Saturday I took the kids to IHOP, since I was in no mood to cook after an eight hour drive. As usual, there must be music, and Eldest was scrolling through the XM stations when I screeched at her to stop.
Moon Unit Zappa’s Valley Girl was on!!
Like oh my god!
Like, totally!
It’s like so bitchen!
Grody to the max!
Gag me with a spoon!
Like, fer sure….
Totally!
The kids listened to it with deer-caught-in-the-headlights looks and Eldest asked me, “Like, how old is this song?”
And smartipants that I am, I said, “Like, totally thirty years old!”
Sometimes I get the feeling the current generation thinks they invented the words like and totally. They looked surprised to learn that certain idioms they use have been around for decades. Some, like swag, are new to me. That one still confuses me, and drives Son up the wall whenever he hears it. Lately I have seen the terms beast and boss being used. I always thought a beast was a bad thing, or an X-Men character. How little I know, right?
But all that got me to thinking…. what is to stop me from being an etymological trendsetter?? So, I thought about it, and have come up with the coolest phrase evah!!
EPIC ENTROPY!!
I tried it on the kids this morning, and got a blank look for my efforts. But not to worry. It will catch on. Momma always has the last word, and that’s epic entropy 😉
November 28th, 2011 at 9:48 AM
That is, like, SO thermodynamic!
November 28th, 2011 at 11:39 AM
HAHAHA!!! Epically so 😉
November 28th, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Hey, sweet new avatar! Very Vargas.
November 28th, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Glad you like 😀
November 28th, 2011 at 10:52 AM
So, like, how are they using beast and boss nowadays?
November 28th, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Apparently from what I understand, they are used as compliments 🙂
November 28th, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Swag has been around for a while. It was used by criminals in reference to their ill-gotten booty (back when booty wasn’t used to describe the human buttocks). 😀
November 28th, 2011 at 11:41 AM
See, this is where I fail. How does a word go from meaning ill gotten goods to meaning someone’s derriere??
Or do I want to know??
November 28th, 2011 at 11:50 AM
Actually, that’s a bit of an interesting story. You see, pirates used to hide their ill-gotten gains on their person. You wouldn’t leave your personal treasure back on the ship, as all your comrades were murderers and thieves and would be prone to claiming for their own if you left it behind. So, you sewed a pouch into your clothing and stored your booty in it. Generally, that pouch was located in the rear of your garments, right over your butt. In time, because of the location of your ‘booty’, that term came to be used for the body part covered by your stuff, as well as the booty itself.
Thus endeth the history lesson.
November 28th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
And, like, totally rad post. So, like, how would you use ‘epic entropy’ in a sentence?
November 28th, 2011 at 2:20 PM
Wow, thanks for the lesson. The more you know… 😉
As to how to use the phrase in a sentence, just substitute it for whatever slang term you want. I really didn’t put that much thought into it!
November 28th, 2011 at 2:38 PM
I heard a new word yesterday: “acropposite”. It means across the road and opposite. you’re welcome.
November 28th, 2011 at 2:51 PM
I’ll be over in the corner…like totally tearing my hair out…
November 28th, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Wow..that’s far out.
November 28th, 2011 at 4:55 PM
I am going to have to totally find that on youtube and have my little Valley Girl listen to it! Thanks for the reminder of a fun time!
November 28th, 2011 at 5:17 PM
You give me no credit. It was the 80’s on 8 top worst 80’s song of the 80’s countdown!
And, dear mother, I already use the word epic. And I use the word entropic on, like, a daily basis. Never thought to combine ’em. They’re quite beast on their own. But, if you insist d:
November 28th, 2011 at 5:26 PM
“They’re quite beast on their own.”
Word.
November 28th, 2011 at 5:35 PM
My kids are epic 😉
November 29th, 2011 at 11:38 AM
The final scores on any scrabble game at your house must be like totally awesome!
November 29th, 2011 at 2:01 PM
You have no idea… 😉
November 29th, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Here’s a bit of etymological archaeology for you. That word “grody” is actually a lazier version of “groti,” short for grotesque. I first heard it used by George Harrison in “A Hard Days Night.” 1964!!!
So, it’s, like, way old. 🙂
November 30th, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Fits that it’s Brit. I remember one of those older Brit comedies, wherein the male lead started a junk store and called it “Grot.” Has to be fruit of the same vine.