Maybe it’s just because I’m a young teacher and I know all the slang (because I watch YouTube and TikTok too!) but I feel like at some point, some teachers need to look up words or phrases that students say REPEATEDLY. A middle schooler was talking about “I’m gonna goon” and “I’m gonna goon all over you” RIGHT in front of his home room teacher. Heard it again today in the halls from another student who I had to snap at. There was the same issue with kids saying “diddy” all the time.

I’m not even that hard on other slang. Hell, I made a 6-7 joke the other day. In my own time I laugh at people using “goon,” but that’s cause I’m a grown adult and not a young child. 6-7 and goon are two VERY different types of slang.