We’re halfway through the year, and our vocab is overflowing with social media speak, Kardashianisms and motivational encouragement from DJ Khaled. Major keys, people. Major keys…
In this week’s Grazia (#GoGetYourGrazia), we break down the meaning of popular 2016 terminology like “woke”, “fingermouthing”, “snatched” and “major keys”. For example:
“Woke”
Technically we have Erykah Badu to thank for introducing us to “woke” in her 2008 and single Master Teacher. In the wake of movements like Black Lives Matter as well as a greater understanding of white privilege and cultural appropriation, the word has never been bigger. To be woke is to be aware, to have knowledge of what is happening in the world and, most importantly, why.
“Major Key”
The producer, mogul and rapper DJ Khaled has been sharing his motivational know-how on Snapchat all year. BY July 29, his signature phrase, “major key”, will become the title of his debut album out on Sony. For the record,, major keys are items or actions that are essential for success and living the good life. For Khaled, these include turkey bacon and a lot of pillows.”
It’s hard to keep up with the ever-changing jargon of the 21st century, so we want to know what words you think we’ve left out. Tweet us @GraziaSAmag using #HeyGrazia and the words we didn’t cover in the feature.