• алсааас [she/they]
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    51 month ago

    it’s mostly just internet lingo. English is not my native language either and I sometimes have the opposite problem: I know/use the internet definition/meaning but not the “official” one lol

    Urban Dictionary is your friend in such cases, that’s where I usually go for stuff like this

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        1 month ago

        understandable, but tbh my terminally online brain finds it funny and sometimes genuinely interesting what kind of bs ppl come up with

    • Norah - She/They
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      1 month ago

      it’s mostly just internet lingo.

      Spend more time around people under 25, while they’re around other people who are also under that age. I hear it a lot.

      Edit: To be clear, I’m not even under 25. Just spend a lot of time with people who are. Makes you feel old when younger folks ‘code-switch’ and use different language choices with you…

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        1 month ago

        one could call that an “oof moment” lol

        but tbh I will probably feel the same when I have to talk with the “skibbidy toilet” generation (aka gen alpha) in the future
        (I only recently found out what that even is 💀)

    • AItoothbrush
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      21 month ago

      Im kinda an english native depending on definition but for a very long time i mainly used it on the internet so sometimes i use too many contractions and slang with people who are not as good with it which can lead to confusion.