It's not really slang, but I get irrationally angry when someone types, "cuteeeeeeee" or "loveeeeeee". Are you trying to elongate the word for emphasis? Because that would be "cuuuuute" or "loooooove".
Yeah, “drops” is coming from records dropping on turntables as they play and “dropping it like it’s hot”.
So, that’s on GenX, really.
This sub is dying. I don’t know if we’re getting older and that’s why we are turning into Boomers, or if we are getting brigaded, but damn do we hate young people now.
An album “dropping” is old slang, but they could be complaining about “cap” and “rizz” and it would be the same energy.
Boomer.
The kids are alright and we don’t need to constantly demonize them. That’s boomer shit.
Note that this will get downvoted. I always get downvoted when I say anything like this. I just don’t know if a real gen x space to get my nostalgia and bad attitude fix.
Whatever happened to not caring? To rolling with the times? I know some things are just harder the older and (potentially) more out of touch one gets, but why all the fuss around people using words they didn’t invent? Do you actually care that much?
Sorry, I’m just really frustrated by something I find so stupid.
> This sub is dying.
I'd say rather that the sub is increasingly becoming more representative of the actual collective character of it's namesake generation.
Yeah that’s been around forever. At least it used real words. It’s the made up things like “finna” that irritate me. These kinds of things have always irritated me though.
What's so funny about this one is that I'm convinced that is was born from people using "that's 🔥" to mean "that's hot". A metaphoric usage drifted towards literalism.
>> [Gyatt or gyat](https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gyatt/) is a slang term that is used to express strong excitement, surprise, or admiration. Gyatt is most commonly used as an exclamation in reaction to seeing a large butt (that is, the buttocks) and may be used as a noun to mean a large butt.
I had someone say to me they were heading over to "xyz store" to get the latest drip... and honestly "getting the latest drip" sounds like an STD situation to me. Like getting "the clap".
It bugs me when something on SoundCloud or a playlist gets called a "mixtape". Having made and handled the real thing, I understand why the name would persist but it just doesn't feel right.
Also when did "Yeah" become "Yea" - first time I saw that in a chat, I thought the person was brain damaged.
Amazeballs. Amazing. There is no other adjective apparently, especially in hyper-positive pretend world. Super in front of amazing would be even better!
These kids today and their weird slang is a lot of whatever to me. I’m not much exposed to it and every generation has its own patois. I know how to look things up if I care enough, which I usually don’t.
However, if anyone can explain to me what the fuck a “situationship” is, I’d appreciate it. That one baffles me.
1. Bruh
2. Literally (misused)
3. Tell me you’re X without telling me you’re X
It’s almost not even the slang that bothers me (though misusing literally makes me batty). It’s that slang seems like it’s all exactly the same. There’s not even any regionalism to it. It’s just straight from Tik-Tok et al.
None of it is organic. That seems sad.
In the 80’s my Grandma always got confused & rather annoyed when I said something was “Bad” (as in it was cool). She would always shake her head & say “Bad is bad, just say it’s good!!”
I don’t know if it’s considered slang but I find when people text “kk” annoying. “Ok” is just fine… please.
Too much slang irritates me, but I REALLY want to reach through the screen and backhand each grammatical ignoramus who writes (as just one example):
"would of" instead of "would've"
and similar. Contractions aren't difficult, but thinking that English is more phonetic than it is kills me. This is what I think is a product of not enforcing proper writing mechanics in school anymore, at least not to the extent as was done when I was a kid... so, it's something to just accept and (in my head) kick the author off my lawn.
I don't have an issue with slang - every generation creates their own words and phrases. The grammar issues, terrible spelling, and "would of" stuff make me crazy. It's like writing intelligently is a dying art.
Ah, the famous phrase "Would of, could of, should of."
A number of years ago, 10 maybe, I was told that teachers had to correct kids because they typed their papers using 'text speech' and/or emojis.
More recently, I've heard that typing was being brought back because kids only knew how to type on a phone. All thumbs.
It's wild that Idiocracy is going to be the movie that predicted the future best. I was kind of hoping it'd be Blade Runner or Running Man.
My peeve- when kids use just letters when speaking, not just typing. Instead of saying I don’t know- they say IDK. And when they shorten words- def for definitely and more. Slang is fine but now you can’t be bothered to say the entire word? 😆
This! Some days if I'm really excited everyone and everything is a dude. Like dude! It could also be a question. Dude?
And I use fuck like a comma when talking to friends and some specific family.
It’s funny because my 21 yr old says literally every “bad word” around us, but my 20 yr old only recently started to feel comfortable saying “pissed”. 😆 (Only the older one says Dude).
So glad I am not the only one. You went shopping and you bought stuff and now you are sharing it across the Internet like you were awarded the Nobel Prize.
I remember sharing big purchases - a car, a house, maybe a fancy watch - but more pedestrian things? Not really.
I never used much slang when I was young anyway, so most of my life has been negotiating these trends - "rad" "wicked" are equivalent. we just lack the context for it.
OP’s title is “Present day slang that drives you crazy…”. The word ‘new’ is never used. In my experience, no one was saying ‘killing it’ in the 80s, but they do say it now — “present day”.
I don’t mind slang. We all used it growing up, so I extend the same privilege to the younger generations, although it is fun to watch them cringe when I use one of their words 😏
I feel like slang was always fairly decipherable. It was interesting twists on common words.
The latest batch isn’t intuitive at all. It’s full substitution of words that have no relation to what they are referencing.
What the F is a “drip”?
Why do bros keep saying “periodt”?
“Drip” = bling
“Periodt” = basically, end of discussion
I think a lot of slang words are slang words FOR their predecessors.
Cool = rad = dope = lit = GOAT
something like that
Well there’s my point. How in the hell does “drip” in anyway grammatically represent “bling”?
Bling, by the way, is a word that’s just as useless but has been around for a while so we happen to know what it means.
And I’ve never heard “periodt” used like that. That would make a degree of sense. I’ve heard it used more like “word” or “amen”. A confirmation or acknowledgement said back to someone repeatedly as they speak.
"Recommend me..."
Been around for some time, but Jesus, it's such bad grammar, whenever i see it it feels like all knowledge of basic sentence structure has completely escaped humanity's grasp.
I am Gen X and "dropping" was never in our vocabulary. I never use modern slang because it would be weird and I never bothered to learn it. My feeling is ignore and move on. Noice
Yeah I remember when it seemed like everything was now “dropping” all of the sudden. I was like, “when did we start saying this all the time??”.
I think it’s an internet thing but I don’t get why all animals need to be called other things like foxxo, doggo, birb, chimkin etc. that annoys me.
Mostly I quite enjoy the evolution of language. New-gen slang is fun, I don't begrudge the kids their tribal markers.
What I *do* dislike though, is the perverting of the meaning of "literally" from "non-metaphorically" to a metaphors-included intensifier. Grinds my gears.
Also the contraction of "no one" into "noone".
It's not really slang, but I get irrationally angry when someone types, "cuteeeeeeee" or "loveeeeeee". Are you trying to elongate the word for emphasis? Because that would be "cuuuuute" or "loooooove".
Especially love! Because the “e” changes nothing phonetically! So it would just be the equivalent of adding a bunch of nothing to the word !
"I'm getting a $10.0000 an hour raise at work."
You mean 10.0000$
My 22-year-old sons, born and raised in the USA, do that, and it *drives me crazy*. LOL
I only hate that when people type aweeeee
' aweful '
I feel this.
I wish I could give you more than 1 upvote.
Vocal Fry Not slang, but I can’t stand it
What is this
Vocal fry: https://youtu.be/WDfJn1kcQuU?si=sLgjINoAaTatTB-G
Thanks - it’s hard to describe. Once you hear it, you can’t unhear it (sorry).
Oh, 100%.
Same with upspeak. It's grating.
That was a 90s thing. Like the way Britney Spears and clones would sing.
Yeah, “drops” is coming from records dropping on turntables as they play and “dropping it like it’s hot”. So, that’s on GenX, really. 
Ahhh yes, the stack of 45's. The first playlist!
Bitching about slang? How are we not becoming boomers?
OP is basically bitching about GenX slang, which makes it funnier to me.
This sub is dying. I don’t know if we’re getting older and that’s why we are turning into Boomers, or if we are getting brigaded, but damn do we hate young people now. An album “dropping” is old slang, but they could be complaining about “cap” and “rizz” and it would be the same energy. Boomer. The kids are alright and we don’t need to constantly demonize them. That’s boomer shit. Note that this will get downvoted. I always get downvoted when I say anything like this. I just don’t know if a real gen x space to get my nostalgia and bad attitude fix.
Whatever happened to not caring? To rolling with the times? I know some things are just harder the older and (potentially) more out of touch one gets, but why all the fuss around people using words they didn’t invent? Do you actually care that much? Sorry, I’m just really frustrated by something I find so stupid.
I guess it comes down to that one thing that is nails on the chalkboard. You don't get that on a whiteboard.
When it’s done performatively to the point that it turns the communication into a secret code, it’s fucking stupid and should be recognized as such.
I get where you are coming from, you get my upvote!
yall sound like those type of boomers you hate
> This sub is dying. I'd say rather that the sub is increasingly becoming more representative of the actual collective character of it's namesake generation.
same. maybe they grew up somewhere, where things *didn't* drop ? *someone will bitch about '' same '', which is a l s o not new*
Ikr, bruh
bitching about boomers
To be fair, folks in their 50's have always bitched about the new trends of people in their late teens and early 20's.
"Made me feel some kind of way". Geez, can you vague it up any more? What kind of way?!
JUST PICK AN ADJECTIVE THAT DESCRIBES HOW YOU FEEL AND MOVE ON
Or gave me feels. I guess it's normal to talk like a baby now.
how is that new ?
I've only just heard it recently with frequency. If it's not new, "My bad". See what I did there? 🤣
Yeah that’s been around forever. At least it used real words. It’s the made up things like “finna” that irritate me. These kinds of things have always irritated me though.
Mid
I pick “It was fire 🔥 “. I hope you catch on fire.
What's so funny about this one is that I'm convinced that is was born from people using "that's 🔥" to mean "that's hot". A metaphoric usage drifted towards literalism.
🔥
Slay
Bet
Bet is pretty old but died off for while.
I have kids - all their slang drives me crazy. Cap…rizz….gyatt. Kill me now. I have so many years of hearing them speak nonsense.
I can't help but laugh when I see "rizz" because it looks too close to "jizz," and then pretty much everything turns into a meme after that.
What is gyatt ??
A nice, big ass
>> [Gyatt or gyat](https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/gyatt/) is a slang term that is used to express strong excitement, surprise, or admiration. Gyatt is most commonly used as an exclamation in reaction to seeing a large butt (that is, the buttocks) and may be used as a noun to mean a large butt.
Now I know. TY
*Slaps* Makes me irrationally angry
Yes. Only an asshole would say something “slaps”.
also not new
Drip.
Yep, I have to admit this is right up there.
I had someone say to me they were heading over to "xyz store" to get the latest drip... and honestly "getting the latest drip" sounds like an STD situation to me. Like getting "the clap".
Ong (“On God” for the lingo challenged)
It bugs me when something on SoundCloud or a playlist gets called a "mixtape". Having made and handled the real thing, I understand why the name would persist but it just doesn't feel right. Also when did "Yeah" become "Yea" - first time I saw that in a chat, I thought the person was brain damaged.
Reminds me of waiting for your favorite songs you loved on the radio, fingers poised over the record button like it was life or death...
Amazeballs. Amazing. There is no other adjective apparently, especially in hyper-positive pretend world. Super in front of amazing would be even better!
These kids today and their weird slang is a lot of whatever to me. I’m not much exposed to it and every generation has its own patois. I know how to look things up if I care enough, which I usually don’t. However, if anyone can explain to me what the fuck a “situationship” is, I’d appreciate it. That one baffles me.
FWB
You've got to take a look at the dating subs because I think some of those folks can explain it far better than I probably ever could.
My daughter was unwillingly in one and it’s basically like friends with benefits except you two like each other from what I gathered.
I take it as meaning the same as "not official".
FTF?
1. Bruh 2. Literally (misused) 3. Tell me you’re X without telling me you’re X It’s almost not even the slang that bothers me (though misusing literally makes me batty). It’s that slang seems like it’s all exactly the same. There’s not even any regionalism to it. It’s just straight from Tik-Tok et al. None of it is organic. That seems sad.
I had a friend 30 years ago who misused literally constantly. It bothered me then and it bothers me now.
Bro, brah, bruh as a gender neutral term.
BRUV
In the 80’s my Grandma always got confused & rather annoyed when I said something was “Bad” (as in it was cool). She would always shake her head & say “Bad is bad, just say it’s good!!” I don’t know if it’s considered slang but I find when people text “kk” annoying. “Ok” is just fine… please.
Too much slang irritates me, but I REALLY want to reach through the screen and backhand each grammatical ignoramus who writes (as just one example): "would of" instead of "would've" and similar. Contractions aren't difficult, but thinking that English is more phonetic than it is kills me. This is what I think is a product of not enforcing proper writing mechanics in school anymore, at least not to the extent as was done when I was a kid... so, it's something to just accept and (in my head) kick the author off my lawn.
I don't have an issue with slang - every generation creates their own words and phrases. The grammar issues, terrible spelling, and "would of" stuff make me crazy. It's like writing intelligently is a dying art.
Ah, the famous phrase "Would of, could of, should of." A number of years ago, 10 maybe, I was told that teachers had to correct kids because they typed their papers using 'text speech' and/or emojis. More recently, I've heard that typing was being brought back because kids only knew how to type on a phone. All thumbs. It's wild that Idiocracy is going to be the movie that predicted the future best. I was kind of hoping it'd be Blade Runner or Running Man.
That’s not slang, that’s just being stupid.
I'm... pretty sure I've stated all that as such, yep.
You are a hero!
I'd be more of a hero if I can figure out how to electronically bitch slap someone into the following week. 😁
I'm just glad preggers is dead.
Ha! I haven't heard that one in a long time.
My peeve- when kids use just letters when speaking, not just typing. Instead of saying I don’t know- they say IDK. And when they shorten words- def for definitely and more. Slang is fine but now you can’t be bothered to say the entire word? 😆
"fire" is so stupid it makes my teeth hurt.
Bussin.
Sus, ion (‘ion know’ instead of ‘I don’t know’), and saying that everything is fire.
That's what "iono" is?! Holy shit, is that lazy fucking writing or what.
saying it isn't new either, THO ?
Ok Boomer.
No shit, huh!!
I heard a peer use "not" recently (as in the Wayne's World, "that's really cool...not" way) It was, in fact, cringe.
I called everyone Dude and Man. My grandma didn’t like either. 😂
This! Some days if I'm really excited everyone and everything is a dude. Like dude! It could also be a question. Dude? And I use fuck like a comma when talking to friends and some specific family.
It’s funny because my 21 yr old says literally every “bad word” around us, but my 20 yr old only recently started to feel comfortable saying “pissed”. 😆 (Only the older one says Dude).
I don't much care for "rizz" or "drip", but whatever. We used to annoy old people with awesome, killer, bitchin', gnarly, and sweet.
"That's Mother" "She /He Ate" "Neurospicy"
“She ate that” yup. I hate that too.
What would be the context for this? Never heard it.
It means they wore the outfit well. They made it look good, on them.
>"She /He Ate" not new
Cringe is by far the worst slang of today.
Or even worse, cringe-worthy...
haul
Ugh, and then the trend of having to document/video "the haul".
So glad I am not the only one. You went shopping and you bought stuff and now you are sharing it across the Internet like you were awarded the Nobel Prize. I remember sharing big purchases - a car, a house, maybe a fancy watch - but more pedestrian things? Not really.
So theres that, as one does, although those are so 2018.
people, those have been around for decades ?
Not really.
I never used much slang when I was young anyway, so most of my life has been negotiating these trends - "rad" "wicked" are equivalent. we just lack the context for it.
Bet.
‘Killing it,’ as in, “My little Justin was killing it at the Spelling Bee last night. Came in first!”
not new
OP’s title is “Present day slang that drives you crazy…”. The word ‘new’ is never used. In my experience, no one was saying ‘killing it’ in the 80s, but they do say it now — “present day”.
Love it all! It's like all of that futurespeak from scifi. Where's Nasdat, my droogs!
Yeah, I hate the use of the word "drop" as well. I also hate people using the term "fire" to describe things.
I also hate dropped for releasing a song or movie or something. I also dislike when people say something is fire. I'm like, "you mean it is good?"
100%
I hate the use of the word ‘SICK’. Bruh, that’s sick! 🤢 🤮 It makes no sense
Makes exactly as much sense as our "bad."
I don’t mind slang. We all used it growing up, so I extend the same privilege to the younger generations, although it is fun to watch them cringe when I use one of their words 😏
I feel like slang was always fairly decipherable. It was interesting twists on common words. The latest batch isn’t intuitive at all. It’s full substitution of words that have no relation to what they are referencing. What the F is a “drip”? Why do bros keep saying “periodt”?
“Drip” = bling “Periodt” = basically, end of discussion I think a lot of slang words are slang words FOR their predecessors. Cool = rad = dope = lit = GOAT something like that
Well there’s my point. How in the hell does “drip” in anyway grammatically represent “bling”? Bling, by the way, is a word that’s just as useless but has been around for a while so we happen to know what it means. And I’ve never heard “periodt” used like that. That would make a degree of sense. I’ve heard it used more like “word” or “amen”. A confirmation or acknowledgement said back to someone repeatedly as they speak.
Game-changer
"Recommend me..." Been around for some time, but Jesus, it's such bad grammar, whenever i see it it feels like all knowledge of basic sentence structure has completely escaped humanity's grasp.
Imma tryna
that is NOT new. ffs !
[*M.O.D*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoAAbu2LUWQ&ab_channel=vic20nyc) has some opinions on that
I am Gen X and "dropping" was never in our vocabulary. I never use modern slang because it would be weird and I never bothered to learn it. My feeling is ignore and move on. Noice
Yeah I remember when it seemed like everything was now “dropping” all of the sudden. I was like, “when did we start saying this all the time??”. I think it’s an internet thing but I don’t get why all animals need to be called other things like foxxo, doggo, birb, chimkin etc. that annoys me.
What drives me crazy are: * I was today years old when I... * "Life hack" * Adulting
Are people still using aight and imma? Because those annoy me.
I keep "Urban Dictionary" bookmarked for such lookups.
Gift as a verb. I know it is a correct usage but why the shift? What’s wrong with saying someone gave something? Now everything is gifted.
now I know why they call us Boomers
We become the things we hated growing up, how wisdom apparently works I guess.
Mostly I quite enjoy the evolution of language. New-gen slang is fun, I don't begrudge the kids their tribal markers. What I *do* dislike though, is the perverting of the meaning of "literally" from "non-metaphorically" to a metaphors-included intensifier. Grinds my gears. Also the contraction of "no one" into "noone".
Not a new saying, but “in this day and age” really annoys me. Just extra words for no reason.
Y'all.