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Talking in the IRC Totally Rad Show chatroom today, I threw out the term "homeslice". Somebody said homeslice should be getting used more.
What are some other old slang or other words that should be brought back to use in our modern world?
iggystar
09-20-2007, 05:46 PM
I loved the word "Sike!"
kiko3642
09-20-2007, 05:48 PM
obviously "da bombs" needs to come back. as well as:
ill (the Beastie Boys may own the word though)
What the Dilli?
Yoke or yolk him/her up
Wack
Wickidy Wack
blure007
09-20-2007, 06:14 PM
I loved the word "Sike!"
As I stated in the chat room, I hope this never comes back. This was so over used I hope that generations to come never have to go through the same pain I did.
godmode
09-20-2007, 06:20 PM
I've been trying to bring back the word "foxy" to describe hot women, but its not working out!
p.s. im 24, so its not from my generation.
iggystar
09-20-2007, 06:39 PM
As I stated in the chat room, I hope this never comes back. This was so over used I hope that generations to come never have to go through the same pain I did.
Well I wasn't in the chat room and I really don't care whether you hate this word.....Sike!
I'm bringing it back baby!
Hey, I still use the word, Da Bomb!
deegraww
09-20-2007, 06:57 PM
"Whoopsie Daises"
harkon
09-20-2007, 07:06 PM
I've been trying to bring back the word "foxy" to describe hot women, but its not working out!
p.s. im 24, so its not from my generation.
I'm the same age that you are and I have a friend with whom 'foxy' is used in conversation quite frequently.
Also, I'm somewhat of a linguistic fossil in many regards and didn't know what 'sike' meant. Urban dictionary told me it is from the 80's and early 90's and I'm not sure if that really qualifies as 'old school', another term which seems entirely too based on context. :)
patch
09-20-2007, 07:08 PM
Well I wasn't in the chat room.
Well you should have been! Join the chat room before Jeff kills more babies!
I really don't think "Whoopsie Daises" needs to come back...
deegraww
09-20-2007, 07:08 PM
I'm the same age that you are and I have a friend with whom 'foxy' is used in conversation quite frequently.
Also, I'm somewhat of a linguistic fossil in many regards and didn't know what 'sike' meant. Urban dictionary told me it is from the 80's and early 90's and I'm not sure if that really qualifies as 'old school', another term which seems entirely too based on context. :)
It's just a more lame vesion of "Not"
rickweasel
09-20-2007, 07:46 PM
i dont know if it ever was an old expression but the code man use to say "Ya buddy" and the most famous "dudedies" i think thats how you spell it i could be wrong. I dont think it was ever rad but i thought it was funny as hell.
zombierin
09-20-2007, 07:54 PM
Sinchy
as in "Dude that math test was totally sinchy!"
and Shucks
as in "I failed the math test?? Shucks!"
geekluv
09-20-2007, 07:55 PM
obviously "da bombs" needs to come back. as well as:
ill (the Beastie Boys may own the word though)
What the Dilli?
Yoke or yolk him/her up
Wack
Wickidy Wack
If these words make a comeback I think I will have to kill myself. They died for a reason - let them rest. :mad:
diane
09-20-2007, 08:10 PM
"Whoopsie Daises"
I use this word all the time. But I am trying to cut down on my cursing...
godmode
09-20-2007, 08:12 PM
Well you should have been! Join the chat room before Jeff kills more babies!
I really don't think "Whoopsie Daises" needs to come back...
what about "easy peasy Japanesey". I learned that from Shawshank Redemption :D
kickarse
09-20-2007, 08:21 PM
I thought it was psych?
Wicked
Totally
Tubular
gi_josh
09-20-2007, 08:26 PM
"Whoopsie Daises"
One time I was a around this girl I had a crush on, and I almost fell but I caught myself and I said whoopsie Daisy. I didn't mean too, it just slipped out. She made fun of me for hours about that. I'll never forget it.
gi_josh
09-20-2007, 08:28 PM
You all are missing out the best retro word EVAR:
Righteous.
Thats right, you're mad you didn't think of it first, right? :)
patch
09-20-2007, 08:48 PM
I am trying to cut down on my cursing...
Not to really attack you or anything, but I've been over this with a few people. and it still bugs me.
Words are merely human constructs. They mean nothing really. We just make recognizable grunts and slap some meaning over them so we can converse with each other. But for some reason some people seem to find some grunts offencive, and have made them in a way, taboo, to say.
Words hold no weight. There really is no such thing as a "bad" word. And if you think a certain word is bad (Say, "Dammit".) and you use another word in its place (Say, "Dangit".). You are not saying anything less 'bad' than the previous word. Its really the context that matters, not the word its self. "Fudge" is no better than "Fu**". "Shoot" is no better than "Sh**" and "Whoopsie Daises" is no better than any other word when used in place of a "curse word".
This post is either gonna make me look smart, or like an ass and its not meant to do either...
deegraww
09-20-2007, 09:17 PM
what about "easy peasy Japanesey". I learned that from Shawshank Redemption :D
How about bull queer. I learned it from the same movie.
deegraww
09-20-2007, 09:20 PM
Not to really attack you or anything, but I've been over this with a few people. and it still bugs me.
Words are merely human constructs. They mean nothing really. We just make recognizable grunts and slap some meaning over them so we can converse with each other. But for some reason some people seem to find some grunts offencive, and have made them in a way, taboo, to say.
Words hold no weight. There really is no such thing as a "bad" word. And if you think a certain word is bad (Say, "Dammit".) and you use another word in its place (Say, "Dangit".). You are not saying anything less 'bad' than the previous word. Its really the context that matters, not the word its self. "Fudge" is no better than "Fu**". "Shoot" is no better than "Sh**" and "Whoopsie Daises" is no better than any other word when used in place of a "curse word".
This post is either gonna make me look smart, or like an ass and its not meant to do either...
South Park would beg to differ and if there is anything i've learned with my time on this planet it's that TV is NEVER wrong.
patch
09-20-2007, 09:34 PM
South Park would beg to differ and if there is anything i've learned with my time on this planet it's that TV is NEVER wrong.
I said "Biggie Smalls" into my mirror at least fifty times and he never showed up. So I think they lie some times.
gi_josh
09-20-2007, 11:01 PM
i agree with you patch, its actually stupid to think that I can't say certain words, but I can replace similar sounding words in the exact same context and then its socially acceptable.
BTW, in your sig, whats up with the Jeff and Diane thing? Whos Diane?
godmode
09-20-2007, 11:09 PM
Not to really attack you or anything, but I've been over this with a few people. and it still bugs me.
Words are merely human constructs. They mean nothing really. We just make recognizable grunts and slap some meaning over them so we can converse with each other. But for some reason some people seem to find some grunts offencive, and have made them in a way, taboo, to say.
Words hold no weight. There really is no such thing as a "bad" word. And if you think a certain word is bad (Say, "Dammit".) and you use another word in its place (Say, "Dangit".). You are not saying anything less 'bad' than the previous word. Its really the context that matters, not the word its self. "Fudge" is no better than "Fu**". "Shoot" is no better than "Sh**" and "Whoopsie Daises" is no better than any other word when used in place of a "curse word".
This post is either gonna make me look smart, or like an ass and its not meant to do either...
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iggystar
09-20-2007, 11:48 PM
I thought it was psych?
Not in the inner city baby....
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sike
patch
09-20-2007, 11:56 PM
YouTube video
Was there a point to that other than being funny?
patch
09-21-2007, 12:23 AM
BTW, in your sig, whats up with the Jeff and Diane thing? Whos Diane?
I'm not at liberty to say.
diane
09-21-2007, 12:25 AM
Patch, cursing, though just words, can still get a nine year old in trouble at school when he repeats it.
patch
09-21-2007, 12:34 AM
Patch, cursing, though just words, can still get a nine year old in trouble at school when he repeats it.
Legally, that shouldn't be the case. Unless its a private school. If its a public school, being funded with our taxes, it has to allow free speech. "cursing" is free speech.
kickarse
09-21-2007, 08:46 PM
How about "Oh Snap!"
godmode
09-21-2007, 08:59 PM
Was there a point to that other than being funny?
just supporting your point with mine.
once you use a word enough, it loses all meaning.
serenity
09-21-2007, 11:41 PM
I still say "Wicked".
"Oh snap!" comes up frequently as well, though I think that's more from watching "My Name Is Earl". (Joy)
roomforpanic
09-22-2007, 12:20 AM
I say wicked too, but as a magnifying adjective, like "very" (on second thought, that may be an adverb, my grammar class is failing me)
Some others I've been trying to bring back:
mass-rad
dope
fresh
I also like the old-school word 'sore' in place of 'mad' - e.g. My wife is sore at me because I forgot to call her.
gi_josh
09-22-2007, 11:21 PM
How about "Oh Snap!"
The wounds are still too fresh from "Thats so Raven" for us to start saying "Oh Snap" again.
serenity
09-22-2007, 11:48 PM
The wounds are still too fresh from "Thats so Raven" for us to start saying "Oh Snap" again.
Never saw that show. (Thank god)
I have another.
I just realized I still say, "Sweet!" pretty often.
"Awesome" will always be a staple for me.
johnyc252
09-23-2007, 05:03 AM
DINGLE BERRY! lol, Elementary school was a good time.
gi_josh
09-23-2007, 02:08 PM
Sweet is an everyday part of my vocab.
lemonquist
09-23-2007, 04:58 PM
I've always been fond of "keen" and "peachy", often used in tandem.
gi_josh
09-23-2007, 08:02 PM
Thought of a great one while trolling Wal-Mart today:
Skidaddle.