It's slang, dude!

[Jenster]

Growing up, I had a negative reaction when I heard middle-aged people try to sound hip by using "young people's" slang.

Now, being middlish aged myself, I'm doing the dreaded thing -- I'm picking up young people's expressions!!

I never thought I'd say, "dude," but I caught myself doing it the other day. And I couldn't help but pick up the expression, "Nice..." I also say "awesome" a lot, but that's sorta old slang. And I say "cool" which is REALLY old.

I'm still resisting "Sweet," though.

So what new slang do you use? And do you keep picking up new words as you get older?

 

[MichaelFJF]

Yeah I use slang. It's dope.

 

[porterross]

Yo! I'm down with you phat homeys.

 

[BeautyForAshes]

What did yall just say?

lol

 

[OhhJim]

I'm feeling you, dawg.

 

[GritsnGrace]

My daughter informed me a few years ago, that I couldn't use the word 'cool', because it wasn't, well, it wasn't cool!!

 

[Jenster]

My daughter informed me a few years ago, that I couldn't use the word 'cool', because it wasn't, well, it wasn't cool!!

LOL! Well, if it wasn't cool, was it at least "hot"?

 

[mwb]

I use slang when I'm with my neices & nephew. They are 15, 11 & 6. I only us the G rated slang. I figure I sound cool or I sound corny. Either way it's funny for them which makes it funny for me.

 

[GritsnGrace]

LOL! Well, if it wasn't cool, was it at least "hot"?

I thought so, anyway!! I tried to tell her that the word cool had been used for decades!!

 

[faithopelove]

I like "I feel you".

 

[Jenster]

How about ... "it's all good; it's all good"? Usually accompanied by laid-back head nodding...

 

[HoosierCanuck]

There's still a brownie left???


SWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!

(no pun intended! haha)

yeah....I give some local athletes mad props on the radio on Saturday mornings....

I think the Colorado Avalanche are sooooooooooo grody to the max!!! (yeah...that's old skool slang!!! yo!!!)

 

[Jenster]

That's so fly, HC!

 

[HoosierCanuck]

gotta keep it real......hehe

 

[FlatpickingJD]

I try not to use slang but, sometimes, you can't help it. But I find myself using jazz-slang and expressions from the 40s.

Yeah, I'm a hep cat.

 

[BeautyForAshes]

I try not to use slang but, sometimes you can't help it. But I find myself using jazz-slang and expressions from the 40s.

Yeah, I'm a hep cat.

This describes me. When I rededicated my life, I had to find a few words to replace a few not-so-nice words. So its not uncommon to hear the words like shananagans, clod, or scallywag come out of my mouth.

 

[HoosierCanuck]

I can relate. I'm always trying to come up with creative ways to say things that mean pretty much what you would 'normally' say if you weren't concerned about offending someone. The cool thing is that if you use a word someone hasn't heard forever they may find it funny and therefore it makes a nice tension breaker.

 

[Tumbleweed64]

Wow, this thread has been real, but I gotta "book it on outta here!"

 

[Christianmom1968]

I try not to use the slang my kids use but sometimes it just comes out. I use cool a lot. However, my kids have friends who use the word "like" as every other word in a sentence. It cracks me up when I'm not feeling annoyed that they can't complete a full sentence without it

 

[Jenster]

Too funny, Christianmom! I knew a grown man who kept adding "and stuff" to his sentences. As in, "We went to the restaurant and had a good meal ... and stuff. Then we went to the movies and stuff." When I pointed it out to him, though, he didn't think it was very funny. (I did! )