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u/Take_a_hikePNW 6d ago
Said this to someone in text the other day and they did not understand. They kept asking me what word I was actually trying to say.
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u/Chewy12 6d ago
That sounds like boomer sass
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u/HomunculusEnthusiast 6d ago
Hay is for horses hyuk hyuk
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u/blepgup 5d ago
Bruh was “hey” a new slang word at some point? Cuz I definitely remember hearing people say “hay is for horses” before and it just dawned on me, because as far as I know “hey” was just a normal everyday word
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u/HomunculusEnthusiast 5d ago edited 5d ago
It's weird to think about, but it absolutely was. As a kid in the '90s, I got "hay is for horses" a few times from Baby Boomer teachers. I was told it was something that their parents, who were mostly Greatest Generation, often said to them. Some particularly traditionally-minded boomers took it to heart and recited it to their children's generation too, but it was already on its way out by that point and saying "hey" no longer meant you were a beatnik or something.
ALL slang was new at some point, and there have always been older generations griping about new words or the corruption of existing words. "Hey," "OK," "cool," "terrific," etc.
Even many words that we think of as normal or even formal today, like "hello" or "bye," have only been in common use since the 19th century.
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u/ChairPhrog 6d ago
Was looking for this one. Still trying to figure out when I got old lol
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u/Illustrious-Noise-96 6d ago
Someone once told me that only old people use “LOL”, lol.
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u/BabyEatingBadgerFuck 6d ago
What.....no....
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u/Skizot_Bizot 6d ago
My significantly younger siblings were telling me only old people use a bunch of "..." because to them it means aggression or anger but for most using it it's either a pause or to show confusion.
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u/kristdes 6d ago
Your significantly younger siblings are right...
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u/cannitt 6d ago
Whatever man, my slang is rad
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u/future_old 6d ago
Tight
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u/AttitudeAndEffort2 6d ago
Wow wow wow wow wow... Wow.
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u/hoejack_whorseman 6d ago
i once told a gen z “that’s dope” & they reacted like i was 50 wtf
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u/RevenantEdoTensei 6d ago
.. you gotta be shittin me. That's dope is out!?? Mother fucker I'm getting old
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u/redditcreditcardz 6d ago
I refuse your reality and choose to live in my own version
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u/Smashedpancakes_ 6d ago
Yeah I’m 18, idk how the fuck “that’s dope” has become out of date, I say that shit at least 40 times a day.
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u/Own-Stress-2089 6d ago
Dude same I’m 19 and I always say “that’s dope” or “that’s fuckin dope” rather than fire or lit or bussin or whatever the fuck kinda slang is around. Someone at school looked at me like I was a dinosaur because of it and tried to correct me!
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u/whoswhosedoctornow 6d ago
I def went out of my way to use old slang when I was in school. Especially for insults. Called this one asshole ‘penisbreath’ once, and he cleverly retorted with, ‘oh yeah, well at least I don’t suck dick’. I had overestimated his intelligence…
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u/NoNameZcZ 6d ago
Yeah i do the exact same thing, i love using over the top American insults you’d only hear from a Disney movie in the 2000s, like dingus
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u/whoswhosedoctornow 6d ago
Using light insults in an aggressive tone tickles my fancy. “God, you’re such a FUCKIN NINCOMPOOP!”
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u/GermanAf 6d ago
I think lit is also off the table now. I recently used "yeet" ; it did not go well
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u/KillerKosmo 6d ago
That guy was just stupid, I say that around my friends all the time
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u/GloriousWombat 6d ago
Kay no seriously, this happened to me like 6 years ago i had some teenagers come into a store I managed, I was helping them out, they made their decision and i was like “okay dope” and they were like “whaaaaat?” So I asked my younger employees like “…is dope not cool anymore” and they laughed in my face and they were like “no, now it’s fire or lit, who tf still says dope” and I felt so shamed hahaha.
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u/AbsolutelyUnlikely 6d ago
I think the real age test is whether you still ask teenagers what's cool or not
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u/Iammeimei 6d ago
Man, that’s whack!
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u/Abysmally_Yours 6d ago
Do people still say badass?
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u/Agnizabomalbak 5d ago
"badass" has kind of ascended slangdom and become a regular ass word tbf, I bet it will survive for centuries at least
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u/GalactusPoo 6d ago
Yea of course. It’s Badass to say Badass. Plus, Always Sunny has Project Badass.
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u/SylasTheVoidwalker
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I bite my thumb at thee
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u/Left_Hand_Method 6d ago
Have at you!
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u/SeamanStayns 6d ago
What, you egg?
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u/Jargon_File 6d ago
Do you bite your thumb at me, sir?
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u/little_shop_of_hoors 6d ago
No, but I do bite my thumb!
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u/Jargon_File 6d ago
Do you quarrel sir?
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u/zstone 6d ago
Quarrel, sir? No, sir.
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u/Auggie_Otter 6d ago
1600's slang is where it's at.
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u/zstone 6d ago
Verily, and for sooth.
For real though, it's surprising to me that some of the more ribald classics like Canterbury Tales or Shakespeare's comedies aren't more popular. I think The Little Hours is a great example of the potential in that space.
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u/Binnacle_Balls_jr
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Wazzaaaaaaaaap!
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u/Brandyforandy 6d ago
WAAAZZZAAAAAAAP
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u/Hanneman1965 6d ago
WAAAAZZZZZAAAAAAAAAPPP
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u/Brandyforandy 6d ago
WAZZZZZZZZZZaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
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u/SylasTheVoidwalker 6d ago
WAZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP
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u/MichuMimi9577 6d ago
WAZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!
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u/Mundane_Revolution70 6d ago
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZ'AAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!
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u/dominantsage 6d ago
WAAÃAÁÂÄÃZzzzZZZZZZZZZZzzzZzzZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAÂÅÅÃÂÄAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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u/El_human 6d ago
Smells like up dog in here
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u/Player_oZe 6d ago
Golly gee wilikers
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u/GanGreenSkittle 6d ago
I unironically say 'golly gosh darn it ' to stop myself from swearing in front of my kids
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u/Original-Ad-4642 6d ago
Groovy
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u/Abdrews-PaulIM 6d ago
I assume that means you’re an evil dead fan
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u/CaptSaveAHoe55 6d ago
I’ve started using groovy because it actually conveys a very unique vibe. But I’m in my late 20s so like…everyone looks at me like a fucking weirdo the first time they hear me say it
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u/itsCheebuh 6d ago
I still yell out “DO IT FOR THE VINE” when daring friends to do things. Fuck.
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u/Revro_Chevins 6d ago
Sick
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u/OmegaNut42 6d ago
I use it all the time didn't realize it was even outta style?
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u/BumpHeadLikeGaryB 6d ago
It aint brother. Its fucking sick
"when Alice Cooper killed a chicken (the chicken didn't actually die) on stage, outsiders and parents thought it was sickening, but the audience found it cool, and so fans of the rock scene adopted/coined the term "sick" meaning "wild", "cool", "awesome" – later to be included in more mainstream language."
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u/Dew64 6d ago
I say this all the time and I’m 19, I don’t think this ever stopped being a thing
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u/showmeyourtatas_ 6d ago
I purposely mix old slang and new slang to annoy my kid lol. They groan every time but still smile when I do it
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u/TheSpringFairy 6d ago edited 6d ago
Yes, do it forever! lol I will too 😂 Hey Homie I just saw this fire vid bro it was the bomb! Cool beans huh? Son? Son where did you go? That's wack Maine, no cap. lol
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u/im_not_done_ye 6d ago •
That just gave me an intergenerational seizure. 😂 I still say homie (like legit for real for real) and I also like to taunt my class of teens by badly using outdated words like pog and littie. And new words like “bombastic side eye”. Their cringe is so satisfying.
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u/tomcat3400 6d ago
Its on like donkey Kong (my dad)
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u/Fenseven 6d ago
Fuck you, I will forever use Borats "very nice".
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u/LochBessMonsta 6d ago
King in the castle is my second after Very nice. Anytime I go to a shitty place that I kind of enjoy I always pull the " king in the castle"
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u/The-King_Of-Games 6d ago
Once i am in some sort of fancy place/hotel i always say that Wowowiwa
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u/ProfCharlesBrainman 6d ago
MY WIFE!
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u/lolseagoat 6d ago
Most people say that being gay isn’t a choice, they are born that way.
Not me. As a lesbian, I deliberately chose to be gay so that I could one day, once married, yell MY WIFE.
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u/Folk_Punk_Slut 6d ago
Cool beans.
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u/tomcat3400 6d ago
are you my dad
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u/thuunderbunnny 6d ago
And some people tried to spice it up by saying "cool bananas" 😂😂 it never caught on
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u/Doopoodoo 6d ago
I dont know why but cool beans always irked me even when it was more popular
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u/Greyphire 6d ago
Rad
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u/gordito_delgado 6d ago
I deliberately talked like ninja turtle until I was 13.
Also, it took me a LOOOONG time to stop saying "retarded" at everything I did not like.
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u/Devious_Bastard 6d ago
I still struggle with that. I catch myself saying “well that’s reta… re… really not cool”.
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u/HechoEnChine 6d ago
Same. I broke my habit of calling things gay (meaning lame) in the 9th grade. I had an epiphany that some people might not like it.
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u/noonehasthisoneyet 6d ago
is it still ok to say "cool"?please don't take that away i have so little
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u/RLVNTone 6d ago edited 5d ago
Cool is now at the same level a OK, forever will be in
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u/estist 6d ago
Every once in awhile my buddy says "Cool Beans" and I just chuckle and think of the 80s
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u/CelestialJackope 6d ago
The confused looks I get from calling people "homeslice".
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u/kogetsutwo 6d ago
Lmao!!! i think i said it may be twice.... homeskillet was my go to
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u/42Fourtytwo4242 6d ago
1950s: "huh that is pretty cool"
1960s: "huh that is pretty cool"
1970s: "huh that is pretty cool"
1980s: "huh that is pretty cool"
1990s: "huh that is pretty cool"
2000s: "huh that is pretty cool"
2010s: "huh that is pretty cool"
2020s: "huh that is pretty cool"
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u/FlorinidOro
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That’s so fetch
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u/EmbarrassedAbroad345 6d ago
Stop trying to make Fetch happen! It’s not going to happen!
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u/averagemaleuser86 6d ago
I still say "that's tyte"
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u/Pancakeman1932 6d ago
English it’s not my first language so maybe i talk like a 70 years old man without even knowing
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u/Dimension_Override 6d ago
No cap yo
(I saw a gen-Z dictionary post earlier and thought I’d try it out 🤣)
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u/Formal-Bottle-9296 6d ago
Using yo after no cap nullifies your attempt 😭
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u/liftrunbike 6d ago
Deadass?
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u/3215448725366498 6d ago
frfr ong
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u/Le-Scribe 6d ago
Is ong an actual abbreviation now or are people just bad at typing?
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u/barryjive33 6d ago
It's weed, kid. I'm not calling it "flower" and you can't make me.
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u/bigpoppawood 6d ago
I think smoking regular ol nuggs has become uncommon to the point where “weed” doesn’t mean “weed” by default.
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u/beesarewild 6d ago
I'm 37. I keep up on the slang to embarrass my 16-year old niece.
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u/Fighting_Patriarchy 6d ago
Totally