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List added by fabrizius on 17 May 2009 07:21
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 0 Julie Richman in the quintessential Val teen movie, 1983's Valley Girl.
  Valspeak: # As if – lit. "yeah, right" or "as if" except it does not use a subject; expresses disbelief. 
5.9 Cher Horowitz in the 1995 teen movie Clueless, though she actually lives in Beverly Hills.
Cher perpetuates Valspeak by using the words "like," "as if," "whatever" and "duh" an exorbitant amount throughout the film. When referring to attractive men and women, Cher uses the terms "Betty" and "Baldwin." Considering the film's release in 1995 and the resurgence of such terms in southern California youth in the years following, it could be credited with bridging the gap between the 80's Valspeak and today's.   Valspeak: # Betch – lit. "Bitch" 
6.4 Melissa Joan Hart's character in Clarissa Explains It All would lapse into Valspeak.
  Valspeak: # I’m suuure! or I'm so sure – "I'm absolutely positive," but usually used sarcastically. 
6.6 Kelly Bundy on the sitcom Married... with Children.
  Valspeak: # Trippendicular! - It can mean either "awesome" or a drug high. 
3.1 The celebrity, Pamela Anderson (and the character she portrays, Vallery Irons in TV show V.I.P.).
  Valspeak: # Baldwin - An attractive man. 
7.2 Elle Woods from Legally Blonde.
  Valspeak: # Bitchin' - adj. slang for excellent; first-rate. Though a derivative of "bitch", bitchin' is not considered profane. 
5.5 Buffy Summers in the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  Valspeak: # Grody to the max! – "As gross as he/she/it can be" 
5.8 Marissa Cooper on hit TV series The O.C., which also includes a parody of itself within the show titled The Valley.
  Valspeak: # UV's - Sunshine (e.g. "I'm heading down to the beach to catch some UV's") 
6.6 Summer Roberts on hit TV series The O.C., which also includes a parody of itself within the show titled The Valley.
  Valspeak: # Gag me with a spoon! - expression of disgust. 
7.3 Brooke Davis from the hit television show One Tree Hill.
  Valspeak: # I'm outtie - "I'm out of here". 
6.5 Gina in the All That recurring sketch What-Everrrrrr.
Amber in The Amanda Show recurring sketch The Girl's Room.   Valspeak: # Totally – "I agree" or "completely." 
6.8 Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show.
  Valspeak: # Seriously - Frequent interjection of approval. 
7 Rachel Green on Friends is often portrayed as a Valley Girl before she moved in with Monica. Several flashbacks confirm this.
  Valspeak: # Gnarly - Good. 
7.2 Bridget Hennessy from the television show 8 Simple Rules.
  Valspeak: # Tubular - Very cool. 
5.5 Helena Douglas in the 2006 action movie DOA: Dead or Alive.
  Valspeak: # Betty - An attractive woman # So - Very; used too often and said with too much emphasis. 
6.9 Donnie Darko's older sister in the film Donnie Darko.
  Valspeak: # Barf me out! - "So disgusting it makes me want to vomit." 
5.5 Lisa Turtle from the television series Saved by the Bell.
  Valspeak: # Like, oh my God – can be used many ways; expresses shock (OMG for short). 
5.6 Kimberly Hart on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
  Valspeak: # Tre - A synonym for "very" (derived from French "très") 
5.2 Hilary Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Her character was actually from the Bel-Air. In one episode, Hilary makes a disparaging remark about the San Fernando Valley, probably a negative remark toward the 1980s Val (but also fairly typical of West Side views of the less cosmopolitan and more solidly middle class/working class valley), or simply a dislike for another L.A. neighborhood.   Valspeak: # Whatever! - short for "whatever you say"; sarcastic comeback. Comments
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Description
Valley Girl (or Val) is a term referred to affluent upper-middle class girls living in the bedroom community neighborhoods of San Fernando Valley. A Valley Girl can be described as materialistic, self-conscious, dodgy, self-centered, hedonistic, physically attractive and sometimes sexually promiscuous. During the 1980s and the 1990s, the term metamorphosed into a caricature and stereotype of such women: a "ditzy" or "airhead" personality, and unapologetically "spoiled" behavior that showed more interest in shopping, personal appearance and social status than in intellectual development or personal accomplishment.
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