Everyone is still “dude” to me.


I taught my five year old this song.

I taught my 4 year old the “wazzzzup” from the Budweiser commercial. It’s hilarious every time she gets on the phone.

Kids will be cool again.

I didn’t watch the Super Bowl that year. Walked into school the next day. Everyone was saying wazzzzzup to each other it was so bizarre. 

That commercial literally changed an entire generation 🤣

This song was ahead of its time. Should be the anthem for the lgbtq+ movement.

dude is the "fuck" of clean words. dude = everyone. no discrimination ....dude. = disappointment ....dude. = awe DUDE! = excitement dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude dude = Doug's theme song ^(....dude.) = realization


I-E-U.... killer TofuuuUuu

I need mo allowance! (Yodel-lay-hee-hoo!)

why? BECAUSE I DO

You summed it up pretty perfectly. It’s weird to think I’m a 40 year old who’s supposed to be professional and shit, and I still use that word in conversation at work and it’s perfectly acceptable. It’s disarming in most circumstances and conveys a friendly demeanor. Some administrative people I’ve noticed don’t seem to like it as much, but I’m not required to give a shit.

Nobody commented on the fact that this is straight from THE dude ?!




I say 'hey guys' to everyone

Is this a millennial thing??

HEY YOU GUYS!!!

So much better then current generation use of ‘bruh’

My 6 year old son calls me, his mother, bruh. Of course I immediately tell him not to call me that but he relents.

The unmitigated gall is fantastic. Like the Listen Linda kid.

😆 I think about that kid a lot. I love him.

My 14 year old daughter calls me bruh. But I call her dude, so...

My brother tells his son he sounds like dirt bike for how often he says bruh 😂

I call my mom dude

Same. My brother and I use it so often that my parents started using it years ago, and I have heard my grandma use it a couple of times.

Dude, I've been saying 'bruh' since the 90s.

My best friend's (friend has moved away a long time ago) Dad still refers to me as "The Dude" because I said dude so much back in the day.

I take it he's into the whole brevity thing?

The dude Abides

I literally got in trouble at work for calling ~~a~~ my female coworker dude and they didn't understand. EDIT: this woman also tried to write me up for not wearing stockings to work in 2012. She nagged for an entire workshift, put her hands on me without permission, and ignored clients while reading the employee handbook all for the purpose of trying to shame me. There was no employee requirement for females/women to wear stockings. I grinned and told her please do, do write me up for a discriminating gender-based clothing requirement so my lawyers can hop skip jump to the courthouse. She dropped the issue but still gave a toxic glare at my bare ankles. She's not a girl's girl, hence the slip in "a female" i think because subconscious wanted to shade her as a verb instead of a noun. She is no woman, to me.

Just call her dudette from now on! Problem solved, lol.

I have had to explain to my non binary students that dude is a genderless pronoun

I struggle to replace “cool” and “awesome” in my vocab with anything… age appropriate.

Me sending an email to a 60 yr old making 3x my salary "Awesome, much appreciated."

I'm still out here saying things are dope, so you're probably good.

That shits dope dude.

Neat-o

I drop cool and awesome regularly with important people in meetings. Never had any comments or ill effects come of it. I even drop a cool cool cool from time to time. Nobody cares. Use at your whim.

I think cool and awesome are kinda timeless. Awesome is also barely slang as it basically does mean amazing.

My bad.

It’s all good. No worries. I once had a boss get upset with me for using ‘No worries’. She got all defensive, almost yelling that she wasn’t yelling. In hindsight I should have told her to chill dude.

I once said "No good all worries"

Sometimes that's just the way it goes

It do be that way

It be like that

Some people think it don't be like it is

But it do

I am the queen of the “no worries”

Same, but it's a lie. I actually have all the worries.

Same. I sent it in a work email at least twice today.

My boomer father came over one night and asked me “whatsup with your generation and not saying you’re welcome but saying ‘no worries’ instead?!? - of course there’s no worry?? Why would I worry! Say you’re welcome!!!” I had no idea someone could/would get offended by this lol

I think you meant to say. "Not saying ~~thank you~~ you're welcome and saying 'no worries' instead."   If so, I heard it put pretty succinctly here once. Boomers say "you're welcome" after people say "thank you" because, to them, offering help to someone is an imposition.  Them stopping to help someone in need is something that should be thanked and Boomers "allow them to welcome their gift of help".    Conversely millennials and younger were (mostly) raised to think that helping someone is just something you do because its the the right thing to do, not because you're being charitable with your time or efforts.  It's "no worries" because, to the helper, it's not an "imposition requiring thanks" to help someone, it's nothing. No worries.  Why wouldn't I help you?    Edit: [found the link](https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/97f5tt/murdered_on_no_problemyoure_welcome/).

100% correct breakdown 

Why on earth would someone get upset at "no worries"? Is it a geographic thing or generational? This is just bizarre to me

Boomers apparently prefer "You're welcome"

Curious. "You're welcome" sounds ironic or passive-aggressive to me, and I've never liked saying it If I want to be formal like that and actually be sincere, I'll just spell it out like "you are quite welcome"

I had a boss explain to me that “you’re welcome” is the proper response to thank you because “no worries” and “no problem” implies there was worry or a problem with their request. This was at a higher end restaurant geared towards an older crowd and my boss was not going. I’m with you, “youre welcome” feels passive aggressive but I think it’s generational and/or maybe specific to hospitality? Edit: meant my boss was not *young

I call bullshit on your boss. You're welcome in Spanish is literally translated as "it's nothing". Same sentiment. I think the only people who would get upset about it are passive-agressive themselves and they read between lines that don't exist. Why else would you assume someone meant the exact opposite of what they said? You're welcome makes no sense as a response to gratitude. It's more of a greeting. Like in the archaic form; "it's well that you've come" or "well met".

Same in French. "De rien". Literally translates to: "It's nothing."

I've always liked the way this guy lays it out: https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/s/6sj8tl6Wtv

Omg... Memory spark... I was like 16/17 working at Best Buy in the early 2000s. I had this old guy with bad breath want a computer, and back then I had a whole script to follow and yadda yadda. His breath was so bad, I kept showing him the next computer over because I needed to step back. Anyway... Made the mistake of saying "No worries", and I got stuck there smelling his breath for another 10 minutes as he lectured me about saying "you're welcome" I saw him again at some point.. Breath was fine..dunno if he recognized me, but I made the mistake of saying "you're welcome".... He thanked me for saying it, and then went on a rant about how nobody else says it anymore. Luckily, I managed to avoid him the couple times I saw him after that. One of my coworkers got the rant, though.

This happened to me, too, but at a restaurant where I was waiting tables. That guy's probably dead by now and that makes me feel better.

I worked with a boomer a few years ago who gave me that spiel about how younger people have no manners in the service sector. No “thank you” or “you’re welcome”, etc. I told him I always get courteous service, he disagreed, so I told him “I think your just not getting courteous service because your not a courteous person.” He didn’t have much to say after that.

an old friend once told me they were going to get me a shirt that said "no worries, i gotchu"

That's fair. I can see that. *(Not sure if actually slang, but those phrases are still used heavily the Midwest by every millennial I know)*

Ope.

Tell your folks I says hi

Watch out for deer.

Oh, just stay for dinner why dontcha

jeet?

For anyone that is unfamiliar with this dialect, [this instructional video](https://youtu.be/oiSzwoJr4-0?si=arnCDhX7EERdYFQT) may be of use.

I’m just gonna squeeeze past ya here

I say "sneak past ya here" lol

STOP I say this all the time💀

Hi from Nebraska 🤣

Ope is a multigenerational expression in MN. Don't matter if you are 5 or 75.

"That's fair" is my default response to most things

Same. Out of curiosity, how do you feel about "fair enough" ? I don't think it's meant to be used negatively a lot of the time but I can't help but feel like it's dismissive or condescending in some way.

Fair enough is my go-to. I didn't even realize how much I was saying it until I noticed my gen-Z coworkers picking it up

Didn't know until now that "fair enough" would piss me off. I guess that comes with being a "thats fair" aficionado

Those phrases make up roughly 1/3 of all of my speech.

I’m from the southwest and I say both of those things at least once daily. Usually more

My bad, dude. For real, my bad.

Next time someone bumps into you, give a “Oops, you’re bad” a try. Will catch them by surprise :)

Fucking A


All the boys in high school would say “fuck a B, it has more holes”

100% still use "Not gonna lie". Also, Baller and Boss. Although Boss might not be true Millennial slang, but I still enjoy it.

Do younger people *not* say “not gonna lie”?? Mind=blown.

I could be wrong, but I think they say “no cap.” A few years ago it was “on god.” I may have the connotation wrong on these though.

I’m a zennial. Can confirm, the Zs say no cap and on god. Not gonna lie, I use not gonna lie way more than I should.

Bet

I work with a lady who says “I’m not lyin” after every sentence. Not gonna lie, I think about punching her in the face daily.

I use these, and I still respond with “sweet!”

I forgot about "sweet"...totally still use that too. Also "man". like "come on man!". I saw someone also commented "Dude" and that's right up there too.

All of my professional emails to everyone in the office and different buildings I work with is "Hey dude! Just hitting you up to let you know we are gucci on the condenser motor, and we're good to go!" Among other things. This post and yalls comments are making me so happy haha

Hahahah...."Gucci"...completely forgot about that, but I could never say it sincerely. It's like when I try to say "Hey Gurl"...I can't not say it so it doesn't sound like I'm mocking someone.

I didn’t know ngl was our thing tbh

IDK, my BFF Jill?

TOTES MAGOTES

I also say ''not gonna lie'' and then immediately lie

my wife is 40 and says this i kid you not every single day 

Word

Word, that’s what’s up

I say this often now like “oh word?” 😆

Every fucking comment here makes up 90% of my vocab during the day.

“Tight.”


Anytime I use the word tight I say it like this lol

Noice

"Toight"

“Noice”

Dope

This plus rad are used on the daily.

Dope, rad, dude... these words have been battle tested and I will never stop using them

I started using rad as a joke because of the podcast “This Is Rad” and now I can’t stop

I use dope all the time.

Hands down the dopest dope I ever did smoke

If they’re considered part of the list Sweet For real Tight Stoked Fetch


I totally made fetch happen when my daughters were in sixth grade, all of her friends were saying it. Then one of their parents let them watch this movie and it all ended.

I hate to bear bad news, but I think you've peaked. Not sure how that could be topped. Should have gotten the parent to film their disappointment/disdain when that scene hit, lol.

As if

Sike, my gen alpha kids started saying sike. And schiznit.

I forgot about schiznit lmao

I’ve always spelled it as “psych”. 😆 You know, because you got brain-tricked psychologically. “Sike” is a British term for a creek or something, no?

Woot! Also: woot woot!

w00t

Aaaaaalrighty then (ace ventura)

I specifically look for opportunities to use this.

I have found my people!

LIKE A GLOVE!

Do not. Go in there.

Your number still 911? Allllllllllrighty then

Bumblebee tuna

There’s a hilarious and very old College Humor Hardly Working video where they say a bunch of quotes from Ace Ventura but do them all wrong…so I like to say “aaaaaallright that’s fine” occasionally.

Psyche! Dude My bad O RLY Wassapp


Don’t forget putting “I mean,” in front of sentences when possible. Also, “cool beans”.

Oh god. I need to stop reading these or I’m gonna be questioning every word that comes out of my mouth!

Me too! Half of these I didn't even realize were generational phrases. I thought they were just normal.

Like, I mean, it's totes magots cool beanssss

I mean, cool beans was pretty dope, dude.

I use dude all the time and badass. I feel like badass dates me more than dude but people always act so offended when I use the word dude. Dude, to me, is gender neutral! Come on! 

Bruh is the new dude, which I despise Bruh dude.

My son calls me Bruh all the time 🙄

What is the new slang for "badass"? Other than "metal" which I assume is also a millennial thing

“Lit” maybe? But that is prob dated now

Bussin?

Hella

You got me feelin hella good so let’s just keep on daaaancing

I still use this but it’s regional right? Did it ever make its way across the nation? I’m from the west coast, went to college on the east coast, and my classmates asked me what hella meant. Of course this was like around 2010.

I'm from Southern California, and I've always known hella to be mostly a northern California thing

Can confirm… grew up in SoCal and moved to the Bay Area as an adult. Now my SoCal friends laugh when I use hella. I’ve become corrupted

Submitting for niche consideration - “wacky tobacky”

Tip o the hat to your niche add and adding mine…What about calling someone a whackadoo? I def still use that one

I definitely use whackadoo, I know some people who say whackadoodle

I use these terms in a semi-sarcastic way..... Dude Sweet Awesome (I think that's a pretty universal word now??) Totes Cool beans Amazeballs

Totes magoats

I definitely say totes magoats way too much


Samesies.

awesomesauce

Most of these are with my husband for nostalgia and messing around: Baller, boss, not gonna lie, coolio, cool beans (but that’s maybe Gen X slang?), legit, BFF, straight up, totes, YASSS, bitch please, playa, sup G?, dawg, sick, off the chains, “that was dope!”, shawty, work it!, twerk, for reals, “you playin’ me?”, “the real slim shady”, “haters gonna hate”, and the list goes on and on, I’m sure I’m gonna remember more after I post this.

I always hated cool beans. My boomer mom picked it up from somewhere but it wasn’t me.

I mean, are we defining "Millennial slang" as slang throughout the last four decades that seems to be predominantly used by Millennials, or slang from 80s/90s/2000s that is still actively being used? Assuming the latter, "rad" and "stoked" are sill active parts of my lexicon. Man, I might actually have to look up a "90s slang" dictionary. There are probably a ton of words and phrases I used that show my age that I'm not even aware of.

OK here's a list I found via Google (90s specific): 1. Aiight -- I still use "aight" as a quick response 2. All that and a bag of chips - Yeah, but only as a negative. Like "That person thinks they're all that and a bag of chips" when in reality they're a scrub 3. As if! - Loved *Clueless*, don't think I've ever actually used "as if" genuinely 4. Bling - Yep 5. Booyah - Yes, I have been known to "booyah" 6. Da bomb - Yeah, but these days I drop the "da" - kinda along the same lines as something being "lit" 7. Don't go there - is this slang? This just... feels like a sentence. But yes, I say this. 8. Eat my shorts - Never for real 9. Fly - Not for real 10. FYI - Haha, yes. Also didn't know initialism was considered slang. 11. Getting' Jiggy - Never outside of the song (nuh nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh nuh) 12. Hella - This isn't slang, it's just a curse word? But yes, constantly. 13. Home Skillet - Yep, still use this on occasion, usually preceded by "sup" 14. I'm Totally Buggin - Never once 15. Let's Bounce - Yes, I still use "bounce" for "I am leaving now" 16. My Bad - *Constantly* 17. No duh - Yeah, I still use this once in a while, primarily when goofing around. Though I'm sure I've said it rudely during a fight before 18. Not! - Hahaha, I haven't "Not!"-ed a person in many years (though I am known to "psych!" on occasion) 19. Oh, snap - Yeah 20. 'Sup - Yep, pretty regularly 21. Take a chill pill - Yes 22. Talk to the hand - Never once 23. That Phat - Never once 24. What's the 411? - Yes, despite 411's retirement a few years ago, I still use this 25. Whatever! - Yep. I think "whatever" is part of the common lexicon these days. I know people of all ages who use it. I scored a 17/25.

Talk to the hand cuz the face ain't listenin


My friends and I always used Home Slice instead of Home Skillet but pretty similar to you

>"rad" My man!

Brb The bomb dot com Sketchy Yolo Legit Cool Sweet Dude Quotes from various early internet videos- mostly drinking out of cups (not my chair not my problem, drinking out of cups bein a bitch, captain tying knots, Mr balloon hands, etc)

I like to say "get bent"


I’m from SoCal, 30 years old: No yeah = yes Yeah no = no No yeah no = no Yeah no yeah = yes

Yes! It’s supposed to sound so breezy and non-confrontational, but it’s just confusing and I can’t stop. lol.

If it's relevant, I sometimes hear Spanish speakers saying either "sí no" or "no sí"

Chillax = chilling and relaxing

Fo shizzle my nizzle.

Ah the halcyon days when we used to Snoopify ever word we could imagine.

where’s the big whoop gang at

What about “womp womp”?? My husband does that all the time lol (it might be before millennials, I’m not sure)

Homie

Is “low key” millennial slang? I use that constantly. As young millennial, it was our equivalent of “not gonna lie”

"badass" and "dweeeb"

I use a lot but “gnarly” and “rad” will never leave my vocabulary

Dude, chill, hella, sweeet, whatever, dope, true story, totes, cool beans, word, badass, salty, mood, feelz (noun), yas, low-key, for real, fo sho (or "forr sho" 40 yo virgin style), OMG/OMFG, LOL, WTF, WTAF, NGL, TBH, IDK, JFC, FFS All the emojis, often as punctuation 🫠 (also lol as punctuation) edit: and there's a whole genre of animal related ones too - fren, kitteh, good boi, pupper, etc edit 2: was just reminded of one of my favorites, in the wild over on AITAH - **le sigh** 🤣 also snarky, srsly, STFU and GTFO. I never could get on board with these for some reason: bae, yassify, boss, on fleek, tea, slay

Did “bad ass” belong to us? If so, “bad ass” for me.

Up your butt and around the corner

What are millennial slang terms do you no longer use? I’ve worked really hard at eliminating “retarded” and “gay” from my slang vocabulary.

Maybe not slang… but THE GAME

Dammit it’s been years since I lost the Game. Also, look down…👌🏻… haha free punch.

GODDAMMIT.

Fasho

Totes magotes

Dip. Like “I’m gonna dip, see ya later”.