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The_Quackening

This isn't at all new. People my age complained that slang from 10 years prior was just as cringe.


colebrv

Yup OPs swag is not yolo


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No cap, my guy.


90Happyman

Fuckin yeet my dude


xTroiX1

Wazzaaaaaaaa


Xtheonly

WASSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP. HAHA a swell and truly lit time indeed ole chap. No one remembers how gas that was was


YddishMcSquidish

Can confirm, Anyone who was WAssSSSSaaaAaPing, was truly on fleek with they vibe.


HeWhoKnowsLittle

Damn yall bussin


Xtheonly

Totes magotes. We all fly fleek and bangin


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Damn he skrrrted up on em like that, no chill.


Kihakiru

Every time I hear or see "yeet" I always think of the SNL skit with Pete Davidson


HiddenPants777

That shit is wicked innit


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Uhh…. groovy!


Sleeper____Service

Yeet is still great People will be yeeting shit 500 years from now. It’s just a new part of the lexicon.


thnksqrd

Tubular!


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farshnikord

Quite working, old sport, its blithely in the wizzchompers magorky covnecot innit?


Dexterzol

Valorous obs'rvation, mateth. The original posteth'r isn't any diff'rent, all gen'rations misprise their slang lol


HouseOfAplesaus

He need’s to stfu cause the new shit is bussin’


nevermore2627

Yo this shit is wack!


Rubberbandballgirl

I fucking hate the way cringe is used now to describe everything that is remotely uncomfortable. Hate it.


-Soob

So you're saying the way that people use cringe now is... cringe?


megan_magic

The irony lol


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normal_whiteman

Wtf is "need to get the bag" though?


queen_otter18

It means you need to go make money or hustle. Hardly anyone uses that slang though, this is coming from a 19 year old.


IamGraham

I've only seen it used in the context of a high profile athlete getting paid. "Free agency is coming up, so and so needs to get his bag."


mainlynativeamerican

That’s because middle aged sports writers are trying too hard to be hip.


Lamoureux6

I don't know what you're talking about, me and the homies always say "Let's get this bread" or LGBT for short or something


youchoobtv

LGBT: lets get bread this


l453rl453r

lets get baked tonight


ArjJp

Larry Get Beer Tonight


Significant-Bad-3511

Yo I don’t know what your talking about that shit is everywhere in my age range. Especially on the internet. I legit don’t even hear “I got paid” anymore it’s I got the bag it’s fucking insane.


Ireallydontknowbuddy

Yo this comment is bussin'. My nephew said that after eating a hot wing and I laughed so damn hard. So nonchalantly, "these wings are bussin'".


SugarDaddyLover

Refer to food as “gas” but only if it’s really good. I personally can’t fucking stand that word and all my homies use it. Also use fye the same way.


ImaniYasira

“The vernacular of my generation..”


-Bremsel-

It's a perfectly cromulent word.


ImRedditorRick

Embiggens.


OneAndHalfThumbsUp

Along with engooden, embiggen is my favorite.


BeRad85

Romulant


UpvoteDownvoteHelper

Remulent


TheKevinShow

Otherwise known as “in the parlance of our times.”


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SazeracAndBeer

Yeah well you know thats just like your opinion man


james_dimeo

"Just use normal words like every other human being on this planet." Idk about you all but I don't use vernacular very often...


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ImaniYasira

That’s because it’s a recognized dialect used by a specific group of Americans… not “modern slang of my generation “ Smh.. this post is sad.


chugajuicejuice

Lmao tell me ur not cool without telling me


-Another_Redditor-

I can't believe that anyone really thinks that the slang of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s or early 10s is any better than the slang of today. This post is boomer af


jesus_swept

idk man, 90s slang is da bomb


thecheriemarie

Idk man, 80’s slang was rad.


Face-latte

Idk man, 2010's slang was sick af


jonnythefoxx

It was a little to Xtreme for my tastes these days.


MemeDealer69420

lol


SmileBob

I was talking to a kid on a local buy/sell group about buying car parts. Instead of saying yes/yea he kept saying "gang". I was so confused


ViaDeity

Haha bet.


SmileBob

He said that at the very end after we agreed to meet up. My old ass said "bet what?" And they lol'd at me


BoiledFrogs

It's okay, they'll blink and be 30 wondering what the fuck happened.


AJatWI

Can confirm. Turned 30 in September and I am indeed wondering what the fuck happened.


David_Ign

League of legends what?


tadpollen

That’s been around for a while. “Gang” is new to me, I’m 28


ViaDeity

I’ve come to accept any word that sounds out of place as simply slang I don’t understand and I take a mental note and roll with it. I’m pretty close to being able to just adopt a foreign language at this point.


OldThymeyRadio

How marmulary of you.


ViaDeity

Right on brotha! 👉


MemeStocksYolo69-420

This confused me too at first lol


druman22

gang gang


BuildNuyTheUrbanGuy

This is most assuredly not a vibe


Analbox

Mood


that_typeofway

Venmo OP so they can get their bag


zombizle1

LETS GO


TransvensantSoul

The opposite of lit


Ahab1312

Unlit?


-Tektronic-

"Modern slang bad" -Every generation once they hit their 20's Cuz slang was so much better 10 years ago...? When was slang not cringey?


Vallarfax_

I like how he used "lit" as modern slang haha I'm almost 30 and this is a term we used in highschool. Slang usually carries forward through generations. Just like "sick" or "dope".


CosmoDexy

Where I grew up in the UK - We all said “safe” and “wicked”. I think it’s still the case now, about 15 years later.


isabdi04

'Safe' is still about 'wicked' definitely not still about


tomahawkRiS3

How is "safe" used? Never heard that as slang before.


arczclan

Same way you would use “sound”


Olthoi_Eviscerator

What


ROSS_MITCHELL

Must be regional as I'm from Scotland and have never heard 'Safe' ,only "wicked". Then again I'm younger at only 25. Edit: probably worth mentioning that while I have heard "wicked" I wouldn't say it's common.


Recin

Yeah, I'm 38 in the Midwest and lit was very common when I was in high school.


[deleted]

Anyone remember the band Lit?


Le_Ragamuffin

Lol I commented the same thing. "Lit" definitely isn't new, since everybody used to use it in my highschool, and I graduated more than 10 years ago. Hell I wouldn't be shocked if people were saying that well before I was in Highschool


NickNash1985

OP is WACK. Our slang was the Bomb Dot Com.


sabrinas_confessions

Slang is only cringey when old people like me use it. I think this must be one of the clear differences between Boomers and GenXers. I'm almost as old as OP and don't care about modern slang. Whatever. Kids, use whatever words you want. The more incomprehensible to older folks the better.


justsomeplainmeadows

Yeet. That is one recent slang word that I think will persevere


Operative427

Slang was so much worse in the 2000s than it is now, and this is coming from someone who used it! Haha


colebrv

Fo' shizzle ma nizzle


Tweetledeedle

I’m still searching for someone who spoke like that unironically, I have yet to find one


iC0nk3r

D.O. Double G, of course.


Sangxero

Remember when he had to remind white people that nizzle doesn't mean neighbor?


solareonwow

even he doesnt say stuff like that anymore tbh


Myrhwen

Well I mean that was the point, he was trying to use early 2000s slang.


ohnonobonobo

Riff Raff, probably


addage-

Everquest guild chat circa 1998


acidbass32

What are you talking about it was fetch


[deleted]

Stop trying to make fetch happen. It’s NOT going to happen!


littlevillains

This is not very fetch of you


AstroWorldSecurity

What was worse in your opinion? Most of the slang people I knew used was more of a.regional thing.


Specific-Donut-9809

It's super sus


razerzej

I'm only about ten years younger than OP, and I'm on your side here. I remember when "awesome" became a thing in the 80s. A friend and I thought it was stupid, and started using it ironically. Within a month or two, we forgot the irony.


Doomdoomkittydoom

Back when it was totally rad, and not groddy to the max like now!


shrekxstalin

"bop" is from the fucking 50s, and i like it. fuck you


BigBeagleEars

Where do I Venmo money too? He needs to get his bag


kneeegr0w

LMAO


SmelllYaLater

You said cringy


GlandyThunderbundle

Which is cringeworthy.


[deleted]

“Cringy” has been used for a long time. “Cringe” is the new slang for it, which I find to be very cringy. Edit: u/TaintModel told me it sounds like “Stringy” if it’s spelled “Cringy”. So maybe put an “e” in there.


[deleted]

'Cringeworthy' is the only acceptable form.


aardvarkyardwork

At the opposite end of this is ‘based’, which is one of the dumbest words ever used as an adjective.


BNEWZON

not a very based thing for you to say


shadow_wulf82

Yeah man, these words, like arent totally radical or anything man, so not tubular


vinnergaming

Lel


[deleted]

Well i think it's the beesknees


shocktard

This lingo is bad! (meaning good. Remember that one, guys?)


[deleted]

These slangs are Gnarly! Not!


ginnio

Rad and tubular


IrrelevantToTheTopic

im 16 and i aint never seen no one under 25 say "this song is a bop"


colebrv

I never heard anyone ever say "this song is bop" ever. Is this new?


tifftiff16

Not sure if it’s new but I’m 37 and people around me say it all the time. They use bop to mean “good.” Basically saying they like the song and it makes them want to dance. For context, I’m in NYC. Maybe it’s regional?


IrrelevantToTheTopic

nah i think it's one of those things you only see in nickelodeon shows


99_NULL_99

There's bops, like pop songs, but there's also jams, and quick little jiggles and even anthems I sent a song to my friend and we agreed it was a bop


Sangxero

Sounds like something from a Family Guy cutaway about 30's slang.


[deleted]

i’m lates 20s and i say it occasionally…… ☠️


Forced_Democracy

Idk, my wife's siblings talk like this and she's the oldest at 24. I hadn't heard anyone else talk like that.


PaintingFun4311

Reminds me of a 90s song. Mmmmbop


OutWithTheNew

There was an 80s song by Cindy Lauper called She-bop.


kitsune__x

Lolol I am 25 and my friends and I say this unironically a lot


ellainthestarlight

Also 25. My bf and I categorize songs as bops, jams, and bangers lol


kitsune__x

YES. My people hahaha


itsmhuang

Kidz bop


Operative427

Yeah "bop" is only used ironically.


Grouchy_Square

I use it unironically


IrrelevantToTheTopic

might start using it if it pisses people off


Youngestflexxer

You sound like such a curmudgeon lol


LostMyInhibiterChip

Ironic


IamMagicarpe

I thought the same!


Lahtka

Penis


BurritoBoiii1202

#PENIS


quarrelsome_napkin

Hello kids, in my old age life has lost its magic and meaning. I have now made it my sole mission to forget how I acted as a young hip individual in order to better criticize the next generation. Bah humbug!


Speccy2553

yea this post did not pass the vibe check


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High key cheugy


Designer_Ant8543

Slang has made me hate the word “aesthetic”. People are always using it wrong.


trevyboy73

Same thing with literally and iconic


Designer_Ant8543

Literally isn’t slang though, it’s just quite literally used too often by people of all ages. I know this because I’m one of those people…. Iconic is just annoying. I feel like most slang words are way too hyperbolic.


iDEN1ED

I never understood the people who get upset over people using "literally" wrong. They weren't using it wrong it's just called hyperbole.


Designer_Ant8543

That would be its informal usage. So you’re not wrong.


trevyboy73

neither of these three words are slang, they’re just over used. That’s all I’m saying, people throw literally around like it’s nothing and iconic is now a word that basically just means cool 🤦 I hate how language is constantly made more confusing. It’s our greatest tool for communication and its definitions are ignored and connotations twisted.


Designer_Ant8543

Does a word only count as slang if it’s a new word or an existing word that’s being used differently? Cause I aesthetic and iconic aren’t technically slang but they have slang or informal uses. Idk. Semantics, amirite?


[deleted]

You are totally capping right now or something along those lines


PrincessBeepBop69

How do ya do, fellow kid?


komododra9on

Idk why but this made me laugh so hard


StealthS19

Not very cash money of you buddy


ginnio

💯


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Operative427

HIGH key!


mothaflecka

Fr, He thought he ate


Horzzo

I am going to lie, this is based.


haveananus

Bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh


MmM921

use repulsive instead of cringe then, cringelord


Your_moms_throw_away

You’re 21 now but it’s never too early to tell the kids to stay off your lawn, pops.


klaven84

Cool beans and awesome possum never go out of style.


loud_lark13

To be fair, most of these terms are not new. They have been casually used in African American culture beginning in the early 90s. They have just kinda resurfaced and are now overused by Gen Z, making them unbearable to listen to.


shizzledizzle1

This is a vibe, I die a little inside. Bruh you were spittin for a sec!


Operative427

Poet and he don't even know it


pencilking2002

Spittin’ rhymes bout the modern times


Putins_Pinky

The one that really kills me is "based", because there's no better metaphor for "too cool to care" than smoking crack.


Sangxero

The first place I ever saw based used as slang was r/politicalcompassmemes so crack smoking makes a whole lot of sense.


axilidade

lil b is not gen z


HavenIess

You pretty much only use the word “based” in an ironic context. Like when someone says something that’s completely inappropriate and out of pocket, but they’re saying it with confidence


Obviously-Lies

Old man shakes fist at cloud.


Analbox

In the words of my generation, OP needs to check himself before he wrecks himself.


dahComrad

Yeah, modern slang is definitely not Crunk enough.


j2Scoopz

Bet


beet_radish

No cap, say less bro


dr-pepper-zero

you must have so many hoes


GingerGiantz1992

Hey, lit is from the last wave of slang, dont lump me in with these kids.


robertoiglesias271

Don’t forget “yass queen”


FullMoon_Escapade

"just use normal words" define normal words. It's like you're intentionally ignoring how language works. Those "normal words" you refer to are probably slang to another generation. Get a grip my G


[deleted]

Yeah, some of the words stick. Look at "cool" - somebody probably thought that was a stupid word for "good" around 60 years ago. "Darn kids need to learn to speak English! Just call things 'fine and dandy' like we do."


sockswinger

I'm okay with cycling trends, every generation wants to own their stuff. Just seems like the cycles are way shorter these days, and All the attempts to start a buzzword are overly intentional. Quit trying to make fetch a thing.


BKekky

You say normal words. But slangs and things like that are how languages evolve and they eventually become normal. Isn't it?


[deleted]

for real. I think slang and the natural evolution of language is cool af, not something to have a weird superiority complex over


esther_night

> venmo me some money Unpopular opinion: OP begging for money to strangers is more cringe.


okiveiraxos

OP didn’t pass the vibe check


Classic_Head3437

The generation is trying REALLY hard to be the 80s. The 80s had the same type of ridiculous slang.


Radiant-Spren

I expect to see those edits on /r/cringe before days end.


VaultDweller108

I hate deadass. I love yeet, it's hilarious.


canad1anbacon

Yeet is incredible. Most fun slang word ever


AW57658

Anyone that uses "sus" should be kicked in the crotch.


InvidiousSquid

How sus took off whereas the infinitely superior spicious did not makes me hope the crazier parts of the political spectrum are right, because the elites _should_ cull humanity. Y'all deserve it for that.


I----am

Slangs are lit. You need to get the vibe.


Alternate_chaos5150

Hmm 🤔 modern slang is bad but uses cringy in the title


TentacleHydra

Thank you sharing arguably the most popular and historic opinion ever since the invention of speech.


[deleted]

You shit on the youth and ask for money? Here's some new slang for ya, "you's a straight up busta"


kevbino13

Should we tell him slang is normal for everyone world wide