In the 1990s, it was laughable to imagine the World Wide Web impacting language and culture. After all, the internet was still in its dial-up era, and Mark Zuckerberg hadn’t yet dreamed up a social media empire from his dorm room. Of course, it seems obvious now that the development of high-speed internet and social media would deeply affect our vernacular. Whereas dialects and slang …
The year was 1995, and Cher Horowitz inspired the nation to wear plaid. We huddled around our clunky TVs, captivated by the O.J. Simpson verdict. And Silicon Valley came alive with the Big Tech brands we still know and use today. But one event in 1995 is closest to our hearts: On May 14, Dictionary.com opened its doors (er, website). Thirty years later, we’re celebrating …
Thanks to social media, slang words and phrases like beige flag can go viral overnight in today’s world. But back when we wore neon jackets and blasted Ace of Base on our five-disc CD players, we had to rely on word of mouth to spread cool new phrases, often passed along on the playground or in phone conversations on our landlines. It was a simpler …
Everything old is new again. This undoubtedly applies to ’90s fashion, which saw a comeback beginning in the 2010s and continued strong into the 2020s. Clothing, accessories, and hairstyles from this era are especially popular with Gen Zers striving to rock a vintage look. Some of these trends are better left in the ’90s, while others have had a lasting impact. Here are some quintessential …
These phrases became especially popular by artists & cool cats in the '70s.
Want to sound totally out of date? Continue using worn out slang words from 2016 (and on) in your vocab. But if you don't want to annoy your friends anymore with phrases from yesterday, you better skip on sliding any of these into the conversation (and add a few new phrases instead).
