Happy new year! It’s a whole new decade, a chance for new possibilities, new ideas, fresh vibes, and according to Twitter, it should also mean a new lexicon of slang.
A tweet by Joe Berkowitz went viral in the days leading up to the new year, after he asked: “What is the worst slang that became universally accepted in the 2010s?”
What is the worst slang that became universally accepted in the 2010s?
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) December 26, 2019
We’ll be the first to admit, we’ve used most of these over the past decade, and some of the suggestions for slang to be left behind? Well, let’s just say that you’ll have to pry the needless shortening of the word perfect to “perf” from our cold, dead hands. We’re busy and want to sound casual! We don’t always have time for full words, let us have this!
https://twitter.com/DannDeMaina/status/1210225130665844736
Joe went on to note that the responses were somewhat different from what he’d been expecting. Apparently, many people said that they were well and truly ready to leave the term “adulting” behind, while there were less nominations of the phrase “we have no choice but to stan” than he anticipated.
Later, he added that the “biggest takeaway from [the] thread is that a lot of people don’t know what slang is or when the 2010s were”.
I thought we would have no choice but to Stan; however, Adulting is currently in the lead.
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) December 26, 2019
Another Twitter user, Adam, pointed out that many of the responses were words and phrases originated by black people, which were then “appropriated and run into the ground by non-black folks” before they would “complain because they played it out”.
“You’ll find no argument here,” Joe agreed, noting: “Really wasn’t what I was going for with this thread but it’s certainly what I’m seeing.
You'll find no argument here. Really wasn't what I was going for with this thread but it's certainly what I'm seeing.
— Joe Berkowitz (@JoeBerkowitz) December 28, 2019
Here’s what people wanted to cancel:
“Slaps”
Saying something "slaps" when it's deemed to be generally very good.
I guess it was fine when talking about a song but I def. have heard ppl say stuff like "damn, this burrito straight slaps" and… just no
— Leonardo D.S. 🌟🐕 (@leowulv) December 26, 2019
“Slay”
SLAY can die now.
— Alexandra Gail (@AlexandraGail45) December 26, 2019
“Literally”
They literally added the figurative use of “literally” to the dictionary like eight years ago and you guys still can’t accept it.
— Lizzo Innocence Project PhD™ (@tradsnapewife) December 26, 2019
Clapping hands emphasis
These 👏 are 👏 words 👏 separated 👏 by 👏 clapping 👏 hands
— Mike Boylan (@Mikebdesign) December 26, 2019
“… is everything”
X "is everything."
No, Janet. It's just a salad.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) December 26, 2019
“All the things”
https://twitter.com/allison_pons/status/1210222737727348738
“I did a thing”
"I did a thing."
— mactavish 🌎 🏳️🌈 💙💜❤️ 🦄❄️💉♿ (@mactavish) December 27, 2019
“Amazeballs”
Amazeballs
— Maggie Serota (@maggieserota) December 26, 2019
“Doggo”, “heckin” and “fur baby”
https://twitter.com/patrick32160841/status/1210222146976399365
Fur baby.
— Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) December 27, 2019
Saying something or someone “won the internet”
https://twitter.com/SocialistBoomer/status/1210687988499247104
Being “today years old”
“I was today years old when I learned…”
— Logan (@TimesNewLogan) December 26, 2019
“… said no one ever”
“said no one ever”
— basehead (@basehead) December 26, 2019
“… And I’m living for it”
https://twitter.com/OzzieBonn/status/1210650332432236544
“I don’t know who needs to hear this” and ” Say it for the people in the back”
https://twitter.com/aelurine/status/1210714966052917248
Anyway, basically? This post gave us… all the feels. Sorry, not sorry!
https://twitter.com/CarolineMoss/status/1210217233751986176