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Funny how many of these became mainstream and stuck around
Which means Gen-z slang will be the norm for a century as well.
That's lit, fam fr ong
Do one the other way like
Flower power … bloommaxxing
It’s not my bag … Ohio
Out of sight … POG
Huh. The only one whose meaning is obvious to me is the fake one.
I would have thought Ohio was more negative. Gen Z doesn’t remember the cuyahoga river catching fire more than a dozen times. Apparently you can even eat the fish from it now (determined between trump terms, so it might even be true)!
How to talk to your grandparent, the boomer
The few that remain which actually remember what flower power was all about.
I like how it has "Bringing me down" = "Taking off a high" but then also has "Taking off a high" at the bottom.
groovy
Far out.
Isn't some of this taken from AAVE? Like "crib".
Oooooh. So gold is the same as money!
Very useful.
up your nose with a rubber hose
it it don't fit, sit on it
Hold on, if you’re going to make it multiple choice you gotta do all of the nicknames for weed too.
(The) Grass, Pot, Mary Jane, Acapulco Gold this Chick, Bird gave me made me Freak Out and Flower Power
Post title should be in the brandnewsentence community.
Bummer, man. Keep on truckin!
I wasn't ready to sip this tea
guess I'm mid
Solid
I need one of these to figure out Gen Z lingo.
I’ll start with one
Bro: a person of any gender directly addressing another person of any gender
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2026
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