These are all argot terms that you are too old to use after 40
Stop being so basic and start acting your age by typing these slang terms from your lexicon.
Usingslang can be fun. When you launchbaby WhereBed In a conversation, it can feel like you are part of a secret club, using a coded language that only a few privileged include. Here is the sad reality, however: using the slang, especially if you are40 years or more, Makes you look less hip and more as you cross a mid-life crisis. It's a bit like wearing a bad hair-you are not foolish everyone. Continue reading to learn the slang words and phrases that you must officiallyremove from your vocabulary If you are 40 years old or older. And for more lingo you lose, consult20 Argot Conditions in the 1990s No One uses Anymore.
1 All feel
If you are overwhelmed by emotion, you "haveall feel. He is a cute thing to say when you are a teenager or 20 years, while most of the things you get about do not have emotional particularly high issues, but whenYou are 40 And you say things like: "I have just finalized my divorce and I'm going to have all feels," you do not make the right of life. And for a more optimistic version on getting more,It's the only thing you need to know before turning 40.
2 Yolo
An acronym for "we only live once"Yolo It is often said just before someone is about to do something they probably should not. Of course, they are about to make a big mistake, but good, Yolo. At 40, it is officially time to stop behaving so that you know in advance are not big. Argot or not the slang, life is a having no excuse to be consciously stupid, so it is a disc not on the Yolo.
3 Totes
Totes is an abbreviation for "totally" that hilarious sounds from 20 years. But for the crowd, more than 40, it sounds like a severe warning not to forget your bags tote while going to the grocery store. "Totes, people! Never forget the bins!" And for worse habits that you are too told to have,This the need for an error label that you stop making 40.
4 Bed
When something isvery cool It deserves to be checked, it is described as "Bed. The only thing that needs to be enlightened in your world is lavender vanilla candles. And for more terms that have not been in style for decades, consultThe best slang conditions of the 1970s who are not cool today.
5 Cray-Cray
If something is extra crazy, it'sCray-Cray. Again, this is an example, we would like you advise to simply use "extra crazy. »
6 The fight is real
The phrase "The fight is real"Works for young people because it's semi-ironic. They use when they do not have enough change for fast food, or maybe forgotten their Netflix password and can not look at the last season ofBlack mirror. But at 40, the fight canActuallybe true, and it is appropriate to use this trouble argot. And for more nerdy sentences of your past, seeThe Best Argot Conditions of the 1980s Who are not cool today.
7 AIE Aie Aie!
This slang is usually accompanied by a snap of fingers, you know, just in case it has not been very clear this "AIE Aie Aie!"Means. We could offer many reasons why you should stop using this slang, but ridiculous in the end, the main reason is because it comes from a 1910 novel called children calledTwins Bobbsey at school. Yes, a novel for children. If you do not believe us, so take a lookfor you. This sentence is over 100 years old, and it was written for children. It's time to stop using it.
8 Basic
To bebasic is to take a little too much interest in ordinary or conventional things. This is the kind of insult that only rolls on the tongue when you are young enough for still care about little things like being cool and the social rejection of others depending on their interests of pop culture. You can do better. And for more useful information delivered in your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.
9 Sustenance
If something is little precise or unreliable, it is "Sustenance"-Courte for suspect. But when you say, the only thing that is some is, well, you.
10 Hangry
When the grumbling in the stomach was so ferocious that it sounds like a moving lion to kill him, you moved from a hunger notch toHangry. It is a word that combines essentially angry with hunger, because when you Hangry, you could very well hit a guy if he gets between you and a sandwich. Being Hangry is not a good look at a person over 40, however. At this point, in life, you must have the skills needed to give you a snack before your blood sugar falls at Hangry levels, or at least the emotional ability to control you when you feel voracious.
11 Explosion
Highlight someone, of course, refers to when a stormtrooper in one of theStars wars movies Fresh to good guys with their blasters. Wait, no, no matter, it turns out that it does not. TOput someone on his explosionReally means embarrassing them by revealing personal details that they prefer to remain secret. Honestly, we better like our definition.
12 Humble varnish
A humble boasting is to boast of your achievements while claiming it's not what you do. In other words, you will vanize yourself in an autocromatic way. One more than 40 year olds should not accuse a humble person boasting or identifying themselves as a humble Bragger. False humility is intended for young people and insecurity.
13 Applaud
When you have been insulted and reply with a brutal return, you have come back. (And congratulations, by the way.) But when someone more than 40 saysApplaudIt's just supposed that they talk about applause. As in, "you are applauding for me? Well, I'll just have to applaud you with more applause." Yes, it seems ridiculous, but a 40-year-old saying, "he faced."
14 Hand in hand
We all know what this slang now means. It's a way to put an end to a conversation by putting a barrier between you and the feast will. There was a time when you say to someone from "hand in hand"Was considered Saucy and unpredictable, but this time has long since - for everyone, really, but for mature adults especially.
15 Savage
If the wordSavage You automatically think of the lions on an African safari, then you should certainly not use it as an informal slang. Today, the word has more to do with the negligent attitude and bravading than the ability to devour a human with a powerful song.
16 Yaaaaaaas
It's "yes" but with extra emphasis. You are not just in agreement, you agree with REEEEEEEALLY. But if you have more than 40 years, it is better to say no toYaaaaaaas. You will just look like someone imitatorGuys "Wassuuuup" of these old advertisements of Budweiser.
17 Famish
When someone is like a family but they are not technically related to you, they are yourfamish. But after 40 years, calling any tight circle of friends your FAM is like calling your BFF a pair. At this point, you might also exchange friendship bracelets and sign directories from each other.
18 Whiz
Whiz is not a friendly greeting but rather an expression of surprise. It's an alternative solution to say "seriously?" - Although you are using the more traditional sentence if you have more than 40 years. Now that you are running out of a college (and for a few decades), it is high time. You stop using a variant on the wordboyfriend, especially with additional inflections that make it as if you say "bra". Because that's what everyone hears. They think you're talking about underwear.
19 Badhead
Come on, you can admit it. You think this word refers to the villain in a superhero movie. But in fact, when people under 40 usebadheadThey talk about a member of their social circle with a reputation less than stellar - someone who does not play with the rules, but you always respect them anyway. "Oh, like Lex Luther," Are you saying? You see, this is exactly why some clamping terms have to excrete you.
20 Delicacy
When something is done especially SLICK, it does so with finesse. You candelicacySomething or even be meticulous. "I lent this guy $ 20 and now he never refuses him?I totally formed! "It's not just similar situations do not arrive at people over 40, but a person of your age simply sounds more mature with the language like" scammed "or" cord ", rather that words that came out of a song featuringBruno MarsandCardi B.
21 Spill tea
This argot speaks was inspired by the southern women who chat on tea cups. If you areoverflowThis means that you share particularly juicy gossip. But if you have more than 40 years, most people will assume that you are literal. They will think you really dumped tea and rather than leaning nearby to hear what you need to share gotters, they will bring you a towel to clean it.
22 I am dead
Obviously, this argot sentence is not literal. When someone says "I am dead, "The involvement is that all that has just been said is so funny or true that it sent them to the figurative sense to an early grave. However, pleasant of your own premature death is only charming if you are Years from this deadly coil. When someone more than 40 years old makes such a proclamation, he tends to be a little more disturbing. Do not make your friends ask if you joke or if you just received someAlarming Medical News.
23 Bye, Felicia!
First pronounced by a rapperIce Cube In the 1995 comedyFriday, "Bye, Felicia!"Is a way of telling someone to get out of your face and stop getting bored. Now you could argue that it is perfectly acceptable to say this argot sentence from a period of time (the 90's) in which many people over 40 have been becoming more and more. In addition, you could remind us that cube ice is now 49 - so if it can say it, why can not you?
Well, the thing is that cube ice was only 26 when he said, "Bye, Felicia. "And he certainly did not run it out all the time because he is older, wiser and knows that there are more adult means to tell someone to leave you alone thatRepeat a line of a film of 1995.
24 Humid
Most of us in our 40s and over have a very different definition for the wordhumid that children today do. For us, if something is Dank, it means it's cold and wet, like a basement of Musty in winter. But be called Dank today, especially by a younger person, is apparently a good thing. This means that you are particularly cool or enviable. Nowadays, you want to be Dank, as strange as it sounds. The basic rule is that if you can not sayhumid without imagining the wordhumid-What frankly enough, enough to shudder someone - so it's better to avoid it quite.
25 I can not even
When a 20 year old child says "I can not even, "We all know that they only lose patience and have trouble dealing with. When someone more than 40 says, it's probably because they still have thrown his back.
26 Adult
If you have more than 40 years, everything you do is technicallyadult. And if the behavior of adults is rare enough in your life that it should be identified as such, you have more problems than to be too enthusiastic aboutmillennial slang.
27 OMG
Sometimes abbreviations are useful. They take a long sentence and shorten something that is not such a bite. CornOMG-Short for "oh my goodness" or "oh my god" - do not save yourself so much to save time and consonants like that makes you ring as if you are a pre-teen who has just learned that they learned to have a puppyfor Christmas.
28 Wig
This argot term is actually a kind of hilarious. It's a strange way to say that the truth has been exposed, from the shock that people live when a wig is torn from the head without permission. But just because this slang makes us smile does not mean that it is something that suits anyone over 40 to use. Announce a room from your peers that there has been awig And that's quite possible that they will think you're talking about a real stolen racketeer. As in, "there was an eruption of toupe flights in the area?"
29 Boujee
When you want to call someone bourgeois, but you want to do it in a way that you think you have just confused with a Teletabbian character, you call themBoujee-which can also be spelled "Candle". At the age of 40, you should have a vast vocabulary full of colorful means and not so bizarre to insult someone to act as they are above all this.
30 Thirsty
This is not the kind of thirst that can be made of water or other liquids. This is a thirst for foreign approval, friends, anyone, really. If you are obsessed with your Twitter after, with how much Facebook likes your last message has received or with the receptioncompliments of someone you are attracted by, you arethirsty. However, none of these features should never apply to a person over 40; At this stage of life, you should have enough self-confidence and yourself that you do not depend on external validation.
31 Hashtag
Using a hashtag in asocial media La Poste is perfectly acceptable at any age. But in conversation with other adults, you should never - and we want to say never shout the wordhashtagFollowed by a random word as if what you discussed has the potential to become viral. You do not seem seeming like a hipster of knowledge that are ironic on blurred lines between online and real worlds; You will look like an elderly person who is confused and disoriented and not certain about which it works all this "internet thing".
32 Do not @ me
In this argot sentence, the symbol "@" is stenographic "to" that, of all the words of the English language, is the last in need of shortening. The approximate translation is "do not come to me", and although it is mainly used inSocial media postsYou will also hear the occasional millennium say aloud. Frankly, "Do not @ me"Is just or even acceptable for the generations to use, so do not even worry about trying to integrate it into your vernacular online. Sorry, it's just the truth, do not @ us.
33 Ghost
When you disappear from someone's life without explanation, you areghost them. Or at least that's what we call if you are a teenager or twenty something that always uses Tinder. If you have more than 40 years, just call this behavior what it really is: to be a fool.
34 Tear down
In a modern context,lively is about succeeding in an extreme way. You have not just closed the job interview, you have cooked it. But if you are in your forties of elderly and older people, would probably kill you think of a certain resident of SunnyDale teenager who literally kills vampires (although Buffy tutaaphored killed, too.)
35 Canceled
Before the internet age, we thought that the only thing that could be canceled was a television show or a medical appointment. But nowadays,canceled Does the slang to give up something - an idea, a fashion style, an online obsession, a person - because it's no longer fresh or fashionable. As in, "you are 40 years old and you use Slang? Yeah, you are canceled."
36 Trill
Trill is a way to call something true and real without saying the two words. Because obviously saying two words when you could say that invented words have more sense if you are under 40 years old.
37 IRL
Short for "in real life"IRL is intended to distinguish something that is happening in the real world as opposed to the "fictitious" world of the Internet. If you have more than 40 years, your world should happen "in real life". There is no other option. If you spend more time chatting with online foreigners than IRL, consider your clock call.
38 Scream
A person who follows massive muscles and seems to have protein shakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. However, if you mean one of your friends that they look like they have beenhit the gym, then you should just tell them that they seem to have hit the gym. The only people who can get away with the use of the wordscream are rats of gymnasiums and twenty moments that make it in a semi-ironic direction.
39 Mom
Lord, the passing singer aged 22, had to explain this argot term to his older audience when it used it to describe itKim Kardashian. Like herwrote about his tumblr: "Among the young is a compliment; it essentially means that I will adopt me / be my second mother / I think of you as a mother silhouette that you are so epic." "If you have more than 40 years, chances are high. A realmom-So this one must go too.
40 I'm shaken
The 2019 definition of "I'm shaken, "As used by younger people than you, means that you are stunned or shocked, usually unable to face. But if heard this slang you ask if there was an earthquake in your area or you Allows you to start braking the AC / DC choir "you shaken me all night", so it's probably an indication that you should not use it.
41 Emoji fire
The excessive use of emojis is not something that a person over 40 should do, especially when these emojis are spoken rather than sending by text. Just blurred "emoji fire"" "" Smiley face emoji, "or" thumbs up emoji "is not the same as using a real emoji in a text. You just seem like a crazy person.
42 HELLA COOL
If something is so cool that this is taken at an extra level of freshness, it isHELLA COOL. But you know what is not Hella cool? Someone in her 40s who always thinks it's cool to say things like: "It's Hella Cool!"
43 Literally
Unless you use the word to signify "in a literal sense", you literally need to stop sayingliterally. Like now. At once. We do not literally laugh.
44 Left on "read"
When you send a text text and they read the message but never move to answer (or just ignore you), you have been "playback. "Now, apart from the fact that this kind of slang will confuse your 40-year-old friends, it also indicates that you access a little too much mental energy on things like text messages. You are cultivated -up, And you should have better things to do with your day than to complain about the speed with which your texts are returned.
45 Falser
You may have noticed a recurring pattern in many slang words included on this list: they tend to describe situations or behaviors that people over 40 should no longer be involved in.Falser is a perfect example. It's a slang for excuses that are not sincere, where it is very obvious that you say only "sorry" of a sense of obligation, but you would probably make everything you are excuseling For luck. So, to say that the falusspology makes you look like an atoda of 40 years for cheating on a high school test. Do not say that - and above all, do not do something you need falussopize.
46 Take the
When people tell you to "take the, "They tell you that you have failed in everything you were trying to accomplish and it's time to admit defeat. The" L "in this case means" loss ". This sentence could be cute and funny among The boys of the school yard, but your colleagues will not be so amused when you say that their project is a failure and that they should just take L.
47 Highkey
In the world of slang, people use the word as synonymous with "very", "really," or "seriously" -cas in, you should never use the wordhighkey Unless you want to look like a posiek.
48 Turned
Getturned usually involves a combination of alcohol, drugs and othersIllicit substances and activities. If you feel obliged to use this word, you use the problem, "a second glass of Chardonnay? I'm about to get turnt! " - Where you haveAging problems This probably needs to solve.
49 Hundo P
It's short for "one hundred percent" and it is used as an affirmation synonymous with "totally" or "absolutely". ("Do you think Ben should go out with Monica?" "Hundo P!") But getting out of your mouth, everyone is going to be quite certain that" Hundo P "is just your way to boast of your new Hyundai sedan.
50 Shadow
To throwshadow is ofHul insults; If you launch a nuance to someone, you dissolve them essentially. When people over 40 say they throw shadow, however, everyone supposes they only put a beach umbrella and try to avoid theseDamage UV rays.
51 Jomo
Jomo is an acronym that means "the joy of disappearing" because it is sometimes more fun to stay at home and miss the party than to fear from disappearing (Fomo) at the right time. But when you have more than 40 years, you should just say what you really want to say. You prefer to take a hot bath and watch a movie on the couch on the seizure of a nightcase with friends, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
52 Phubbing
When you are a snobbed by someone, you're trying to talk because they are concerned about their phone or iPad, they arephubbing you. Hope this is not a situation that you,In your 40s, we often treat - but if you are, you have bigger things to fear than using too many clamp terms.
53 Babe
Here is the thing about the modern slang: it really changes fast. Even children do not use the word "baby"Which means" above all "- to refer to their partners with love. Today, talking about your Bae will have people who will assume that you mean a large body of water, especially if you have more than 40 years .
54 GOAT.
GOAT. is an acronym that represents the "biggest of all time"; It's also the name of a very goodLl cool jalbum. But when you say it in conversation among your older friends, you run the risk of people who think you're talking about real goats.
55 Jk
"Jk"Is short to" just laugh "and people use it when they want to be perfectly clear that what they said was a joke. However," JK "often has a picious-aggressive connotation to her, almost like the" Joke but not jokingly "of the digital age. And when you are 40 years old, you know that the set "just laugh" does not work. You can not just say something bad and wipe it by following a "pleasant!" Simply avoid fighting and slang - by never saying anything that deserves a "JK" in the first place.
56 Wake up
Someone who iswake upis Hyperraware, usually politically progressive, on sexism, racism or another social injustice. As an adult, it is perfectly acceptable - and encouraged - to be "awake", but the only time you should describe as such is when this secondCup of coffee Booted.
57 P
It's short for "pretty" -as in, "I'mp Excited to go out tonight. But when you say it and you have more than 40 years, people will always think that you are talking to go to the bathroom.
58 As if!
STEMMING FILM HITDisapparative, "as if"Is used in younger crowds to express disbelief, similar to the phrase" yeah, right! "Let's just say that there is a reason why this slang speaks was popularized by a high school girl and not a father of 40 years.
59 Stan
Inspired by aEminem song of the same name, if youstan Something, you are an obsessive fan. But use this word for your next social function and we guarantee that people will think: "Who is Stan? There is no Stan here. Oh boy, is it to getdementia? "
60 Preserving
In younger crowds, you could hear pregnant women called "preserving. "It might seem cute from another twenty-something, but we guarantee that it is the last thing that every pregnant woman wants to hear from an older adult mouth when they share their great news.
61 TBH
It's an acronym that means "being honest" -andTBH, it should never be pronounced by you. Why? Well, not only are you going to seem silly to use it, but the people you are talking about too will probably not even even know what you say.
62 Additional
When you try a little too strong or that you were a little too much on top, you areadditional. Here is an example in a sentence: "Do you see that the couple of mysterious tries to act as they are in their 20 years? Oh my God, they are so extra."
63 Otp
An acronym for "a real couple", "Otp is often used to describe acelebrity relationshipthat you care a little too much. If your first thought was: "Oh yeah, I get it likeTom Hanks andRita Wilson! "So you're too old to use OTP.
64 Refine
If the point of the language is to communicate ideas, then short circuit torefine What children would call an epic failure. It just makes you sound like apurring cat.
65 Keep it
People use the phrase "keep it"-Often on social media sites like Twitter - when they want to express their disdain for something. An example:"Taylor Swift Just go out with a new song? Keep it. Think about it as a shorter way to say "keep it away from me", which you should do exactly what you should do with regard to this saying.
66 Netflix and cooling
When children use "Netflix and cooling, "They usually refer to someone more and more intimate time. But in your forties? He describes exactly how you spend most of your Friday nights literally.
67 Boat
This is a delicate problem. Wordboat is short for the relationship, but it is often used as a verb, as in you "ship" two people you want to be in a relationship or believe to represent true love. If you, say, thinkHumphrey Bogart andIngrid Bergman inCasablanca Are the perfect fictional pair, you would say that "I ship Humph and Ing." You are already confused, do not you? Let's move on.
68 Dirty
When someone behaves bitterly or angrily behaved, you could describe them as beingdirty. Unless you have more than 40 years, that is to say, in what case describing something as salty should be reserved for the kitchen.
69 Folo
Otherwise known as "fear of missing"Folo The creeping anxiety is it if you leave the party too early - or worse, will not come at all - you will discover the next day that you missed the social event of the year. But one of the luxury to reach 40 is to realize that staying at home can be much more satisfying than any part. Your FOMO should be long in your forties, alone with your use of this word.
70 TL; drudgery
Short for "too long, did not read"TL; drudgery is a strange argot abbreviation that young people use to indicate that they will summarize a story. Is it strange when teenagers and tweens say it aloud? Yes. Is it even stranger when a 40-year-old person does? Absoutely.
71 Slide in your DMS
When you do not have someone's number, but you would like to know them better, you "drag in their DMS" (with DMS referring to direct messages onsocial media) There is no way for someone more than 40 years to say that without seeing scary. If you have organized a reading with your child's best friend, you probably should not tell her mother of "Slide in your DMS. "
72 Goal
It has the same definition as the usual "objectives", but as argot term, it is used as adjective. Example: "ringing younger than I am even if everyone knows that my real age isgoal. "But be clear, it should not be.
73 Sorry not sorry
This good cancellation of OL 'excuses is easy to recognize that the sarcasm of a 20-year-old child. But when you reach 40, it is simply irresponsible and undecided. ("Seriously, Bob, are you sorry or are not sorry?")
74 Ratchet
The term slangratchet was initially intended for an insult, as a way to call someone spitting or wicked. However, sometimes it can be a compliment. As a hip-hop producerPhunk Dawg once explained"[Ratchet is] Not necessarily negative. You could say" I'm ratchet "to say" I'm real. I am ghetto. I am what I am. "It can also be light." The modern slang is strong enough when you have more than 40 years, but argot words that have more than one definition are only a disaster recipe. Do you really want to call someone looking for thought that you are nice but they think you broadcast them? Do not risk that.
75 Stupid
This is a delicate problem, especially if you have spent all your life using the wordstupidSaying stupid. Apparently, Dumb has developed a new meaning in some circles, as a substitute "really" or "very" -as in ", this test was hard hard." It's a hard tiber to walk and that could probably get you offending someone. It's better to jump this one too.
76 Krancier
Krancier was invented for the first time byCONAN O'BRIEN In 1993 as a false word curse, this one "the censors do not know quite what to do with it again." The word has developed several definitions over the years. Does it mean that something is especially cool, orfashionable, or people are from Iversion? Or is it always, like O'Brien wanted, a way of swearing without really jurirring? It is better to play safe and let this slang alone.
77 Cash Me Osside, Howbowdah?
This curious phrase is inspired by a teenager who appeared onDr. Philandthreatened to fight the whole public. His lazy draw is translated as ", catch me outside, what about it?" - It meant, "Take this outside."
Basically, "Cash Me Osside, Howbowdah?"Does something you say with a joker to a friend when you're trying to look hard, but you're not serious about fighting them. The line could land with millennia, if only because they all have all Given the clip here. But people more 40 tend to be alarmed when a counterpart disputes them to dissipate.
78 Snatch
Do not confuse that with a wig torn off.Snatch Only the new "on Fleek" and it is used in the same way to describe something that is really about. Trust, however: you can just call things "really impressive" or "on the point".
79 TOAssuuuuupup
The 90's called - and they want to remind you that you are in your forties now and you say "Wassuuuuupup"Is the version of your generation asking for help to children to connect to the Internet.
80 THICC
THICCIs supposed to be a compliment, refer to a voluptuous and full figure woman with curves in all the right places. But it's never a good idea to comment on the size or weight of person, even if you want it positively. These are troubled waters that must be avoided at all costs.