Ok, so I get it from context but before this I didn't even know "washed" was slang for anything.
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I think an unofficial sport of The Internet is to coin new slang and convince others that everyone else is using it.
Removing the "up" from "washed up" doesn't seem all that clever, though.
Apparently it's a thing. Like saying "it's giving (cha)rizz(matic) (vibes)" aka "it's transmiting a lot of charisma" or " it's charismatic", you gotta infer from the context what the full sentence means.
I don't think "washed" by itself is being used a lot, but economising sentences by removing parts and them being inferred via context IS something that is done a lot by young people. We used to just use initials, they are cutting words instead, lmfao.
Wait... rizz is short for charisma?? 🤯
Yeah, new slang is apparently mostly shorthands of actual words. Aura also is like charisma too, charisma so strong that you can see it around the person, so, aura.
They make sense.
Slang has always been shorthand for longer words or phrases, but I didn't realize rizz fit that category.
Even things like "speak of the devil" were once longer phrases. It's a natural pattern in language that common sayings are shortened over time. Really fascinating just how common it is.
Well, "aura" is ~165 years old, so not sure if that counts as new slang.
In the way it is used, it is.
Saying stuff like "aura farming" or "that man has aura"
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you're going to need to come with us
Actually at this point I think washed is washed
The modern slang term for it is simply a series of hums and noises not fully audible to people over the age of 15.
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Dude we live out of time nowadays. The mono culture is dead. You can listen to any music at any time. You can listen to modern music, then 19th century marches, then older modern stuff like JayZ, and just yesterday discovered “year of the cat” from like 50 years ago and it slaps. We are all closer for it, humanity ho!
The monoculture never existed. At least it wasn't universal across the world. It differed in every society.
You're right but you're ignoring everything the other person said. Go back 25+ years and there was a mono-pop-culture. You'd go to work after the latest episode of Twin Peaks and just discussed it. Those conversations weren't preface with "Spoiler warning." Either you saw it or yo didn't. It was a cultural touch stone that most people would at the very least know of, but probably was as engaged with as you were.
Sure, Japanese people weren't watching the same thing as Americans, or South Afrikans and The Brits weren't consuming the same things. It was still a lot more homogeneous culture back then. Not saying now is better than then or anything, just that it was very different.
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Threads like this really highlight how old lemmy is.
It's nice.
Tbh I'd pay a premium to join a service that provides game servers and matchmaking with verified adults just to avoid gaming with children.
I don't want it forced by the government because that's just state surveillance but I'd absolutely pay for a washed only gaming service.
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So they literally just removed "up" from "washed up"? Come on, get creative.
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dont even try to escape.
The doors open. You can leave any time you like. Nobody's ever tried. Constantly being on the lookout incase youre exposed as "not with it" and paying attention to up to the minute trends is fucking tiring. The moment youre out of the game you wonder why you ever bothered playing it
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Having not heard "washed" before automatically makes me washed. Not that I haven't already been there for a long time.
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Washed as slang seems uncool. Can we make it instantly uncool? Or do we have to go through the whole tedious process of overusing it?
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What does washed mean?
i have never heard the term "washed" to mean "old"
Welcome to the ranch.
Did you know there are people finishing their Master's degrees this year who weren't alive for September 11th?
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Normally I'd be opposed to this kind of fascistic overreach, but... Billy Joel really is beyond the pale.
Everybody's talking about the new sound; funny, but it's still rock and roll to me
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Slow down, you crazy child. You're so ambitious for a juvenile. But then if you're so smart, tell me why are you so afraid?
Washed?
Never bothered with the "need" to only participate in the coolest, newest thing. It's all just meaningless excuses to shit on others and sooth their own egos. Those kinds of people aren't worth worrying about.
Will I be fed and cared for on this ranch or is it more like a concentration camp thing?
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Fleetwood Mac came on the other day and I was thinking "Rumours is a pretty good album." Teenage me thinks I'm a dweeb.
It's regularly hailed as one of the best recorded albums of all time, so I think it's okay.
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