• @RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works
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    872 months ago

    I guess it was inevitable that my fellow millennials would carry on the age-old tradition of shitting on the younger generation’s new slang, styles, and behaviors. I don’t know why I thought we might break the cycle.

    • Zombie-Mantis
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      722 months ago

      True, but this example feels a lot less malicious than other “young generation” humor. It’s mostly just poking fun at the stark contrast between the youth culture of now vs. the 1980’s, rather than just denigrating the modern youth.

    • @CuriousRefugee@lemmy.ml
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      412 months ago

      I’ve found that as an Older Millennial, I actually relate to Gen Z quite a bit and get along with them well. It’s Gen Alpha that I never have any idea what the hell they’re talking about.

      L8er sk8ers!

      • @MBM
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        382 months ago

        That’s gen alpha you boomer :P

      • @BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world
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        152 months ago

        Most of Gen Zs slang makes sense and you can easily figure it out from context. It even sounds better than older slang in conversation. Skibidi is an exception. W.T.F is that supposed to mean? Is it a verb? An adjective? Both? It sounds dumb and seems to mean nothing…

        • Match!!
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          102 months ago

          the thing it means is “nonsense (derogatory)”. does that help

        • @fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de
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          2 months ago

          It’s probably an interjection or an onomatopoeia, like all the other things people say that aren’t really words.

          Why it could be an interjection:

          • people just say it unprompted and without context.

          Why it could be onomatopoeia:

          • the word skibidi represents nothing except the sound you make while saying it

          Any other ideas?

        • @shani66@ani.social
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          12 months ago

          I saw a comparison and it feels like the good is getting gooder and the bad is getting way worse.

      • @grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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        22 months ago

        I think it’s my favourite!

        Watch a couple videos and it’s easy to see what vibe it’s gesturing at

      • JackbyDev
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        12 months ago

        Do you hate the videos or people’s obsession with them?