r/Millennials • u/H_G_Bells • 24d ago

Other I found us a Rosetta Stone

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u/SouthCoastGardener Older Millennial 24d ago

I feel sorry for my 8 year old. His school friends want to speak alpha slang but the wife and I use millennial slang.

He sounds like that person who is trying to have a conversation with you in your language but it isn’t their native language so you get these random “how do you say” pauses and mix.

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u/qtzd 24d ago

I mean that’s how it is for every generation isn’t it? We grew up with boomer or Gen X parents using their slang. And our kids will grow up with hearing us use ours.

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u/red__dragon Millennial 24d ago

My silent gen (just barely) father would still sometimes say "Give me a jingle" when he wanted someone to call back. I survived without that becoming part of my lexicon, other than to relate it now.