parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-218 hours agoWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?message-squaremessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down11
arrow-up162arrow-down1message-squareWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-218 hours agomessage-square153fedilink
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·14 hours agoThe closest it came to being used as a slur in the US is to accuse someone of clumsiness. We never called people suffering from nervous system diseases “spastics.” Don’t put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby.
minus-squareHorsecook@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoPlenty of people aren’t aware that gyp comes from gypsy, but that doesn’t change the origin or meaning of the term.
The closest it came to being used as a slur in the US is to accuse someone of clumsiness. We never called people suffering from nervous system diseases “spastics.” Don’t put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby.
Plenty of people aren’t aware that gyp comes from gypsy, but that doesn’t change the origin or meaning of the term.