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
Aight, fly honies and homies - yall heard Reddit. Now it's on you to tell us what's up.
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french stereotypes GIF by CheezburgerGiphyKnob.
Also, consider some of the variations; knobhead, knob cheese, knob gobbler...
When I read in a recipe recently that called for a knob of butter, I immediately felt insulted. 😂
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My English boyfriend said "Screw off you coffin dodger!!" Meant to be shouted at old people.
Oh I'm gonna keep this one in my arsenal! Mostly because most old people where i live have no clue what it means.
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bike GIFGiphyJog on you tosser.
As a Brit, I don't hear this enough anymore.
Similarly: "on your bike, bellend!"
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You complete and utter twat.
Dunno if its an American thing or just in my area, but I've only ever heard it pronounced "twot" before. I could be wrong but I think in the movie Easy A its pronounced like that as well, but I don't know why that even comes to mind.
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angie imacelebau GIF by I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! AustraliaGiphyWhat a numpty.
"That's my girlfriend, you numpty!!" Is my favorite Harry Potter quote.
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Do one you bloody pillock.
I'm American and I tried using the word "bloody" one time and my brother told me to STFU cause this wasn't Harry Potter. :(
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Enough Pulling Hair GIF by OriginalsGiphyYou're getting on my tits.
It's a cruder equivalent of 'you're getting on my nerves'. Said by guys and girls.
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Well, nearly anything can be a British insult when you put the word "Absolute" in front of a word.
For example, I could say: "You absolute doorknob" and it would sound like an insult!
Same goes for "complete and utter".
Eg: "you complete and utter muppet".
Also: muppet.
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Neo Yokio Giant Toblerone GIF by walter_GiphyThe Scottish do this really well.
I was working in Scotland last year and standing at the bar in a hotel. It was quite busy, and they were a bit drunk and loud.
The guy at the back keeps pushing his mate, telling him to move forward when he turned and said "I canny occupy tah same space as him you Toblerone".
I laughed so hard I nearly cried!
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Reminds me of a Michael Macyntire (I think?) bit where he suggested anything can be used to replace "drunk" when you're British.
"We got proper bungalowed last night."
"Jessica was completely and utterly side tabled yesterday."
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crazy homer simpson GIFGiphyMy friend calls people "absolute watermelons" and I love it.
You don't really even have to put anything after absolute.
"OH you ABSOLUTE.... trails off in disappointment*
Pat-Pat
Was at a limmy book reading a couple of years back where a bunch of drunk teens kept shouting it out loud for no reason. Everyone round them were just telling them to shut it. I reckon it's gone from "heh, that's quite funny" to "freaking honking patter" in a lot of people's minds.
And you Ma?
Cocina Mauricio GIF by Avon MexicoGiphyYa dad sells Avon!
Yer da guards statues.
Under rated!
Rhymes with Jerk
What a berk. Not used as much nowadays but I still like it. Same with the insult "pleb".
Berk has fascinating origins. I believe it comes from Cockney Rhyming Slang (poetry) short for Berkshire Hunt... as in, C*nt.
So Berk is a totally mild and generally acceptable way of saying C**t.
My gran called my a bloody berk once. Great.
Treasonous Ways
bonnie gordon GIF by AlphaGiphyWhen I was angry at my mum once she tried making me a cuppa tea, so I took it and poured it down the sink.
Legally speaking, according to the magna carta you are no longer British after committing such an act.
Glassworks
Not seen window licker yet?
I know right. I'm so far down looking for it... and then I found you.
And just between us... my fave thing of the week was a photo of a frosted up windscreen with MONG written on in massive letters... and the caption, I can't believe someone just did this to my car... it took me 30 minutes to lick it off.
I hate myself for laughing.
Move Along
carpool karaoke adele GIFGiphySod off, you prat.
I love the phrase dozy prat, so add that and that's perfection.
Fur and Liquor
Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries.
There is some deeper meaning to this, hamsters breed indiscriminately and elderberries were commonly turned into booze...
Mags
can't wait meryl streep GIF by MauditGiphyI have an older Scottish friend who said her mother used to call everyone she didn't like a "bloody Maggie thatcher."
Loss of Nice
I'm not British, but I used to date a very prim and proper girl from Cambridgeshire.... she was embroiled in a feud with a workmate for a while during our relationship, and at one point things got so bad that they both stopped using "kind regards" at the end of emails and just switched to "regards." It was brutal.
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People Share The Most Gen Z Comment They've Ever Heard
Generation Z, the generation that follows Millennials, are now somewhere between the ages of seven and 24. With the oldest of their generation being in their early 20s and late teens, they're bound to leave their mark on internet culture and social media.
Though we are still getting to know this generation, they have already shown themselves to be influential on the digital world. They're capitalizing off of their quirks with Instagram influencer brand deals and going viral for TikTok dance videos.
Since they've taken the reins, we see especially from the Black community, new waves of pop culture references that trend so fast it will make your head spin. Redditors told us some of the most typical things a Gen Z kid will say.
Redditor Maxibonlikesflags asked:
If you're trying to figure out what the kids are saying these days, take a look at this list.
Everyone older than 21 is a boomer now.
"'Ok boomer' to a millennial."
- nindesk
"I went back to college last year (I’m 31) and a kid in my class found out my age and was like 'I didn’t know you were a boomer.' I was so upset lmfao."
- girl_in-purple
"I don't know who you are, but I am also upset for you."
- WabbieSabbie
"I’m gen z and I have been called a boomer by a younger gen z’s."
- Child-Reich-66
"Me too, just turned 23 and regularly getting called a boomer by my little brother."
- NoSuspect3688
"I'm dying of laughter" reduced to an emoji.
"💀 this skull emoji when something is funny."
- simp4tedlasso
"Name a more accurate duo I'll wait..."
"Me: 😭✋"
- Phalanx_02
"Please😭🤚🏼 I forgot about that one 💀."
- simp4tedlasso
It's the "I understood the assignment" for me.
“'It’s the _____ for me.' 'Understood the assignment.'"
- Jatheone76
"I listen to a podcast and one of the hosts is obviously a Gen Z kid. She never stops saying shit like 'Can we talk about how literally obsessed I am with this?' Or 'Can we talk about how obsessed I am?' I don't care if I sound like a boomer, that drives me up the wall."
- ryanbuddy04
"I was watching a reaction video (don't judge me) of a young person and she was saying stuff like 'I'm screaming,' 'I'm dead,' at mildly amusing things and she was stone face while saying this."
"The disconnect between her words and actual actions was it's own amusement to me after a while."
- Lost_Afropick
"I'm a millennial and this just sounds like tumblr back in the day."
"'asfsgdgdhsgddjkkksjkkajks i'm SCREAMING.'"
- GloriousHypnotart
"Bussin" is AAVE for good food.
"Bussin."
- Lakeshow0924
"Sheeesh🥶 this sh*t bussin."
- Phalanx_02
"Bing chilling 🥶."
- OpenHead4
Gen Z doesn't remember 9/11
"What was it like before 9/11?"
- Verb_NounNumber
"Honestly I think whatever follows Gen Z will be a post-COVID generation. Children born before or during COVID who never knew about the world before COVID."
- AshFraxinusEps
"We'll tell kids about the days we used to be able to go to the supermarket without a mask. And when people could just go to other countries for fun."
- nerevisigoth
Are they being sarcastic or sincere?
"I love that for you."
- wedgiepick
"I don’t know why this phrase kind of p*ss me off. I feel like it almost sounds passive aggressive?"
- expreince_explorer
"Yes and condescending. It sounds a like a busy mum saying something to fob her child off."
- londonscappo22
Adding sparkles for ✨emphasis✨
"I feel ✨uncomfy✨"
- dead-crimson
"I want to ✨die✨"
- ElLoboLudo
"Related but unrelated to uncomfy: words like 'sewer slide,' 'unalive,' 'la dolla beans,' 'Ed Sheeran.' They're all words that people created because lots of sites (especially TikTok) censor content with certain words. Kinda punk, kinda dystopian."
- SirensToGo
"'Shreks worker or 'spicy accountant' for sex worker or 'seggsual' for sexual."
- mentallyillustrated
"It’s quite fascinating to see language change because of censorship in the digital world. Sounds really dystopian and cyberpunk to me. It’s also nice to see how creative humans can be to evade censorship as a collective."
- Khratus
"Some poor marketing intern's definitely taking vigorous notes on this thread right now."
- Headkickerchamp
"I'm like 99% sure this post was probably made by some 'boomer' marketing guy."
- Wastewatertastegood
Hopefully this list brought you a little closer to understanding the youngster's internet lingo.
But don't get too attached, the next trendy thing to say will have already come and gone before we know it.
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