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A certain dialect of speech became associated with Valley girls; it was known as "Val-speak." During the 1980s it was very common to hear everyday teenagers using val-speak. Words like " like," "way," "totally" and "duh" were interjected in the middle of phrases and sentences as emphasizers. Some of the slang included:
A book was written called How to De-Program Your Valley Girl BooksEnthsiast.com in an attempt by parents to try to cull what they thought was a damaging trend. There is some similarity with the somewhat derogatory term used for single women living in spacious expensive apartments in localised parts of west London. " Sloane Rangers" are also associated with a haughty style of speech punctuated with terms considered chic or refined. That term is a wordplay on the fictional Lone Ranger cowboy, derived from the nearby Underground Station called Sloane Square.
In 1982 a Frank Zappa single entitled "Valley Girl," featuring his 15 year old daughter Moon Unit speaking typical Valley Girl phrases, became Zappa's only US Top 40 single.
In 1983 the film Valley Girl was released starring actor Nicolas Cage and actress Deborah ForemanDeborah Foreman is an actress best known for her starring role in the 1983 movie " Valley Girl," itself known as the first starring role in which Nicolas Cage was credited with his stage name instead of his birth name "Nicholas Coppola. Foreman has someth. This movie became a hit of its time for both up-and-coming actor Cage, and its soundtrack of
New Wave musicThe New Wave is a movement in American and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City musical scene centred around the club CBGB. The term itself is a source of much confusion. Originally, Seymour Stein, the, whose popularity peaked at that time.Some performers from the era who personified and popularized the Valley Girl image include: