Words. They’ve morphed, merged, and muddled together to create new languages and evolved lingo from Shakespeare to slang. Time has shifted from of the clock, to o’clock, to a clock emoji. Traditionalists would argue the English language is being ‘ruined’ and taken back to the ‘dark ages’ of hieroglyphics with the rise of the emoji. To that I say, 😔.
You see like words evolve, so too must our thinking.
We improve, break down, and recreate our advancements in technology, in science, in philosophy ― so our language should most definitely evolve with us. We have slang for our new tech. Aka. DM me. LOL. WTF. AME. FML. So, if you are yet to adopt or hear of these words (or have no idea what any of those abbreviations are) then add them to your current conscious vocabulary for the year ahead....
adulting verb To do grown up things “I adulted quite well today, I put the rubbish out and recycled #adulting”
slay verb To do something really well, “kill it” “Just got a promotion because I slay every single day”
basic adjective Describes an individual or an individual’s behavior when he/she/it lacks originality, goes along with mainstream trends “I’m wearing boots, leggings, and drinking a Pumpkin Spice Latte #basic”
bae noun Baby, sweetie, honey; significant other “Going grocery shopping with bae”
on fleek adjective On point, perfect “Girl your eyebrows are on fleek”
turnt adjective Ready to party, hyped up, crazy “Where’s the party at? Trying to get #turnt”