VALSPEAK/VALLEY SPEAK

What Does VALSPEAK Mean?

The Quick Answer

VALSPEAK means "San Fernando Valley Social Dialect."

More Observations...

Valley Speak (or "Valspeak") is a dialect which emerged in the San Fernando Valley are of San Francisco in the 1970s. It is primarily associated with valley girls, but elements of it are used by other demographics, including men. Valspeak became a worldwide fad in the 1980s and 1990s. It is characterized by a rising intonation at the end of a sentence and by the use of a specific vocabulary, elements of which have been widely assimilated into the English language and are still used throughout the English-speaking world. Such terms include:

• Gross (meaning "disgusting").
• Like (meaning "similar to," or "ummm").
• Totally (meaning "very," "really," or "I agree").
• Whatever (meaning "so what?").

For example:

• Leanne: That is totally, like, gross!
• Rose: Whatever.

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When I write VALSPEAK, I mean this:

"San Fernando Valley Social Dialect "

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

VALSPEAK/VALLEY SPEAK
Definition:	San Fernando Valley Social Dialect
Type:	Word
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

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