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Post by OntarioScrapper on Oct 25, 2018 17:08:25 GMT
Dd18 says it means “Like yo that’s really cool” This. My teens say that is the current lingo.
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Post by monklady123 on Oct 25, 2018 18:52:10 GMT
My dd, age 23, uses "lit" to mean "that was fabulous!" We recently moved to a new church and the first Sunday she heard our pastor preach she said, on the way home, "wow Mom, that sermon was lit!" Our pastor is a very-left liberal and he is usually on fire in his preaching, especially in our current situation. So "lit" is a very good thing.
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SabrinaP
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Post by SabrinaP on Oct 25, 2018 19:02:31 GMT
Lit means cool today. My DS says it 24/7. My DH’s English department st the high school had shirts made up that said the Lit Team.
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Post by mnmloveli on Oct 25, 2018 19:05:42 GMT
In this day & climate - NO WAY. Around here, lit still means drunk / high / feeling no pain.
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Post by gina on Oct 25, 2018 19:08:37 GMT
I think it's fine. Lit doesn't mean drunk anymore, at least to the teen and younger adults. Sure older people are going to read it and get offended but eh, you can't please everyone. I say use it. My daughters had dance tees from a comp last year that said the comp was lit. It just means it's on fire like, really, really cool.
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Post by brina on Oct 25, 2018 20:11:01 GMT
I have heard my 18-year-old alternately use it for 'cool' and 'drunk'
I would probably avoid it.
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Post by scrapmaven on Oct 25, 2018 23:01:20 GMT
Another vote for skipping the word lit. I like poppin.
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Post by Marina on Oct 25, 2018 23:01:53 GMT
The urban dictionary is a good reference. It does have two different meanings but in your context I think the cool reference is well indicated. My high school student uses that word to mean amazing, cool, etc.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Oct 25, 2018 23:54:22 GMT
Dd18 says it means “Like yo that’s really cool” That's how it is used around here, as well.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 25, 2018 23:59:12 GMT
We have been told many times on this message board that language evolves, so the peas think you should go with it For me I know that LIT is not about drinking for the teens I know, it’s about something being cool.
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Post by Merge on Oct 26, 2018 0:08:59 GMT
Commonly used by my teens to mean cool.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 26, 2018 1:03:37 GMT
Comprehension is all in the eye of the beholder. To some it will mean cool, to others it will mean I like beer, and to others is will mean 4/20. So it just depends on what each person takes from it.
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Post by amblet on Oct 26, 2018 1:34:04 GMT
I would use it in most communities but not where I currently live.
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Post by J u l e e on Oct 26, 2018 1:37:03 GMT
It feels like an old person trying to be cool, which teens usually find very uncool.
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Post by SallyPA on Oct 26, 2018 2:01:59 GMT
I think it is just fine. It means “cool” now.
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Post by Country Ham on Oct 26, 2018 2:39:06 GMT
My young teens never heard "lit" to mean drunk or high. I haven't heard that expression to mean drunk in ages. Lit means "cool" and is very appropriate for this generation at a sporting event.
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Post by stumpedagainof3 on Oct 26, 2018 3:27:25 GMT
So, I went with lit. The girls loved it. The parents all knew both meanings and were very animated.
Now if only the girls would've played like they were on fire, or lit. We lost 5-0 ☹ It was a hard loss for my daughter. She is a senior.
Thanks again for all the input.
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Post by 950nancy on Oct 26, 2018 4:52:51 GMT
Here is what Merriam-Webster has to say...
'Lit' has been a slang term meaning "intoxicated" for over a century. More recently, it has acquired the meaning "exciting," as well as a broader meaning along the lines of "excellent."
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Post by MalleyCat on Oct 26, 2018 8:31:11 GMT
I’ve seen it expressed as the new meaning (so, not drunk) with the fire emoji. Could you do that instead of the word? Wait. Maybe the fire emoji was also used when it meant drunk. Ignore me. I think. Emoji signs didn't exist back when lit meant drunk(ancient times)😜
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 26, 2018 9:23:25 GMT
No, maybe Fab for fabulous or great. And then the kids would all say "What old fogey wrote that sign?!" I realise I'm late to the thread, and I see the OP has in fact used the word "lit". I haven't heard it in the context of being drunk - here we would just say "pissed" for drunk. I only know it as being "cool" (not that I, as a 51yo woman, would ever use the word "lit" in conversation) so I would have used it for the sign too.
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Post by destined2bmom on Oct 26, 2018 12:28:11 GMT
No, maybe Fab for fabulous or great. And then the kids would all say "What old fogey wrote that sign?!" I realise I'm late to the thread, and I see the OP has in fact used the word "lit". I haven't heard it in the context of being drunk - here we would just say "pissed" for drunk. I only know it as being "cool" (not that I, as a 51yo woman, would ever use the word "lit" in conversation) so I would have used it for the sign too. Hey who are you calling an old fogey?
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