General Chat

Its only a made up word.

Chill---relax,====chill-lax.......

what the urban dictionary put to its uses now wasnt there when it was first used in 1999,,,,,,so been round over a decade.

and possibly not all are aware of the uses it has today in the urban slang.

Haven't heard the word chillax before this thread. However, with TV programs coming to us from all parts of the world, I've no doubt we will soon hear it and it will take on here just as is has taken on in other places.

I personally, don't feel the need to use special words to emphasise what I am saying, using formal English as I was taught at school. I am never asked to explain what I mean and I feel that I get a lot of respect for not using 'new' words. Yes, I am elderly, but I have maintained that same attitude all my life and received the same respect when I was younger, as I do now. I really don't think age has anything to do with it.

As I am the one who objected to the "chillax" ......... and got RR'd for it


let me explain why I objected .............


according to wiktionary, there are THREE meanings to chillax, all considered slang ............

(intransitive, slang) To relax; to be laid back.

Let's watch a movie with Maria and chillax tonight.


(intransitive, slang) To calm down.

Chillax dude, or they are going to know you are tripping.


(intransitive, slang) To behave.

Oi, chillax sunshine, or there's gonna be trouble!



I objected, in particular, to the THIRD meaning .................... being told to behave

especially in the contexts it was being used

ie, the poster causing some sort of upset, then telling others to chillax.



by the way .............. I know enough slang to know that the word "tripping" in the second example means having taken drugs.




To me, using today's slang is an attempt to show the junior generation how "hip" you are ....................... it's like dressing in clothes 40 years too young for you.


......... or as they used to say ..................... mutton dressing as lamb



But you now have my reason fro objecting to the word chillax


I presume I was RR'd for both objecting, and by saying I would report anyone who used it toward me again.

I have been subtly chastised by another member for that ........

.......... interestingly that member did not claim responsibility for the RR

Oh how I hated "groovy" and the worst was "you bet your sweet bippy"

If nobody remembers that last one then I'm even older than I thought I was.

In most decades there have been words for "rather spiffing" or "beezer".

Ace, star, lush, wicked, sick.

Probably what we say rather ages us. I used to hate it when everything good was "star" (about 1968?). Any others you remember?

Luv u all btw <3 <3

I've sussed it now - it is a John I was helping on FA - he's having a spot of bother using the site - now I could threaten to strangle him, which is what I did to a fellow member a few years back - and after I said that he became a friend - with benefits!!!! ;-) ;-) ;-) So I ain't saying it again

not my fella - his name ain't John :-D

what shall I wear,,,,,,,,posh or not,,,,,,,


posh it down means ,,you dont have to wear glitz,or be over glam,

Rose

I think it's Ann's fella ;-)

Ann there was a John on FA or genealogy the other day, I think you might have posted some info for him, so perhaps it' s that John? :-)

I use the term 'gert' :-(
Usually in a tortological way ie' gert great'

We just say "Calmmm down" for everything here posh or not :-D ;-)

hmm - just had a message sent through GR from someone called John - no not him - and it's headed "luv u" - have no idea who this person is :-D

age really is just a number - I will always be in my twenties in my head :-D

'Posh down'?

Do you mean 'dumb down'?

I find this term quite patronising

Maybe I have got the wrong end of the stick


We are all the same, as in 'equal'

Yo daddio let's boogie cos it's far out.

Have I got this right?
I'm a streetwise old sheep me

Posh down ,,,,,,my own family use this term,,,,,,,

*no its not that great,,,,,,,just posh down a bit*

I like to know the terms they use now as you can end up looking a right numpty if you've not got a clue what they are on about,

OH CAROL
POSH LADIEEZE ARE WE
GIZ US YER HANK I GOT SNO,,,TOO LATE CUFFED IT

NOW IF WE WERNT POSH WE'D JUST LET IT DRIP

I DONT EMBARASS MY GRANDKIDS
BUT I DO THEIR MUM,,GREAT UN IT

:-D :-D :-D

Dizzi & I are posh young ladies ;-)

Well that's a gert big lie :-D :-D