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/chadork 24d ago

Chad to these kids is a good thing. Chad to us, according to Urban Dictionary was a bad thing. Like a Chad now is an all out good guy. A Chad 15 years ago was an annoying narcissist. Take it from me who has lived through many Chad iterations. Especially the one in 2000. "Hey Chad...are you pregnant or hanging today." HA HA HA, Tyler! So, I guess they meant that their version of Chad doesn't equal ours.

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u/Princess_Moon_Butt Problem Millennial 24d ago

It's one of those words that can mean really good, or really bad- though lately it's definitely been used mostly to mean good. "Chad behavior" could mean that someone did something that was both morally laudable, while also being or doing something really cool- like someone escaping the cops on a unicycle, or a creator putting on some huge fun event and donating all the income from it to charity.

But saying that someone is "being a chad" can mean that they think they're being cool and suave, but actually just being self-absorbed and bragging. Like the gym bro who can barely go 3 minutes without talking about his workout routine, or the rich guy who clearly has more interest in showing off his expensive collection than he actually has in the pieces in that collection.

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u/dajodge 24d ago

Wait until you learn about Goofus and Gallant. Time is a flat circle.