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[couldbebeautiful]

Where I'm from, "righteous" means both "morally upright" and "amazing; excellent", but you're not gonna find that last one in a dictionary. A while ago, I talked to someone who understood the word as the first meaning, but not the second.

I've also had to tell people what some of the swear words I'm used to hearing mean. [Nothing like telling your seven-foot-tall robot friend about swearing, right?] And they've got swear words that I don't get either.

I guess the point of this is: what's slang like in your world? What's swearing like in your world? Would you know what I was talking about if I said fuck or asshole, or would we have to have a very awkward talk about that?

[A pause, then:] I'd also love to hear a sample, if you've got some.

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[trouvaille]

As you've found, mostly the slang. We don't need new swear-words, particularly, but every single generation needs to feel like they invented illicit cigarettes and fingering, which means having their own language for it. Nothing is cool if you're using the same words for it as your grandad.

[couldbebeautiful]

There's nothing wrong with using our language.

[About a half-minute later, during which Veronica just sits there in dawning horror over what she just sent:] Jesus Christ, I get it now. I sound just like my grandfather.

[trouvaille]

( SOMEWHERE GWEN IS LAUGHING. not unkindly. but. yes, tiny, now you get it. )

I was born in 1992. Me calling something 'righteous' would be as convincing as you calling someone 'big daddy'.

[couldbebeautiful]

I know I'm going to regret asking this in a minute, but what does that even mean?

[trouvaille]

I don't know, you'd have to ask the '50s.