ConnectWord · Ages 12-30 · In use
word
"Agreed" or "for sure". Can also show admiration.
"That concert was amazing." "Word."
For parents and educators
Harmless. Parents may remember it from their own youth.
Where it came from
From Black American English, made popular by hip-hop. "Word up" dates back to a 1986 song.
Also heard as
word up