TW: Boomers use 'woke' more than other generations, hate 'OK boomer,' 'mansplain,' slang survey finds

[China]

Boomers use 'woke' more than other generations, hate 'OK boomer,' 'mansplain,' slang survey finds

 

About 80 percent of Americans say they use slang, and 50 percent of Americans admit to using slang words they aren't sure they are using correctly, according to a survey of 2,000 people from online language learning platform Preply. The most commonly used slang words, the survey found, are "ghosted" (someone ends communication without explanation), "salty" (exceptionally bitter, angry, or upset), "on point" (exactly right, perfect), "woke," and "GOAT" (greatest of all time). 

 

(You're welcome.)

 

But "for every slang term we love, there's a slang term we hate — and some are more hated than others," Preply says in its report. "'OK boomer' topped our list of most-hated slang. A number of baby boomers undoubtedly took offense. It tied for the No. 1 spot with 'bae,' a modern slang term for significant other, at 29 percent." The boomers hate "mansplain" even more, and they're the most likely generation to use the word "woke" — which, among all generations, is the fourth-most-hated slang word, the survey found. 

 

 

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[Spaceman Spiff]

If you're over 30 and use any of these phrases, go **** yourself. 

[mistertim]

OK, boomers.

[Ball Security]

9 minutes ago, China said:

Boomers use 'woke' more than other generations, hate 'OK boomer,' 'mansplain,' slang survey finds

 

About 80 percent of Americans say they use slang, and 50 percent of Americans admit to using slang words they aren't sure they are using correctly, according to a survey of 2,000 people from online language learning platform Preply. The most commonly used slang words, the survey found, are "ghosted" (someone ends communication without explanation), "salty" (exceptionally bitter, angry, or upset), "on point" (exactly right, perfect), "woke," and "GOAT" (greatest of all time). 

 

(You're welcome.)

 

But "for every slang term we love, there's a slang term we hate — and some are more hated than others," Preply says in its report. "'OK boomer' topped our list of most-hated slang. A number of baby boomers undoubtedly took offense. It tied for the No. 1 spot with 'bae,' a modern slang term for significant other, at 29 percent." The boomers hate "mansplain" even more, and they're the most likely generation to use the word "woke" — which, among all generations, is the fourth-most-hated slang word, the survey found. 

 

 

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Is Bye Felicia older than Gen Z?  It’s got to be close.

[Jabbyrwock]

8 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

If you're over 30 and use any of these phrases, go **** yourself. 

 

you seem low-key salty about this survey.

[mistertim]

3 minutes ago, Jabbyrwock said:

 

you seem low-key salty about this survey.

 

Why even give him the satisfaction? You should have just ghosted him like

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

12 minutes ago, Jabbyrwock said:

 

you seem low-key salty about this survey.

 

I'm pretty sure the phrase "go **** yourself" is anything but low-key.  

 

But I see what you did there.  Well played, sir.  

[Springfield]

33 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

If you're over 30 and use any of these phrases, go **** yourself. 

youre high key salty af breh

[balki1867]

I'm on the extreme young end of Gen X'ers (born in 1980) and my friends reguarly used 'salty,' in college describe someone who is upset.  I'm glad to see we influenced the next generation.

[mistertim]

Honestly, "Bae" sort of surprised me. Not something you really hear very often. At least I can't remember hearing it much.

 

I'm technically a "Xennial", which makes me sound like a psychotropic drug.

[Llevron]

You don’t hear bae a lot but can confirm it gets the doodoo face from me every time. 
 

Mom used to say it and we had to have a talk. Same with the wife’s mom. They had their own little echo chamber growing and I had to destroy it. 

[Spaceman Spiff]

1 hour ago, Springfield said:

youre high key salty af breh

 

does anyone say high key?  I've only heard low key.  

[Llevron]

11 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

 

does anyone say high key?  I've only heard low key.  

Cool people say it to other cool people. So…yea you probably wouldn’t hear it often. 

[Spaceman Spiff]

6 minutes ago, Llevron said:

Cool people say it to other cool people. So…yea you probably wouldn’t hear it often. 

 

oooooooh, you carried me there, bamma! 

[mistertim]

I have to admit that "bamma" is possibly one of my favorite slang terms in history.

[NickyJ]

Outside of ES, I have NEVER heard someone say "Bye, Felicia". Which is pretty based. You know what's not based though? That list. Because it didn't have "based". I think that's acidic.

 

2 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said:

If you're over 30 and use any of these phrases, go **** yourself. 

[Spaceman Spiff]

1 minute ago, mistertim said:

I have to admit that "bamma" is possibly one of my favorite slang terms in history.

 

Because if you hear someone use it, you automatically know where they're from.

 

On a similar note, if you have to explain what you mean when you say you're from the DMV...or can get anywhere in the DMV, it's just a lost cause.

[Llevron]

5 minutes ago, NickyJ said:

I think that's acidic.

 

 

If you don’t ban him for this it will just get worse he hasn’t learned anything @Jumbo

[NickyJ]

5 minutes ago, Llevron said:

 

If you don’t ban him for this it will just get worse he hasn’t learned anything @Jumbo

Fine, fine, I won't say it. It's gucci.

[Springfield]

Bamma low key slaps ngl 

[PleaseBlitz]

Surprised “Karen” didn’t get listed, especially by Boomers resentful of being called Karen. 

[Simmsy]

...salty isn't an actual term?

[Warhead36]

I miss Huggy Lodown's "BAMMA OF THE WEEK." Some of the funniest segments in D.C. radio history.

[Jumbo]

44 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

Surprised “Karen” didn’t get listed, especially by Boomers resentful of being called Karen. 

 

 

check this out---my one sibling, a ten year older (estranged) sister, is a fox news fan from day one and in her last 20 years or so became a 'conservative fundy xtian' of  a familiar form: extremely ignorant even regarding her own religion but very assured in all her opinions while being aggressively anti-facts/science/msm/dems/pu8blic schools and lefty cities and 'all their anti-american propaganda' (i.e. thinks obama winning proves there's no 'real racism' anymore) and has all the other basic mental deficiencies that makes one of 'those people'  the glorious specimens they be...and her name is karen  

 

born 77 years ahead of her time 

[CousinsCowgirl84]

1 hour ago, PleaseBlitz said:

Surprised “Karen” didn’t get listed, especially by Boomers resentful of being called Karen. 

Karen is their wife and they know better.