words not in the past

[Soft*Silver]

ALH started a brilliant thread about words from the past...and it got me to thinking about the words I didnt grow up with...and that my parents and grandparents never heard that are common everyday words to us. I will start with the basics...you all add your own!

computer

laptop

cell phone

digital camera

moon walk (both astronaut and Micheal)

murse or man bag

Mirsa (spelling?)

bird flu

AIDS/HIV

[Guy]

I heart

fail

epic

preggers

lol

[Abigail Crabby]

lol ...

gobsmack...

fugetaboutit...

biatch...

bizatch...

five by five ...

[Soft*Silver]

klap on klap off

fast food

streaming movies

microwave

frozen food

ultra thin tvs (what do they call them?)

[AtLast]

palmtop

wifi

POC

POE

domestic partner

tweet

blog

HD

beeper

texting

sexting

same-sex marriage

trans

cisgender

............... this is fun! Thanks, softness!

[Dante]

~ ~ ~ cheesy ~ ~ ~
I hate that word! :sigh:

[The_Lady_Snow]

oh my gay!:sparklyheart:

[BestButchBoy]

iPad.

Cloud computing.

iMac-anything.

iPod.

dawtcom.

Digitize.

Pixels.

Facebook.

Windows are just not part of a building anymore.

Blackberry isn't just a fruit anymore.

Social media.

Kindle.

[Dante]

~~~ closure ~~~

[Dante]

~~~ hip-hop ~~~

[Gemme]

I-anything
MP3 player
CD/DVD
Laser disc
Digital 3-D
Geek Squad
Social networking sites (fill in the blank)
delivery (to go along with softness's fast food)

[Julien]

baby's daddy
road rage
Twilight (the book)
unsub (Criminal Minds)
Glee

[blush]

reality tv

[Soft*Silver]

wow..do you know I dont know half of those words??? Why do they call the predator an unsub on Criminal Minds? I always wanted to know that. And how did the term cismale come about?

seat belt (my grandparents didnt know this term!)

plasma isnt just part of blood anymore

botox

satellite dish

teflon

ergonomic anything

push up bras...wonder bras...

what are those things called that packs your body is so it looks slimmer and younger..skins?

car seats

safety helmets

invisible band aids

[Gemme]

Spanx (slims you)

[Dante]

~~~ sex rehab ~~~

[Soft*Silver]

octomom

collagen lips

talk shows

home pregnancy tests

drive thru (fill in the blanks)

test tube babies

[Dante]

~~~ oxycontin ~~~

[UofMfan]

Twitter, and how we now conjugate it as a verb.

[Jess]

baby's daddy
road rage
Twilight (the book)
unsub (Criminal Minds)
Glee


the unsub stole my babydaddy!!!

great list!

cisgender also a great one.. took me months to figure that one out
along with EMO.. wtf? we used to just say "the sad lookin kid"..

[KayCee]

Blueray, hub, lcd, led, newbie, to diss, sms, email

[Dante]

burka

vegan

[Dante]

avatar

ebay

[WolfyOne]

bandwith
hard drive
download
caphalon
Yahoo
AOL
MSN
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Google
MP4
lastly, the wonderful world of credit and debit cards
because back in the day, it was cash or checks

[Dante]

" wardrobe malfunction"

[homoe]

social media !~~~~~

[homoe]

Dude~~~~~~:cowboy:

[homoe]

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Woke......


Cancel culture....

[C0LLETTE]

I seem to have missed the transition from "cool" to "chill".

I had no idea what they were talking about till the neighbour kid took me aside.

[Bèsame*]

Extra

another way to say someone or something is too much or over the top

[homoe]

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Dope......

very good, excellent; "cool"

[Bèsame*]

shade

Sneaky actions, comments

[Bèsame*]

ghosting

Stopping all communication

[homoe]

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Bitcoin......

[Orema]

Photobombing

From Wikipedia: Photobombing is the act of purposely putting oneself into the view of a photograph, often in order to play a practical joke on the photographer or the subjects.

https://i.postimg.cc/m2Qx0gJZ/Sally-and-Mrs-Reed-4095065677.jpg
This image taken in Wales in c.1853 is possibly the earliest example of a photobomb.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photobombing

[homoe]

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:goodpost:......

[~ocean]

" word " ........

[~ocean]

" recognize "

[homoe]

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usually in a manner regarded as patronizing.

[homoe]

“hangry”......


Bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger..

[homoe]

Snowflake......

2010s derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an unwarranted sense of entitlement, or are overly-emotional, easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions.

[homoe]

Snatched

If a person's hair, makeup, or outfit looks particularly fab, they’re snatched.

The term originates in ball culture and the LGBTQ community, and you’ll hear it on any episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

In addition, it’s also used as a verb to describe your reaction to something amazing.

[homoe]

Zoomers


First, there were Boomers, then came “OK boomer” (as a snide comeback to an older person), and now we have a name for the generation of people saying “OK boomer".

It is a poetic justice that Zoomers are now linked through rhyme to the older generation. I've never had anyone say "OK boomer" to me, but if I do, they'll receive the ole "stink eye".

[homoe]

shelter in place

Shelter-in-place is the act of seeking safety within the building one already occupies, rather than evacuating the area.

[homoe]

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The media seems to delight in using the word "shutter" when referring to businesses that have closed down! I don't get it!

Since when has "shut" not been good enough?!

[homoe]

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New Normal....