Words that have become fashionable for no apparent reason.

[legalbeagle]

I recently found out that young people say "book" when they mean "cool" - the reason being that predictive text comes up with "book" first if you are typing "cool". I haven't tested this theory but the teenager who lives next door to me told me. Whilst inserting the word "like" into her explanation an impressive number of times.

[brum]

legalbeagle Wrote:

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> I recently found out that young people say "book"

> when they mean "cool" - the reason being that

> predictive text comes up with "book" first if you

> are typing "cool". I haven't tested this theory

> but the teenager who lives next door to me told

> me. Whilst inserting the word "like" into her

> explanation an impressive number of times.

My iphone, like, didn't do it. 'Cool' comes up as 'cool', like. Like I mean, WTF!

[legalbeagle]

OMG! That's, like, really awesome?

[OliviaDee]

i think book is cool.

my phone also gives me a riot for a pint which i think is book

sadly my name comes up as moron

[sophiesofa]

The like one is really annoying and I wish someone had stopped me as a teenager. When nervous I tend to add a few likes in and I'm 27 for goodness sake, it's embarrassing.

[brum]

I hate it when I hear 'y'know what I mean?' too often at the end of sentences and then find myself using it, which annoys me further.

[legalbeagle]

I know what you mean.

[Narnia]

Like 27 is old?

[legalbeagle]

It's, like, well old cuz.

[Jah Lush]

Saying "Yeah" or "like" all the time. It just shows a distinct lack of vocabulary, "I saw Lee-Anne yeah and she was like saying Darren's left me yeah and I was like I know coz he's with me now yeah and she slapped me round the face yeah."

[legalbeagle]

I love the reintroduction of versions of the bees knees. As in, that's:

the cat's meow; the kippers knickers; the shit (weird but popular).

[brum]

In a similar vein, I really hope that 'the dogs bollox' will remain with us forever more. It really is the dogs bollo

[Jah Lush]

legalbeagle Wrote:

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> I love the reintroduction of versions of the bees

> knees. As in, that's:

>

> the cat's meow; the kippers knickers; the shit

> (weird but popular).

Yup! The Canine's testicles or the dog's bollocks.

[HonaloochieB]

Ginchy. It's all over the place.

Apparently it's the 'bomb'.

[Jah Lush]

Lush

[Narnia]

Jar..........not sure if it was ever used here to refer to a pint

[felt-tip]

I was in a meeting today and someone said 'timebox'.

[randombloke]

Timebox? Like WTF? Do you salute it? Defrost it in your mental microwave? Is it an inside or outside timebox?

Thought shower. Apparently brainstorm may be offensive to people with epilepsy. I'm sure they'd have a hissy fit if they heard it.

[brum]

randombloke Wrote:

> Thought shower. Apparently brainstorm may be

> offensive to people with epilepsy. I'm sure they'd

> have a hissy fit if they heard it.

0/10

[LadyTaTa]

Ah Brendon you made my day

Like just rock up dude it'll be sick

Makes me think of the wonderful Armstrong and Miller sketches

I was only thinking the other day that 'Rock Up' tends to be used by fairly posh well-spoken people, which makes it sound all the more incongruous. Same for chillax and good times, to a lesser extent.

The shame, the first time someone said 'Rock Up' I had to ask what they meant, I hadn't heard of it before (that was about 10 years ago in my defence).

Anyway, I hate 'Telly' and 'Tummy'. Grrrrr. Although not new words, their usage afflicts me dreadfully.

[????]

Is 'stoked' still in vogue? Someone please cut my tongue out if I ever say it in an unironic way

[Ann]

Randombloke, to personify your username please search 'ladder goat' on You Tube.

I don't know how to do the link but it gave my teenagers a lot of laughs. Apologies if everyone has seen it before.

[YellowC]

'At the end of the day'...I hate it.

[Annasfield]

Random

Cheeky (as in a cheeky pint)

Why, oh why, oh why?!

[OliviaDee]

very excellent.

it just either is or it isn't