Words the youngsters are using.
Discussion
As a Dad, I like to keep up with the new words my kids use. I do this as I’m interested in how language evolves and I also like using the words (often out of context) to embarrass my children.
Last year they were using the word “peng” Eg, kids in 2017 “those shoes are peng” I then (in 2018) use the word after it’s stopped being current and modify it for greater cringe factor. “Those shoes are penging” “anyone want a pengcake” “it’s pengdamonium” etc.
Now I hear them saying “it’s gas” eg “this party is gas” I pointed out that the Rolling Stones were singing about “jumping jack flash is the gas” in the 60s. Apparently that’s totally different though as they just say something “is gas”. Young people can’t possibly be doing anything derived from old people.
Yesterday I heard my kids friends talk about something being “crepe” I thought they said crap. but apparently ”crepe” also means good.
Everything is “super” now as well. “ that car is super nice” “this is super hot” I heard Canadians using this phrase years ago but now it’s become commonplace in the uk.
Last year they were using the word “peng” Eg, kids in 2017 “those shoes are peng” I then (in 2018) use the word after it’s stopped being current and modify it for greater cringe factor. “Those shoes are penging” “anyone want a pengcake” “it’s pengdamonium” etc.
Now I hear them saying “it’s gas” eg “this party is gas” I pointed out that the Rolling Stones were singing about “jumping jack flash is the gas” in the 60s. Apparently that’s totally different though as they just say something “is gas”. Young people can’t possibly be doing anything derived from old people.
Yesterday I heard my kids friends talk about something being “crepe” I thought they said crap. but apparently ”crepe” also means good.
Everything is “super” now as well. “ that car is super nice” “this is super hot” I heard Canadians using this phrase years ago but now it’s become commonplace in the uk.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 13th February 12:18
We probably had similarly annoying affectations,
One I have noticed is a manner of speech, lads in particular using a sort of gangster-ish clipped thing, my youngest sometimes slips into it, I just point out that you are white and went to quite a posh school, so its not really working.
Saying brought instead of bought, language evolves, i get that, new phrases and usages but brought and bought were fine before, one means I have an object with me and the other means I purchased it, why use one in place of the other ? that isnt evolution, its misuse, and its intensely annoying.
One I have noticed is a manner of speech, lads in particular using a sort of gangster-ish clipped thing, my youngest sometimes slips into it, I just point out that you are white and went to quite a posh school, so its not really working.
Saying brought instead of bought, language evolves, i get that, new phrases and usages but brought and bought were fine before, one means I have an object with me and the other means I purchased it, why use one in place of the other ? that isnt evolution, its misuse, and its intensely annoying.
Zoon said:
"lit" is a new one.
I think it means good.
Yes! I saw someone on the internet commenting that something was "Lit AF" which means it was extra amazingly good. I think "AF" is "as f**k" but you just say "A F" you don't say the words themselves, even when spoken allowed. I think it means good.
15 years ago, things were "book" because Nokia phone predictive text made everything "book" by default instead of "cool"
I heard one of my kids going on about bacon in a funny American voice. It was only much later when I started watching parks and recreation that I realised one of the main characters Ron Swanson loves bacon and the ‘bacon’ memes were from him.
I think these even an iPhone gif of him saying it.
None of them had ever seen or heard of the character or the show though.
I think these even an iPhone gif of him saying it.
None of them had ever seen or heard of the character or the show though.
El stovey said:
I heard one of my kids going on about bacon in a funny American voice. It was only much later when I started watching parks and recreation that I realised one of the main characters Ron Swanson loves bacon and the ‘bacon’ memes were from him.
I think these even an iPhone gif of him saying it.
None of them had ever seen or heard of the character or the show though.
"Give me all the bacon and eggs that you have...."I think these even an iPhone gif of him saying it.
None of them had ever seen or heard of the character or the show though.
El stovey said:
Yes I think it was originally but I think this has evolved into crepe being other good stuff now.
So your jacket could be crepe. Like they are as good as good shoes,
Not heard anyone use that. So your jacket could be crepe. Like they are as good as good shoes,
Sometimes hear people use the term peak, like, s
ts peak fam. Means like, thats a bit of bad luck there old chap, or oh dear, that's unfortunate. 
Safe!
Things are also bare, bare what I am not sure!
A couple of teenagers were having what I assume to be some kind of conversation on the train the other day and I set a new record by being able to understand 2 out of 5 words they spoke in a sentence, language evolves, at 33 (hardly old but no longer young) I sadly can no longer keep up, so defer back to the basic English I was taught at school
Things are also bare, bare what I am not sure!
A couple of teenagers were having what I assume to be some kind of conversation on the train the other day and I set a new record by being able to understand 2 out of 5 words they spoke in a sentence, language evolves, at 33 (hardly old but no longer young) I sadly can no longer keep up, so defer back to the basic English I was taught at school
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Thot is big in our house at the moment, apparently a promiscuous woman, although used jokingly towards the wife. As in "what's thot up to?
Think it's an abbreviation of That Ho Over There.
Mum just threatens to merk them (kill).
I quite like the term thot, I think it's good fun to say, I guess the modern British equivalent would be "sket". Think it's an abbreviation of That Ho Over There.
Mum just threatens to merk them (kill).
Bare just means lots of.
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