40 words more than 40 years old do not understand

As you get older, it becomes stronger and harder to follow the last slang.


It's sure to say thatlack of communication There are older and younger generations since the dawn of time. But it is also sure to say that this gap-that with the hyperdrive speed of the internet, the rise of smartphones and emojis and the constant influx ofNew words On a daily basis (if not scheduled) - has never been so deep. So if you have more than 40 years and you look like youth around you talk about foreign languages, do not fear. We assembled here allwords you need to know. So read it and never go out of the loop again. And for older wordswould have understand, checkYou know you have more than 40 years if you use these words.

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Enlightened

annoying guest dances at holiday party
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When something is especially great. Like: "This holiday is lit!" And for more terms that will not help you integrate with the younger generation, discover50 obsolete words that age you instantly.

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Additional

woman turned off by rich man
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Just like with extra fittings on your ice or hot dog, "Extra" is used to mean an excessive, dramatic or too much.

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Otp

Older couple laughing together
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An acronym that represents "a real couple". And for the terms of slang that have been invented when you may have grown, check25 common words that did not exist before the 1970s.

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DMS

Instagram app open on smartphone
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A sin,Can I slip into your DMS? The acronym means direct messages and refers to Twitter or Instagram.

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Tinder

tinder is something people under 40 say
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Yes, it's the name of the application of popular encounters. But some young wicked use it to refer to a person who is essentially "undata". And for a fascinating story about the language you are talking about, checkThe amazing origins of the terms of the argot of every day that you constantly use.

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Buzz

Bumble
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It's the least frightening of dating applications. When two singles are connected to Bumble, it belongs to the woman to make the first move.

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Thin

woman working on laptop at home
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Most often used as a verb, loyalty implies that a person goes very well or succeeds in what they do, at the best level possible. It is usually synonymous with similar phrases such as "grinding", "on my grinding" or "flexion". And for more useful information delivered in your inbox,Sign up for our daily newsletter.

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Plug

plug is a phrase people under 40 use
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In the world of today's promotion, the catch has become a word with a slight shade of annoyance. This means promoting oneself from oneself, its goods, its product or a company. And for the words that young people in your life will just not get, checkOld Slang Terms, children born after 2000 will never understand.

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Keep it at 100

keep it 100 is a phrase people under 40 use
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As in, one hundred percent. "Keep 100" 100 "references telling the truth, not lie, and always" keep it real ".

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Suh

Young people friends meeting in quarantine and greeting without touching their hands
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Suh became the last shortening of the sentence "What's going on?" Apparently, some people find "sup?" Too hard to say.

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Trill

A group of four young men and women cheers beer bottles together with their face masks hanging off, making it easier to spread coronavirus
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"Trill" is a merger of the words "true" and "real" and is most often used in the hip-hop community to describe a person who is largely respected, honest and successful.

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V

v as in very is a phrase people under 40 use
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Why not break things to a letter only? "V" is an extremely lazy abbreviation of the word "very". To say that someone is very pretty or very intelligent via a text message, you would write "V pretty" or "V intelligent".

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P

p as in pretty is a phrase people under 40 use
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P is the ultimate shortening of "pretty". To say that you are tired enough or quite hungry via a text message, you would write "p tired" or "p harm".

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Jomo

Young woman enjoying a relaxing weekend at home laughing while on phone
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A playful response to the favorite Fomo of all time (or the "fear of disappearing"), Jomo indicates the "joy of disappearing".

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GOAT

michael Jordan is the GOAT
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The goat is an acronym for "the biggest of all time", which is often used in the music industry, the hip-hop community and the world of sports.

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Stan

stan is a term people under 40 use
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You can thank RapperEminem For this one. In 2000, he publishedThe Marshall Mathers LP, on which "Stan", a melody on which Eminem struck an extreme fan named Stan. Nowadays, Stan is used to describe a fan too obsessed with a celebrity or can even be used as verb as in: "You are obsessed and you are totally stanning Beyonce."

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Dirty

salty is a phrase people under 40 use
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You do not want to be described as a salty person. Salty is an adjective used to describe that a person is annoyed, annoyed or acting as a painful loser.

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Narrative

Woman walking away
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Taylor Swift popularized it when she proclaimed in 2016 that she "would like to be excluded from this story, a person who [she] has never asked to be part, while publicly referring to his quarrel withKanye West andKim Kardashian West. It is most often used in a similar format that Taylor did. Example:

Parent: You have to go to class.

Teen: I would like to be excluded from this story, the one I never asked to be part of.

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Waste

Woman on a bad date
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The Recycle Bin refers to a useless person, lame, obsessed and / or not worth your time.

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D * Mn, Gina!

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It was the fall sprharus ofMartin Lawrence's'90S SITCOMMartin. It has been reused as a punchline inLuck the rapper The verse of the Kanye West song "Ultralight Beam", then Kim and the rest of the Kardashian-Jenners started using it to really lead the point at home.

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Canceled

young red-haired woman sitting in a cafe with friend and talking about something.
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"Canceled" refers to dead things, do, terminated or removed - not necessarily in aliteral meaning, but in a hyperbolic sense. You could meet a sentence like: "Our friendship isso Canceled, "If you have monitored a fight between friends.

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Wake up

woke is a phrase people under 40 use
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This term refers to a person who is awake or conscious of what is happening in the world, whether it is a particular question or idea. It usually describes those who are passionate about events and who speak freely about them.

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Fleeing

Stylish woman with bangs why having bangs
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This word usually refers to the eyebrows ("Fleek Course") or nocturnal outfits ("Outfit on Fleek"). It's an adjective used to describe something that is so good that it's "on the point". As in, when your eyebrows are waxed in perfection, they areFleek.

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Goal

Road trip
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"Objectives" can be attributed to almost anything to reflect the ideal circumstance of a person. "Couple goals" is used to describe ideal moments between a couple, as if a man buys his girlfriend 100 pink for Valentine's Day, who could be considered "torque goals" "body objectives" is used to describe The ideal body of a person, and "life goals" is used to describe someone tanning on a beach.

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Boat

Two young women holding hands and walking in park
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We are not talking about a boat. The word "relationship" was shortened to "ship" to work as a verb that basically means that you support two people together. Maybe you ship (or "approve") two people dating because they are your favorite celebrity couple.

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Greenhouse

this guy is tight
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No, not as in: "My pants is so tight, they are no longer adapted," or "This cap is screwed on very tight". In millennial language, "tight" is used to describe a person who is upset, crazy, frustrated or irraie, especially if the person holds a rancor. If a date corresponds to you, you could be considered tight about it. If your boss has embarrassed you to the office, you could be tight about it. If your friends call you in front of your new girlfriend, you could tighten them. (Note: This is a pause of the X generation, which used "tight" to describe something cool, like "these new Jordans aregreenhouse!")

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Hurry

woman on street in a frustrating phone conversation
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With two meanings, "pressed" can be complex to understand. This can mean both an adjective to describe someone who has stressed and describe someone who is too obsessive. A guy could be "squeezed" for a girl's attention if he is really in her, but another guy can be in a hurry about his English finish tomorrow. Sorry if you are in a hurry while reading this.

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Folo

woman with face mask looking out her window
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Fomo is an acronym for the "fear of disappearing". He describes the fear that other people have fun than you-without you.

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Babe

Older couple at coffee shop
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It's the one you love "before someone else."

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Bey

Beyonce poses backstage at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum
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Yes, it's the first syllable ofBeyonce.

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Ghost

Ghost, girl, smart word, phone, mistakes
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The ghost is the act of completely cutting communication with someone without rhyme, reason or explanation. If it simply never responds to your texts and phone calls after a date, congratulations: you have been ghostly. Oh, and talking about: here is the20 signs that he will make you ghost.

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Ghost

Woman unhappy on a date
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Ghostlighting is a hybrid of two concepts: "grassing" and "ghosting". It refers to the act of someone who makes you fictitious - that is to say to stop communication with you, then to come back in your life, pretending never to imagine you and not to give an explanation .

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Facts

three guys look at a laptop
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Pronounced only when someone speaks the truth. As in, I speak only facts. Or what is it?Facts.

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Tear down

Confident woman taking a selfie
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Slay often describes someone who really managed to something. It is synonymous with "killed". So, if someone spends a test, you could say they killed. If you are "killing" this outfit, you look really good and you worked there.

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Rbf

man with a mean face
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It is an acronym that refers to a person whose natural facial expression would seem hostile.

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Trample

Justin Bieber
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The official name of a hardJustin Bieber fan.

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Bromance

Male friends high-fiving at the bar
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Five words:Matt Damon andBen Affleck.

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Goodbye Felicia

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DerivativeFriday"Goodbye Felicia" has become a term that people use to reject someone who is embarrassing.

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Snatch

Girls sharing cosmetics doing each other's makeup
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Often described to use makeup, "ripped" is synonymous with other phrases such as "on Fleek" or "on point". When a nose is perfectly contouring-slapped by makeup - it's "ripped". It is also strongly used in the gay community to complete a fierce person, an outfit or a look.

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To stimulate

sus is a term people under 40 use
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It refers to anyone who acts suspicious or suspect.


Categories: Smarter Living
Tags: Language / Over 40 / Slang
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