Posted on 11/22/2024 7:28:35 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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Now I’m ticked off!
My gen-z child has some interesting slang…
“Lit” or “bet” = cool
“Fire” = awesome
“Sus” = suspicious
“cringe” = gross
Just to name a few
Odds bodkins!
And Bitchin’. For west coasters.
23 Skidoo!
This whole thread is so gay.
No cap
I always hated,”no dice”.
I always hated,”no dice”.
Thee war years had lots of slang (1940-45) Ever Hear of Klang Slang? “Your Cooking with Gas.” (means you got it all together). “Eggs” (means Bombs) Kites (War planes). Not to mention all sorts of negative dehumanizing names for the enemy (They had names for us as well) Giving negative nicknames for an enemy is as human as war itself. I am sure Ancient Egyptian soldiers had special names for their Hittite foes. We called Japanese “Slant eyes” and they returned the favor and call us “Round Eyes.” The oddest term the Japanese used for Americans was translated as “Canned food.” Some may still call us that.
This article is so skibidi
born in 54 could have served in VN...
Or as the younger generations write it; "ghey", so the auto-moderating software doesn't delete their post. There is an increasing amount of slang and acronyms that online posters use to get past censors. 304 may be the signature term for the online generation and Big Brother.
For those that don't know, a 304 is in reference to a "whore", shortened to "hoe" but inverted and reversed to read as "304", pronounced "three oh four", not "three hundred and four".
"304" in this use is not to be confused with the reference to the different 304 cubic inch V-8 engines made by International Harvester or AMC.
Take a look at the kids on the street
No, they never miss a beat
-'Never Miss A Beat' by the Kaiser Chiefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dncVF5Xj4eU
L7 referred to the square formed by holding the left hand with the pointer finger extended straight up and the thumb to the right and the right hand with the pointer finger straight down and the thumb to the left.
One could silently call another a "square" using only the gesture. L7 was in contrast to someone who was "hip".
'Woolly Bully' by Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs
Hatty told Matty, "Let's don't take no chance
Let's not be L-seven, come and learn to dance"
Wooly Bully, Wooly Bully
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv5cXss5cPg
Frogg’n...hittin’ the road
Fair upit for the rent....in a big hurry!
Time shortens as distance (cycles around the sun) increases??
Just kidding. Although perhaps it DOES have to do with technology and communication (and thus culture) increasing??
Born in 1960 - the only ones that I recall using are “cool” and “bogus”. Probably groovy back as a kid.
I was just reading about a new slang term the kids are using today. “Chat” But used as a term to mean a friend or anyone (singular or a group) in proximity. “Hey Chat - check this photo out!”
I imagine it is due to texting on the phone being called a chat. (Duh - no way! Hmm - I guess I use more than just two slang terms).
Popular music often contains slang references of the time, such as “L7”, a slang expression for a “square”; someone who’s conventional and old-fashioned.
Also the name of a chick band from the early 90s.
(Ooops I just gave myself away with “chick”)
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