I was recently told I am too old to use teen speak. I don’t know what else to call the lingo that young people use today. I think I used the word “hella” in a sentence. Hella is a great word, which Laura contends is “NorCal”. I don’t think it is, as the first time I heard the word was on South Park, which is set in Colorado. I think a lot of people use the word. Just ask Eric Cartman….. (use Cartman voice here) “hella, hella, hella”. It cracks me up. Yeah, I know I’m juvenile. There are worse things I could be than juvenile.
I am interested in words and communication, therefore teen speak amuses me. A few months ago, I invited Laura’s then-boyfriend to dinner, where I was making lasagna. He replied “Dude, that shit’s hella bomb”. I knew that in adult speak that meant, “Laura, your mom makes great lasagna”. The funny thing is, I knew exactly what he meant and was complimented rather than offended. I mean, he technically did call my dinner “shit”. It was funny.
Laura and her friends preface just about every comment with “Dude!”. I’m probably too old to use “dude”, too.
I guess I’m just old. Hella old.
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hey! i am cutting back on my "dude" usage. and i think you can rock the teenspeak, but just be sure to act your age around your peers. they might think you're going through a mid-life crisis.
Thanks, Wa!
Okay, my daughter, a sophomore at SDSU confirms that the terms Hecka and Hella are not accepted down South. She gets crap from her SoCal friends if she uses those terms. Such as:
Britt: "Dude, that Mickey Mouse tatoo looks Hella stupid on your forehead."
Valleygirl: "Dude, you sound like a NorCal slut talking like that! Besides everyone in SoCal loves my Mickey Mouse tatoo."
End of discussion?
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