[Ads-l] OK Boomer

Fri Nov 15 21:48:37 UTC 2019

> "OK Boomer" may be giving way to "the Karen Generation."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/gen-z-is-calling-gen-x-the-karen-generation

so ...
Baby boomers = ok boomer.
Gen x = Karen
Millenials = ok liberal.
Gen z = ok edgelord.

Should that be "Gen x = ok Karen"?

Edgelord? Oh -
>>> "Edgelord" is modern slang describing a provocateur, often one with an
adolescent mindset and lacking subtlety or restraint. The term derives from
the word "edgy", which is used to describe things which are designed to be
provocative.
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2036:_Edgelord

>>> from:
https://xkcd.com/2036/

How ever will we old folks keep up?!

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 2:30 PM <dave at wilton.net> wrote:

> "OK Boomer" may be giving way to "the Karen Generation."
>
>
> https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/gen-z-is-calling-gen-x-the-karen-generation
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Lighter
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 2:42 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADS-L] OK Boomer
>
> >  craft a clapback
>
> I suggest "F*** you, jerk."
>
> JL
>
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 4:36 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <
> adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Here is an instance of the inevitable attempt to craft a clapback "OK,
> > millennials".
> >
> > Article: The Boomers' media behemoth
> > Author: Sara Fischer
> > Date on website: Nov 12, 2019
> >
> > https://www.axios.com/the-boomers-media-behemoth-412b5106-f879-477d-80
> > 6d-6130148956bf.html
> >
> > [Begin excerpt]
> > AARP, formerly known as The American Association of Retired Persons,
> > is one of the largest media companies in the country, bringing in more
> > than $174 million annually in media-based advertising revenue,
> > according to public filings.
> >
> > "OK, millennials. But we're the people that actually have the money,"
> > Myrna Blyth, senior vice president and editorial director of AARP
> > Media, said in an interview with Axios, referencing the popular "OK,
> > boomer" tagline that youngsters are using to poke fun at older people
> > online.
> > [End excerpt]
> >
> > Garson
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 4:18 PM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > It seems to have escalated quickly.
> > >
> > > https://twitter.com/entry_name/status/1195078287371976704?s=20
> > >
> > >
> > > Nancy Friedman
> > > Chief Wordworker
> > > www.wordworking.com
> > > http://nancyfriedman.typepad.com
> > > tel 510 652-4159
> > > cel 510 304-3953
> > > twitter/instagram  Fritinancy
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2019 at 12:25 PM Martin Purdy <
> > > 00000bd8cf391c5b-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > > First time I heard this expression was in reporting from the New
> > Zealand
> > > > Parliament recently, when the curiously-spelled MP Chlöe Swarbrick
> > used it
> > > > to silence an older heckler:
> > > > The world is obsessed with Chlöe Swarbrick's 'OK, boomer' jibe
> > > >
> > > > Previously I'd only known "boomer" (without the prefixed "baby")
> > > > as a
> > term
> > > > for a male red kangaroo.
> > > >
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > > |  |  |
> > > >
> > > >  |
> > > >
> > > >  |
> > > > |
> > > > |  |
> > > > The world is obsessed with Chlöe Swarbrick's 'OK, boomer' jibe
> > > >
> > > > Chlöe Swarbrick thought her 'OK, boomer' jibe would kill the meme.
> > > > Instead, it's gone global.
> > > >  |
> > > >
> > > >  |
> > > >
> > > >  |
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Martin PurdyNZ
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     On Thursday, November 14, 2019, 10:42:55 AM GMT+13, Shapiro,
> > > > Fred < fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  Is anyone able to provide any information about the origins of
> > > > the
> > phrase
> > > > "OK Boomer"?  My sense is that it is becoming very popular, and
> > > > people
> > talk
> > > > about it like it's been around for a while, but when I do a
> > > > LexisNexis search the earliest use I seem to find is Oct. 29 of this
> year.
> > > >
> > > > Fred Shapiro
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