It’s a scary thought, but your kids might be standing there, talking about getting drunk right in front of you … and you might not even know it.

To gain clarity on your child’s involvement with alcohol, it helps to know some of the more common slang currently used on the streets (and in the suburbs) to describe alcohol and the drinking “scene.”

Here are some of the most popular slang terms for alcohol and alcohol use:

Alcohol is also known as liquor, beer, cold, juice, sauce, wine, hard stuff

Beer Bong: Device used to quickly drink beer through a hose or funnel (also known as a “Hose Monster”).

Lose consciousness: Memory loss experienced during a period of heavy alcohol use.

Blow (Chugging): consuming a large amount of alcohol quickly (often as part of a drinking game).

Crunked: To get high on alcohol and marijuana at the same time.

Everclear: A dangerously potent drink with a 90% alcohol test level.

Hand grenade: A small bottle of premixed sweet alcohol (often sold at convenience stores).

Hangover: A discomfort experienced the day after drinking alcohol.

Tip: A prolonged period of drug or alcohol abuse.

Gelatin shots: Gelatin products from the grocery store mixed with alcohol and usually served in an ice cube tray or in small cups (also known as “Zippers”).

Methyl alcohol: A very dangerous form of alcohol found in household products like antifreeze, fuel, and paint thinners (also known as “wood alcohol”).

Pre-game: Participate in drinking alcohol before a party.

Test: Term that refers to the amount of alcohol found in various liquor products. The “proof” number is equal to twice the percentage of alcohol found in the product (for example: “90 proof everclear contains 45 percent alcohol).

Watermelon: A whole watermelon that has been injected with Everclear and served.

Do you think your child is too young to have to worry about terminology like this? Check the statistics and think again:

53.8% of eighth grade students have tried alcohol.

72.0% of tenth graders have tried alcohol.

81.76% of 12th grade students have tried alcohol.

Learn your children’s language and find out what they do when you are not around. Don’t let a “language barrier” or a generation gap stop you from keeping THEM away from alcohol!