G33Z3R Slang Files · 1982–1986
Gag me with a spoon
🗳️ Did you say it?
Be one of the first to weigh in. No account needed.
The Valley girl's response to anything gross, delivered with the eyes rolled all the way back. It's from the Zappa single, which was a parody, which nobody under fifteen understood was a parody.
It's the phrase everyone reaches for to do the accent, and it was already a joke the first time most people heard it.
Sources: Wiktionary — Gag me with a spoon · Wikipedia — Valleyspeak
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Gag me with a spoon.
Valley & surf · 1978–1990
Means: Extreme — either terrible or great, depending on the wave
Valley & surf · 1982–1986
Means: Disgusting; to the max meant extremely
Valley & surf · 1982–1999
Means: Nothing; a pause, a hedge, or a quotative ("I was like…")
Valley & surf · 1982–1999
Means: Completely; also just yes
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