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Slang words then versus now. There are so many slang words and too many to count. And slang now is obviously a lot different than it was back then. Like slang words from like the 80s, 90s...
70s even, were just kind of weird too. Like, I mean, Gen Z isn't the only generation with weird-ass slang words, but I do gotta agree that, like, Gen Z slang words are, like, the most fucking weird and out there for sure, but obviously older generations got some out there ones as well. So this first word that we're gonna start with is...
I think it's from like the 1950s or something. I don't know. We'll start there. Square. Yeah, I don't know, man. This one, it just does not make any sense to me. I guess the whole point of this is like, oh, you call someone a square if they don't want to have fun or go to a party or whatever. Oh, bro, you're such a square. Like, bro, what the fuck? That just doesn't make any sense, bro. Like, that's crazy to think about that the best insult you could come up with was a sheep. Like, come on, bro. You could do better than that.
The bee's knees. Like, what does this even mean? I don't really understand why, like, something that's good is referred to as the bee's knees. Like, bees don't even have knees. Like, the fuck? Fuck? They're literally just, it's just a bug. And bugs are shit. Bugs suck. So why is a bee representing something good? I don't know. I don't understand, bro. If I get stung by a bee, it's on sight. I used to hear, like, some of my older relatives say it back when I was a kid. Like, yeah, you know, that.
pasta was the bee's knee. Like, listen, bro, nobody is saying that. And this is one of the good slang words to come out of like, I don't know, the 70s, I think, or the 60s. Dude. Everyone still says dude, like even to this day. And it just makes sense. I don't know. It just fits. Like you just point at a guy like that's fucking,
eating glue. Yo, that dude's mad weird. Why the fuck is he eating glue? Like it just makes sense. That word was iconic and it is probably never going to go away. Like that's how iconic it is. Like people in Gen Z say it all the time. Even people from older generations say it. So at that point, it's just universal slang. I kid you not bro. I looked up 1980 slang and the phrase gag me with the spoon came up. I am
not even kidding bro like pause like what the like i'm sorry bro but why the hell would you even want to like be caught saying that like that's just mad weird bro that seems pretty suspicious to me bros or something you're not telling us something about that just ain't feeling right at all but i guess what it's supposed to mean is like that's disgusting you could have just said that's disgusting you don't have to add all those extra words bro just for you to look mad weird all right there's absolutely no need for this one
This one should have just been completely abolished from the English language. Now let's talk about like gnarly and tubular. Like these two words. I feel like they kind of go hand in hand. I feel like this is something like some fucking blonde, long hair surfer dude from California would say.
Yeah, that's radical, man. Totally tubular. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, I don't think this is anybody besides that is really saying this word. This word kind of just belongs to that California surfer group. You know what I'm saying? Next up, we got Ruski. Huh?
I guess this was supposed to mean like beer and I really only imagine some dude named Daryl driving a pickup truck saying the word brewski. I don't know. I don't I don't really picture anybody else really saying this to be honest. Like I don't know maybe maybe it's because just like I'm not a part of the generation that was really saying it. Maybe that's why it doesn't really make sense to me. But there are some words in Gen Z of course that don't make sense to me either. I'll get to that later. And now obviously I don't really have much knowledge.
background information on like the old slang. I mean, obviously I wasn't around at the time, so I'm not gonna really know too much about it, but I'm just gonna list off some other ones that were just...
Weird as hell. Some honorable mentions. What the hell is a ducky shinecracker? Cacky wacky sock doggler. Okay, yeah, these make absolutely no sense. And it is safe to say that, well, their slang words are just like goddamn hieroglyphics. And now the words that I'm gonna be going over in the next couple of minutes, yeah, are also kind of hieroglyphics too. I'm just gonna be real with you. Only people in Gen Z really understand these words. Maybe people in Gen Y, I'm not sure, but...
I don't know man. I don't know if older generations really get it Let's start with one of the newest slang words yet. Like I don't even know what this means to be honest I don't really get it. Maybe I'm just too old now Apparently there's like a level 1 level 5 like there's met there's levels to this shit, man I guess it means bro when you see a girl and she looking fine as hell you just say the word but I don't know man Tyson that started saying it and everybody else went crazy and started saying it after that but although I don't think it's bad
I never really use it and honestly, I much rather just say the word like like bad like damn She bad, you know what I'm saying? This one's weird as hell to based like yeah, I don't know try explaining that to your fucking parents Yeah, it just doesn't really make much sense this slang words kind of mid in my opinion I'm just gonna keep it real like I already know the number one Patrick Bateman meat riders are calling themselves base Like, you know, I'm saying like it's just so cringe. Oh, yeah, let's talk about that man
Meat rider. That's another slang terminology used nowadays. So yeah, meat rider pretty much just means like, it pretty much just means you're hopping on, bro. You're their number one fan to an extreme degree, like to a not normal degree at all. Like it's insane that people really be doing all that meat riding with no license. It's kind of crazy. Now this one, people also overuse a lot as well. Even if you like somebody's music or something, people are going to say like, you're a meat rider. Like, it's so weird, bro. Like,
You just like their music. Like, who cares? It is not that deep at all. But if you're, like, idolizing the person, like, fucking bending over backwards for them or whatever, like, donating off, like, $500 or your goddamn life savings to Pokimane, okay, maybe, maybe then you're a fucking meat rider. But other than that, not really. And speaking of that, we got Munch. Now, this one, I don't really know what the fuck it means. I mean, Ice Spice originated it, of course. I guess it means, like, down bad or, like, you're a simp or something. I don't really know.
I'm just gonna be honest. I know people are gonna be in the comments. Well, actually according to my calculations munch means this I already know I'm gonna be getting lectured in the comments, but at this point bro, I really don't care But of course this slang word was coined by the goat herself ice spice the best rapper of all time better than Beethoven himself ice spice is a good rapper. All right
For no other reason at all. We're not gonna say what that reason is. Just know it's not for any of- But of course, people started saying it after that, and the term just spread like wildfire. I mean, personally, I just never really use this one. I don't really know how to feel about it, to be honest. Now let's talk about one of the best slang words out there, bro. Ironically enough, it's goat. Alright? Like, this slang word is fucking amazing. Like, I-
I say this shit like on the daily. I mean, GOAT is used to describe somebody or something that's amazing. So naturally the word itself is going to be amazing. All right. That's just how it is. But you know what words not so amazing? ICKS. Fuck ICKS. I absolutely hate this one. This is one of the worst on the list. We're going to get to the worst one later, but the word ICKS just doesn't make sense to me to begin with. But then people started creating ICKS, which is just like turnoffs, I guess. Of
like the most random things. Like, oh yeah, if he can't find a parking spot in a parking lot, that's an ick. Ew. I'm breaking up with him right now. A girl just said to me, yeah, by the way, I have an ick list. If anybody ever says that to me, I'm not even being, I'm not even consider like being friends with them, bro. Like they're not in the friend zone, bro. They're in the fucking, I don't even know what to call it zone. They're out of there, bro. That's all I'm saying. There was absolutely no hope for them at that point, bro. Because if they have an entire
Entire list that I gotta follow and it's just like all just really mundane things like bro How do you expect me to follow that like oh, yeah, by the way, you can't tie your shoes or some shit Like what the fuck but yeah, nah for real though. Some people have like understandable ics like I don't know if he's too much of an egotistical Fuck. Yeah, I definitely get that one. But bro ties his shoes a certain way like who gives a fuck
I really didn't think it was that serious. Like, goddamn. Let's talk about bussin'. Now, this word is used to describe good eats, W-eats. You know what I'm saying? I'd much rather just say that, like W-eats. I don't really see myself saying the word bussin', really. I don't really think it's a terrible word, but I think it's like one of the most common ones used now, I think. Like, me personally, I'm more of a W-eats kind of guy. I don't know. Because, I don't know, man. It just reminds me of a school bus, and ugh. I don't even want to get into that.
period that word is buddha cheeks bro it sucks i don't care i'm dying on that hill it just doesn't make any sense at all bro just ate some lunch period like i don't know man i'm not really rocking with that one i already know the hot cheeto girls are gonna be writing up a storm in the comments after that one now the next one we got slay i felt zesty as when i did say it like this girl that i used to talk to would say it and of course yeah she would want me to say it too and i said it
Because I folded, bro. I don't know, man. Like, I don't know. This one's not bad. But me personally, I felt like a zest lord saying this one. I felt like Drake saying, oh, it's freezing. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, ugh. But the worst word on this list, like the word that should be abolished from all existence, bubblegum pink and grippy. Um, well, actually, it's bubblegum pink. Like, like, can somebody please tell me how slang evolved from the word square to bubblegum?
bubblegum pink like what in the hell like those people that say grippy are not safe either bro like mmm though that that word is weird as fuck like imagine if you go up to a girl in the club and you say hello shotty does it grip the meats like you are instantly getting blocked bro it's over like asking a girl if it grips the meat is like her asking you if you can last long like imagine if a girl asked you that bro like
Like, you would feel weird, wouldn't you? But yeah, Bubblegum Pink, bro, there's some lore behind that one, man. It apparently refers to, like, a girl's private part, like, before puberty. It's fucking disgusting. I don't want to get into it too much. Like, are you EDP waddling your ass back to the car? Like, what the hell is going on, bro? But yeah, it's insane how much slang has evolved from all the way back then to now. Shit's crazy, man.