M in Carolina
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Post by M in Carolina on Apr 20, 2016 1:41:05 GMT
My dh kept pointing out that my family and I always called Belk department store, Belks. I was looking at Pinterest the other night and saw an old photo of Raleigh with the original downtown Belk's. So that explains it.
I agree that any teen slang or alternative slang words are super annoying when middle age people start saying them.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 20, 2016 1:56:12 GMT
It's always Belk's to me.
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Post by eversograceful1 on Apr 20, 2016 2:19:54 GMT
Nummy
Cray cray
And pretty much any shortened word like that
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Post by SweetieBugs on Apr 20, 2016 2:21:25 GMT
I've never even heard over half of these words so I'm not guilty of saying them. I would love to know what some of them mean, like hundop, fleek, senpie, etc.
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smcast
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Post by smcast on Apr 20, 2016 3:19:06 GMT
"you know what I mean?" after every sentence. Drives me nuts!
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Miss Cleo
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Post by Miss Cleo on Apr 20, 2016 3:29:47 GMT
Fleek has been out of style for ages. It's gone suburban now.
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Post by holly on Apr 20, 2016 4:44:55 GMT
Yes, when middle age people start saying the teenage slang, it's definitely "out". Such as "on fleek" I like to tease my kids when we see someone looking particularly good.
My DD has picked up "salty" lately. As in someone being rude or in a bad mood. "he's salty". Not sure if I like it or not, but know not to use it or I get the look.
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paget
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Post by paget on Apr 20, 2016 6:03:24 GMT
Doesn't everyone say Fred Meyers? That's how you know you're talking to a local. We also shop at JoAnns. You know I'm going to have to listen very carefully now for Fred Meyers Crud, yes, on the JoAnns This is my pet peeve/ stop smacking on s on the end of businesses!!!! I mostly hear it for: Fred Meyer Nordstrom Makes me nuts. And I kind of like amazeballs but I use it ironically/humorously so maybe that's different.
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Post by katlady on Apr 20, 2016 6:52:34 GMT
Senpai waifu, work wife/husband Are Senpai (someone above you in status or rank) and waifu (Japanese pronunciation of "wife") common slangs? Do they mean something else then how I know them? Words I hate - Totes Adorbs Bye Felicia Cali Bae The feels
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camcas
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Post by camcas on Apr 20, 2016 6:58:44 GMT
OH yes...forgot all the feels!
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Post by cmhs on Apr 20, 2016 10:53:22 GMT
I, too, have been noticing the frequent use of "So" to start a sentence. Please, make it stop! So, what you're saying is I shouldn't use so to start every sentence? I live in a part of Ireland where a lot of people use so at the end of a sentence and I find myself always waiting for the rest of it. Like going in a shop and being told the total I owe is 12 euros so... A year or so ago, I caught myself frequently ending sentences with "so" and I've made a conscious effort to stop (I think I have stopped). For me, it was a nervous habit and I annoyed the crap out of myself every time I did it
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 20, 2016 11:53:30 GMT
It's always Belk's to me. Wait, it isn't Belk's??? (I still want to call it Belk-Lindsey.)
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Apr 20, 2016 14:07:26 GMT
Senpai waifu, work wife/husband Are Senpai (someone above you in status or rank) and waifu (Japanese pronunciation of "wife") common slangs? Do they mean something else then how I know them? Words I hate - Totes Adorbs Bye Felicia Cali Bae The feels Senpai is usually used to refer to someone a person loves or likes or in a phrase such as "notice me Senpai". Waifu is used to either refer to a wife or significant other/person one might live with.
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Post by BeckyTech on Apr 20, 2016 14:40:49 GMT
The campaign verbiage for supporters or followers makes me grind my teeth: Feel the Bern Bernie Bros. Trump Train
This isn't high school, folks, ick!
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Post by dulcemama on Apr 20, 2016 14:56:52 GMT
I confess that I changing the part of speech of words is one of my very favorite types slang.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 20, 2016 16:48:55 GMT
Also "Throwing shade." I heard this well after it was initially popular so of course those around me who say it just sound stupid.
Also hate 'Conversating,' and similar usage, and I dislike, "It is what it is." That one has its place but it is significantly overused.
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Post by myboysnme on Apr 20, 2016 16:51:05 GMT
So, what you're saying is I shouldn't use so to start every sentence? I live in a part of Ireland where a lot of people use so at the end of a sentence and I find myself always waiting for the rest of it. Like going in a shop and being told the total I owe is 12 euros so... A year or so age, I caught myself frequently ending sentences with "so" and I've made a conscious effort to stop (I think I have stopped). For me, it was a nervous habit and I annoyed the crap out of myself every time I did it This is a big irritant to me - I imagine it is very hard to stop doing it though. Good for you for your success!
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Post by delilahtwo on Apr 20, 2016 17:00:54 GMT
lady garden lady bits sammich feels stinkin' as in stinkin' cute etc littles
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 21, 2016 2:19:24 GMT
Yes, when middle age people start saying the teenage slang, it's definitely "out". Such as "on fleek" I like to tease my kids when we see someone looking particularly good. My DD has picked up "salty" lately. As in someone being rude or in a bad mood. "he's salty". Not sure if I like it or not, but know not to use it or I get the look. Salty is old. My younger brother has been using that one for decades.
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psiluvu
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Post by psiluvu on Apr 21, 2016 2:28:44 GMT
Thought of another one - spendy - instead of expensive just sounds so stupid.
My ds uses senpai all the time I am going to start using it just to get him to stop.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 21, 2016 2:56:03 GMT
lady garden lady bits sammich feels stinkin' as in stinkin' cute etc littles I do like lady garden. Pubic hairs seems so Anita Hill to me.
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Post by BeckyTech on Apr 21, 2016 2:59:52 GMT
What is all this "wheelhouse" talk I've heard lately? Have too many politicians been watching Deadliest Catch?
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Post by gsquaredmom on Apr 21, 2016 8:54:02 GMT
Yes, when middle age people start saying the teenage slang, it's definitely "out". Such as "on fleek" I like to tease my kids when we see someone looking particularly good. My DD has picked up "salty" lately. As in someone being rude or in a bad mood. "he's salty". Not sure if I like it or not, but know not to use it or I get the look. Salty is old. My younger brother has been using that one for decades. I agree. salty has been around a long time. I think I read it in some old novels. I don't think I have heard it in real life other than taste.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 21, 2016 11:18:02 GMT
What is all this "wheelhouse" talk I've heard lately? Have too many politicians been watching Deadliest Catch? That one has been around here for five years and is now moving out. Currently I'm hearing "low-hanging fruit" to indicate easiest thing to do. Seems to be corporate slang.
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Rainbow
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Post by Rainbow on Apr 21, 2016 11:49:18 GMT
Definitely fleek! And booboo (used like Dear or Honey) Oh dear, Boo is a popular nickname around here. I don't know if it is a southern thing? You will find a good number of households that have at least one Boo-including mine-and that sometimes will extend into a BooBoo. (My Boo's girlfriend even calls him Boo. ) Ha! I call the kidlet Booboo ever since she was little and would fall a lot. <3
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Post by pastlifepea on Apr 21, 2016 15:49:01 GMT
I would like to thank the OP of this thread because I now know the meanings of many random words/phrases I've heard but kind of glossed over in the past. Hundo P, on fleek, the feels, etc. Irregardless has been at the top of my list for some time but the bastardization of the English language seems to be accelerating at an alarming rate. I'm guessing it has to do with social media and the internet. It could also be because I have a teenage daughter so I am subjected to this mess on a daily basis. A current "non-favorite" is teenage girls that "literally, cannot EVEN". That said, the misuse and abuse of just the word "literally" seems to have exploded as well. My sister and I often laughingly add the word "figuratively" to sentences to annoy my daughter. It's not hard and fun in an evil way to annoy a 15 year old girl. Bae...grates on me and I really can't even say why. Another one for me is majestic but it's just that my daughter has adopted it and it is used to refer to anything that she feels is good. I should probably start saying it which would likely cure her of using it pretty quickly. At the end of the day, I think I just need to admit I am becoming a cranky old lady. Or should I say, salty old lady?
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Post by my3freaks on Apr 21, 2016 21:55:53 GMT
A current "non-favorite" is teenage girls that "literally, cannot EVEN". That said, the misuse and abuse of just the word "literally" seems to have exploded as well I have a 16 year old daughter, and the use of "literally" is getting on my last nerve. "I literally died!" "Umm...obviously not, or you wouldn't be standing there, irritating the hell out me!" Yummy is another word I hate, especially when it's used by adults, and most especially when it's used to describe things other than food.
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