Every dad has this moment: that moment when your kids roll their eyes at the slang you've used most of your life and say, "dad, nobody says that anymore."
My moment came when I used the word, "hip." "Man, that's really hip." "Dad (eye roll), no one says 'hi' anymore." And apparently, "cool" is...er...not cool anymore.
Every generation has their own language of slang words, and while some people love them, others find them completely annoying. Well, a new survey reveals the most popular slang terms out there right now, and many of them are also the ones people simply can’t stand anymore.
The survey by OnePoll finds that Bae is the most commonly used slang term, followed by SMH (shaking my head) and Lit, while on the flipside, GOAT (greatest of all time) is the most annoying slang term, followed by Bae and Hangry.
Most importantly for me: when is a person too old to use slang? The majority of folks think those over the age of 43 are too old to use slang, 20% actually think it’s not okay for those over the age of 25.
25!!!!!!
The survey by OnePoll finds that Bae is the most commonly used slang term, followed by SMH (shaking my head) and Lit, while on the flipside, GOAT (greatest of all time) is the most annoying slang term, followed by Bae and Hangry.
Top Ten Most Commonly Used Slang Terms
Bae
SMH
Lit
Fam
Hangry
Thirsty
GOAT
Keep It 100
Gucci
Fire
Top Ten Most Annoying Slang Terms
GOAT
Bae
Hangry
Gucci
Ghost
Fleek
Stussy
TFW
Throw shade
SMH
And of course, there are dos and don’ts when it comes to where slang is appropriate. For example, 37% of people say it’s never acceptable to use slang at work. Along those lines, 55% of people are against using “lol” in an email to their boss, while close to half think it’s also bad to use it in an email to a co-worker.
So, are we cool?