I’m lucky. I still talk to our 2 kiddos all the time. Brett is 26, Amanda is 24. Because of them, I’m usually able to keep up with new “lingo”, thereby not embarrassing myself when in public. I got a Facebook page awhile back now at Brett’s urging. At first I thought it was really ridiculous. However over time, I’ve changed my mind. I’ve reconnected with a couple of old friends because of it. It was a good thing. Now I don’t check it all the time, like some people do. (Not that’s there’s anything wrong with that.) And I don’t go around “tweeting” all the time- at least not at this point. I haven’t yet been able to understand that people might actually want to know when I’ve clipped my toenails or eaten some yogurt. When I post to my blog, I do put that on Twitter, just to let folks know that a new one is up. (I’ve been advised by some blogging gurus to do that).
So, for those who may not know I’m going to list a few words that you may not know the meaning of- or at least the new meaning of. Here you go-
1. Unfriend- To remove someone as a “friend” from a social network site.
2. Social Network Site- The most well known are MySpace and Facebook. Most sites support the maintenance of pre-existing social networks, but others help strangers connect based on shared interests, political views, or activities.
3.Tweezer- A geezer who uses Twitter. My friend Mark, Goinglikesixty.com, had a great post about all things Twitter. You should check out his blog, it’s a good one.
4. Heavage- Man cleavage. Apparently this is a hot topic now. To wax or not to wax? That is the question. Personally I think that’s a generational thing. I know if I suggested Doug wax his chest, he’d have me committed.
5. Sexting- Is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photos electronically, primarily between mobile phones. (I’m guessing the closest thing most Boomers have gotten to sexting is probably Xeroxing their backsides at the company Christmas party). If I tried to sext anyone, my phone would start to self-destruct ala Mission Impossible.
6. Douche-The term refers to a person with a variety of negative qualities, specifically arrogance and engaging in obnoxious and/or irritating actions without malicious intent. (Check the slang usage if you go to Wikipedia). I feel I must expand this explanation, so I’m providing other definitions I found. The term “douche bag” refers to a male who wears way too much cologne and hair product, has expensive jewelry, dons a rolex and drives around in an expensive import and has the repugnant smell of self-importance and arrogance. Here is one example offered of a douche- Bernie Madoff would be a perfect example of a douche bag, or any 50 something male, hopped up on Viagra, driving around in his convertible Porsche on PCH in Del Mar, with his hair plugs blowing in the wind. Of course back in the day, this term wasn’t used nearly as much in a “mixed” conversation. How times have changed.
I guess that’s all for now. Of course there are many, many others I could include, but if you’re like me you can only assimilate so much in one day. So I’ll let all these sink in for now.
