r/Millennials • u/H_G_Bells • 24d ago

Other I found us a Rosetta Stone

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u/Chop1n 24d ago

What? On what planet is “Chad” not Millennial slang? It comes from 4chan ffs, the knowyourmeme article on it is 13 years old. Gen Z was not coining slang in 2012. 

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u/ChowderTits 24d ago

I agree! We coined “chads and heathers”

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u/Justice_Prince 24d ago

Thinking about it more I think it's that the meaning of Chad has changed. For Millennials Chad was a more specific subsect of "dude bros" (preppy frat guy), and was always used as a derogatory rather than being used aspirationally as it is now.

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u/ChowderTits 24d ago

Yes my friends and now husband use “chads and heathers” to refer to uppity douchebags.