The Weekend - 1990's (0123)

A: Hey four-eyes! What's up man, how have you been?
B: Not bad, just went to the mall and picked up some junk. Check out my new Adidas!
A: Those are dope! You are gonna be getting mad props from the gang, man. Anyways, have you seen Betty lately?
B: Dude, don't even go there. That girl started trippin' cuz I went to the movies with Veronica the other day. I was like "look, you knew how I was before you got with me".
A: That's right! Your such a playa, man. Dude, there's Mad Max. Let's go say hi.
B: Max! Whassup! Are you okay? You look like you just saw a ghost.
C: I got an F in English class. My life is over...
A: Dude, get over it! You need to lay off the books for a while and have some fun! Come on, let's bounce.
C: Where are we going? Oh, crap. My dad is gonna go postal when he finds out about this.
A: I'm gonna open a can of whopass on you if you don't come with me now!
C: Okay, okay. Geez...

Key Vocabulary

mad props common noun, singular recognition (informal)
tripping principle verb, present progressive being agitated, upset
bounce principle verb, present simple informal of saying let's go
go postal principle verb, Going to Future to act violently or aggressively
I was like phrase an informal way to introduce a piece of dialogue
What's up phrase What's up (informal)

Supplementary Vocabulary

All that and a bag a chips phrase Slang way of saying; I'm the best and more
Bling-Bling phrase wearing gold or precious stones
The Bomb phrase Something is cool, it's great
My Bad phrase Expression used to say my mistake or I'm sorry
I'm down with that phrase That sounds good to me, I agree