Hey, kids! What's the current lingo? - Democratic Underground

Arugula Latte

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:21 AM
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Hey, kids! What's the current lingo?

Fill me in on the new slang, okay? I'm heading for 40 quickly ... I need help ... For example, what's the latest synonym for "cool?"

Thanks, you crazy kids with your rock'n'roll music and those nutty tattoos. Why, in my day ...

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Runcible Spoon

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:22 AM
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1. urbandictionary.com

for all your slang needs...one of my favorites: "choad" a penis that is wider than it is long!

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Not_Giving_Up

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:26 AM
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3. I love this one

Edited on Thu Mar-10-05 01:26 AM by Not_Giving_Up

1. a snag short of a barbie
to have kangaroos in the top paddock; to be a stubbie short of six pack; not the full quid; a nutter or person who is not of the usual intellect

That drongo Bush is a few snags short of a barbie
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=a+snag+short+of+a+barbie&defid=1104854

Yes, that was their example!

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imenja

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:23 AM
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2. we are way too old to answer that

Haven't you seen the DU age polls? We're ancient.

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mark414

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:27 AM
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4. hey some of us know how to kick it

a fresh 20 years young right here i know all the hype verse

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imenja

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:29 AM
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5. if I used it, I'd sound like a fool

There is nothing worse than someone using language that is uncomfortably young or hip. Wouldn't you agree?

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mark414

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:32 AM
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6. yep

Edited on Thu Mar-10-05 01:34 AM by mark414

though i would say that applies for ANYONE...i think anyone using slang that they don't normally use when in the company of those who DO use the slang always sounds like an idiot...it always sounds forced, because it is

me on the other hand i got my own thing locked down so nothing to worry about

...though i'm sure in 20 years i won't have a clue what those damn youngsters are talking about haha

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imenja

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:50 AM
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9. exactly

and that is inevitable. We all age, unless of course we die young. Consider the upside. You'll be smarter than you are now.

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imenja

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Thu Mar-10-05 10:08 PM
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27. tonight's episode of the Apprentice was a perfect example

The blond woman trying to use street slang made my skin crawl.

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LiberalVoice

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:53 AM
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10. I hate when people say "Hella"

It makes me hella mad!

Ps. See what I mean.

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mark414

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:54 AM
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11. never go to california...

that's all they say there

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driver8

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:44 AM
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21. I hate "Hella"!!!

WTF?? Who is the genius that came up with that one?

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LiberalVoice

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:39 PM
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23. I just hate when people know they're using a "trendy" word!

I mean it never sounds good in a sentence. :eyes:

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Enquiringkitty

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:57 AM
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13. Like a 60 year old in a mini skirt use to be......YUK!

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driver8

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:43 AM
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20. I had a boss who was in his 40's use the phrase "way cool"...

I cringed every time I heard it.

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barackmyworld

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:37 AM
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7. people still say cool

and the big problem is when older people try to use slang and say it all slowly, carefully pronouncing of the syllables.

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mark414

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:41 AM
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8. haha my favorite is when i see small town/suburban white kids

interacting with black kids on campus, using hip hop slang and sounding extremely uncomfortable doing so...always makes me laugh

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JohnKleeb

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:57 AM
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12. it is funny

Thats why I dont do it :). Yes, I am very white.

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mark414

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:58 AM
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14. the worst

is when it's done to a black kid who doesn't even use hip hop slang.

haha man that shit is so racist all i can do is laugh

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JohnKleeb

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:03 AM
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16. Oh yeah definely

Thats one of the most funny thing ever. I just be myself around people, I dont pander.

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Enquiringkitty

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Thu Mar-10-05 01:59 AM
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15. Speeking of which....What ever happened to Vanilla Ice?

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JohnKleeb

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:03 AM
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17. Hes in to motocross now

So I hear :).

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noahmijo

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:11 AM
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18. I'm 23 and I notice nowadays at my old high school kids say "sick" to mean

"cool"

Personally that's the lamest crap. I mean I know it's the old story, what was "in" when you were younger is considered too old fashioned, ect but seriously taking the word "cool" and forming it to "sick" just what the hell is that supposed to mean??

I mean you think of "cool" and you think comfortable, smooth, excellent....yea baby I'm diggin it ;)

but this "sick" it just makes me wanna puke.

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mark414

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:37 AM
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19. it sort of came out of skateboarding

a bit of an alternative to the more hip hop slang of ill, sort of means slick

maybe it's just cause i hang out with a lot of skateboarders but i say it all the time.

sick trick dude, that's a sick car, that sort of thing

eh or not, whatever

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realisticphish

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Thu Mar-10-05 03:28 AM
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22. um, well, "cool"

"sweet" and "kickass" are acceptable, as well

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MissMillie

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:44 PM
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24. for "cool" or "awesome" my son uses

"sick"

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dean_dem

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:44 PM
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25. "A bit o' the old in-n-out"*

All the young droogs are saying it these days.

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SixShooter

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Thu Mar-10-05 02:49 PM
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26. I use "sick"

But only in sports...when someone makes this ridiculous(theres another one I use) dunk...an amazing catch or move in fball...a sweet double play...thats when "sick" is highly appropriate

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A-Schwarzenegger

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Thu Mar-10-05 10:18 PM
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28. You're the most.

You send me.

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bettyellen

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Thu Mar-10-05 10:21 PM
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29. don't make me show you what "woo woo" means again.......

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