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[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago
[–] treesquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Chud is super old, the movie C.H.U.D. (Carnivorous Humanoid Underground Dwellers) came out in 1984 and has been used ever since. It's funny that it's most popular now, but it's as old as the others

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Okay, but where is schway? I know it is technically older than 90s, but Batman Beyond has cemented that word in my vocab. Even though I barely ever get a chance to use it.

I personally am not a fan of a lot of modern 2020s slang but chud is one I do get behind.

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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I unironically used "epic" today

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[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

The youth is just slangmaxxing, no worries

[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Understand goyim from the replies (no surprise), had to look up foid.

Dumb fucking basement dwelling incel-bait.

Our fucking society, lol.

[–] istdaslol@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

All Slang is equally cringe. I have friends still running around with „YOLO“ tattoos

[–] Brewchin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Every young generation invents and uses their own in-group words. You may think it's stupid, but you used to do it. And possibly still do. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Arachnidbrilliant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My cat is cooler than yours

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[–] nullspace@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

These days a lot of slang follows some kind of cookie cutter format. Redpill/blackpill, coomer/zoomer, X-oid, X-maxxing, etc. If it doesn't meet some threshold of social media viability then it's not getting adopted.

[–] burgermeister@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I thought goyim was a Hebrew word.

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[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So basically 2026 slang is 2012 4Chan slang and is accurately reflected.

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[–] Jesthemes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This post isn't crescent fresh. It's only partially cres, at best.

[–] Airfried@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

I thought the bottom row was already old a year ago.

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