FYI
As The Child and I drove home from her volleyball game last night (oh, and she made the game point in the 3rd and decisive game with a terrific serve - just saying) we played a game wherein you are asked "yes" and "no" questions which must be answered without using "yes" or "no".
"Do you like being 50?"
"It's da bomb".
Uncontrolled giggling.
"What? I said 'it's da bomb'. That's true".
"It's not that," she chortled, "You said 'da bomb'".
"Yeah?"
"Oh, mom, if the volleyball team was here right now they'd all be laughing at you".
"Because I'm so hip"?
Unrestrained howls of laughter. "Oh, Mu-ommmm. No one says 'da bomb' anymore".
"Really? What do they say?"
"'That's tight' or 'beefin'".
"Beefin'?"
"Yeah".
"Geez. Is 'cool' still cool?"
"Oh, yeah".
"Thank God".
Kids, you are never going to hear me say that something is beefin'. If I do, please slap me.
"Do you like being 50?"
"It's da bomb".
Uncontrolled giggling.
"What? I said 'it's da bomb'. That's true".
"It's not that," she chortled, "You said 'da bomb'".
"Yeah?"
"Oh, mom, if the volleyball team was here right now they'd all be laughing at you".
"Because I'm so hip"?
Unrestrained howls of laughter. "Oh, Mu-ommmm. No one says 'da bomb' anymore".
"Really? What do they say?"
"'That's tight' or 'beefin'".
"Beefin'?"
"Yeah".
"Geez. Is 'cool' still cool?"
"Oh, yeah".
"Thank God".
Kids, you are never going to hear me say that something is beefin'. If I do, please slap me.
Labels: amusing things, The Child
cobbled together by Moi at 9:47 AM
26 Comments:
Beefin????
That is totally Jerkin! Orange is the new Pink!
Josie and the Pussycats is the best movie ever!!
Beefin'??!! Interesting. I wonder how long that'll take to cross the water.
I remember when some 90s teenagers decided to replace 'wicked' with 'wick', because, you know, 'wicked' was so naff.
It didn't catch on.
Do American teens say something is 'banging' if its cool?
YS kept saying "False" to me when we had lunch Wednesday. I'd make a statement, and he'd say "False"... he then explained that that is the new thing to say when something is, well, false, as in "wrong!" or "that's not true"... I guess that's why they keep having to update the OED.
And Dari - yeah, banging is still in use, at least in these parts.
I am so flippin old.....totally, dude.
Since my thighs have become so beefin my jeans are tight. Does that count?
Beefin huh?
Okay, when I come out there, I'm going to teach her what WE said back in college. When something was really great, "It peed for days." Remember that?
"Do you like your calamari?"
"Oh, it pees for days!"
Hmmmm. Maybe I'll just keep that to myself.
My slang is so outdated. I speak perfect 1997 Seattle English.
LoL, honey.
Let's hope for the sake of the empire that it never makes it across the water, D. Myself, I'm partial to "wicked". What pray tell is "naff"?
And obviously, I'm the wrong person to ask about the slang of American teens. 'Cuz I'm so lame.
Oh, geez. "False"? I blame it on standardized testing.
Like, I'm wiggin', Ro. I used to be hip to the jive but no more, man.
LOL, Hat!
"Peed for days?" Where the heck did you go to school? Of course, I was distracted by your comment because you obviously sent your email to me before you read this. You know, the one where you described your new piano as "da bomb". ROTFL.
That is so dope, Nicole.
Beefin? Really?
So, its finally happened. I've reached that age where, not only do I not use the hip words, I do not even hear them.
Well, obviously, Alan, I'd be completely out of the loop without a teenager in the house. 5 more years and I'll be just like you.
Oh, like gag me with a spoon, I'm totally freakin' 'cuz "da bomb" ain't hip no more. Word, y'all.
Guess I gotta stick with my tried and true "groovy".
Also, may I add for the record, far out.
"Beefin'" sounds obscene.
I LIKE IT!!
Eeewww.
Tight. I mean, that is SICK, dude. Filthy.
That's really neat, Cowbell. Super.
that's one you will never hear outta MY mouth... sounds unpleasant and feels wrong
dariush - bangin??? yup.
Monica, I couldn't agree with you more. It's a revolting term.
And thank you for agreeing with me because it means that I'm not becoming some weird uptight "no slang in my house" sort of Quiet Riot video parent. I don't object to slang. But that's just wrong.
When I was in junior high, "far out" was quite popular, and we added to it so that the phrase of choice was "Far out and solid!"
One of my compatriots, dissatisfied with following the trend, came up with "Far in and gaseous!" Which, now that I think about it, is hilarious in all kinds of ways that I probably didn't occur to my uber-clean junior-high self.
These days, I generally stick with "cool"...with occasional additions of "killer!" and the like when I'm trying to be amusing to my fifteen-years-younger friends...
'Naff' is quite simple, really: it's the total opposite end of the spectrum from 'cool'... although I think only objects can be naff, not people.
"Beefin'"? As in, "Where's the beef?" Ha! I'm dating myself, aren't I?
Geez, I've never even heard that before. You should try throwing that into your next homily for the children's mass, LOL.
Mr. Ling and I are in hysterics laughing about that one... 'scuse me while I wipe the tears away
"Killer"...I still totally use that, Syd. Natch.
D: 'K, but from whence does "naff" derive?
SCG: I don't even want to think about that to which "beefin" refers.
Hapmama: Hey! Long time no see. Seriously. Which mass you guys going to these days? And laugh all you want. Your turn is coming.
Ha! Our turn has arrived! Afro Boy looked up from his breakfast the other day and said:
"Jesus, do you want some toast?"
No kidding, Mr. Ling had to spit his coffee back in his cup to avoid spewing it across the room.
T
Totally adorable, Hapamama. I'm sure Jesus gets hungry for a little toast now and then. Also enjoying the visual of Mr. Ling and his Danny Thomas Spit Shot.
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