Stern@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat current bit of slang do you think will still exist in a decade?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhat current bit of slang do you think will still exist in a decade?Stern@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDaGeek247@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThis is my guess too. I personally knew of some examples dating back to the 70s using it, but apparently ‘coolness’ as a term has been around since at least the 15th century.
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCool as a slang term in modern usage dates back to the late 1920s. It’s been a sustained century of constant usage
This is my guess too. I personally knew of some examples dating back to the 70s using it, but apparently ‘coolness’ as a term has been around since at least the 15th century.
Cool as a slang term in modern usage dates back to the late 1920s. It’s been a sustained century of constant usage