See, now THAT’s interesting: “jump the shark” is slang that’ s been invented in only the last couple of years and actually has a non-culturally appropriative citation: John Hein, who now works for Howard Stern, used it on his website “Jump The Shark,” which he used to talk about the EXACT moment when TV shows got…

PS Sorry if you felt piled upon; didn’t see that the question had been thoroughly answered until AFTER I clicked “publish.”

No coffee yet here, either. :)

Hope you have a great day!

So, so, so much this...and this is the EXACT reason that Black slang gets co-opted constantly. I think it’s fucking poetry...and there is VERY little of it that I will use, as a hella white girl (grew up in San Francisco using hella; can kids practice cultural appropriation?!)...

Totes.

Heh. Yup.

Yeah, with you on that one. Misspelling < misuse.

Just out of genuine curiosity, is it just THIS one or do you generally dislike slang? I’m a grammar geek but slang (at least to me) is in a different category.

Clap back (verbal returning of fire/burn that might have origins in returning gunfire) is slang, not “misuse” that’s been around for a minute...

Don’t know what…

Got his mind on his money and his money on his mind.

I hooted. Thanks. Needed it. :)

And again!

GAAAAAH! He does that same weirdly specific, contemptuous thing with the same thin-lipped mouth his disgusting father has! My eyes!

<runs screaming from room>

PREACH

AMAZING FIND.

My experience in higher end salons is that they ALWAYS fix it if I don’t like it, even two or three weeks later.

Ooooh! Love me some lemon Noosa (except the nearly $3-per-tub price tag!)!

Omg YES THAT SUIT!

Not hating, but maybe it would help you psychologically shift if you knew this:

“Some of the votes may have been alcohol-induced.”

I love that

1) She got 10x more votes than there are citizens of the town and

2) According to People Magazine:
“Some of the votes may have been alcohol-induced, Kayser joked.“We encourage drinking at the polls,” she tells PEOPLE, “because people tend to donate more if they’ve had a few.”

That Italian dude dressed like a Native American is super bummed about this. Maybe he’s from Maryland.