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Ok, so I get it from context but before this I didn't even know "washed" was slang for anything.
I think an unofficial sport of The Internet is to coin new slang and convince others that everyone else is using it.
Removing the "up" from "washed up" doesn't seem all that clever, though.
Apparently it's a thing. Like saying "it's giving (cha)rizz(matic) (vibes)" aka "it's transmiting a lot of charisma" or " it's charismatic", you gotta infer from the context what the full sentence means.
I don't think "washed" by itself is being used a lot, but economising sentences by removing parts and them being inferred via context IS something that is done a lot by young people. We used to just use initials, they are cutting words instead, lmfao.
Wait... rizz is short for charisma?? 🤯
Yeah, new slang is apparently mostly shorthands of actual words. Aura also is like charisma too, charisma so strong that you can see it around the person, so, aura.
They make sense.
Slang has always been shorthand for longer words or phrases, but I didn't realize rizz fit that category.
Even things like "speak of the devil" were once longer phrases. It's a natural pattern in language that common sayings are shortened over time. Really fascinating just how common it is.
Well, "aura" is ~165 years old, so not sure if that counts as new slang.
In the way it is used, it is.
Saying stuff like "aura farming" or "that man has aura"
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I was extremely disappointed that it wasn't a Rizzo the Rat reference.
"Who's that?"
-kids
Kinda like British Rhyme slang, where you have to understand what the words are rhyming with to understand what they're talking about.
It makes the meaning more unclear. "Washed up" refers to washing up on the shore, i.e., being removed from the ocean. "Washed" means...you're clean?
EDIT: I'm wrong, see below
Etymonline says that ‘washed-up’ is from theatre slang.
I stand corrected! Just saying "washed" is much closer to the original origin than I thought, then.
Yeah, slang typically originates from expressions that are in everyday use among significant subcultural population. 'Washed up' could've been related to the sea if it were coined in the mid-nineteenth century at the latest, when seaside occupations were still dominant in the economy, especially in the UK. But it's too far-fetched for the twentieth century, when urban life became more important.
Don't expect clever from Twitch chat.
Rizz isn't from Twitch chat, it's AAVE co-opted and then overused incorrectly to the point of making it uncool by suburban teens (like most slang).
See also: gyatt
I was talking about 'washed' though.
"Washed" is from sports, though. "X athlete is washed" has existed long before being used in Twitch chat/gaming/esports spaces.
Basically what I was trying to (poorly) convey is you give Twitch chat too much credit, they come up with nothing original in the first place lol
Before sports it was apparently theatre slang.
Obviously you're not dregged to the flit-flow.
hey, fr tho, I wonder if making up micro-slang is a useful technique for countering the AIs somehow?
Ehh a lot of it is just natural progression and evolution of the English language, others is regional dialects or small tow ways of saying things reaching mainstream through music.
I was out of town, doing a bit of visiting. I heard my friend KkOma had finally taken the time to settle down in the countryside. Rightfully so, after what he’d been through, with all the pent-up stress and frustration built up over the years of coaching the most successful KR team in League.
“How have things been buddy?” I asked, as I saw my man step out of the house upon hearing my car come in the drive-through. “All good, life’s been a lot more chill, now that I’ve retired,” he answered. “Hey, wanna check out my animals out back? I’ve taken up farming as a hobby with my free time,” as he motioned over to the back gate.
We headed out and he started introducing me to some of the livestock, mentioning how he had named them after his players, as the unhinged animals they were. Just then, I was hit by an unbearable stench. With my eyes watering uncontrollably, I questioned through gritted teeth, “What in the hell is that smell?”
He looked over knowingly and said: "Ah. Faker? The goat is never washed.”
you're going to need to come with us
Actually at this point I think washed is washed
The modern slang term for it is simply a series of hums and noises not fully audible to people over the age of 15.
Yep, can confirm. And in about six hours it will become an ableist slur against the hard of hearing.
Then in 9 hours it'll be completely outdated and in 20 years it'll come back as washaed and be bip again (god forbid you use trendy or hip)
Me trying to do the hums and noises thing around my teenage niece thinking it's still relevant but she just ignores it and keeps scrolling on her phone
Stop trying to make "streets ahead" a thing, Pierce!
It has been for ages, like, "my shirt is washed, I should hang it to dry".
It's so edgy.
If your ~~sword~~ shirt is edgy, you might have used too much starch.
If your sword isn't edgy, you can't do stabbies. ☹️
Okay, no idea if that was a brainfart or autocorrect but I‘m glad it gave you that opportunity.
You can if it's pointy. If it's not edgy you can't do slashy-slashies though, and that's definitely a shame.
its just "washed up" shortened