What is ode slang?
The slang ode, pronounced [ oh-dee ], is an intensifying adverb meaning “really” or “very.” How is ode pronounced? [ ohd ] or [ oh-dee ] What are other forms of ode?
Teens are an enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a Forever21 crop top that, like a Snapchat, disappears in ten seconds. And in the grand tradition of “basic” and “bae,” teens are forever enterprising when it comes to adopting the slang of other groups and using it to suit their own needs. To better communicate with the teens in our lives, we talked to Chloe, a 14-year-old Brooklynite, who explained what slang is in, and what’s out, in an attempt to help you parse what the youths are even saying to you:
The Cool (or in Chloe’s words, The Dope, The Awesome, The Lit, The Legit)
Gucci — Say good-bye to remarking, “That’s cool” and say hello to “That’s gucci.” Urban Dictionary traces “gucci” back to ‘08, but it’s still a relatively niche term. It means “good” or “cool.”
As in: “I’ll be there in 10,” Jaden texted me.
“Gucci,” I replied.
Ode or OD — In late ‘00s, OD (pronounced oh-dee) used to mean really or very, derived from the acronym for overdose. Now it retains the same meaning, but the spelling has changed to ode. Why? Spelling it as ode “makes the intention clear,” Chloe said.
As in: “Jessica, I love your Snapchat story! It’s ode gucci!”
Deadass — Seriously.
As in: “That’s deadass a great Vine.”
Smacked — Stoned, like really stoned.
GMT — Teens don’t fuck with no Greenwich Mean Time; teens don’t fuck with time zones, period. Instead, GMT stands for “Gets Me Tight,” which brings us to tight, which is New York–specific slang that means angry.
As in: “It gets me tight when by boyfriend doesn’t like my Instagram posts.”
Cyph — Hey, parents! Watch out. If you hear your child talking about cyphing it means they are smoking pot. Hmm, that’s pretty cool slang. Might start using that one.
Nope out — When asked what nope out meant, Chloe said, “to dub someone’s shit.”
Uhh, what’s that?
“To curve someone,” Chloe responded. “Like if they asked you to cyph and you don’t like them, you’d ghost them or just be like, Nah I’m good.”
Curve — So, to curve essentially means to stealthily reject someone romantically. To dub means the same thing.
The Uncool (or in Chloe’s words, The Lame, The Yikes)
“The only people who use yolo and swag,” Chloe said, “are either going through a midlife crisis or are a 12-year-old boy on Instagram.” Avoid this slang at all costs — that is, if you want to be cool.
Other slang to watch out for: Bae. “It’s so outdated, so 2013,” added Chloe.
And what should you call your bae now that it’s officially out? “I’d probably just refer to them by name,” Chloe said. “Or use the word boyfriend.” So old-school!
Also, it’s only acceptable to use on fleek and turnt ironically, Chloe advised. Only when you’re making fun of people who use it seriously.
The Classics
Teens are an enigma wrapped in a riddle wrapped in a Forever21 crop top that, like a Snapchat, disappears in ten seconds. And in the grand tradition of “basic” and “bae,” teens are forever enterprising when it comes to adopting the slang of other groups and using it to suit their own needs. To better communicate with the teens in our lives, we talked to Chloe, a 14-year-old Brooklynite, who explained what slang is in, and what’s out, in an attempt to help you parse what the youths are even saying to you:
The Cool (or in Chloe’s words, The Dope, The Awesome, The Lit, The Legit)
Gucci — Say good-bye to remarking, “That’s cool” and say hello to “That’s gucci.” Urban Dictionary traces “gucci” back to ‘08, but it’s still a relatively niche term. It means “good” or “cool.”
As in: “I’ll be there in 10,” Jaden texted me.
“Gucci,” I replied.
Ode or OD — In late ‘00s, OD (pronounced oh-dee) used to mean really or very, derived from the acronym for overdose. Now it retains the same meaning, but the spelling has changed to ode. Why? Spelling it as ode “makes the intention clear,” Chloe said.
As in: “Jessica, I love your Snapchat story! It’s ode gucci!”
Deadass — Seriously.
As in: “That’s deadass a great Vine.”
Smacked — Stoned, like really stoned.
GMT — Teens don’t fuck with no Greenwich Mean Time; teens don’t fuck with time zones, period. Instead, GMT stands for “Gets Me Tight,” which brings us to tight, which is New York–specific slang that means angry.
As in: “It gets me tight when by boyfriend doesn’t like my Instagram posts.”
Cyph — Hey, parents! Watch out. If you hear your child talking about cyphing it means they are smoking pot. Hmm, that’s pretty cool slang. Might start using that one.
Nope out — When asked what nope out meant, Chloe said, “to dub someone’s shit.”
Uhh, what’s that?
“To curve someone,” Chloe responded. “Like if they asked you to cyph and you don’t like them, you’d ghost them or just be like, Nah I’m good.”
Curve — So, to curve essentially means to stealthily reject someone romantically. To dub means the same thing.
The Uncool (or in Chloe’s words, The Lame, The Yikes)
“The only people who use yolo and swag,” Chloe said, “are either going through a midlife crisis or are a 12-year-old boy on Instagram.” Avoid this slang at all costs — that is, if you want to be cool.
Other slang to watch out for: Bae. “It’s so outdated, so 2013,” added Chloe.
And what should you call your bae now that it’s officially out? “I’d probably just refer to them by name,” Chloe said. “Or use the word boyfriend.” So old-school!
Also, it’s only acceptable to use on fleek and turnt ironically, Chloe advised. Only when you’re making fun of people who use it seriously.
The Classics
So what commonplace slang is still acceptable to use? Chloe reports that basic, lit, and fam are all “on trend” and totally okay to use.
really The slang ode, pronounced , is an intensifying adverb meaning “really” or “very.”
Ode in a Sentence 🔉
An ode is a poem written in tribute to a person, a place, a thing or even an idea. Examples include Ode to the West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Ode on a Grecian Urn by John Keats.
synonyms for ode
Modern odes are usually rhyming — although that isn't a hard rule — and are written with irregular meter. Each stanza has ten lines each, and an ode is usually written with between three and five stanzas. There are three common ode types: Pindaric, Horatian, and irregular.
The word ode comes from a Greek word for "song," and like a song, an ode is made up of verses and can have a complex meter.
As nouns the difference between ode and eulogy is that ode is a short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style while eulogy is an oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.
An ode is a form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy. Ode is a literary technique that is lyrical in nature, but not very lengthy. You have often read odes in which poets praise people, natural scenes, and abstract ideas. Ode is derived from a Greek word aeidein, which means to chant or sing.
If you're looking to write your own ode, remember these rules:
Some common synonyms of eulogy are citation, encomium, panegyric, and tribute. While all these words mean "a formal expression of praise," eulogy applies to a prepared speech or writing extolling the virtues and services of a person.
