News & Notes XLIV: Revenge of the Seth

[Stickpucker]

I knew them all except for cheugy. No idea when that started being a thing.

You must be a school teacher.

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

You must be a school teacher.

Haha no, I just work at a Costco, and a lot of the people we hire are college aged kids, so I've picked up some of the lingo. For example, I already knew about 'rizz' being short for charisma, but I recently learned that it can be a verb too. "I rizzed up Jessica at the lake this weekend" was the example I was given.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I knew them all except for cheugy. No idea when that started being a thing.

Parent of teenagers, all of these are old news to me except cheugy which I’ve never heard of. Makes me wonder if it’s a west coast thing… seems like there’s always some unheard-of word in slang lists because California kids are saying it.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Parent of teenagers, all of these are old news to me except cheugy which I’ve never heard of. Makes me wonder if it’s a west coast thing… seems like there’s always some unheard-of word in slang lists because California kids are saying it.

The sad part is, I imagine if you asked any younger kids, most of that list is probably outdated and makes you seem like an old person. I know “sus” is probably on its way out, if it’s not already old.

One that I know they missed is “unc”. Short for “uncle”, basically refers to anyone in a position of power.

 

[DaveG]

I knew them all except for cheugy. No idea when that started being a thing.

yep that's the only one I didn't know, now having a nephew that's the generation AFTER Gen Z, THAT'S when the slang starts getting really unintelligible.

 

[tarheelhockey]

The sad part is, I imagine if you asked any younger kids, most of that list is probably outdated and makes you seem like an old person. I know “sus” is probably on its way out, if it’s not already old.

One that I know they missed is “unc”. Short for “uncle”, basically refers to anyone in a position of power.

I don’t know if I’d say outdated, but Gen Z has had those words thrown back at them from older people for long enough that they’re taking on more of an ironic tone.

I note that they didn’t even attempt to make Tripp use skibidi.

 

[DaveG]

I don’t know if I’d say outdated, but Gen Z has had those words thrown back at them from older people for long enough that they’re taking on more of an ironic tone.

I note that they didn’t even attempt to make Tripp use skibidi.

that one's more Gen Alpha than Gen Z and seems to be the younger side at that. That and "Ohio" are about as familiar as "Gnarly" was to Boomers.

 

[SlavinAway]

This discussion is very demure, very thoughtful

 

[Blueline Bomber]

that one's more Gen Alpha then Gen Z and seems to be the younger side at that. That and "Ohio" are about as familiar as "Gnarly" was to Boomers.

Never heard Ohio used as slang either.

 

[DaveG]

Never heard Ohio used as slang either.

Definitely a thing. Basically the equivalent of sketch or bad for them. And not bad in the Jive/1980s sense in terms of use of the word.

 

[LostInaLostWorld]

Well, I just think the whole thing is groovy.

 

[MinJaBen]

Well, I just think the whole thing i groovy.

Far out man.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Never heard Ohio used as slang either.

Where are sus things most likely to happen?

There ya go.

 

[AD Skinner]

Phat

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Where are sus things most likely to happen?

There ya go.

In the vents

 

[DaveG]

Where are sus things most likely to happen?

There ya go.

I mean, Florida, but they didn't go with that.

 

[Svechhammer]

All I know about rizz is that it spawned this thing and it's family, and for that I will forever be annoyed

 

[Blueline Bomber]

All I know about rizz is that it spawned this thing and it's family, and for that I will forever be annoyed

To my understanding, the two that are generally with him are not his family. Which makes the entire thing even weirder.

I have an uncle who lives overseas, and before the election, he asked me how the country was holding up. I said "Well, Baby Gronk challenged the Rizzler to a fight, Kelce smashed a phone, and there's a lot of focus on a dead squirrel, so I'd say the masses are sufficiently distracted."

 

[tarheelhockey]

I mean, Florida, but they didn't go with that.

I’m sure there’s a master’s thesis somewhere in the fact that Gen Z chooses Ohio over Florida as their archetype of “place where sketchy stuff happens”.

 

[NotOpie]

I’m sure there’s a master’s thesis somewhere in the fact that Gen Z chooses Ohio over Florida as their archetype of “place where sketchy stuff happens”.

I mean, "Florida man"....nuff said.