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Use of words and younger generation

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SpinDriftCoastal Mon 01-Jun-26 08:50:48

I was on the bus the other day and there was a young mother with her child. She spent most of the journey trying to get it to spell words etc. Fair enough. She then smiled at me and started a conversation. We said what fun children are and I added that I still love them even when they are naughty. Well, all hell broke loose. She said she did not believe in the word 'naughty' and that children were disregulated and had to be regulated instead. Met another young woman a few weeks ago in a social situation and we were talking about the 70s. I said I experienced some dark times and she went bonkers on use of the word 'dark'. She said she did not believe in 'dark' times and said that it was a beautiful experience to learn from difficult situations. Is it me who has gone bonkers or are we living in a dystopian society where meaning has changed so much? I dare not open my mouth for fear of using the wrong word. AIBU?

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Dickens Wed 03-Jun-26 22:50:59

MissAdventure

The term "Six Seven" literally has no meaning. It's a brain rot term created by the South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to signify the disconnect between the elderly and the newest lingo. This term was early adopted by a younger generation as a method of trolling an other generation into thinking they're out of touch and are getting old.

"Six Seven" has no meaning, that's the joke. You trying to figure out what it means make YOU the punchline.

From the urban dictionary.

Yeah, I read that, too.

I find it depressing.

Youngsters and teenagers have always invented their own language to communicate distinct from that of their parents and grandparents which seems quite a natural thing to do.

But to deliberately set out to troll those generations? Hmm.

It's the youngsters and teenagers who appear to be suffering the most from mental health issues, too.

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Elegran Thu 04-Jun-26 09:37:46

We shuld try replying to it with "Five Six, pick up sticks, seven eight, lay them straight", part of a much older commentary on the mental development of the young - much more obsessive and habit-bound than the elderly.

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