Gnarly, tubular, radical, extreme to the max!!!
Even as a 90s kid I only heard half of those from the Super Mario World Special Zone level titles (along with Mondo).
if they last… most slang dies in a few years
I’m old and “cooking” was old when I was young.
Nah. It was just cooking
One of these days I need to go and read through the Calvin and Hobbes collection I bought for my bookshelf when it was on a steep discount. I remember reading them all the time as a kid.
A relatable situation; when my kid can read a little better I mean to very enthusiastically introduce them to it.
Though honestly they might enjoy the beautiful artwork without bothering to read. Or it might encourage them to practice. Hmm.
Either way is good IMO. Even if they just look at the pictures and imagine their own stories I have to believe that’s good for a developing mind.
They are already getting there. Hearing forty year olds say it means kids are now stopping saying it.
Nah, these expressions will just fall out of use. You think this is the first time people came up with funny fad expressions?
Sorry, but you ain’t all dat and a bag of potato chips. Fo shizzle.
That is not very groovy of you.
All dat has become allat now in meme speak so maybe not totally out of fashion
They already are.
Source: I’m old and I can use all those words correctly.
My 34 year-old brother says “rats!” when something bad happens. He learned from our grandpa.
I make it a point to adopt some of my grandpa’s lingo. Funnily enough my 18-20 year old students can smell 30yo slang from a mile away and will point out it ages me, but they’ve never said anything about the random 50s teenage slang I incorporate.
Oooh, I like that, I’m terrified of rats, so that would be a great replacement, for the usual word, when around kids, too.
By that time language may be unrecognizable by those of you still around
I’m cooking spaghetti for dinner tonight. Yes, I’m old.
Who has a problem with spaghetti?
GenZ HATES spaghettis because their not WOKE like “bucatini” or “far fale”
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Even old people will just stop using them, like “groovy”.
“Cool” has had greater longevity than i expected.
Dude, that’s totes bogus. Get outta here with that whackness. /s
Well I think it’s nifty.
Groovy is acceptable, but only in the way Ash from the Evil Dead uses it.
Yeah. Thankfully nobody says things like “epic fail” anymore
I still do 👋
At least epic and fail are actual words.
What constitutes an “actual word”?
Ones that are not skibidi
What makes skibidi not a real word? Sure, it’s a nonsense word often used to replace other words, but it still carries some meaning, even if vague
Remember that linguistics isn’t just about high brow standard written/spoken language, it covers all types of language, including slang, body language and sign language
There are real linguists with real qualifications who have actually studied gen Z and gen alpha slang and gotten scientific conclusions out of it
I believe one linguist who studied it was able to either impress or embarrass a high school by speaking entirely in correct gen Z/gen alpha slang
A word that isn’t a direct code for another word is what I meant.
Can’t speak for anywhere but where I’ve lived, but I’ve heard groovy on the US west coast pretty recently, though not regularly. There was a niche little clique of geeks out in east Texas that’d say it pretty regularly some years ago though. Hippie activist/tabletop enthusiast type vibe, that group. Good people. Groovy, even.
Yeah I feel like not hearing people use “groovy” is more because things aren’t feeling very groovy lately.
That mighta been me
Then we may have met before. I’d rather not be identified on this account, so I’ll just text some of the old gang, and if you’re on the list, you’re on the list lol
i mean, i say it, my cool brother says it, there’s a few of us.
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Marvy fab yo
Psssh, next you’ll tell me people aren’t saying “hail to the king, baby”?
No cap
I heard this thing that humans are tribal creatures and in any group, family, friend etc, they will invariably develop their own language, and they didn’t mention it but generationally specify slang is so much more beautiful when viewed through that lens. So even if it’s an old person thing, for those of us privileged to be able to stay on this earth that long, it will still be your tribes language and you will feel at home saying it. And that’s all that matters.
Jst lk ppl used 2 txt, amirite
And the nursing homes will be full of Arya, Daenarys, and Khaleesi. Boys movie names tend to be pretty underwhelming. Maybe a bunch of “Wades” from Deadpool.
No love for Rhaegar per usual…
I’m surprised I’ve never seen a kid named Atreyu.
There are a few Thors around.
They exist. Don’t think I’ve ever met one either.
