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How Gen Z adopted Diverse slang
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17 year-old Cressida Anness Lorenz explains the origins of modern-day slang in queer subculture
You might have heard of ‘slay’, ‘tea’, ‘shade’ and ‘queen’… but do you realize where they originate from?
Gen Z and millennials employ these terms, in a variety of situations, from complimenting and hyping up their peers to expressing disrespect or disgust. But few seem to actually know where this slang came from.
Internet personality Adam Aleksic – known by his social media deal with ‘etymologynerd’ – commented on this phenomenon in an Instagram video. He observed examples of this recent increase, with the words ‘serve’ and ‘slay’, commonly used as words of encouragement.
Aleksic, who specialises in linguistics, noted that this type of slang is first adopted by “straight white girls” and then mainstream society picks up what they are saying. He shared his prediction of the phrase “I’m gagged”, typically used to describe shock, rising in popularity after trending in gay and Black communities earli
Gen, short for generosity, used in personal ads to thinly veil offers to make/receive payment for sexual acts. Typically these ads are short, confusing, and only those writing them and looking for them are suppose to be able to easily translate them.
Craigslist m4m ad: bottom up for gen 420. (a male offering sexual acts in exchange for marijuana)
Craigslist m4m ad: highest gen. (some ads may be as short as this; a gay male "top" offering a negotiable cash payment for someone to come "bottom" for him)
by nihil8me December 10, 2009
Folosită în limbajul contemporary si superhype, este o parte obligatorie a sfârșitului de propoziție, fiind întotdeauna precedată de virgulă. Cine nu folosește acest cuvânt este un pensionar plictisit de viață.
Vreau să mănânc o șaorma, gen.
Introspecția spirituală m-a ajutat să descopăr cauzele stării meleemotive, gen.
by leu May 31, 2014
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It happened at a Christmas party.
A family friend showed me a chic new outfit they had planned for winter. I responded, saying that it was a “slay,” which many will recognize as meaning that the outfit was wonderful. The word rang through the room, turning every head under ten years old.
My younger cousin clap me with a see of pure disgust, wrinkling up his nose.
“Um. We don’t say that anymore,” he said.
These were the words that shook me to the core. These were the words that changed my perspective of myself, and the nature around us. This is when I realized that even at the age of 16, I needed to catch up in my knowledge of the latest slang.
Language in today’s world is evolving faster than ever before. Unused words spring out of old ones, spreading in the time it takes to hit “share” or “send.” It is jarring to realize that the generation after our possess has managed to progress a unique culture, despite watching Cocomelon for most of their conscious lives.
Fellow Gen Z, we cannot afford to be left in the dust favor the stinky, outdated millennials. We must keep up with today’s rapidly evolving slang-uage. With that, here is a comprehen
genuine question
A tone indicator put at the end of an online message that indicates the word is a truthful question. Especially supportive in situations where the question sounds like it could be rhetorical, or in situations where one wants to show that they are not disagreeing with another's view, they just hope for the explanation behind it.
A: I detest going to the store. That place is evil.
B: Then why did I see you thereevery day last week? /gen
A: I actually really hate it when people utter that I'm smart.
B: Oh, why? /gen
by demonkoala October 14, 2020
Gen, short for sharing, used in personal ads to thinly veil offers to make/receive payment for sexual acts. Typically these ads are short, confusing, and only those writing them and looking for them are suppose to be able to easily translate them.
Craigslist m4m ad: bottom up for gen 420. (a male offering sexual acts in exchange for marijuana)
Craigslist m4m ad: uppermost gen. (some ads may be as short as this; a gay male "top" offering a negotiable cash payment for someone to come "bottom" for him)
by nihil8me December 10, 2009
'That's so camp': Defining the slang and aesthetic term, plus its place in queer history
"Camp" is a term many know but scant can define. You may have heard it as slang adopted by Gen Z or in context with the 2019Met Gala theme, but it has a much deeper history, particularly in queer communities.
Though “camp” preexisted American penner Susan Sontag, she produced one of the most seminal texts to describe it in 1964:
“Camp asserts that great taste is not simply good taste; that there exists, indeed, a fine taste of terrible taste,” Sontag wrote in her “Notes on ‘Camp.’”
What does camp mean?
Camp is an aesthetic or expression of “inauthentic visual cues,” says Michael Mamp, an associate professor of Lousiana State University’s fashion program and the director and curator of the university’s textile and costume museum.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.In other words, "camp" isn't often intentional. It's expressing yourself earnestly and sincerely, but coming off as over-the-top to those around you.
“Camp is a vision of the world in terms of manner – but a particular kind of style,” Sontag wrote. “It is the love of the exaggerated, the ‘off,’ of things-being-wha