Presumed to be mostly used by younger people since most older characters never reference it. Possibly derived from the sound it makes upon arrival.
Ping: A message sent across the city interface by interface ring or by skintenna. They live with their parents and are considered too cute to be ugly until they turn twelve. Littlies: The term for children from birth to age eleven. Lifters: The magnetic lifters inside anything that hovers over iron, found in hoverboards, hovercars, etc. It's a more specific, Special version of the bubbleheaded-word Bubbly. Used to indicate level-headedness, or a generally cool demeanor, free from distracting thoughts. Icy: A positive adjective used among Cutters, and perhaps Specials as a whole. 
However, littlies, Uglies, and New Pretties tend to refer to their middle-pretty parents as "my Crumblies".
Crumblies: A slang term for late pretties who live in the suburbs.They participate in criminal acts and/or have gotten into serious trouble because of it. Crim: A member of the clique known as "The Crims".After the mind-rain, it is used to mean dumb or stupid. Primarily used by Specials as a derogatory term for Pretties who have lesions. Bubblehead: Dumb, happy-go-lucky, ignorant, vapid.
Also Tally and Zane's code word for being able to think clearly, outside the influence of lesions. Primarily used by Pretties and so is consequently considered a "bubblehead" word. Can be synonymous to good, cool, or awesome, depending on the context.
Bubbly: A positive adjective central to new-pretty slang. Can be synonymous with bad, boring, or dumb, depending on the context. Bogus: A negative adjective central to new-pretty slang. Bloodies: Slang for Bloody Mary's, a type of drink which includes vodka and seasoned tomato juice. Notice there is a trend of slang words ending in the sound of "ee" (icy, bubbly, crumbly, pretty, ugly). Scott Westerfeld was kind enough to include a section about slang in Bogus to Bubbly. In Uglies, the Pretties use slang frequently with each other. Slang is a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.
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