See Dick and Jane Get Hip

NEA Today, Nov 2004

OK class, pop quiz. Who knows the meaning of the word 'BOMB'? If you're thinking lethal military hardware, give yourself an F.

ANY TEEN will tell you it means something is great.

If you feel like your students are speaking a foreign language, take heart. Help has arrived in the form of slang flashcards developed by a Venice, California, novelty company. Yes, the same tools you use to teach letters and times tables can now help you learn to speak teen. Each card includes a catchword on one side and a pronunciation guide, definition, synonyms, and helpful illustration on the other. Still lost? The card also offers the term used in a sentence. The box even claims to help the "nerdy, uncool" and those "over 30...start talking street almost immediately."

So, ready to try another?

How about "crunk," as in "the Tupperware party will be mad crunk."

If you answered "providing entertainment," well, you da bomb.