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Old 06-02-2005, 08:08 AM   #501
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Here's what the young people are saying for really good or great here in central California:
"sick" can you believe it?
I think that's pretty much nationwide, started by the skateboard/trick bike/inline crowd. At least I know they say it in Ga, and even heard it in Alaska last fall.
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Old 06-02-2005, 12:57 PM   #502
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"Sick, mate, sick" is a Greek/Lebanese thing as well in Australia. It means pretty much the same as it does here in the States. Just another word for "cool".
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Old 06-02-2005, 01:09 PM   #503
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"Sick, mate, sick"...Just another word for "cool".
I've always wondered how adjectives with negative connotations become "street" lingo for "cool." (See: "stupid," "sick," "phat," et. al.)
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Old 06-02-2005, 02:04 PM   #504
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Here's what the young people are saying for really good or great here in central California:
"sick" can you believe it?
I'm a native New Yorker and I've heard of and used that since I was a kid over 20 years ago.
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Old 06-02-2005, 03:13 PM   #505
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I've always wondered how adjectives with negative connotations become "street" lingo for "cool." (See: "stupid," "sick," "phat," et. al.)
Also "wicked" and "bad". Both were popular sayings back in my day.

Strangely enough, "gay" and "retarded" have always had negative connotations. They never have made the transition to mean something good.
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Old 06-05-2005, 02:15 AM   #506
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Another term which I am sure also came from the surfer, skater crowd is when an object is really cool, they say....... "that's junk"............

and since I enjoy collecting antiques, I kinda relate to that one LOL
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Old 06-05-2005, 06:42 AM   #507
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Also "wicked" and "bad". Both were popular sayings back in my day.
Ah, yes. Good call!

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Strangely enough, "gay" and "retarded" have always had negative connotations. They never have made the transition to mean something good.
...Again, this goes back to my question of how some words with negative connotations make it into the vernacular as lingo for "good" but some don't.

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Another term which I am sure also came from the surfer, skater crowd is when an object is really cool, they say....... "that's junk"............

and since I enjoy collecting antiques, I kinda relate to that one LOL
I like it, I like it! I'm going to have to incorporate "junk" into my patter.
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Old 08-29-2005, 05:17 PM   #508
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Here in our area of California we mainly refer to soft drinks as soda....sometimes as Coke........When I was a kid we called it soda water or soda pop
Why not participate in the national survey on this issue?

http://www.popvssoda.com/
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Old 08-29-2005, 05:39 PM   #509
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Why not participate in the national survey on this issue?
http://www.popvssoda.com/
I'm originally from TN but I've always called everything Coke. From that chart, this is mostly used on the eastern part of the U.S. and is most popular in the south.
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Old 08-29-2005, 08:14 PM   #510
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We've always said coke to mean any carbonated beverage. I grew up in CA but my family is from Louisiana, so I guess it was a southern thing after all.
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