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[–] ringwraithfish@startrek.website 36 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Wtf is up with the proliferation of "slams" in social media headlines? Hell, the article in question doesn't even say "slams", it says "condemns".

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I see it too. I also hate it so much!

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You're obviously old and not jiggy with the latest lingo go buy your coffin already boomer-

Seriously, though, I don't bother trying to figure it out anymore. Every generation invents their own slang to rebel, but I can't tell if this is millenials taking over and injecting their brand, or an attempt to click-bait zoomers, or even gen-x trying to be hip. "Slam" sounds gen-x-ey to me.

It's just shoddy writing, but then I hear a lot of "language evolves," "it's common usage and so correct," and references to fucking Merriam-Webster, the Guiness Book of World Records of dictionaries.