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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 hours agoMisusing a word doesn’t gift it magical powers of a new meaning.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 hours agoThat’s how language works, buddy. It’s fluid. And as you can see from the definition you provided, one word can have multiple meanings based on context.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-211 hours agoAnd none of them are “any old person,” as you so conveniently ignore.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoRight, because the dictionary takes a while to update. Using boomer as an insult is a new definition. I’m not sure why this is such a hard concept for you to grasp.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours ago“Boomer” has a very clear definition, and it’s quite clear how it’s misused. I understand that this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but if you stay in school, you’ll learn more about such things.
Misusing a word doesn’t gift it magical powers of a new meaning.
That’s how language works, buddy. It’s fluid.
And as you can see from the definition you provided, one word can have multiple meanings based on context.
And none of them are “any old person,” as you so conveniently ignore.
Right, because the dictionary takes a while to update.
Using boomer as an insult is a new definition. I’m not sure why this is such a hard concept for you to grasp.
“Boomer” has a very clear definition, and it’s quite clear how it’s misused. I understand that this is a hard concept for you to grasp, but if you stay in school, you’ll learn more about such things.