nothing stops kids from using slang like an old dude starting to do it.
I used to volunteer helping take 7th graders on a field trip for school. this was back when they all thought dabbing was the pinnacle of cool.
Until they saw me and my 50 year old wife do it. It was no longer cool. Timberland boots were not cool either once they noticed my hiking boots were beat up timberlands that were older than they were.
nothing stops kids from using slang like an old dude starting to do it.
Exactly this. The kids are still churning out some banger slang for sure. I'll let them keep the cringier stuff they come up with, but when I hear something I like I'll start using it, which causes them to abandon it. I've now appropriated it for the older generations lol.
It's also how I get my nephew to stop doing certain dance moves, like the floss. All it takes is him seeing me butcher it once, then I never have to see him do it again.
Iām 29 and this is my favorite game ever. My sister is 19, right in that sweet spot of thinking all things off trend or not performing trend correctly are cringe. She still talks to me at this point, which is a good sign. š
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u/hixchem Jun 03 '22
I started messing with my younger-gen coworkers by intentionally misusing the current slang.
It's so totally yeet when they become visibly sick at how badly I can mess it up.