TeenageSpeak is a wondrous thing. One never knows if an innocently selected word pronounced by an older person will produce sniggers/embarrassment from a listening youth.

I've noticed that 'cool' seems to be making a come-back. It's decades old (possibly the sixties) but nowadays it's heard quite a bit.

Randy is indeed an unfortunate name and means the same as it does in the Antipodes.

I was very disappointed when young to learn that Rip Torn, an American actor, was actually called Elmore Torn, and the 'Rip' was merely a nickname.