Huffington Magazine Issue 10 | Page 104

Exit CELEBRITY HUFFINGTON 08.19.12 Take the Celeb Slang Quiz! Tap letter to reveal answer Jonesing A B Responding to the exuberant text message affections of a potential paramour with brief, vanilla, emotionless messages designed to convey your own total lack of interest. “I suggested a drink next week and he responded with “haha yeah” — can’t believe that asshole is jonesing on me!” Amazeballs A Particularly delicious meatballs. B An iPhone app that involves a maze filled with bouncing balls. C To describe something as amazing, crazy or extraordinary. D Male genitalia with social media capabilities. The gift of having a brief TV career in America that no one can quite remember; named after Steve Jones, former host of The X Factor. CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: RAY MICKSHAW/FOX VIA GETTY IMAGES; TIFFANY ROSE/ WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES; NEIL LUPIN/REDFERNS VIA GETTY IMAGES Amazeballs C D Kiki To crave or desire something something as A hickey so big it looks like To describe A greatly, to essentially want tocrazy or extraordinary. there were feet used to amazing, have what the “Joneses” have. produce it. “Can I offer you an umbrella to help cover MADE POPULAR BY: Perez Hilton. A form of dancing that imitates that kiki, madam?” WHY: Seemingly the celebrity blogger’s favorite riding a wild horse. form of expression — after doodling all over A party, often sexual or wild photos in Paint, of course. in nature. HOW TO USE IT: “The party last night even gave away free puppies! Amazeballs!” B C ✗ D Someone who is princessy; “Man, that chick with the parasol was such a kiki!” Updated American terminology for people from New Zealand.