Phrases that shouldn’t be used by people older than 30?

Someone older than 30 should not say, "I am younger than 30."

Gucci!

Armstronglivs wrote:

the body shuts down wrote:

As we see.

Old people can’t see.[/quote

And you take the wrong meaning from the simplest word. As expected.

See is not a simple word. It has multiple meanings.

It's even worse when you are older and you here all these younger people not speaking English correctly or using the word "literally" or "literal" incorrectly and to replace 200 words in our language. Snapchat and other social media has been a floodgate to speak and chat wrong and to make up words or take words and make them mean whatever you want! "The Goat" that word is now used for anyone that is good at anything. Younger people who are less educated with less experience judging their elders is funny.

Mr. Owl..... wrote:

All the time in the world wrote:

Someone has waaaaayyyy too much time on their hands.

Who?

The poster "no one over 25 or with an IQ > 70 should say or type"

Miss Trowel wrote:

Mr. Owl..... wrote:

Who?

The poster "no one over 25 or with an IQ > 70 should say or type"

Please stop quoting this post thanks.

Cleveland browns head coach wrote:

Miss Trowel wrote:

The poster "no one over 25 or with an IQ > 70 should say or type"

Please stop quoting this post thanks.

I know, right! I’m lightweight annoyed! I.cant.even...

That’s sick brah wrote:

Heard a guy in a coffee shop earlier today say that his new car was ‘dope’ but the guy was easily in his 40s.

It got me thinking about how stupid

Has anyone else heard people using phrases that they seem way too old to be using?

Dude I’m almost 70 and still gangsta . I’m so fly only God can judge me. Straight up !

the body shuts down wrote:

Armstronglivs wrote:

Old people can’t see.[/quote

And you take the wrong meaning from the simplest word. As expected.

See is not a simple word. It has multiple meanings.

Apparently you're still finding out what they are.

"My roommate"

Boomer. Never used slang much even from my generation, just sounded silly. Some that really annoy me:

Bruh

Rad

Crushed

Don't we think that maybe some of us older folks shouldn't be saying things like "rad" or "VCR" or "fax" so we don't have to explain them to the kids?

Lexicon Steele wrote:

Cleveland browns head coach wrote:

Please stop quoting this post thanks.

I know, right! I’m lightweight annoyed! I.cant.even...

+1

That’s sick brah wrote:

Heard a guy in a coffee shop earlier today say that his new car was ‘dope’ but the guy was easily in his 40s.

It got me thinking about how stupid he sounded.

Has anyone else heard people using phrases that they seem way too old to be using?

I concur with the other poster who said "dope" is old slang...it's even older than is evidenced by a 40-year-old saying it.

The King of slang is "cool". Ok for old and young alike to use, and it likely will be around for a long time yet.

I typically don't acquire new slang, but there are two that I like that I use sometimes, the first one because it's funny, and the second one because it's efficient:

Randos - as in, "A bunch of randos joined the party."

Same - as in, someone says something you agree with, and you simply say back, "same".

People should avoid most slang as most of it is silly.

The biggest thing people under 30 should avoid saying is, "My opinion is..." No one gives a crap about your opinion.

I'm in my late fifties and work closely with a lot of people within my department who are in their twenties; some are fresh out of college. They don't use too much slang that is foreign to me, so I can pretty much understand their conversations, but the acronyms they sometimes use in emails can leave me baffled.

The bigger issue is terminology I still use that seems to have become obsolete. A few weeks ago I used the term "slam-dancing" and none of them knew what I was talking about. However, they were very familiar with the term "moshing." I once used the term "pulse" as a verb, as in "I'm going to go pulse some money," which also drew blank stares. To be fair, over the holidays I ran that term past some relatives who are in my age range and they had no recollection of it being used that way. But I swear, at some point in the mid-to-late 1980s, when ATMs (aka, Pulse machines) were a new thing, "pulsing" money was a thing.

Please rename the thread "Phrases that shouldn't be used by any person under any circumstances"

60s slang

Slang for Cars

Fast cars and fast lives. The '60s were an era of rebellion so, to no surprise, that means some exciting car lingo. Let's take a look:

Bench racing: Sitting around and talking about the speed of their cars

Bone yard: A place to put junk or wrecked cars

Bookin': Going fast in a car

Brody: Skid half a circle in a car with the brakes locked

Burn rubber: Squeal tires and leave rubber on the road

Chicken/To play chicken: Two cars driving towards each other

Chinese fire drill: When four people get out of a car at a red light and exchange places in the car

Lay rubber: Stop fast and leave wheel marks on the road

Midnight auto supply: Stolen auto parts

Passion pit: Drive-in movie

Peel out: Accelerate quickly, leaving rubber on the road

Race for pinks: Race cars when the winner keeps the loser's car

Shotgun: Passenger seat

Slug bug: Volkswagen Beetle

Souped up: Lots of extra parts on a car (usually to make it faster)

Tooling: Driving around

Truckin': Moving quickly

Twice pipes: Two-muffler tail pipes

Slang for Experiences

Just like today, life in the '60s was full of the good, the bad, and the ugly. Here are some of the most popular expressions used to provide commentary on various experiences:

A gas: Having a fun time

Bad: Awesome

Beat feet: Leave quickly

Blast: A good time, a loud party

Boss: Fantastic

Bug out: To leave

Bummer: An unpleasant experience

Catch some rays: Get out in the sun

Cut out: Leave the area quickly

Downer: An unpleasant experience (or person)

Drag: Something that's boring (or someone)

Fab: Fabulous

Far out: Awesome

Flake off: Leave

Flower power: The peaceful protest movement of the '60s counterculture

Freak out: Get excited and lose control

Gimme some skin: To ask someone to slap or shake your hand in agreement

Hairy: Difficult or out of control

Hang loose: Take it very easy

Hang tough: To stick with something difficult

Heavy: A serious or intense subject

Jam: Play music together

Jazzed: Excited

Kicks: Something done for pleasure

Laid back: Relaxed

Neato: Awesome

No sweat: No problem

On the make: Looking for a date

Outta sight: Awesome

Pig out: Overeat

Pound: To beat someone up

Right on: Okay; a term of agreement

Scarf: Eat fast

Shot down: Rejected

Sock it to me: Let me have it

Solid: I understand

Split: To leave

Stoked: Likes someone or something a lot

Tough/tuff: Cool; awesome

Tune out: Ignore

Twitchin': Great or awesome

Unreal: So outstanding it's difficult to believe

Way out: Beyond explanation

Wipe out: To fail in a big way or to fall off the surfboard

Slang for People

If there's one thing people have in common, it's opinions about others. Here are some of the more unique ways "hunks" and "skirts" talked about other people during this time:

All show and no go: Looks good superficially

Badass: Trouble maker

Blitzed: Drunk

Bogart: To keep everything for yourself

Bug: To bother

Chop: To cut someone down verbally

Chrome dome: Bald man

Cool head: Nice guy

Crash: Sleep

Decked out: Dressed up

Deuce: Putting two fingers up in a peace symbol

Dig it: Understand it

Don't flip your wig: Don't be upset

Dove: A peace lover

Dropout: Refuse to conform with society

Fab Four: The Beatles

Fink: Tattletale

Flake: Useless person

Fox: Good looking woman

Freedom riders: Civil rights protesters

Gone: Under the influence of drugs

Gnarly: Difficult or big

Hacked: Made someone mad

Hawk: A supporter of war

Hippie/Hippy: A member of the counterculture: a free-spirited, unconventional person

Hog: To take over so that someone else cannot use

Hunk: Good looking guy

In the groove: A person who is part of the in-crowd

Kiss off: Dismiss

Kiss up: Someone who will do anything to gain favor by another person

Lay it on me: Tell me

Mirror warmer: Woman who spends a lot of time looking in the mirror

Mop-top: Someone with a Beatle-style haircut

Old lady: Girlfriend/wife

Old man: Boyfriend/husband, sometimes father

Panty waist: A boy who does not have a tough personality

Pig: Police officer

Port holer: A sailor on a ship

Skag/skank: An ugly girl

Skirt: A girl

Skuzz/skuzz bucket: Disgusting person or thing

Square: Someone who isn't cool

Stuck up: Conceited

Sweat hog: Fat girl or boy

That's her bag: That's what she's into.

The Man: Any establishment authority figure interested in maintaining the status quo of corporate and political

Ticked off: Angry

Tight: Very friendly

Turn off: To repulse someone

Unglued: Upset

Uptight: Tense and unable to enjoy life

Slang for Places

The people of the '60s were full of opinions about their surroundings too. Here are some of the ways they referred to "groovy" spots around town:

Bean wagon: Cheap restaurant, or a lowered car driven by Mexican Americans

Grungy: Looking shabby or dirty

Groovy: Outstanding or nice

Pad: Where you sleep or live, your home

Sponge: Live off of someone else

Slang for Things

People, places, and things. Below, you'll find some unique terminology to describe things, from boob tubes to peggers.

Boob tube: Television

Boogie board: A short surfboard

Brew: Beer

Cherry: Mint condition

Five finger discount: Stolen

Flip flops: Sandals

Groady: Dirty

Peggers: Jeans with tight calves and ankles

Scratch: Money

Shades: Sunglasses

Tennies: Tennis shoes

Threads: Clothes

Zilch: Zero

Zit: Pimple

How about the use of the word "super" when it should be "very".

thanks bruv wrote:

Please rename the thread "Phrases that shouldn't be used by any person under any circumstances"

Agree. I don’t know if Twitter phrases count for these lists but I really hate all the “I don’t know who needs to hear this but....” tweets and the tweets that end in “thanks for coming to my TED talk”.

There is a lot of good content on Twitter but I cringe whenever I see posts that include the above.