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(I guess this is the best community to post this on) Does anyone have any idea why teens keep saying “massive”? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by AuroraGlamour@lemmy.ml to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world

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Seriously, what’s the significance of the word? There are many teens in my neighborhood, as well as me having a teenage sister, who laugh hysterically at the word.

Some people will respond with “Wanna know what else is massive?” Is this a sex joke or something?

[I live in the US now but grew up where many people did not speak English so I may not understand jokes that well even if my parents are English speakers.]

Edit: Looks like it’s from someone called Ninja. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ninjas-massive-you-know-what-else-is-massive

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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I can't answer the question exactly just giving some thoughts.
Slang words these days are quick to rise and fall. Unless you're in the in-group you'll have a hard time figuring it out.

I'd recommend following this guy on any of the platforms, he tries to keep up with linguistic trends.