parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 day agoWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?message-squaremessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square172fedilink
minus-squareryven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·23 hours ago“Tubular” is from surfer lingo right? It makes a lot of sense when you realize they’re comparing whatever cool thing you’re talking about to a wave like this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1mXQaSA3-rE
minus-squareTippon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoIt only works when you say it with that TV California surfer accent too though, like Shyeah, duuude, it’s like tohtally tubular! 😎
“Tubular” is from surfer lingo right? It makes a lot of sense when you realize they’re comparing whatever cool thing you’re talking about to a wave like this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1mXQaSA3-rE
It only works when you say it with that TV California surfer accent too though, like
Shyeah, duuude, it’s like tohtally tubular! 😎