Yeah, well you’re being leggort ! (just made it up. Though there are a limited combination of combining letters. Googled five nonsensical combinations until I got a solid “Did you mean…”)
Every generation has their ‘in’ words. And, they usually keep most of these words the rest of their lives. Trying to keep up with a younger crowd’s slang is practically impossible, the older you get. Whether it be 30, 40, 50, etc.
The difference between jargon and slang is between constructive usefulness and deliberate obfuscation. I admit technical terms can mutate into slang and vice versa.
Children need boundaries and limits. Adults need to respect each child’s right to privacy. Children like to have secrets about what dad bought mom as a gift.
FreihEitner Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The precise reason why slang of any kind, but especially “cool” slang, is just a bad idea and a waste of time.
pearlsbs almost 3 years ago
Bummer!
Doug K almost 3 years ago
If only that was all it took for “new words” to go out of style/use.
syzygy47 almost 3 years ago
Yeah, well you’re being leggort ! (just made it up. Though there are a limited combination of combining letters. Googled five nonsensical combinations until I got a solid “Did you mean…”)
Ratkin almost 3 years ago
Lame, passe, fuddy-duddy, quaint, uncool, OK boomer.
Sanspareil almost 3 years ago
Wow! what she said was so Gear Fab!
ACK! Premium Member almost 3 years ago
At least “cool” is still cool. (Prolly should’na said that.)
donlackie almost 3 years ago
It can also mean you are trying too hard to be cool… Which is apparently part of the joke.
Mighty Phavahg almost 3 years ago
Ha! I will display my superlative knowledge on my grandkids today!
trainnut1956 almost 3 years ago
I can really Grok this.
WaitingMan almost 3 years ago
I turned 68 recently. Stopped trying to be cool about twenty years ago. I now fully embrace impending geezerhood.
Michael G. almost 3 years ago
“I’m in with the ‘in crowd!’” – Dobie Gray, Nov. 1964
awcoffman almost 3 years ago
Far out!
YippiKiAyMofo almost 3 years ago
I’m cheugy….and quite proud of it, actually.
Lee26 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Every generation has their ‘in’ words. And, they usually keep most of these words the rest of their lives. Trying to keep up with a younger crowd’s slang is practically impossible, the older you get. Whether it be 30, 40, 50, etc.
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
The difference between jargon and slang is between constructive usefulness and deliberate obfuscation. I admit technical terms can mutate into slang and vice versa.
richdell almost 3 years ago
Groovy
fullmoondeb Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bitchen!
Csaw Backnforth almost 3 years ago
That’s just the bee’s knees! By the way, how does one pronounce cheugy?
Mayor Snorkum almost 3 years ago
I was going to ask how to pronounce “cheugy,” but thanks to today’s strip I don’t have to bother, since the expression’s already old and uncool.
The Brooklyn Accent almost 3 years ago
I’ve been cheuglin’ since the late 1960s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyI9r0CCu74
PaulLeckner almost 3 years ago
Children need boundaries and limits. Adults need to respect each child’s right to privacy. Children like to have secrets about what dad bought mom as a gift.
Ebenezer Stooge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
23 skidoo.
Brian Fink almost 3 years ago
It’s cool Pam, I still dig you.
ChukLitl Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If it’s mainstream enough that you’ve heard of it, it’s time to change the code. Most things most say aren’t worth interpreting.
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Dope!
InquireWithin almost 3 years ago
I still remember the day the “Macarena” became passe — Rudy Giuliani tried to do it at a baseball game. Overnight lamesauce (like that?)
gopher gofer almost 3 years ago
なおい!
i’m so out of touch that i’d never heard of this word before this moment…
bakana almost 3 years ago
An old Psych experiment: Invent a “new” slang term.
Begin using it yourself at every opportunity.
Keep track of when you begin using it and wait to see how long before you begin hearing Other People using it.
montylc2001 almost 3 years ago
Far outradbitchintubular
mistercatworks about 1 year ago
Yep. 23 skidoo, daddyo.