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[–] 20 points 2 years ago* (18 children)

For people like me who are out of many slang loops, can somebody explain what "You're not a vibe bro" is saying, and also why it's cool to mock somebody for using matches in the same world where disrespecting their pronouns is hateful?

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    The poster is saying that match-man isn't cool. He then goes on to say that he does think match man is cool and that he's just jealous that he can't be cool.

    He's not really mocking the person, although I guess it could be considered a backhanded compliment.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (7 children)

    I get the feeling people can almost use words any way they want now and somehow it's recognizable because of general shared culture.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Honestly, I love it. English is such a twisted, fucked up language and it's like we're collectively acknowledging it and using it to our advantage.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    People can almost use words any way they want

    Definitions come from the way people use words, not the other way around. This has been the case for a long time, that's how Shakespeare got away with inventing so many words. He just used em and people were like "yeah that's alright, those collections of sounds can definitely describe this feeling/thing/whatever"

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    They always did, you're just exposed to it more now. Because Internet.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes, that's how language works, but in the last 15 of 20 years I've noticed a really distinct upsurge in the amount of slang being invented. A lot of terms are abbreviations made up to reduce thumb keystrokes, as opposed to traditional slang that gets adopted because it sounds catchy. That's a very new trend created by cellphone use.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I think I can help with the first part: I think saying someone is "trying to be a vibe" is sort of like saying they're "trying to pull off a look/personality"

    For another example, if someone buys a Harley, dresses head to toe in leather, and starts talking like a tough guy.

    OOP is saying they're not pulling it off, then comes back and admits that they kinda were pulling it off.

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