Defunct Language

[Aquila]

Language it seems has changed in the time since I was haning out with my surfer buddies in high school/college. (No I can't surf, I had a body board.)

In any case I used to use, and still use certain terms, that it seems are no longer part of language, or have radicly changed.

No longer used for this list is as in common speech

Rad - no longer used
Awesome - no longer used
Bro - People just give me strange looks on this one. maybe its because I pronounce it BRAH
Killer - no longer used
Sweet - no longer used
Bumber - no longer used
Dude - no longer used
Tank - no longer used (as in I tanked my project man)
Bogus - no longer used

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[Aquila]

Re: Re: Defunct Language

well i still use all of these except tank (never heard of it) bumber (never heard of it).

here are some from high school that i dont hear any more though:
groovulent
sliiide
ziff (as if)
mad wack cracka jack( i hear these words still but not this statement)
cruise (substitute for fuck off)

Ive used and use Groovy. but never groovulent.
sliiiiiiide - never used
zif - valley girls
mad wack cracka jack - Sweet I like this one
cruise - yeah thats a no longer use

How about ShazBot..

and does anyone besides me actually remember where this came from?

 

[Private Vasquez]

Mork and Mindy went off the air long ago, but Shazbot is in my vocab.

 

[Aquila]

Mork and Mindy went off the air long ago, but Shazbot is in my vocab.

Heres your Cuppie doll!

You mean im not alone?

 

[Artemesia]

Heres your Cuppie doll!

You mean im not alone?

No, my dear, you are not.

I, too, was a huge Mork and Mindy fan.

And, I too, am totally bummed that I can't use awesome words like "killer" and "bogus" and be taken seriously.

Fuckin' A!

 

[Aquila]

No, my dear, you are not.

I, too, was a huge Mork and Mindy fan.

And, I too, am totally bummed that I can't use awesome words like "killer" and "bogus" and be taken seriously.

Fuckin' A!

AAwwwwwww yeah.. Mork and mindy... rock!

3 best tv shows of all time

Black Adder
Mork and Mindy
Black jack savage

 

[KillerMuffin]

Killer - no longer used

You're just a little wrong there, bubba.

 

[Aquila]

Re: Re: Defunct Language

You're just a little wrong there, bubba.

Killer as in

Thats Killer bro!

as in its a good thing.

 

[Dambabe]

Even my students still use some of those terms.....
awesome, dude, sweet All good comments.

 

[someplace]

bitchin
groovy

 

[Aquila]

Even my students still use some of those terms.....
awesome, dude, sweet All good comments.

Sweet