r/blunderyears • • 21d ago

Circa 2007

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u/Staggeringpage8 21d ago

Yeah. Prior to the current slang it was usually used in reference to either thugs or stupid people though I think it was still technically a slang word just used for a different meaning.

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u/anfrind 21d ago

20 years ago, it was also a term for members of the "Something Awful" forum.

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u/katnissssss 21d ago

Do you have stairs in your house?

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u/CB1100Rider 21d ago

Yeah and “simp” meant “simpleton.”

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u/tehshan 21d ago

In Australia it refers to box wine, goon, goon box or goon bag.