2010s

Lit

Exciting, lively, or excellent.

What it means

Describes a party, event, or moment full of energy — or anything very good.

"The concert last night was lit."

Early 1900s slang for intoxicated, later adopted in hip-hop for high energy; it peaked on social media in the mid-2010s.

A signature word of the early Snapchat and Vine era.

Something is excellent

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