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submitted 10 months ago by wason to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Thank god for that website, I can't imagine being an aging millennial in 1980 with all the kids talking about "radical" this and "cowabunga" that and not have anything to look up.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Twas a tubular time.

[–] samus12345 9 points 10 months ago

[–] samus12345 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Cowabunga" shouldn't have been a mystery to them, at least, because it originates from Howdy Doody in 1949.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wow. I totally thought it was just a Ninja Turtles thing. Thanks for that info.

[–] samus12345 13 points 10 months ago

Ninja Turtles got it from 60's surfer slang (since that's how Michelangelo speaks) and gave it new life for a few years.

[–] Viking_Hippie 5 points 10 months ago

I can't imagine being an aging millennial in 1980

Well technically aging means getting older, which would mean that an infant counts as aging.. 😛

That aside, as a fellow elder millenial/junior middle aged person, I 💯 agree. Urban Dictionary has been an invaluable resource for me over the years!