Reality television has captured the imagination of viewers for decades now. Following ITV2\u2019s revamp of Love Island in 2015, it has become a cult phenomenon among the public. Many of the public devote their summer to watching sexy singletons on the hunt for love in the villa abroad. From the dramatic re-couplings to the contestant\u2019s emotions, you can see why this is people\u2019s guilty pleasure. Although it comes across as your average reality show, there are major differences. The biggest one being the contestants’ ever-changing language, that viewers have to come to grips with. Below are the most used phrases, words and sayings in the villa.<\/p>\n
If someone is described as being Muggy, <\/em>they tend to be disrespectful. Whether that\u2019s by someone leading the other on or talking about them behind their back. In 2015, when Travis arrives he tells Lauren that he really liked her. Then follows up by asking Jess on a date instead of Lauren proclaiming that he is more attracted to Jess. Obviously, this is a horrible way to treat a girl and definitely makes it a muggy\u00a0<\/em>move.<\/p>\n Pied is quite easy to work out, yet here it is. Getting pied off by someone simply means to be rejected. Therefore, if someone asks the other on a date and gets rejected, they\u2019ve been pied off. If this is the year you have vowed to watch Love Island, then you will be sick to the back teeth of hearing it, by the end.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0<\/strong>In Season 3, the boys came up with this little catchphrase to describe the relationship between Jack Fowler and Laura Anderson. Merging dramatic and drastic it basically means the situation was a bit tragic and unnecessary.<\/p>\n Within seconds of the new season beginning on June 3rd<\/sup>, contestant Lucie said she wanted to find herself a Bev<\/em>. A Bev is apparently a handsome man and how Lucie would like to describe her ideal lover. Later, in the first episode, she then developed her language by stating \u2018that\u2019s bevvy\u2019 to describe an outfit that she thought would be sexy for Amy.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>A statement meaning, whatever happens, happens. As in a contestant has just been pied off in a coupling or recoupling situation. Used multiple times in the season premiere in 2019 by Michael and Sharif after their girls ditched them in favour of another boy.<\/p>\n A melt is someone who is a bit of an idiot or a soppy person. This has become a love island statement popularised by Kem Cetinay, in 2017. \u00a0It is often stated when people think the contestant has fallen for another too soon. If someone was having a heart to heart with a friend over their feelings they would probably respond \u2018stop being a melt\u2019.<\/p>\nPied<\/h2>\n
Dramtastic<\/h2>\n
Bev\/ Bevvy<\/h2>\n
It Is What It Is<\/h2>\n
Total Melt<\/h2>\n
Salty<\/h2>\n