Thank god for that website, I can't imagine being an aging millennial in 1980 with all the kids talking about "radical" this and "cowabunga" that and not have anything to look up.
I'm curious, how recently did you have to look it up? For me it feels ancient compared to the likes of "rizz" but that's probably due to the circles I've been in.
So this is why Golden State Warriors are called "Dubs"!
Today I learned.
The nickname comes from people shortening Warriors to the letter W. The shorter form of the letter W is pronounced "Dub." It also helps that W represents the word "win" in the world of sports, so when their fans refer to them as the Dubs, they are also referring to the team as winners.
Hey! I’ve been invited to sports before. Some people think that me being large, tough, and angry would make me good at roller derby, unfortunately I’m also uncoordinated even when sober
Even the site you linked to tells you it's the other way around. The W Community got it's name from "Win" commonly being shortened to W, not vice versa.
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Holzkohlen@feddit.de · 71 pts · 2y
Good lord this screenshot hurts my eyes. Use dark mode for goodness sake
glibg10b@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 2y
wason@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Light mode during the day, dark mode at night
SorryQuick@lemmy.ca · 44 pts · 2y
I’m reading this at night though. Think of all the poor souls that will get flashbanged in the next few hours.
Asudox@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
I'm a victim
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 2y
Not that it matters but it’s a little insane that 8 people thought to downvote you because of how you choose your theme settings.
Like I’m dark mode on everything at all times, but I won’t downvote you for being different. Some folk be wack.
wason@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y
There's gotta be something...
PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y
Oof ouch my eyeballs
SeekPie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Lol
We use the same app AND settings
(For anyone who's curious: the app's "Eternity for Lemmy", the
predecessorsuccessor of "Infinity for reddit")Star@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
I think you meant successor.
SeekPie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah, thanks. Fixed it.
(English isn't my first language)
Star@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
It isn't mine either, we're all learning :)
regbin_@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Doesn't that mean your brightness is set too high?
Johanno@feddit.de · 3 pts · 2y
No your Mode is wrong!
comrade19@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 2y
So that's how it happens. I thought I was getting old when I had to look up 'based' on urban dictionary.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social · 48 pts · 2y
Thank god for that website, I can't imagine being an aging millennial in 1980 with all the kids talking about "radical" this and "cowabunga" that and not have anything to look up.
Pizzasgood@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y
Twas a tubular time.
samus12345@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
samus12345@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
"Cowabunga" shouldn't have been a mystery to them, at least, because it originates from Howdy Doody in 1949.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social · 14 pts · 2y
Wow. I totally thought it was just a Ninja Turtles thing. Thanks for that info.
samus12345@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Ninja Turtles got it from 60's surfer slang (since that's how Michelangelo speaks) and gave it new life for a few years.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Well technically aging means getting older, which would mean that an infant counts as aging.. 😛
That aside, as a fellow elder millenial/junior middle aged person, I 💯 agree. Urban Dictionary has been an invaluable resource for me over the years!
can@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
I'm curious, how recently did you have to look it up? For me it feels ancient compared to the likes of "rizz" but that's probably due to the circles I've been in.
Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social · 4 pts · 2y
Based has been around for 10+ years. So weird hearing people say it again
someguy3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Wtf is rizz?
can@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y
He got rizz = he's got game (?)
If that helps. I've read here recently it's short for "charisma"
comrade19@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Oh no i didn't know what rizz meant. I had to look it up mid this year. Gg life, im now going downhill for sure :(
dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
Pretty based of you to admit.
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee · 35 pts · 2y
This post is the first time that I realized reply lines were in rainbow order.
dukk@programming.dev · 14 pts · 2y
Go figure.
samus12345@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 2y
Is it really pronounced "dub"? I've never heard it spoken.
lustyargonian@lemm.ee · 19 pts · 2y
I internally say massive win but I do hear youtubers call it massive double u
samus12345@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
Ironic that pronouncing a single letter is more cumbersome than the full word.
lustyargonian@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
u v DOUBLE U x y z
samus12345@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
"Every single other letter is one syllable, can we just pronounce this one 'wuh'"?
"No, it must have THREE!"
lustyargonian@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
English is indeed a funny language.
samus12345@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Germans: "Ridiculous! We will pronounce it like 'vay'".
"Well, that's a lot..."
"...AND 'Y' WILL BE 'OOPSILON'"!
ಠ_ಠ
lustyargonian@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
TIL!
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek
Kase@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Noooo, you forgot "and z" has two /s
mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 2y
I call it zed or zee both have one syllable ri8?
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 2y
I always hear it as double u
prayer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Yeah, unless it was a really important win, then you might say it out entirely to emphasize your utter dominance over them.
can@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Not exclusively, but sometimes.
Prater@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Duh-b
wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Honestly don't think it's universal, but most of the time, yeah.
bin_bash@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
The moment when we change to dark mode and then we need to see shit posts with big white screenshots
wason@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Totally
someguy3@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
Bright mode? [Hiss.]
glibg10b@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 2y
I was there when it was written
ako946659663@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
So this is why Golden State Warriors are called "Dubs"! Today I learned.
sour@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
is double v
prayer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Still a dub
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Only in more civilized languages, such as the Scandinavian ones!
Just kidding, our languages are all kinds of fucked up too 😄
Bene7rddso@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y
Latin didn't have the letter U, so they wrote V when they said U
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Hey! I’ve been invited to sports before. Some people think that me being large, tough, and angry would make me good at roller derby, unfortunately I’m also uncoordinated even when sober
lapommedeterre@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 2y
If this some light mode joke I'm too dark mode to be able to read?
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
noun-pilled.
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Wait is this person using Lemmy on a mobile browser?
Is it comfortable to use?
wason@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
It's Summit for Lemmy.
Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.idunnololz.summit
!summit@lemmy.world
idunnololz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I recognized my baby immediately when I saw the screenshot 💜
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks! I'm using Boost for Lemmy atm but I'm not 100% comfortable using it.
radioactiveradio@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Was this when all the Johns in the world assembled into a field to fight?
Cinner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
If you want to be up to date on modern slang, fallout where the teenagers rizz with they homies.
Asudox@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Zak has 2 children?
xaxl@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 2y
W L comes from the W community on Twitch who watch streamers like Kai Cenat. They spam it into the chat.
More info.
Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 2y
People were definitely saying this long before 2021. I don't think it started on Twitch.
glibg10b@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 2y
Knowyourmeme says it's from a 2003 music video
Deiv@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
Localhorst86@feddit.de · 0 pts · 2y
Even the site you linked to tells you it's the other way around. The W Community got it's name from "Win" commonly being shortened to W, not vice versa.