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[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm sorry but "lol" is a totem of the fact that our generation was the first that grew up with the internet. Instant messengers were a cornerstone of our youth, and it's been embedded into our language. There is no changing this.

It would be like us asking you to stop using "it's giving" or similar.

[–] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What does "it's giving" mean? I don't think I've heard anyone say that.

[–] zammy95@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"it's similar too" or "it reminds me" I think? That's how I'd describe it from my understanding

[–] slappyfuck@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

That’s correct! It started out as “it’s giving X vibes” to state the similarity, then just naturally shortened to “it’s giving”.

[–] slappyfuck@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

It started out as being “it’s giving X vibes” to describe things being similar (as the person who replied before me said). As slang is wont to do, it got shortened to “it’s giving”.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

It's giving lol

[–] lesnout27@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago