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[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 107 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I reject "sus" being zoomer exclusive. Among Us has been a huge hit for 5 years now, was popular across demographics, and made an appearance in Glass Onion, which is the boomeriest Millennial movie ever.

The rest of it, sure, go off fam.

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[–] 100_percent_a_bot@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Behaviorbabe@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I have appropriated “sus” and “yeet” and sometimes “gucci”…I think those don’t even come from the same gens of slang, but they feel right in a sentence. Especially yeet.

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[–] pozbo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Deadass on fleek

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

As a millennial, describing something as fire, or mids, that was us. Y'all youngings are appropriating old people culture. That's how we described weed in the 2000s.

Edit: also when kids were saying 'ratchet', that was a direct descendent of Nurse Ratchet in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Ken Keasy used that name to be a homonym for "rat shit." Next time you hear so e drop 'ratchet,' ask them what it means. They won't even know.

It's weird how old slang crops up like that. Ratchet was like, the 60s.

Edit2: I predict "kind" will get taken in, like "KB" or "kind bud" to mean "dope". Like "you those shoes are kind, fam".

I also predict that "beasters" might make it's way in, but "beast" already meaning "dominate" might trip it up, because "beasters" were weed that was grown rushed with phosphates in the soil in indoor hydroponic labs, and that shit had lower THC content than most mids, looked better, but smelled off. Dead giveaway was hollow stems. Idk. Calling beats by dre headphones "beasters" would be a fitting insult to their products.

Fleek died the moment someone managed to get that fire started. Good riddance.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"Yo" is another one that the Zoomers love. I haven't heard so much usage of that word since the mid 90s. And "bruh" is just another form of "bro"/"brah".

Another good example is when twerking made a comeback a few years ago, despite not being a thing since 2000s hip hip.

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[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Others dislike the word "Mid" because it's youth slang

I dislike the word "Mid" because it's often used to imply that average is bad

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[–] Rodrick717@lemm.ee 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

fire and sus have been around for ages but gen z can have the lack of caps.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Millennials reading this post

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[–] thurstylark@lemm.ee 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

My favorite part of growing older is misusing slang to pain The Youths™

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago

Yeah that's pretty yeet

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Growing up, I thought adults were out of touch. Now I realize that kids just take some things way too seriously and it's hilarious to exploit.

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[–] Kase@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (5 children)

My millennial (or maybe gen x) roommate spends a lot of time on tiltok, so she's always teaching me (a gen z) new 'gen z' slang.

It's fun, but on the other hand she has a pretty skewed perception of young people. She's always watching engagement-bait content online, and she seems to think most people my age are complete idiots.

I mean don't get me wrong, we are idiots, but we're not a different species or anything lol.

[–] BulbasaurBabu@lemmings.world 40 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Do not let generational gaps fool you, most people are idiots

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 10 points 2 years ago

Growing up is realizing your parents were idiots too.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

People who complain about younger people are the biggest idiots who forgot that other idiots said the same about them a long time ago. Same with those who complain about older people a little too much.

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[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 8 points 2 years ago

She sounds like an idiot fr fr.

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[–] pigup@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's all predominantly young kids adopting/appropriating American Black vernacular and calling it their own. Millennials did it, genz does it. Go ahead and down vote me, my back hurts.

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

See people say this like it's Black vernacular but dont recognize that it's just urban vernacular. Urban vernacular changes frequently because there's more people around. The internet adopts it quickly, and it spreads from there, as the actual initial definition of a memetic concept.

There's a reason society as a whole doesn't co-opt rural Black vernacular, and it's because it isn't actually racially-based.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Exactly. I just had this argument with a couple of friends who were raised rich white kids, in the rich white neighborhood. They were criticizing me for appropriating black vernacular, and wouldn't believe me that my entire neighborhood and school spoke that way. It's inter-urban (poor) slang, not specifically black. Most of my neighborhood was Mexican, yet they all used these terms. Granted, they have different inflections on the words, but the vocabulary is pretty much the same. Anyways, now I have friends accusing me of racism for speaking the way I've spoken my entire life. I just hadn't loosened up enough to speak that way around them before. Ain't identity politics grand?

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[–] Heavybell@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm Australian, I've been calling things sus since the 90s.

[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same, it was just a happy accident that our slang made it mainstream I guess.

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[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm using it ironically so it's OK

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's how it subtley becomes part of your vocabulary without your knowledge.

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[–] whoxtank28@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like to mix and match to annoy my younger brother. Example, "fr fr, no skibidy, on cap".

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[–] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I use these terms sometimes, but I'm 26, I don't feel old enough to be a millennial but not young enough to be Gen Z. I'm in college now though and I'm older than all my classmates and that makes me feel old as shit.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago

Zillenial gang

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[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I'm approaching 40 rapidly, I can't say "based" without cringing.

[–] Mossheart@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm almost 37 and dunno what based, rule, or no cap mean. They all make me cringe though.

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[–] AlfredEinstein@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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[–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I... use sus all the time at 38... but I'm a gamer, and it's kinda gaming slang.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That’s because gamer slang is made up of whatever shit kids are saying

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like fire was ours unless it's just been a localized slang. I feel like I've been saying it for like 10 years, maybe more. Maybe I just got the ole dementia.

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[–] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Rootiest@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] casmael@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Millennial here. I’ve heard from the younger folks that it means something like “no lie”, or “I swear this is true”.

Being out of touch, I’m not sure if this is synonymous with “deadass”.

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