A Freudian Slip?
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KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
As someone who lives with a chronic illness my interpretation of a 'sick looking route' is plainly quite different to Mr Matthews.
A Freudian slip indeed.
A Freudian slip indeed.
"sick" meaning cool or awesome is pretty common usage in the younger millennial types; although I think it's gone out a fashion for the even younger crowds as well as the older folks.
Merriam-Webster lists it in their final "slang" definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick
Merriam-Webster lists it in their final "slang" definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick
Quite a few of us are older. After reading sick as a descriptor in numerous places online, it doesn't surprise me anymore.
That's a new one for me!
I grew up with cool and hip and far out and such. When I worked a summer job in college I worked with some high school kids only a few years younger that said things were "tab". I have no idea where it came from, but I don't think that lasted long, I think it was not natural.
I'm wondering John, if she didn't say or mean " buff"......as in .....hell I don't know.....wicked cool.
Groovy is an interesting word. I think it originated as a musical term to describe a tune that has a good groove Playing in the groove so to speak. The word escaped from a Greenwich Village coffee shop, Beatnik hangout and spread through the country in the mid 60's. .......kind of like some virus that escaped from a lab.
Out a sight, Daddy-O ! So do you think tab was named after the Tab soda or the other way around ? I'm guessing the soda was named after from the expression. I think the soda lasted a few years longer though.
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
I grew up with 'cool' and 'far out' as well and I still sometime date myself by using them in conversation. As for whatever dialect it is young people are using these days I wouldn't have a clue.
RHKluckhohn
Active member
I think it's actually "BOSS".
As in, "workin it like a boss" or "yeah that new doo-hicky is boss"
blueodessey
Well-known member
This Forum has so much Awesomeness, it's way beyond cool, and that folks is how we roll,,,,,,,,,,,,