Are You in the Loop?

Max Guevara of Dark Angel played by Jessica Alba is supposed to have feline DNA

After having seen the entire first season of Dark Angel, I realized how behind I was when it comes to the young generation’s lingo. Maybe because I’m not really fond of watching teen-age shows (I couldn’t even name one! Well, I can think of MTV, but I don’t know if it’s still popular now as it was before). Maybe because I haven’t seen that many “English” programs on TV (most of them are translated/dubbed).Or simply because I’m too old… okay let’s paraphrase that (it sounds a bit harsh, even to my ears). Let’s just say, I haven't been in the loop about the 21st century youth's world for some time now :).

So, what am I trying to point out here? Well, after watching Jessica Alba do some “crouching tiger, hidden dragon” moves, I learned some really hip phrases. I tried translating them to “standard” English: if I’m wrong, please excuse me for my rusty “techno-generation” vocabulary. If you find this so passé, just humor me (I’m still a bit hyped-up about it).

Dileo:
What’s the dileo? = What’s up?/ What’s the problem?
The dileo of X is… = The purpose/intent/objective of X is…

Kick in/it:
Is he kicking in with someone else? = Is he seeing/ in-love with someone else?
I like kicking in with my Y. = I’m having fun with my Y.
Can you kick it in? = Can you make it?

This is whack. = This is crazy.

You hit me back. = You called/paged/"texted/SMSed" me.

What’s up booo = friend, girl, man, brother, sister, etc. (Now I know with “my booo” in songs is not a typo error of “my beau”)

Is this your crew? = Are they your friends?

Things went sideways. = Things went wrong.

If Y moves X’s furniture, who are we to judge? = If Y is the “one” for X/ If Y makes X happy... = if X wants to be with Y...

You got some guns on you. = You got some strength.

She’s in the wind. = She knows about it.

Can I crash in at your crib? = Can I stay at your place?

Well, that’s all I can remember from the series. If you don’t agree with my interpretation, you are welcome to give your own. Bip, bip, bip. Got to blaze. I hope everybody gets to chill out this weekend. Ciao!