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Words and things you wouldn't have understood 20 years ago.

(74 Posts)
Daddima Sun 21-Feb-16 17:11:09

"Ipad"
" Carbon footprint"

hildajenniJ Sun 21-Feb-16 23:17:55

Modem
Router
Pixels
Tablet ( that would be something you swallow with a glass of water)
Smartphone

Anniebach Sun 21-Feb-16 23:42:51

I still don't know what a pixel is

Elegran Mon 22-Feb-16 00:18:55

it is a single dot of an on-screen image, only visible if you zoom in really close.

grandMattie Mon 22-Feb-16 10:21:15

Foxy
Kimchi
Pomegranate molasses

kittylester Mon 22-Feb-16 10:33:06

How lovely it is to have grandchildren.

How the life of any of one's children could be ruined by something over which one has no control and how the life can be rebuilt again.

Teacher11 Mon 22-Feb-16 10:41:58

LOL
ROFL
L8rs - and other text speak
Textspeak
E-mail
Netflix
Lycra
Gym (as opposed to gymnasium or gymnastics)
Slebs
Green
Global warming/harmful climate change
'Hurricane (insert name)' - used to be wind blowing or storms
Economic migrant
Apple (as opposed to an apple)
Blackberry (as opposed to blackberries) - and so on
Wifi
Black Friday
EBay
MeTime

Is there any end to the joy of the modern world?

grandMattie Mon 22-Feb-16 10:48:11

jeggings

marpau Mon 22-Feb-16 10:49:21

Selfie stick

tigger Mon 22-Feb-16 10:54:36

cool, it used to mean chilly

LullyDully Mon 22-Feb-16 13:02:55

UKIP

BBbevan Mon 22-Feb-16 13:20:44

Scrunchies

gettingonabit Mon 22-Feb-16 13:25:47

The idea of coffee shop chains.
Emoting in public.
Giving behaviour "labels".
Carbon footprints.
The idea of Social Services involvement being commonplace.
The idea of wages being topped up by Government to an acceptable level.
The thought that the bottom rung of the housing ladder is now beyond the reach of most youngsters.

rubysong Mon 22-Feb-16 13:36:27

Going to a supermarket and coming home with lots of groceries and more cash than I went in with. (I'm referring to cash back, not shoplifting!)

annifrance Mon 22-Feb-16 14:37:21

oxymoron

sallyswin Mon 22-Feb-16 15:02:09

Americano - a normal cup of coffee. Why Americano? My local coffee shop now know I will order an Englishanoj

grannylyn65 Mon 22-Feb-16 15:05:54

What are 'treggings'?

Grannyknot Mon 22-Feb-16 16:09:49

granny65 I think they are trouser leggings (and baggier than leggings) - or something like that grin

Samie Mon 22-Feb-16 16:20:31

What was the question?

MaizieD Mon 22-Feb-16 16:21:23

mansplaining
(not that I'm 'altogether' sure what it means)

drones that aren't male bees

Skweek1 Mon 22-Feb-16 16:53:47

Wifi
Contactless cards
Social media (or even meeja)
iphone/ipad/e-reader
Youtube
Google
apps
QR Code
Adult colouring books
Amazon Prime
EBay
Cappuccino

Nellie54 Mon 22-Feb-16 17:04:03

Apple -20 years ago you ate them now it is the link to iPhone iPad and MacBook.

annodomini Mon 22-Feb-16 17:42:55

I had an Apple Mac twenty years ago and used one at work. No hard disc, had to save onto floppies. It was, nevertheless, good for desktop publishing.

NonnaAnnie Mon 22-Feb-16 18:19:10

Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Elrel Mon 22-Feb-16 19:42:23

Maggie - so that's where pulled pork came from, I was wondering!

I happened to come across mindfulness in Buddhism around 1980. I certainly wasn't intending to imply that anyone was 'a bit of a thicko'. I'm amused and slightly cynical that it has suddenly become a buzz word and people are making money from it.

Sure there are loads of things that have been around centuries that I still don't understand! I remember the day my daughter told me what the washing instruction symbols meant, I still don't always get them right, plus I wasn't sure which was the go button on the microwave. As for my phone, I won't even go there, the phone is clearly a lot smarter than I am ...

Grandelly54 Mon 22-Feb-16 20:10:26

init blud
na wat ar min
When you said you were going to buy spice-now it means a legal high!