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Preventer79@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago

"Rizz", "cooking" and "based" are going to be stereotypical old people words one day

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"Rizz", "cooking" and "based" are going to be stereotypical old people words one day

Preventer79@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago
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  • HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    So will be “squeezin the juice”, just think about that one

  • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
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    32 minutes ago

    What’s cooking?

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      I’m old so no idea but I would guess like “let him cook”

      https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-does-let-him-cook-mean-the-slang-phrase-and-its-memes-explained

  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca
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    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.

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    They already are.

    Source: I’m old and I can use all those words correctly.

  • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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    They are already getting there. Hearing forty year olds say it means kids are now stopping saying it.

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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    By that time language may be unrecognizable by those of you still around

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    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.

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    No cap

  • Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    My 34 year-old brother says “rats!” when something bad happens. He learned from our grandpa.

    • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works
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      Oooh, I like that, I’m terrified of rats, so that would be a great replacement, for the usual word, when around kids, too.

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    10 hours ago

    Calvin and Hobbes comic about how transient slang is

    • kieron115@startrek.website
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      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.

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        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.

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          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.

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    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.

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      I’m surprised I’ve never seen a kid named Atreyu.

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        They exist. Don’t think I’ve ever met one either.

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    Jst lk ppl used 2 txt, amirite

    • faintwhenfree@lemmus.org
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      Oh the t9 era of texting, I miss d tym wen t9 ws d nly optn

  • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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    I’m cooking spaghetti for dinner tonight. Yes, I’m old.

    • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
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      Who has a problem with spaghetti?

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        GenZ HATES spaghettis because their not WOKE like “bucatini” or “far fale”

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  • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
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    You don’t say!

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    They already are, as people on here know them. Also “cooking” just seems to be shorthand for “cooking with gas”, with the same connotations and meaning, and boomers are definitely saying that.

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      I’m a partial to “cooking with grease” just cause it’s different.

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        I like to say “cooking with magnets” because 1) it sounds cooler and 2) when people look at me weird I can immediately launch into my spiel about how induction heating is superior to gas in every way.

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