What do うざい, キモい, ウケる, ダサい and ハズい mean?
I’d say there is a lot of slang which is not only Japanese but all of the languages have that. This time, let me introduce how younger generations use slang which you could often hear from many situations today!
うざい (うざっ!,うっざー!or うぜぇ!) (uzai)
Annoying / Irritating
“うざい” can use used as the meaning of “annoying and irritating”. When you feel annoyed or irritated to someone or something, you would be able to use “うざい”. “うざい” stands for “うざったい”.


キモい(キモっ!or キッモー! キメェ!) (kimoi)
Gross / Ewww / Yuck
“きもい” could be used when you feel gross to someone or something. “きもい” stands for “気持ち悪い”.


ウケる (ukeru)
Hilarious / That’s epic
“ウケる” could use used as the meaning of “hilarious or something/someone cracks you up or That’s epic”. “ウケる” doesn’t have any abbreviations. Only ウケる won’t be able to change “ウケっ” like other slang.


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ダサい(ダサっ! or ダッサー!/ ダッセー!) (dasai)
Lame
“ダサい” means “Lame” and could be used to both people and things such as their behavior, fashion, etc. “ダサい” doesn’t also have any abbreviations.


ハズい(ハズっ! or ハッズー!) (hazui)
Embarrassed
“ハズい” means “Embarrassed” and which is used when you feel so embarrassed because of someone/something. And “ハズい” stands for “恥ずかしい”.


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