Back in Ye Olde 90's we had totally tubular stuff like grunge music, boy bands, jelly shoes, and the commonly held delusion that it was the 1960's.
So ... pretty much exactly like now but with thinner eyebrows, crappy dial-up internet, and we still had Betty White.
The 90's may be gone and back again as far as fashion is concerned, but language hasn't exactly ridden that same wave.
Reddit user Enexprime asked:
"What are some 90s terms that are no longer used today?"
So let's talk about it. What don't you hear anymore? Have you found yourself comfort-watching Living Single and realizing Khadija sounds like an alien?
No? Just me?
Multiple Deaths Happening Here
"... NOT!!!!"
- chichi_benson
"I only ever hear Borats voice now when reading the word NOT"
- stephen_spielgirth
"Someone on here pointed out to me that the modern version of 'NOT!!!' is 'said no one ever.' "
"Which is fascinating since it shows how humor has evolved over the last 20-30 years."
- BW_Bird
"I mean… 'said no one ever' died out years ago too. It feels like memes had that phrase everywhere just yesterday."
- Anon419420
GiphyHow We Discuss The Highway
"Information superhighway."
- gingerbreadporter
"Surf the web"
- nevercontribute1
"Even the word “web” in reference to the internet has almost completely disappeared."
- thomthehipposlayer
"The bomb dot com."
- kramerica_intern
"When I was doing back end development for corporate websites back in the early 2000's, lots of enterprise developers were saying 'www' as 'dub dub dub.' lol"
- cardcomm
Okay Which Part Are We Talking To And Why?
"Talk to the hand."
- llcucf80
"Talk to the elbow because the hand ain't worth the extension."
- allanmonroe
"I always did 'Talk to the booty, cause the hand's off duty.' "
- Lwmons
"Talk to the hand cuz the face ain’t listening!"
- Ri-chanRenne
"Talk to the hand talk to the butt talk to the man from Pizza Hut."
- SirRemington159
"Radical" Used To Be A Good Thing
"I still say things are 'rad,' but I haven’t said 'radical' or heard the term 'radical' used in a 'that’s cool' context since like ‘95 or ‘96."
- ghosts-go-boo
"I use 'rad' frequently but I’ve found Northern California is hella welcome to all kinds of slang, man."
- beard_lover
"I only use 'radical' to describe political radicalism, but every time I do I always think of the group I'm talking about busting some phat moves at the skate park."
- MarvinLazer
"Yeah I only hear 'radical' brought up in history or math classes right now."
- KoopaTrooper5011
Posing As A Hater? Cringe.
"Being a 'poser' was THE worst insult where I grew up, people were often criticized for being too big for their boots and dressing like rock stars."
"Nowadays, with social media etc, everyone is invested in their own brand management and if you think it’s cringe, you’re a ‘hater.’ "
- AGuerillaGorilla
"20 years from now when someone asks this same question on this sub, I'm sure 'cringe' is gonna be one of the answers."
- dbigya00
"I still feel like poser is a pretty solid insult. It's all about the delivery, you gotta dress it up a bit."
- thedoomdevice
We're Deeply Uninformed
"My wife got made fun of by our friends kid for using the term 'word on the street.' "
"It really blew his mind when we told him we needed the '4-1-1' on why it’s not cool anymore."
- Treibemj
"People still say 'word on the street.' It Still shows up in new rap songs."
"That’s as close as I’m getting to the streets, but those young men seem like they know what they’re talking about."
- MrBurnz99
Guac Is Still Extra
"All that and a bag of chips!"
- Wishyouamerry
"I use that at Chipotle. Sometimes I get the "did you really just say that?" look."
- BitPoet
"My mom says a version of that to my cat because my cat gets so excited when I walk into a room."
"My mom's like, 'she's not all that and a bag of catnip!' "
- StarWars_Girl_
Timing Troubles
"Call me after 7 when it’s free."
- False-Boysenberry673
"Alright yo man, you’re wasting my minutes! I’ll call you at night."
- temp7412369
"Oh man this one really takes me back."
"When I was a kid and I wanted to play telephone with my friends and my mom always reminded me to call after 7."
- batyoung1
To Doy? Or Not To Doy?
"No Doy"
- XxBoognishxX
"I always loved that yelling DOY meant the same thing as yelling NO DOY."
"It is truly one of the great mysteries of the universe."
- JohnSnowsPump
"I had to say it to remember it. Lol"
- ironh19
"I discovered there’s a whole segment of the population that use 'Duh Doy' — which is an inferior usage of the term, in my opinion."
- kula_shakur
"I say doy but I spell it doi. wasn't alive in the 90s though"
- bebedumpling
Suffix Situations
"-meister"
- papachon
"I work with a guy who's last name is Burmeister, I always call him 'The Burr-meister' like a 90s surfer, it annoys him."
- careater
"Wait are we not saying that any more? Douchemeister."
- alexrt87
"Is there anything more 90s than the Stiffmeister?"
- Zal_17
"My best friend from high school in the early 2000s is still 'Bakermeister' in my phone lol"
- weissingaround1
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Redditor Tight_Anywhere6794 wanted to hear about the things parents have said in the past that haunts everyone still, so they asked:
"What insult have your parents said, that is stuck in your head as an adult?"
I've been blessed with the mother I had.
So I can't speak from experience.
But I've heard parenting horror stories.
Bad Expressions
Sad Kid GIF by 1tvGiphy“'You’re so annoying.' Said to me as a young kid while I was expressing enthusiasm over some new interest. Later my father complains I never tell him anything."
foppishyyy
Mean Spirited
"What did I do to deserve a fat kid?"
Silosolo
"My parents also mocked me for being fat, and outright physically abused me as in forcefully grabbed my fat child manboobs or slapped me while calling me fat-related names."
"A lot of people at school did it too, so obviously I have a lot of self-image issues like I never let anyone see me without clothes these days. The worst part is that I legitimately internalized a lot of hate, I could never care for myself enough to actually get fit."
FoeWithBenefits
What's My Name?
"My parents divorced when I was young and they hate each other. My mom would call me my dad's name when she was really upset. What makes it worse is that I confided in her that I never wanted to be like my dad. She used that ammunition against me."
Discarded_Pariah
"That's awful. You are your own person. You aren't your father."
blksmnr
Unfunny
"'You can't even laugh right.'"
"My mom in a weird moment I thought we were bonding. There's something inherently extra evil when someone tells you your joy is wrong. Told her I'm engaged and hoped she could at least be happy I'm happy and she ghosted everyone to the point the family thought died. She's a mess."
BlindEditor
"I'll never understand parents that are so hard on their own children that they can't even be happy for them. So their sole function is to bring misery to their offspring?"
macabre_irony
Evil
Oh My God Wow GIF by The Roku ChannelGiphy"My little brother was drowning, I tried to save him but also almost drowned, we got rescued by a neighbor. My mom told me that they should've left me in the pond. I haven't spoken to her in many years."
Ilookbetterthanyou
Good Lord. How do people like this exist?
Tragic.
HIM
"She told me I was acting just like my father when I would get upset. I would just get kinda pissy and sulk. He would go on rampages and scream and hit and throw things. He pushed her down the stairs once. I would never lay a finger on my current partner. The worst part is I look just like him. I was wondering if my mother always expected me to turn into my dad. I prove her wrong every day."
rot_grl
10 Years Old
"When I was ~10 years old, my mum once said 'If I could go back in time and make sure I never gave birth to you, I would in a heartbeat.'"
"Never forgot it. Talked to her about it a couple of times years later and her responses ranged from 'That never happened' to 'Oh yeah and I suppose I’m just the worst mother ever' and finally 'Yeah but I didn’t mean it, you know that.'"
"Messed me up tho tbh. Another one was '[older sibling] was the only child we actually planned for, the rest of you were accidents.' I don’t think it was intended as an insult, but being told your entire existence was an accident as a child kinda stung."
SpiderP*bes
Failures
“'You’re the biggest mistake I ever made.' - my mother when I was 5. I’m 32 now and it’s been the undercurrent for our relationship ever since, constantly wondering if anything I’ve achieved or struggled for is something she’s genuinely proud of or just relieved to say I wasn’t a total failure on her part."
thefaehost
Generational Issues
"Not a parent but a grandparent, I was adopted when I was 12 years old (my parents were both drug addicts so I was in and out of foster care most of my life) my adopted mother's father turned to me on Christmas Eve when no one else was around and said 'My daughter should have never adopted you, she should have let you stay on the streets where you belong'… he got nicer as he got older and sicker but I couldn’t find it in myself to forget what he said even almost 10 years later. Went to the funeral for moral support but was indifferent about his passing."
samweather227
Just Me
Sad Kids GIF by Cian DucrotGiphy"I was an only child and lonely. When I asked for a sibling, the response was 'If you want to know why we don't have more kids, go look in the mirror.'"
Responsible_Fly_3565
Some people should never have children.
Awful.
"What is something you no longer have patience for?"
Off The Clock Means OFF THE CLOCK!
"Working outside of work hours."
"I used to go above and beyond, now I only put in what is required."
"Life is too short to live only to work."- Chesterfieldcat
"The working world."
"My life doesn’t revolve around working here and it never will."
"It will never be a part of my identity."
"I come in, do the job, make money, go home."
"Don’t expect me to come to all the work happy hours so I can pretend how much I love working here."- nuclearsalt
Some Things Just Don't Get A Free Pass
"Sh*tty people getting a pass 'because they're family'."- cgulash
angry homer simpson GIFGiphySay What You Mean, Not What You Feel
"Having to guess what people REALLY mean by something they said."
"I take everything people say at face value now and don't replay conversations in my head to find out the real meaning anymore."
"Be passive-aggressive if you want to but talk to me like an adult if you really have a problem."- WateredDownSalt
EYES ON THE ROAD!
"People who text and drive."
"You're driving a giant piece of metal propelled by explosive liquid."
"Pay attention."- MasterfulNothasie
The Only Life That Should Concern You Is Your Own
"People and groups of people that only talk about other people."- Turf98
"People who can’t mind their fucking business and are always worried about what other people are doing."
"If it doesn’t effect you, f*ck off."
"It’s literally free."- wackwackwackjpg
GIF by WWEGiphySome People Didn't Mind Social Distancing
"People invading my personal space."- Mighty-Foreskin
Influence Can Be Dangerous
"Anything that has “influencer” in it."- chemistcarpenter
Indoor Voices People...
"Streamers screaming, losing their sh*t, breaking things, and having tantrums."
"I used to think this was so funny now I just can't stand it; I can't even watch a streamer if I notice they're not using their normal talking voice." - Reddit
Fail Oh No GIF by G2 EsportsGiphyTaking Responsibility Is A Sign Of Maturity
"People who constantly blame others for the situation they are in."- SuvenPan
Time Is Precious And Shouldn't Be Wasted
"Waiting on people who are constantly late to plans."
"I will wait 15 minutes then excuse myself."- Dabbles-In-Irony
There's Multi-Tasking, And Then There's Just Being Rude...
"People being on their phone while in a conversation with you."
"Seriously."
"Put your phone away!"- rosieblinkstime
Phone GIF by Poehlmann FitnessGiphyIt Takes So Much More Effort To Be Nasty...
"Bad manners, unkindness and general rudeness."
"It costs nothing to be a nice person and from someone who works in a customer-facing industry, attitudes, sadly, appear to be getting worse."
"It really makes me cross."- Bellamiles85
At Least They're Being Transparent
"Medicine commercials with worse side-effects than the thing being cured."- mrbbrj
Wasting our time and thoughts about things that we know can only bring us down is simply no way to get through life.
It's essential to live our lives by taking the present moment for what it is: a present.