less formal than those that are part of a suit but nowadays are considered suitable casualwear in most offices”).
FUZZ	Heavy wool sweaters
PLATS	Platform shoes	Compare flat (“a type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel”).
KICKERS	Heavy boots
SWINGIN' ON THE FLIPPITY-FLOP	Hanging out
BOUND-AND-HAGGED	Staying home on Friday or Saturday night
SCORE	Great	Arguably an accurate definition (although not particular to grunge); see score § Interjection.
HARSH REALM	Bummer
COB NOBBLER	Loser
DISH	Desirable guy	Compare snack (“A very sexy and attractive person”).
BLOATED, BIG BAG OF BLOATATION	Drunk	Compare bloated (“swollen with fluid or gas”).
LAMESTAIN	Uncool person	Compare shitstain (“a stupid or contemptible person”).
TOM-TOM CLUB	Uncool outsiders	Compare tom-tom (“A small joined pair of drums, beaten with the hands”), although no apparent semantic connection exists.
ROCK ON	A happy goodbye	A real term (rock on), but not attested in the given definition.