Kristopher Baptiste
English 1101
Professor Carrie Hall
“The origins of the slang word valid”
The word valid means having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or but it also has different meanings. In today society the word valid is being used as a slang and have many different meaning and is being used in many different ways. The slang originated in Brooklyn and had spread across the state at a fast rate. The word had spread so fast because people started using the word around there friends or saying it around random people and then they started using the word there friends and that cycle continued. But the big question is how did some people know exactly what the slang word valid actually was used for. Some would listen to how others used the word and they would use that for reference. Others would use there own terminology to come up with a meaning and that is why there are different varieties of meaning for the slang valid.
According to urban dictionary it shows the many different meanings of the slang valid. For example some of the meaning it showed are “if your agreeing with someone, saying your okay, checking up on someone to see if that person is okay, something that is very cool, something that is exciting or of a high standard, judging someone appearance, judging clothes or an outfit you have seen, something that you think is awesome or expressed in admiration, and also saying if a person is cute, attractive or not cut at all”.(urban dictionary). Over time there will be even more meaning for the slang word valid appearing from other people.
Most people just end up making up meanings along the way then other people just started to use the word in the same way as them.For example I asked one of my classmates from high school how did he know about the slang word valid and he said “when he went to play in a basketball tournament he overheard one of his teammates asking someone do they think the sneakers they saw someone was wearing was valid because he was thinking about buying them then when he was in the game someone fouled him and his teammate came up to him and asked was he valid”. So from then on my classmate just assumed that the word valid could be used to ask if someone is okay and also can be to decide if clothes or sneakers look good enough to buy. Additionally from that moment he started using the slang word and also he is one of the reasons I use the word up to today because he used to say it so much throughout high school. As I started to use the word myself my friend had asked me what does the word valid means because he said he the way I used it was different from the way he heard someone using so he wanted to know if there were multiple meanings to the slang word valid.
According to urban dictionary here are some examples people use the word valid for, yo do you think the weather will be valid because im tryna play ball, do you think these sneakers is valid enough to buy, yo my eyes valid cause I was just finished smoking, you valid cause you look sick, do you think my outfit is valid, yo you think she look valid cause I was thinking about talking to her, yo that party last night was valid, She As Valid As Sam Jabra. People use the word valid is in many different ways. The word is very easy to understand and interpret especially if its someone first time hearing it, they can easily assume the meaning by the way its used.
Additionally here are some ways people use it in conversations brandon: Damn you see that girl over there, Jake: Yeah she’s valid. Keith: Yo that party last night was valid, Mathew: Yeah but those shoes I had on were valid too. Akeem: bro these sneaker to you, Anthony: yea bro they seem valid to cop. Raul: yo bro you valid cause you look sick, Marcus: nah bro I feel terrible my head hurt and I feel light headed. No matter how people use the word everyone seemed to get used to it. There is even people from different states and even countries trying to talk like us New Yorkers by using our slang in their vocabulary. There are videos all over facebook of kids outside of the United states using the slang from America to talk to there friends even though they don’t really know all the different meanings the slang word valid holds. If foreigners were to come to America and tried to talk to like us it would sound different because of there accent and also because there not very fluent in English as yet. Additionally most people won’t know what exactly they are trying to say especially if they try to implement a slang in there sentence or vocabulary.
Therefore in conclusion the word valid means having a sound basis in logic or fact and the slang version of valid got different varieties of meanings such as if your agreeing with someone, saying your okay, checking up on someone to see if that person is okay, something that is very cool, judging clothes or an outfit you have seen and there are hundred more. The slang word valid is one of the most popular slang words used in today society but is manly used by New Yorkers. The word can be used for literally anything in a sentence. Also it is not one of the most complicated slang words to understand or interpret because when a person hear someone use the word they can interpret the word as literally anything and then you can use it in your own way as long as it makes sense to the person you talking to.
Work Cited:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Valid
