research; the types of slang, the subtitling strategies employed by the subtitler and the degree of meaning equivalence of slang expressions and its Bahasa Indonesia
subtitling text.
1. Types of Slang
The first part deals with the categories of slang expressions which are found in the movie. There are two types of slang expressions, namely Standard
Expression slang and New Invention slang. Below are the detailed discussions of each type of slang expression.
a. Standard Expression
Slang expressions classified in this type have the same spelling but give new meaning to the common words. The researcher found 42 data classified in this
type either in the form of words or phrases. The complete lists of Standard Expression slang found in Clueless movie are presented as follows.
Table 7. Standard Expression Slang No
Slang Meaning
No Slang
Meaning
1. Monster
Incredibly loud 22.
Dug Like
2. Heifer
Someone who is overweight
23. Rashin’
Free 3.
As If No way
24. Clambake
Teenage party 4.
Buzz News
25. Killer
Amazing 5.
Toast In trouble
26. Fin
Money 6.
Groovy Good
27. Slide
Dance 7.
Rebuffed Be ignored
28. Bare Midriffs Slutty
innocent women
8. Babe
Attractive woman 29.
Mental Crazy
9. Phat
Awesome 30.
Hon Sweetheart
10. Bailing
Stop doing
or involve
with something
31. Knock
Give
11. Cameo
Come 32.
Bitches Girls
12. Raging
Amazing 33.
Asshole Unpleasant
person 13.
Chill Out Relax
34. Slackers
Marijuana users
14. Baked
Under the
influence of
marijuana 35.
Brat Annoying
person
15. Go Bump Talk
36. Postal
Angry 16.
Cool Agree
37. Messiah
Very good
person 17.
Sprung Fall in love
38. Dancing
Move back
and forth 18.
Hips Mistakes
39. Moron
A very stupid person
19. Doable
Sexually attractive
40. What the hell What happen
20. Park
Sit 41.
Pool Wager
21. Stems
Legs 42.
In the bag Achieved with
certainty
Further explanations for the examples of slang expressions that come from or give new meaning to standard word are presented below.
Datum 11
SL:
Yeah, I’m toast. How did you do?
TL: Ya saya mendapat masalah. Bagaimana denganmu?
[11SePhrCom00:07:05] The first example above presented in the scene when Cher gets a call from
Dionne and they talk about the report card. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, the meaning of toast is bread sliced and made brown, crisp
by placing it close to the direct heat. It also means an expression to wish happiness or success to somebody or something by raising one’s glass of wine and
drinking at the same time as other people. In datum 11, the word toast is translated into mendapat masalah and the meaning is totally different from the
original meaning. Toast As a slang expression means in trouble. The datum shows Cher is in trouble because she gets C in her report card.
